EDEN GUZMAN KATON
Otahuhu,AUK
Summary
Highly skilled Civil Engineer and experienced Quantity Surveyor/Estimator with over 17 years of expertise in cost management, tendering, and contract negotiations. Successfully delivered large-scale infrastructure projects in the Middle East and the Philippines, including public parks, service buildings, expressways, roadworks, and metro rail systems. Proficient in preparing detailed cost build-ups for structures, heavy civil works, and earthworks, as well as building and pricing major variations. Comprehensive quantity take-offs, cost analyses, and technical and commercial tender evaluations ensure profitable and timely project delivery. Effective management of subcontractor and supplier negotiations to control costs and contractual elements from award to completion. Proficiency in estimating and quantity surveying software, along with advanced skills in Excel and other computer applications.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Quantity Surveyor
Fire Guard
02.2025 - Current
- Performed measurements for passive fire penetration works for electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, structural and architectural works to prepare cost estimates for projects.
- Analyzed fire report, drawing plans and specifications to identify scope and cost of projects.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry developments through ongoing professional development activities such as attending passive fire trainings by the suppliers/manufacturers.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to junior quantity surveyors, fostering a supportive team environment that facilitated professional growth.
- Assisted the Construction Managers to negotiated products with suppliers and vendors, securing best pricing for materials, labor and equipment.
Sr. Quantity Surveyor Engineer
Ministry of Municipality
08.2010 - 02.2024
- Team Coordinator for the Public Parks Department oversaw project dossier requirements and facilitated both preliminary and final handover inspections for FIFA 2022 priority projects related to beautification projects
- Collaborated with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) on various projects, ensuring compliance with quality standards and project specifications
- Prepared Bills of Quantities (BoQ), technical deliverables, specifications, and tender drawings in collaboration with the Technical Team, ensuring alignment with project requirements and design intent
- Conducted technical and commercial evaluations, prepared detailed reports, and maintained a database of unit rates for accurate cost estimation
- Managed Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), variation orders, and quantity take-offs, creating detailed BoQs using AutoCAD software
- Issued interim payment certificates, penultimate, and final account certificates, and addressed project-related concerns
- Played a key role in projects for expressways, roads, public parks, and plazas, including landscaping, services buildings (guardhouses, cafeterias, public toilets, mosques), electrical, plumbing, HVAC, sanitary works and installation of play and fitness equipment and site furniture
Quantity Surveyor
Obayashi Corporation
08.2007 - 08.2009
- Assessed subcontractors’ payments for completed works, covering materials, labor, and equipment for metro rail construction
- Prepared quantity take-offs for steelworks in Emergency Egress Point structures on the RED and GREEN Lines
- Oversaw payments and supply monitoring for concrete and rebar, including pile, pile cap, and column works for elevated sections of the RED Line
Quantity Surveyor
JF Cancio & Associates
01.2007 - 08.2007
- Prepared and submitted claims for price increases covering all items in the Bill of Quantities based on approved contractor billings
- Reviewed and submitted progress reports (S-curves) for Japanese-imported resources and attended monthly client meetings
- Checked and ensured the legality of documents for imported resources used in the expressway project
Education
M.D. - Masters in Construction (Quantity Surveying)
Massey University
Albany, NZ01-2025
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Palawan State University
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan01.1996
Skills
- CostX Software Proficiency
- Procore Proficiency
- Primavera Project Planning
- Structural Analysis Software
- AutoCAD Proficiency
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Cost Estimation Skills
- Quantity Take-off Expertise
- Performing Technical Assessments
- Financial Assessment Analysis
Training Webinar
- Procore Training Certification: Project Manager (Project Management), Procore Technologies, 03/14/24
- Training for Cost Estimation- CostX, SPS Training and BIM Consultancy - UAE, 02/17/23 to 03/24/23
- Webinar for “Claims Under 1999 and 2017 FIDIC Conditions of Contract”, Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors, 04/22/22
- Basic Primavera P6 Workshop Module (P6 version 8.1 to 17), Filipino Planning Engineers Association Interactive Training Program, Doha, Qatar, 04/20/18 to 05/04/18
- Training for “Cost Engineering”, Madras Management Training Institute, Doha, Qatar, 11/29/13 to 02/07/14
- Primavera Project Management (P6 Version 7.0), Madras Management Training Institute, Doha, Qatar, 06/28/13 to 08/23/13
- Training for “STAAD.Pro.Computer-Aided Structural Analysis & Design, Microcadd Technologies, Quezon City, Philippines, 07/24/04 to 08/21/04
Affiliations
- New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors
- Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyor
- Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers
Timeline
Quantity Surveyor
Fire Guard
02.2025 - Current
Sr. Quantity Surveyor Engineer
Ministry of Municipality
08.2010 - 02.2024
Quantity Surveyor
Obayashi Corporation
08.2007 - 08.2009
Quantity Surveyor
JF Cancio & Associates
01.2007 - 08.2007
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Palawan State University
M.D. - Masters in Construction (Quantity Surveying)
Massey University
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