Civil Engineering Technician at Department Of Transport cc Dundee under Likhanyile Consulting Engineers (2024-10 – Present)
- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
- Liaise and interact with service providers, client and management under the guidance of the Chief Engineering Technician.
- Contract administration of projects, preparation of tender contract documents from bid specification to evaluation.
- Filing of plans and related project documentation.
- Preparation of payment certificates and invoicing to contractors.
- Manage, monitor and control maintenance projects budget and resources in consultation with the Chief Engineering Technician.
- Compile and submit all reports as required
- Measure quantities on site for the completion of payment certificates.
- Maintain project performance data on national database
- Preparation and attendance of technical meetings.
- Interpretation of drawings and standard specifications.
- Ensure compliance in all projects in terms of health and safety on all projects
Site Supervisor at THATHA 5 cc (2021-01 – 2021-06)
Project: Upgrading of Link Road which includes construction of layerworks, stormwater and ancillary works in Mandeni
- Supervising and instructing the construction team as well as subcontractors.
- Monitoring progress and safety on site and compliance thereof.
- Inspecting construction sites regularly to identify and eliminate potential safety hazards.
- Ensure that the design specifications are followed accordingly.
- Ensuring teamwork together to deliver quality work to strict deadlines.
- Responsible for all administration required on project implementation which includes compiling of reports, quantifying finished construction in preparation for payment certificate etc.
- Measuring of completed construction works.
- Liaising with service providers, community, and stakeholders on technical issues.
- Attending monthly progress meetings with client, contractors, health & safety representatives, and community liaison officer.
Civil Engineering Technician at Mandeni Municipality (2018-01 – 2020-01)
- Contract administration of projects, preparation of tender contract documents from bid specification to evaluation.
- Administration of ongoing project including site meetings, compiling of monthly progress report and other reporting required and issuing of instruction to the service providers
- Verifying of payment certificates and preparing monthly payment schedule documentation
- Monitoring and quality control to ensure that the work is done according to specifications and guidelines
- Ensure that projects comply with Municipal grants and Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Compiling all financial reports required by the grants i.e. MIG using MIG MIS, NDPG, INEP etc and submit monthly
- Inspection of municipal capital projects and infrastructure
- Liaising with community and stakeholders on technical issues
- Assist in MIG financial issues, checking of claims, tenders and monthly claim calculations
- Maintain project performance data on national database
- Manage Labour Intensive Projects in line with EPWP requirements.
Civil Engineering Technician at Crossmoor Transport & Plant (Pty) Ltd (2017-05 – 2017-12)
In collaboration with the Consultants Directorate (Royal HaskoningDHV)
- Supervision and monitoring of layer works, surfacing, drainage systems, concrete works and ancillary works for compliance and quality in three stages namely, preparation, construction and completion.
- Pro – actively identifying problems that delays projects and implementing plans of actions to resolve such problems.
- Material testing regarding soils, concrete, aggregate and bitumen
- Quantifying finished construction in preparation for payment certificate
- Regular updating of information as required by various tracking and reporting database
- Ensure that the design specifications are followed accordingly.
- Site office administration
- Supervising Sub-contractors
Civil Engineering Technician- Intern at ILembe District Municipality / seconded to Black Balance Projects (2014-02 – 2016-06)
- Preparation of tender contract documentation including evaluation report
- Attending tender briefing and site inspections.
- Adjudication of tender bids using points system.
- Designing and draughting of water and sewer reticulation networks and structures including pipelines, reservoirs and pump stations.
- Measuring, quantifying and preparation of payment certificates.
- Designing and draughting of concrete structures.
- Monitoring progress and safety on site and compliance thereof.
- Preparing tender, construction and as-built drawings.
- Attend to queries from client, contractors, social facilitators and H & S auditors.
- Attending monthly progress meetings with client, contractors, health & safety representatives and Community liaison officer.
- Preparing monthly progress reports and checking for any delays.
In-service Trainee at Madan Singh & Associates cc (2012-05 – 2014-01)
- To maintain and update the road network of the iLembe District Municipality Roads.
- Carry out inspections in iLembe District Municipality roads to report the conditions of the structures within the municipalities.
- To assist with the development and management of the municipalities structural assets.
- Carry out visual inspections of the roads (Flexible and unpaved) using Mobi-Cap software
- Report roads that no longer exist and roads that are under construction
- Logging of the inspected roads to update the municipal map
- Assist with the development, management and maintenance of the geographic information system using Quantum GIS
- Assist with the collection and analysis of information and data required using Quantum GIS software
- Carry out traffic counting on site
- Capture traffic data for different intersections.
- Carry out bridge inspections and capture the conditions using Mobi-Cap software.
- Data capturing
