Africa based Construction Manager

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Short Bio:

10 years experience in large construction firms handling multi million dollar projects.

Current location:  Gauteng, South Africa - View on map

Nationality: South African

Preferred Sector of Employment:  accounting and finance

Spoken languages: english

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Education And Qualifications
B.Com: B.Com. Financial (1998)
University of South Africa

Certificate: National Intermediate Certificate including Accounting and Business Practice (1995)
Kempton Park Technical College

Standard Eight: Including Afrikaans, English, Business Economics and Biology (1993)
Kempton Park High School

Experience
Construction Manager/ Project Manager (2010 – 2014)
CAPITAL FOODS LDA, MOZAMBIQUE
• Managed and oversaw all construction projects from inception to completion, played an integral role in the planning of projects, managed budgets and participated in the identification of all resource requirements

• Developed teams, set out project goals and objectives and assigned the individual responsibilities to the team

• Carried out project accounting functions, managed budgets, monitored expenses, minimized exposure and risk to projects, ensuring compliance with the designated budgetary guidelines, quality and safety standards

• Developed and implemented project work plans, evaluated the plans, making necessary revisions as required

• Liaised with the Contractors responsible for completing work the various stages of the each of the projects

• Coordinated and worked collaboratively with all parties involved in the projects including Architects, Consultants, Contractors, Sub-Contractors and Laborer and carried out inspections of the construction sites

• Ensured project documentation were accurately completed and communicated effectively to all stakeholders

• Identified the elements of the project design and construction where disputes and claims were likely to arise

• Communicated with other departments and provided support to the Operations Department as required

• Carried out general construction functions including erecting, fabricating and sheeting steel buildings and structures, managed Fleet, operated as the Workshop Supervisor and project managed various constructions

Key Achievements
• Promoted from the Millwright within 6 months and was tasked to establish the new branch of Capital Foods in Mozambique. Successfully refurbished 16 warehouses which were dilapidated within 3 months.

• Built a 150 ton an hour flour mill worth $10 million and the largest grain terminal in Africa worth $75 million, built a polypropylene bag factory, a 15000m2 container terminal , a 24m digital weighbridge and solely carried out all calibration and settings in addition to rehabilitating a 600 mile railway line.

Millwright (2010)
CAPITAL FOODS LTD, MALAWI
• Repaired and maintained the milling equipment (Buhler) and participated in the general construction activities

• Carried out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance activities on equipment following strict policies

• Involved in the erection, fabrication and sheeting of steel buildings and structures, managed fleet, supervised the workshop, worked as part of a maintenance team and interfaced with other departments and contractors

Manager/Engineer (2008 – 2010)
LUSO AFRICAN STEEL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS, MALAWI
• Undertook repairs and maintenance activities on all equipment and machines, following relevant maintenance instructions, procedures and protocols and made suggestions on where viable improvements could be made

• Used facilities and machines in a safe manner in accordance with company and health and safety legislation

• Worked in general construction areas, erected and fabricated and sheeted steel buildings and structures

• Managed a range of projects overseeing all aspects of the projects to ensure timely delivery and completion

Key Achievements
• Started as maintenance supervisor and was promoted to Site Supervisor, responsible for constructing a 75000 m2 tobacco factory and all steel structures were fabricated on site. Also constructed the vaults for the Malawi Reserve Bank and various smaller warehouses.

Project Manager/ Accountant/ Quarry Manager (2007 – 2008)
MARTINS & NORONHA LTD, MALAWI
• Carried out functions as the Project Manager and Accountant dealing with cashbook and general accounts

• Working as the Quarry Manager, overseeing the daily operations of 3 Quarries and supervised the workshop

• Participated in the rebuild of Crusher with involvement in the overall design and maintenance functions

• Provided support with repairs and maintenance of essential machines and assisted with general construction

• Manufactured Hot Asphalt and held responsibility for all aspects of safety and production on the sites

Key Achievements:
• Started with a rundown quarry and developed it into a successful 1200t p/h crusher plant which supplied to the entire region.

Project Manager/ Accountant/ Site Manager (2004 – 2006)
BLACKTOP SURFACES MALAWI
• Carried out various duties as Project Manager, Accountant, supervising the general construction functions

• Oversaw the daily operations of four Quarries and managed the road maintenance and road constructions

• Ensured the highest standards of safety were consistently maintained, ensured that quality and production targets were met at all times and monitored process parameters in terms of performance factors

• Played an integral role in road designs and supported in the repair and maintenance of essential machines

Key Achievements:
• Began with the company as an Accountant and within 3 months gained responsibilities as the Branch Manager and Road Builder involved in the construction of 1200km of asphalt and chip roads.

Financial Director and Shareholder (1999 – 2003)
TRACTOR AND GRADOR SUPPLIES, SOUTH AFRICA
• Oversaw the financial and administrative duties including producing management accounts and reports

• Managed accounts reconciliation, debt and creditor reconciliation, produced debtor statements and reports, prepared all financial documentation for the company including the completion and calculation of tax forms

• Carried out stock management and costing, developing and monitoring operational budgets for the company

• Undertook monthly reporting and carried out all year end functions, forecasting and recovered all expenses

• Managed asset depreciation with responsibility for the management of stock and control of imported stock

Bookkeeper (1996 – 1999)
GORDALEX MANAGEMENT SERVICES, SOUTH AFRICA
• Responsible for in-depth bookkeeping functions, managing account reconciliation, completed and calculated tax forms, handled all debtor and creditor reconciliation and produced all debtor statements and reports

• Dealt with expense recovery, asset register and the overall management of stock and costing functions