Site Supervisor Internship (Road) at Fisher construction (2018-01 – 2019-07)
Site supervising, filling up toolbox talk, quotation, total station surveying. Assisted Civil engineers on several key government projects involving building of roadway, sewer, pipelining and Fiber optic internet.
- Placement of manholes, pipelining
- Using a Total Station for accurate positioning, assessed any potential safety hazards on site and conducted a regular site inspection, assisted in meeting, complied site briefing
- Supervising levels and alignment
- Coordinating site logistics to ensure smooth progress
Junior Site Supervisor (Pipelining) at Fisher construction (2019-09 – 2023-09)
Comprehensive pipelining supervision including design review, site reconnaissance, GPS surveying, and quality control of pipeline installation.
- Review design drawings: Understand pipe routes, elevations, materials, and connection points
- Site reconnaissance: Inspect terrain, identify obstacles (rivers, roads, buildings)
- Coordinate with survey team: Plan alignment control, set out base stations, and scheduled data collection
- Establish control points along the pipeline route using GPS
- Set out the centreline/alignment of the pipeline using RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) GPS
- Mark trench edges, bends, valves, manholes, and pipe joints with stakes or paint
- Confirm elevation profiles to ensure proper slope for flow (especially for sewer or gravity pipelines)
- Supervise excavation according to set out points and levels
- Ensure trench width and depth meet design standards
- Check pipe bedding layer level and compaction
- Ensure correct pipe alignment and gradient using GPS-guided systems or lasers
- Inspect pipe connections
- Ensure proper backfilling material and layering
- Monitor compaction testing (Density tests)
- Record as-built GPS coordinates of the pipeline
- Submit daily or weekly reports on progress (e.g., meters of pipeline installed) and inspections passed/failed
Junior Site Surveyor at Ipsum Ikusasa Solution (2024-01 – Present)
Positioning System (GPS) technology to collect precise geographic and topographic data to support construction, roadworks, pipelines, land development, and other civil projects.
- Review project drawings and specifications
- Identify control points and reference benchmarks
- Plan GPS equipment setup (Base & Rover) and satellite availability (using almanacs or apps)
- Prepare survey checklist
- Ideal locations for base stations
- Mark temporary or permanent ground control points
- Set up base GPS receiver over a known point or establish a new point via RTK or post-processing
- Ensure it's properly centred and levelled
- Logging data for the required observation time
- Use Rover units to collect points for topographic surveys
- Stake out design points (e.g., road centrelines, manholes, pipelines)
- Measure ground features, elevations, and boundaries
- Download GPS data to a computer
- Convert data to CAD
- Prepare detailed reports of coordinates, elevations, control point logs, and adjustments
- Adjust measurements for coordinate systems
- Submit survey results for design
- Cross-check GPS data with total station or levelling benchmarks if needed
