Mariel is a licensed Civil Engineer with 7 years of professional experience specializing in estimating and quantity surveying across civil, residential, and industrial projects. She has extensive background working with international clients, particularly in Australia, the UK, and the US, handling multi-million-dollar tenders, refurbishment works, and specialized trade projects. Her expertise covers both corporate employment and freelancing, where she has demonstrated strong technical, financial, and project management skills.
With nearly 3 years supporting Australian clients, Mariel has hands-on exposure to civil infrastructure, roadworks, stormwater, bulk earthworks, and warehouse construction projects. She also has experience managing operations for startups, coordinating with subcontractors and suppliers, and preparing detailed bid documents.
Key Skills
Estimating & Quantity Surveying
- Quantity take-offs, cost analysis, and bill of quantities preparation
- Tender documentation and bid presentation for multi-million-dollar projects
- Monitoring project costs and financial forecasts
Project Management
- Budget vs. actual reporting and cash flow forecasting
- Scheduling, S-curves, and Primavera-based project planning
- Supervising site works and coordinating with engineers, designers, and subcontractors
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Direct liaison with Australian subcontractors and suppliers for quotations
- Supporting estimating managers and collaborating with international project teams
- Delivering quick-turnaround estimates for UK and US clients
Software & Tools
- Bluebeam, PlanSwift, Estimate Rocket, Estimate One
- AutoCAD, SAP, Primavera, Xero, Payment Logic
- Google Workspace (Calendar, Email, Drive) for business operations
Summary of Work Experience
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Operations Manager / Virtual Assistant – Prestige Electrical and Data Services (Australia)
Managed end-to-end operations including executive calendar management, invoicing, financial tracking, and client coordination for an Australian startup.
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Lead Estimator / Quantity Surveyor – Simmons International, Inc. (Australia)
Led civil works tenders, prepared detailed estimates and BOQs, and presented to estimating managers. Managed multi-million-dollar projects including pavements, stormwater systems, bulk earthworks, and industrial/warehouse projects. Utilized Bluebeam for take-offs and liaised directly with subcontractors.
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Estimator / Quantity Surveyor – Mantra Home (UK)
Delivered estimates for refurbishment projects, house extensions, loft conversions, and maintenance works. Conducted cost monitoring and provided fast-turnaround estimates.
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Project-Based Estimator – US-based Painting Company
Used PlanSwift and Estimate Bucket for quantity take-offs and painting estimates.
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Quantity Surveyor – Global Tycoon Construction and Development Corporation (Philippines)
Oversaw project monitoring, metal works, ACP systems, cladding, and assisted with estimates. Coordinated with project managers and subcontractors.
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Quantity Surveyor / Project Supervisor – GCCA Design and Construction Services (Philippines)
Supervised a two-story residential project, managed billing, budget tracking, and scheduling.
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Cost Engineer – Inoland Development Corporation (Philippines)
Handled budget forecasting, cash flow, subcontractor and supplier quotation evaluations, and Primavera-based scheduling.
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Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Makati Development Corporation (Philippines)
Supported subcontractor payments, variation order evaluations, and site accomplishment monitoring.
She can start immediately and is amenable to a Full-time arrangement.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile:
MaverickStrongest Behavior:
- Socially informal, extroverted, and outgoing; gets familiar quickly. Communicates in an uninhibited, lively, and adaptable manner, drawing others into the conversation.
- Interested in people, building relationships, and teamwork rather than technical matters. Affable, optimistic, and easily trusting.
- Focused on goals and the people needed to get there, not details or plans; frequently delegates details.
Behavioral Summary:A very independent, confident, decisive, self-starter, intense and driving. This individual has a strong sense of urgency, can react and adjust quickly to changing conditions, generate novel ideas, and deal with them swiftly. Their drive is directed at getting the important things done. Competitive, ambitious and venturesome, they respond positively and actively to challenge and pressure, always sure of an ability to handle problems and people. This individual is outgoing and poised; a forceful, animated, communicator tending to be more authoritative than persuasive in style. They talk briskly, with assurance and conviction and are a stimulating influence on others, while being direct, determined and flexible.