Marlon L.

Licensed Civil Engineer and Senior Quantity Surveyor with 26+ years' international experience, and 8+ years delivering accurate PlanSwift take-offs, BOQs and tender estimates for contractors and subcontractors on Upwork. I have worked on residential, commercial, hospitality, high-rise, infrastructure, rail, airport and interior fit-out projects across the UK, UAE, Qatar, USA, Australia and the Philippines, including landmark projects such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Metro. WHAT I MEASURE - Interior fit-out and finishes: painting, drywall/plasterboard partitions and ceilings, ceramic tiling, soft flooring, joinery - General building and civil works - Areas, lengths and counts with calibrated scales and colour-coded mark-ups, fully traceable to drawing number and revision - Metric and imperial units; SMM7 and NRM2 measurement standards WHAT I DELIVER - Quantity take-offs from drawings and specifications - Bills of Quantities (BOQ) and detailed cost estimates - Complete tender and bid packages: scope, inclusions, exclusions and qualifications - Numbered RFIs and clarifications, never silent assumptions - Revised quotes after addenda, with strict version control - Supplier and subcontractor quantity schedules and quote comparisons - Post-contract QS: progress claims, valuations, variations, subcontractor payments and final accounts SOFTWARE PlanSwift (8 years) | Bluebeam Revu | Advanced Excel & Google Sheets | Procore | Aconex | Buildertrend | AutoCAD | MS Project AI & CLOUD TOOLS - AI: ChatGPT, Claude and Claude Cowork, used daily to speed up document review, scope drafting, estimate checking and client summaries, with every quantity and rate still checked by me - Collaboration: Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack, Asana (6 years assigning and monitoring team tasks and projects) - Cloud storage: OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Workspace WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME - 26+ years in construction, 8+ years freelancing on Upwork - Trade-contractor mindset: I know that if the quantities are wrong, the quote is wrong - Detailed and accountable, with every quantity checked and every assumption written down - Clear written and spoken English, and comfortable working UK, US or Australian business hours - Strong knowledge of FIDIC contracts, procurement and commercial management Whether you need a one-off take-off, a full BOQ, a competitive tender estimate or an ongoing estimator on your team, send me a message and let's talk about your project.