Bongani Mashile

Project management, civil/Geotechnical and Health & Safety professional with 15+ years of international experience across New Zealand, Southern Africa, Mali and Indonesia. Experienced in coordinating multidisciplinary site teams and high-risk projects across civil infrastructure, ground engineering, mining, power generation, industrial construction and shutdown environments. Brings practical capability in project planning, mobilisation, workforce coordination, HSE governance, risk and permit controls, quality oversight, stakeholder communication and day-to-day site delivery.

Project Management

Certificate (Cum Laude), Professional Scrum Master I & II, SAMTRAC and IRATA Level 3, supported by hands-on technical knowledge of geotechnical drilling, slope stabilisation, rockfall protection, ground anchors, grouting, piling, rigging/lifting and NDT support.

Rope Access Technician / Geotechnical & Piling Operations - ICB Civil Construction - New Zealand

(2025-10 - 2026-08)

• Coordinated field activities across slope stabilisation, geo-drilling, ground-anchor pull testing, grouting, piling support and retaining-wall works on New Zealand civil infrastructure and slip-repair projects.
• Supported work planning, daily coordination, hazard and risk controls, equipment readiness, crew allocation and compliant project delivery under New Zealand H&S requirements.

Rope Access Technician / Geotechnical Specialist - Groundfix - New Zealand

(2023-04 - 2025-08)

• Delivered geotechnical drilling, rockfall-protection and slope-stabilisation activities across Mt Messenger, Harapaki Wind Farm, TREC and slip-stabilisation projects.
• Supported project mobilisation, daily pre-starts, hazard assessments, equipment inspections, workforce coordination, fall-protection controls and quality activities.

Site Manager / Rope Access Supervisor - CCICB & Geo Afrique - Lesotho / Botswana

(2022-05 - 2023-03)

• Managed rope-access and geotechnical site teams at Liqhobong Diamond Mine and Karowe Diamond Mine, coordinating daily work fronts, workforce activities and safe project execution.
• Planned and supervised drilling, rockfall protection, rock barring and anchor pull testing while coordinating risk assessments, permit-to-work controls, site resources and safe execution.

Safety Officer / Project Supervisor - SARA Rope Access Global - Mozambique / Botswana

(2019-09 - 2022-04)

• Coordinated project safety, workforce activities, compliance inspections and high-risk work across industrial/mining projects including SAB, Toyota warehouse, CDM and Lucara, supporting day-to-day project delivery.
• Supervised structural assembly, bolting, safety-net installation and work-at-height activities; coordinated safe-work planning, site controls and daily HSE requirements.

Rope Access Supervisor - AS Projects (Pty) Ltd - South Africa

(2017-07 - 2019-04)

• Supervised specialist pipe-installation work at Eskom Medupi Power Station, coordinating crews and daily site activities in a high-risk construction environment.
• Planned work fronts and fall-protection requirements; coordinated crews, toolbox talks, daily activities, safety procedures and quality-compliant execution.

Rope Access Supervisor / Project Supervisor - Toprope cc Africa - Southern Africa

(2015-04 - 2017-04)

• Supervised industrial project activities covering NDT, rigging/lifting and maintenance across cement, refinery and mining environments including Inter-cement, Rand Refinery, Mamba Cement, PPC Cement and BCL.
• Coordinated crews, work-at-height controls and fall-prevention systems during high-risk shutdown and maintenance projects, supporting safe and quality-compliant delivery.

Rope Access Supervisor / Project Supervisor - Delmon Mining & Civils (Pty) Ltd - South Africa

(2014 - 2014)

Umngeni Water: rigging, equipment inspections, specialist field and rockfall-protection work.

Rope Access Supervisor - SA Rope Access - South Africa

(2014 - 2014)

Solar KHI One: bolting, rigging, anchor installation/testing and supervision.

Trainer & Assessor - NOSA (Pty) Ltd - South Africa

(2012 - 2014)

Transnet, Trans Alloys, BHP Billiton: workforce training/assessment, MT/PT inspection and lifeline installation/inspection.

Rope Access Supervisor - Thapo Industrial Rope Access - Zimbabwe / Mozambique

(2011 - 2012)

PPC Cement / Inter-cement: NDT, industrial painting and rope-access supervision.

Rope Access Technician / NDT Technician - Skyriders Industrial Access - Mali / Indonesia

(2006 - 2011)

Syama Gold Mine and power-station work: magnetic-testing NDT and industrial rope access.

Diploma - Geotechnical Engineering - iLearn Engineering College (2025)

Diploma - Welding & Joining Technology (2024)

Certificate - Project Management - Oxbridge Academy

Senior Certificate