Zavanai Makina

Graduate Member working towards SACPCMP Certificate with Master's in Quality, Environment, Health and Safety in Construction Settings. Structuralia, Madrid, BIM Applied to Civil Engineering, graduated September 2025. Construction HSE professional with research and 2 years' international experience working in Austere environment with Amentum company, USA funded projects in Somalia-Djibouti infrastructure projects of building Training Military Camps.

Site experience in risk management, ISO 45001, 9001, 14001, CDM 2015 principles, and safety culture improvement. Skilled in delivering toolbox talks, site inspections, RAMS, seeking Graduate Advisor role with any Contractor. Proven record of reducing Lost Time Incidents by 60% through behavioral safety programs and dynamic risk management.

Passionate about building resilient HSE systems that protect people and environment. Eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Environment, Health and Safety Officer - Amentum - Somalia-Djibouti

(2023-06 - 2025-09)

Construction of Somalia-Djibouti Military Training Camps. Supported delivery of site HSE plan on construction projects valued at $30 million United States of America Dollars, supporting 200+ workforce over 24 months period.

• Supported delivery of site HSE plan on construction projects valued at $30 million United States of America Dollars. Supporting 200+ workforce over 24 month's period.
• Conducted daily site inspections using UK HSE inspection checklist format, raised average 15-20 non-conformances/week and tracked closure to 98% within target dates.
• Wrote and reviewed RAMS for high-risk activities including excavation, scaffolding, working at heights, and lifting operations. Ensured compliance with Somalia-Djiboutian national laws, International standards and client HSE standards aligned to CDM 2015 principles.
• Delivered toolbox talks 3x/week to operatives in English and translated to French. Improved PPE compliance from 65% to 92% over 6 month period through behavior-based safety campaigns.
• Investigated 8 near-misses + 2 minor injuries using 5-Whys root cause analysis. Implemented corrective actions that prevented recurrence on site.
• Maintained HSE KPIs: LTIFR, TRIR, training matrix, inspection stats. Prepared monthly reports for management review meetings using Excel dashboards.
• Coordinated waste management + dust suppression to meet Ministry of Housing, Urban Planning and Environment in Somalia-Djibouti, applying ISO 14001:2015 principles.

Project Lead - Djibouti-Maryama Military Training Camp - Amentum - Djibouti

(2023-06 - 2025-09)

Completed a 30 million United States of America dollars construction of Djibouti-Maryama Military Training Camp, project number 19AQMM22F4194. It was a 2 years project completion and met deadlines, as expected and resulted in 13% cost savings.

Project Lead - Johwar Military Support Camp - Amentum - Somalia

(2023-06 - 2025-09)

Built Johwar Military Support Camp under supervision of higher management from Mogadishu, Somalia, completed ahead of schedule, resulting in Awarding tender to build main Johwar Military Training camp.

Construction Professional - Construction Company - South Africa

(2020-02 - 2023-04)

Delivered 3 years project cost 35 million United States of America dollars, a high-rise building project ahead of schedule, resulting in a 15% cost savings.

Construction Professional - Construction Company - South Africa

(2017-01 - 2020-01)

Successfully completed Civil projects of construction of roads, bridges, storm water, sewer lines, paving and Gabions. All these projects were completed in 3 years valued at 40 million United States of America dollars. These projects were delivered ahead of schedule, resulting in a 10% cost savings.

Construction Professional - Construction Company - Zimbabwe

(2015-01 - 2017-01)

Delivered 2 years project cost 20 million united states of America dollars. It was a high-rise, four-story buildings in the city of Harare and was delivered ahead of schedule, resulting in a 5% cost savings.

Construction Professional - Construction Company - Zimbabwe

(2012-12 - 2014-12)

Completed a 2 years Civil works project of construction of roads in Borrow-dale, bridges, catch pits and storm water drains. It was a 10 million United States of America and was on schedule.

Construction Professional - Construction Company - Zimbabwe

(2008-01 - 2012-03)

Successfully completed a four years high-rise five story buildings in Chisipite, It was a 35 million united States of America dollars, and was on schedule. It results in an 8% cost savings.

Master of Science - Quality, Environment, Health & Safety in Construction Settings / BIM Applied to Civil Engineering - UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL ISABEL I DE CASTILLA, SPAIN (2024-02 - 2025-06)

OTHM LEVEL 5 EXTENDED DIPLOMA - Project Management - CITY COLLEGE OXFORD (2023-04 - 2024-04)

Diploma - Project Planning Monitoring and Evaluation - ALDN VIRTUAL COLLEGE, HARARE, ZIMBABWE (2012-03 - 2014-10)

Certificate - Business Management - UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE FACULTY OF COMMERCE (2014-01 - 2015-02)