Erick Griphine

I am a result-oriented Construction professional with a knack for creativity, problem-solving, and organization. Some of the skills I have acquired during my course and fieldwork include; construction project management, construction billing, architectural skills, site, and safety control. Moreover, with excellent leadership skills, I am also capable of managing individuals to ensure the effective implementation of the designed project plans.

My focus is to contribute to the growth of organizations by providing innovative solutions to technical problems.

Site Manager

Appropriate Designs Ltd: March 2022 to date

• Overseeing daily site operations.
• Ensuring compliance across the worksite
• Coordinating employee schedules and ensuring adequate coverage
• Tracking and monitoring project progress to meet prearranged standards
• Coordinating tasks based on priorities and plans.
• Answering inquiries from potential project partners and clients.
• Ensuring site safety and reporting concerns in a timely manner

Site Engineer

Project: The Nairobi Express Way

Duties and responsibilities:

• Managing and monitoring the on-site construction to meet quality and timelines
• The setting of road drainage structures
• Manage and guide the use of machinery and equipment
• Allocate responsibilities to workers
• Maintains records of materials, equipment, and manpower assigned to jobs

Site Foreman

Cementers Company limited; August 2018 to April 2020

Project: Olesereni Hotel Phase II Mombasa Road

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Project supervision to ensure the construction is by the design provisions.
• Leadership on-site i.e., managing the requirements of a diverse range of people
• Taking measurements for works done to determine payments and for record-keeping purposes
• Preparing periodical reports detailing the progress and achievements of the project.
• Ensuring compliance to construction codes and health & safety on site

Part-time Trainer 

Middle East Consultancy Limited; February 2019 to December 2019 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Basic construction concepts, construction tools, and uses
• Work safety and Emergency response.

Internship 

Cementers company ltd; May 2018 to July 2018 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Allocating works as directed by the site engineer 
• Keeping reports of site deliveries

Industrial attachment

Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA); May to August 2017

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Road layout survey and marking out 
• Benchmark establishment and calculation of height differences 
• Determination of bitumen content in bituminous mixtures used for binder and surface courses 
• Grading of soil and ballast samples to meet various road designs 

• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management - Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology; 2015 to 2018; Second Class (Upper Division) 
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Onjiko Boys High School; 2010 to 2013; B plus