Bernard Taku

Site Engineer with 3+ years of main-contractor-side experience supporting construction delivery on commercial, institutional, and industrial building projects, including school/education facilities and multi-discipline industrial installations. Holder of two Master of Engineering diplomas in civil engineering — awarded separately by the École Nationale Supérieure des Travaux Publics (ENSTP), Yaoundé, and the University of Padova, Italy. Strong background in site coordination, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), inspection and test plans (ITPs), technical documentation, and subcontractor coordination, working closely with project managers and site managers to monitor construction progress against design and specification requirements.

Comfortable managing RFIs, technical queries, and QA documentation, and working both autonomously and within a wider project team on regional or out-of-base assignments.

Independent Civil Engineering Consultant (Freelance) - Private Projects - Cameroon

(2026-07)

• Provide independent civil engineering services to private clients, including technical drawing production, QA/QC review, cost estimation, and site supervision support.
• Maintain direct client and contractor liaison, managing technical queries and documentation across active projects.

Study / Site Engineer - ENDES SARL - Yaoundé, Cameroon

(2025-08 - 2026-07)

• Led QA/QC, construction monitoring, and site visits on behalf of the project team; monitored construction progress from study phase through execution against design requirements.
• Prepared project work plans, cost estimates, technical bid files, and bills of quantities; compiled technical documentation for study and tender processes.
• Key projects:
• Multi-discipline APS/APD civil engineering studies for GPL storage and distribution installations at the AZUR (4 boilers, ~30.7 MW; 5×50t GPL tanks) and SORAC (9.4 MW boiler; 2×50t GPL tanks) industrial sites, for Tradex Cameroon — site layout, access road design, tank platform/foundation design, and earthworks and drainage.
• G+3 school building, Nkolbisson, Yaoundé (Pallotine Brothers) — institutional education facility.
• 25-hectare container platform, Douala Port Authority (Project Partners).
• Metallic bridge over the Mougue River, Lambi village, for COTCO.

Project Engineer - Zulima Construction - Cameroon

(2025-01 - 2025-07)

• Prepared work plans, cost estimates, and planning documentation for the main contractor; conducted QA/QC, construction monitoring, and site visits, reporting non-conformances to management.
• Key projects:
• G+4 residential building, Mokundange, Limbe.

Project Engineer - NAF Geotek Ltd - Cameroon

(2024-10 - 2025-05)

• Supported work plans, schedules, and cost estimates for the main contractor; carried out QA/QC and site visits; coordinated subcontractors and project staff on site.
• Key projects:
• G+1 block of 6 classrooms plus solar-powered borehole, Standard Bilingual School, Konye (UNDP-sponsored institutional facility).

Site Foreman - Grein Engineering Ltd - Douala, Cameroon

(2024-04 - 2024-08)

• Reviewed design documents, flagging technical queries before and during construction; carried out daily site QA/QC follow-ups and subcontractor coordination.
• Key projects:
• G+4 residential building, Logbessou, Douala.

Quality Engineer - Think BTP Company Ltd - Cameroon

(2021-11 - 2024-01)

• Led QA/QC across more than ten concurrent residential and institutional projects for the main contractor; performed design reviews, verifications, and technical sign-off.
• Trained junior engineers on site QA/QC procedures and documentation.
• Key projects:
• G+4 residential building, Iron Bridge area, Muea.
• G+1 block of 10 classrooms, 4 offices, 4 toilets, Lycée d'Anguissa, Yaoundé — institutional education facility.
• Reconstruction of a G+1 library block, Lycée Batoke, Limbe.

Civil Engineering Intern - Mako'o Construction SARL - Yaoundé, Cameroon

(2019-10 - 2020-02)

• Produced architectural and structural design drawings; assisted in compiling tender files and bills of quantities.
• Key projects:
• 2-basement, G+5 residential building, Odza, Yaoundé.
• Incubator (3-basement, G+2 block and hall) structure, ISSAM Messamen Ndongo, Yaoundé.

Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering - ENSTP, Yaoundé, Cameroon (2015-11 - 2021-11)

Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering - University of Padova, Italy (2015-11 - 2021-11)