Owish Charles john
Civil/Building & Construction Technology Professional
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Decisive and results-oriented professional boasting seven years' experience in planning, project management, road construction, engineering/architectural specifications, site construction coordination, site health/safety planning and green building construction technology and water projects. Working together with project consultants and site engineers, core roles include both project leadership and coordination in the execution of all construction initiatives in a prudent, timely and cost effective manner to meet the project objectives. Goal is to attain project management and leadership reputation in the construction industry with skills and ability to handle challenging work environments while striving for quality and personal development.
Experience
Site Quality Control (QC) - OFGEN LIMITED
(2025-09)
Projects handled: BTS (Base transceiver station) site, Solar Plant station, and Site optimization.
- Draftsman
- Setting out, levelling and surveying the site
- Liaising with any consultants, sub-contractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project
- Liaising with the local authority to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws
- Overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site
Site Assistant Supervisor - HONNET CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
(2024-08 - 2025-08)
Projects handled: SGR Suswa Terminal and mortar rubble.
- Trouble-shoot and identify construction problems; offer timely and safe solutions
- Manage tool and materials inventory for each project
- Ensure unused materials are accounted for and reported to the higher authorities
- Should have a positive attitude and willingness to equip and encourage co-workers with excellent communications skills & established credibility and integrity
- To understand and supervise electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, foundations, carpentry and masonry work in relation to builder's works
- Work planning and coordination
Site Supervisor (intern) - ELLIPSE PROJECTS KENYA
(2021-03 - 2022-06)
Projects handled: KWS digital radio project (project estimate 970 million) and Wadi degla sports club in Kiambu (project estimate two billion).
- Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors
Site Agent (Consultant) - ELLIPSE PROJECTS KENYA
(2021-03 - 2022-06)
Projects handled: KWS digital radio project (project estimate 970 million) and Wadi degla sports club in Kiambu (project estimate two billion).
- Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts and operatives
- Setting out, levelling and surveying the site
- Checking plans, drawing and quantities for accuracy of calculations
- Ensuring all materials used and work performed are as per specifications
- Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant
- Agreeing a price for materials, and making cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project
- Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client/architect
- Liaising with any consultants, sub-contractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project
- Liaising with the local authority to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws
- Liaising with client and their representative (architect, engineers and surveyors), including attending regular meetings to keep them informed of the progress
- Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour-force and the work of any subcontractors
- Planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines
- Overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site
- Prepare report as required
- Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties, and other problems that may arise
Education
Higher Diploma - Highway Engineering - NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICES ENGINEERING INSTITUTION (2023-08 - 2025-08)
Bachelor - Civil/Building & Construction Technology - TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA (2019-07 - 2023-07)
Award Certificate - Graphisoft I.E Arch card, civil 3D, AutoCAD - NAIROBI INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE (2019-01 - 2019-06)
Certificate - Computer Studies - NAIROBI INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE (2019-01 - 2019-06)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - ST TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL MUKUNGA (2015-01 - 2018-11)
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - ST PAULS KIBOOCHI PRIMARY SCHOOL (2005-02 - 2014-11)
