Paul Barrett
Kerry, Ireland
Summary
Over fifteen years’ experience in delivering commercial and cost management services on several projects, with experience ranging from residential, commercial, hospitality, and data centres projects. I emigrated to Riyadh, KSA in 2023, where I’ve been working on a range of different types of assets.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager - Commercial
Qiddiya
Riyadh
09.2024 - Current
- Contributed to approval process for cost plans on significant projects across Qiddiya, ensuring alignment with financial objectives and stakeholder expectations.
- Supported analysis of cost plans, comparing scope design benchmarks and rates to existing projects within Qiddiya and the region to identify opportunities for optimisation.
- Assisted in cost and commercial management tasks, including pre-contract and post-contract administration for various asset types, enhancing project financial oversight.
Associate Director Cost Management
Atkins Realis (F+G)
Riyadh , KSA
06.2023 - 09.2024
- F+G were appointed cost consultants for several assets within Mohammad Bin Salman Non-Profit City. These included a Science & Discovery building, Misk City Foundation HQ, offices and schools.
- Managed 20 commercial staff and handled the business' P+L accounts.
- Provided cost and commercial management, including pre-contract and post contract administration on all these assets types. I was the direct interface with the client on all key cost management, commercial tasks and budget queries.
- Some tasks such included preparation of cost plans for various assets, procurement & tendering, preparation of contract documents for contractors & consultants, publishing monthly cost reports, review of variations and claims submitted by the contractor and other consultants.
Associate Director Quantity Surveyor
AECOM
Dublin
10.2019 - 06.2023
- Worked on various different types of projects for several clients and developers, providing cost management and project management services.
- Some examples of the projects included a mixed use scheme with 413 apartments with an associated public realm and amenity spaces.
- Another project consisted of 151 key hotel to brand standard specification.
- I also worked on many feasibility studies and cost plans for universities, large commercial offices and much more.
- Involved in feasibility studies for clients and developers.
- These feasibility studies often progressed into the design stages.
- I was subsequently responsible for producing cost plans and tendering these projects.
- Some of the tasks and challenges were to ensure value is achieved and tracked throughout the design phases, which ensured that the feasibility study remained within budget.
Quantity Surveyor
Ballymore
Dublin
01.2018 - 10.2019
- I worked with Ballymore (Developer), mainly on residential projects, both on apartment and housing schemes.
- Budgets were established for various residential schemes.
- I then had to tender various work packages to incumbent subcontractors, ensuring the budgets were always tracked and monitored.
- This involved driving value into the design with consultants where necessary and assessing & evaluating market factors and trends in the tender returns.
- Ballymore is a large developer in Ireland and the UK.
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Linesight
Dublin
05.2014 - 12.2017
- Worked on various types of projects from fit-outs to residential schemes.
- However, I was predominantly involved in data centres, where I specialised in the delivery of mission critical data centre projects for large US multi-national companies.
- The data centre projects were set up as management contracting, so I was directly involved in the tendering of many large packages such as structural steel, civil works and cladding to name a few.
- Linesight is a consultancy
Quantity Surveyor
Murphy
London
02.2013 - 04.2014
- This project was a joint venture between Murphy and Hochtief.
- It comprised of the construction of two 2.64 kilometer tunnels at Woolwich, under the River Thames.
- I was responsible for the administration of over 20 subcontractors on the project.
- Main Contractor, specialising in infrastructure and civil engineering works
Education
Certificate - Property Finance and Investment
RICS
05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Quantity Surveying
Limerick Technological University of the Shannon
Limerick, IrelandPost Graduate Diploma - Construction Law and Contract Administration
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, IrelandSkills
- Pre-contract experience
- Procurement
- Tendering
- Understanding of construction contracts
- Preparation of accurate cost plans and reports
- Contract administration
- Managing change procedures
- Carrying out appraisals
- Preparing and presenting feasibility and cost plan reports
- Quantification and costing of construction works
- Assessing and evaluating market factors and trends in construction costs
- Evaluating the appropriateness of various procurement routes
- Producing and compiling tender documentation
- Preparation of procurement and tender reports & recommendations
- Knowledge of procurement routes
- Experience in procurement processes
- Selecting the appropriate form of contract and/or sub-contract
- General understanding of contractual provisions
- Dealing with payment provisions
- Accurate cost reporting
Languages
English
Affiliations
- Full Chartered Member of SCSI and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (nr.6200409)
- Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Timeline
Senior Manager - Commercial
Qiddiya
09.2024 - Current
Associate Director Cost Management
Atkins Realis (F+G)
06.2023 - 09.2024
Associate Director Quantity Surveyor
AECOM
10.2019 - 06.2023
Quantity Surveyor
Ballymore
01.2018 - 10.2019
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Linesight
05.2014 - 12.2017
Quantity Surveyor
Murphy
02.2013 - 04.2014
Certificate - Property Finance and Investment
RICS
Bachelor of Science - Quantity Surveying
Limerick Technological University of the Shannon
Post Graduate Diploma - Construction Law and Contract Administration
Trinity College Dublin