TRAINEE CIVIL TECHNICIAN / CIVIL TECHNICIAN / ASSISTANT RESIDENT ENGINEER - MADAN SINGH & ASSOCIATES cc (CONSULTING CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS) - RESERVOIR HILLS, DURBAN
(1999-02 - 2007-01)
- Visual assessment of surface roads and routine road maintenance
- Preparation of status quo reports
- Preparation of as-built drawings
- Costing on various housing projects
- Site supervision
- Preparation of Tender drawings and compiling of Schedule of Quantities
- Bridge Inspections in Durban, Port Elizabeth & Eastern Cape
- Chairing of both Site & Technical meetings
- Pavement Management Systems (PMS)
- Financial planning, forecasting & budgeting
- Compiling of payment certificates
- Project Management on Airforce base runways in Cape Town
- Traffic studies on Municipal and D.O.T road pavements
- Geometric & Drainage designs
SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN / CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGIST - SRK CONSULTING ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS - WESTVILLE, DURBAN
(2007-02 - 2008-08)
- Preparation of stormwater management plans
- Flood determination of catchment and peak flows
- Conceptual design reports, drawings & documentation
- Site Inspection of various bridges & culverts
- Feasibility reports
- Visual Assessments of network level paved roads (TMH 9)
- Assessments of stormwater crossings & proposed conceptual sizes
- Determining pre and post 1:50 & 1:100 year flood lines with recommendations on proposed developments
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST - eTHEWINI MUNICIPALITY - DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (WEST REGION)
(2008-09 - 2012-08)
- Planning, design & construction of housing infrastructure projects on undeveloped land
- Forecasting, budgeting and financial planning
- Developing, managing & validating detailed geometric designs for all civil works including taxiways, aprons & service roads
- Ensuring all geometric designs including horizontal and vertical alignments, grading and cross-sections strictly comply with technical requirements within municipal standards
- Prepare and review detailed design drawings, reports & technical specifications for construction
- Collaborate with Town Planners, Survey Teams and Construction Staff on major housing developments to provide clear design data and to resolve any on-site construction matters
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST / CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST / FORMAL NETWORK TEAM LEADER / ACTING SENIOR MANAGER - eTHEWINI MUNICIPALITY - ROADS & STORMWATER MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT (NORTH REGION)
(2012-09 - 2025-02)
- Manage the planning, design and construction of extensions, upgrading and modifications to the transport, roads and stormwater infrastructure to ensure operational efficiency and sustainability
- Manage the construction, maintenance of roads and stormwater infrastructure within the North region
- Perform infrastructure management
- Render management of line function administrative support services
- Evaluating the condition of the paved and unpaved road network and the need for specific actions. Collected information is processed to provide the output for the management for strategic planning and budgeting purposes
- Providing technical support to the Coastal Stormwater & Catchment Management department (CSCM), eThewini Traffic Authority (ETA), Roads Provision and Roads Rehabilitation departments on various roads, stormwater & flood disaster projects
- Providing technical support to internal operational depot superintendents within the department
- Providing technical support to the internal rural team
- Team Leader for the Formal Network within the North region
- Attending management meetings with senior officials within the department at RSWM Headquarters
- Implementing roads & stormwater related contracts from initiation to completion including tender processes
- Attending Bid Committee & Evaluation meetings
- Mentoring & providing technical support to civil technicians, clerk of works and roads inspectors
- Presiding on numerous disciplinary cases
- Performing Senior Management functions when appointed on an interim basis
Private Consultant / Online Tutor / Lecturer - Self-employed
(2025-03)
- Private consulting, online tutoring and lecturing
