Sithole Thomas

Innovative Construction Manager with over 10 years of experience in Civil Construction industry and proven leadership skills. A member of SACPCMP, and in the process of professional registration. Known for extensive knowledge of OSHA guidelines and wholehearted commitment to employee and personal safety. Successful at completing projects on-time and under budget without sacrificing quality.

Assistant Construction Project Manager at NBN CIVILS (Pty) Ltd. (2025-03 – Present)

R109 million Water projects, road projects, and civil building projects: wastewater treatment plant, clear water treatment plant.

• Assisting in developing project plans, including scope, budget, and timeline for multiple projects
• Prepare and manage project budgets.
• Approve and track change orders, and additional costs.
• Create and maintain project schedules.
• Assemble and lead project teams, including architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Ensure that construction work meets quality standards and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including building codes, and safety standards.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
• Identify and resolve issues that arise during the construction process.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including contracts, change orders, and progress reports.
• Document lessons learned and best practices for the future projects.
• Ensuring all work is completed to satisfaction.

Senior Construction Project Manager at Sibusisiwe Contractors (2023-09 – 2025-02)

R 82 million Water projects and civil building projects: water reticulation, concrete water-retaining structures, steel elevated and ground tanks, bulk pipeline, and civil buildings.

• Developing project plans, including scope, budget, and timeline for multiple projects.
• Prepare and manage project budgets.
• Approve and track change orders, and additional costs.
• Create and maintain project schedules.
• Assemble and lead project teams, including architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Ensure that construction work meets quality standards and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including building codes, and safety standards.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
• Identify and resolve issues that arise during the construction process.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including contracts, change orders, and progress reports.
• Document lessons learned and best practices for future projects.
• Ensuring all work is completed to satisfaction.
• Collaborated with architects, engineers, and designers to develop innovative solutions for complex construction challenges.
• Managed multiple concurrent projects, ensuring smooth coordination of resources and timely execution of tasks.
• Improved project completion rates by implementing efficient scheduling and resource allocation strategies.
• Ensured timely delivery of projects by closely monitoring progress and addressing potential roadblocks proactively.

Construction Project Manager at Sihle Property Developers and Plant Hire (2022-04 – 2023-09)

R18 million Water Project and Roads Project: bulk pipeline, UPVC and steel; concrete water-retaining structures, and roads.

• Developing project plans, including scope, budget, and timeline.
• Prepare and manage project budgets.
• Approve and track change orders, and additional costs.
• Create and maintain project schedules.
• Assemble and lead project teams, including architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Ensure that construction work meets quality standards and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including building codes, and safety standards.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
• Identify and resolve issues that arise during the construction process.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including contracts, change orders, and progress reports.
• Document lessons learned and best practices for future projects.
• Ensuring all work is completed to satisfaction.
• Kept detailed track of daily progress and productivity and analyzed data to identify and correct holdups.
• Kept sites compliant with OSHA, state, and local regulations to prevent unnecessary risks.
• Implemented quality control measures to maintain high standards of workmanship throughout all projects.
• Developed and executed pre-construction milestones on project schedule.

Resident Engineer at Gmh/Tshwelelo Consulting Engineers (2019-01 – 2022-09)

R175 million Water Projects: Construction of a Clear Water Treatment Plant, Raw Water Abstraction Plant, Pump Station Building, Chlorine Building, Filter Building, and Bulk Pipeline.

• Monitor daily construction activities to ensure compliance with the project specifications, drawings, and standards for four projects simultaneously.
• Implement and enforce quality control measures to ensure that materials and workmanship meet the required standards.
• Communication, progress monitoring, change management, safety compliance, reporting, inspections, training and monitoring, documentation, and budget management.
• Monitored construction progress, updating documents and information.
• Wrote reports, kept thorough field notes and logged daily activities.
• Reviewed design drawings and specifications with meticulous attention to detail, identifying errors or areas requiring clarification before construction commenced.
• Monitored project budgets closely to identify areas for cost optimization, reducing overall expenses without compromising quality or safety standards.
• Evaluated and adjusted construction and engineering processes to maximize project efficiency, solving technical problems.

Construction Manager at Mpfumelelo Business Enterprise (2016-10 – 2018-08)

R210 million Water and Civil building Projects- Water reticulation, Rehabilitation centre building, Clear water treatment plant maintenance, Concrete water retaining structures, reservoirs construction, pumps station building and Bulk pipelines.

• Project planning and coordinating, budget management, team leadership and management, safety management, quality control and assurance, regulatory compliance, contract management, risk management, preparing claims, and stakeholder communication.
• Monitored daily progress on-site to maintain a clear understanding of challenges faced by the team members or any required adjustments in plans or schedules.
• Identified and resolved construction issues promptly to prevent delays.
• Monitored subcontractor operations and applied effective time, resource, and money management strategies to delivery under-budget project completion.
• Communicated daily with vendors to keep project fully operational.
• Verified completed projects met approved time, quality, and cost estimates.
• Implemented safety protocols for reduced workplace injuries, conducting regular site inspections and safety meetings.
• Completed projects within time constraints by effectively managing schedules and allocating resources.
• Improved project efficiency by streamlining communication between architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Developed strong relationships with subcontractors, leading to efficient collaboration on complex construction projects.
• Managed procurement processes for timely delivery of materials while minimizing costs, ensuring smooth project execution.
• Surveyed sites to determine material needs and accurately manage inventories and budgets.

Project Manager - Inservice Training at Nkomazi Local Municipality (2016-03 – 2016-08)

R22 million Water and Civil Building Projects: Water reticulation, bulk pipeline, concrete reservoir, steel ground and elevated water storage tanks, and pump station buildings.

• Assisting in project planning, documentation, communication, monitoring progress, resource management, and quality assurance.
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
• Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.

Diploma in Civil Engineering National N – Gert Sibande TVET College (2018-09)

N2 & N3 in Civil Engineering – Gert Sibande TVET College (2014-12)