Senior technician/ construction project management/ estimator/ transport planning

To obtain a rewarding opportunity in the civil industry which permits use of vast, diverse, professional experience, challenges optimal & achievement, which will permit me to make a significant and positive difference to the team.

• Approving design alternatives to suit site conditions
• Participation in project site selection; particularly input on the cost of project civil works i.e. access roads, internal roads, foundations and sourcing of construction materials.
• Site visits to improve accuracy of gauging project competitiveness and associated risks.
• Design of site internal and access roads.
 Project Quality Control by:
• Provide project quality control inputs
• Performing ad-hoc site inspections and audits to ensure that the intent and quality of design packages are met by Project Management and construction/contractor resources.
• Performing life cycle studies and evaluating various design solutions
• Obtaining site information and investigating earthing, drainage, compaction and structural problems
• Applying National Design standards in order to compile final designs for primary plant projects
• Final design approval on all major civil works components, including fencing and site laydown areas, internal and access roads, foundations and plinths, and buildings.
• Drafted and compiled Local Integrated Transport Plans for the Local Municipalities
• Compiled a progress reports on project that I’m involved in
• Provided assistance in managing Road Maintenance and rehabilitation project for labour intensive work for EPWP
• Worked on the Heavy Vehicle Management Projects; including traffic counts, lane configurations, travel patterns analysis, data interpretation, traffic signal timings, data collection and analysis, data capturing, develop spread sheets, delineation of study area, alternative development scenario and analysis of traffic volumes
• Compiling technical reports & master plans
• Compilation of tendering bills of quantity and tender documents
• Sewer and water reticulation designs and design parameters and calculations
• Tender evaluation
• Site inspections
• Project progress evaluation
• Checking and supervising the work
• Preparing cash flow for payment certificate
• Attending and investigating site or community problems
• Handling queries from the ward councillors and the public
• Doing follow ups on problems concerned and coming up with solutions
• Ordering and checking material for correctness and quantity
• Assigning work for the day and issuing material
• Holding site meetings

B-Tech Degree in Civil Engineering - June 2012
National Diploma in Civil Engineering - June 2009
Both from Central University of Technology, Free State (South Africa)

Senior Matric Certificate (2004)

Skills are as follows:
Communication, Leadership, Interpersonal, Analytical, Problem Solving & Decision Making Skills, Organizational Skills, Drafting, Presenting, Research, Problem Solving, Report writing

• IT Skills:
o Standard Computer Literacy; MS Office Applications, Internet Explorer.
o Basic knowledge of: Autocad, Civils Designer , SIDRA 5.1, CorelDraw and Pastel Accounting