Ibrahim Vohra

6 Anywhere Terrace
Neartheuniversity
Manchester M15 OTZ
Tel 0161 111 1111
Email: ibrahim.vohra@madeup.com

Manchester University graduate of Construction Management with two years’

experience in quantity surveying. Seeking to move into a business consultancy
environment within the property industry.

Key skills

Communication/Negotiation
• Negotiating rates, quantities and methods of working with contractors to achieve the
most robust viable and practical solutions.
• Worked as a Customer Service Advisor in a credit card call centre selling financial
products to existing customers. Strong interpersonal and telephone skills were
developed as a result.

Teamworking
• Currently responsible for processing and valuing digital drawings that have been
received by other members of the Cost Management Team. This involves editing
and reformatting to enable the drawings to be plotted to the correct size and scale.
Teamwork is vital in meeting deadlines and thorough business reporting.

Networking
• At the credit card company I had sole responsibility both to develop a customer base
to see the products and to establish a networking culture amongst colleagues to
ensure maximum internal referrals.

Project Management
• Responsible for range of projects with budgets of up to £40 million and
co-ordinating a small team in collating responses and recommendations. As part of
my degree completed extended coursework around risk management in construction
projects.

Computer Skills
• Good working knowledge of Windows-based programs, including Word, Excel and
non-windows-based including Cad Measure and WestPro Estimating Package.
Education

2002-2003 University of Manchester BSc (Hons)

Construction Management Class: 2:1
Subjects studied: Contract and Tort; Building Construction Structure &
Fabric; Contract and Administration; Materials Technology; Land
Surveying; Production Management; Statistics; Estimating and Cost Control.

1998-2000 College of the North West

A levels – Maths(B), Design & Technology (B), Business Studies (C)

1993-1998 Parrs High School, Manchester

GCSEs – 9 GCSEs, grades A-C including Science, Maths and English

Employment History

2003 - Smith and Jones Cost Management, Manchester

present Assistant Cost Manager
Work for key clients, includes:

Manchester Laboratories (£30m)

Manage the Quality Assurance recording system. Used Cad Measure TM
software to measure electronic drawings sent by the design team.

Tay and Leigh Restoration Canal (£40m)

As Commission Manager for this job the QS role includes cost monitoring,
issuing payment certificates, preparation of monthly progress reports and
compiling tender appraisal reports for each scheme.

Metro Centre Redevelopment, Manchester (£36m)

Produced measurements of various aspects of superstructure to assist in
producing a bill of quantities for retail section of building

Summer Try Us!, Warrington

Vacations Call Centre Advisor
2001/02 Exceeded sales targets in selling financial products to existing customers.
Developed detailed product knowledge and practised quality customer service
standards.

Interests

Music - soloist in a local choir for four years and had various responsibilities including
selecting songs, producing song sheets and testing sound equipment.
Cricket - active member of a cricket club and play regularly for pleasure.

References
Available on request