Site Engineer, Billing, Quantity Surveyor

I’m based at No. 17 on 5th Cross in Azadnagar, Chamarajpet. That’s in Bangalore-560018. My work covers a few different areas of construction. I act as a site engineer, but I also handle the billing and work as a quantity surveyor. It’s a lot to keep track of, but I like being involved in the financial side as well as the actual building. Being in Chamarajpet means I am in one of the older, more established parts of Bangalore. The streets are a bit narrow and it’s always lively. At No. 17, I spend a lot of time going through invoices and measuring quantities of materials like sand, cement, and steel. If the numbers don’t add up, it’s my job to find out why. Then I head out to the sites to see how much work has actually been completed. It’s a lot of back-and-forth between the paperwork and the mud of the construction site. I don’t wear a suit; I’m usually in my work clothes because you never know when you’ll have to climb a ladder or walk through a trench. I’ve worked in this part of Bangalore for years. People know they can come to me for a straight answer about costs or progress. I don’t try to make things sound better than they are. I just report the facts and keep the project moving forward, which is what actually matters in this business.