Steven Given Bila

Develop estimates to meet client's requirement and schedules to high accuracy, with focus on details. Understanding client requirements (including site visits & engagements) Compilation of Bill of Quantities, programme, labour rates & all tenders requirements.

Senior Mining Estimator - UMS Shaft Sinkers - Head Office

(2023-07)

• Develop estimates to meet client's requirement and schedules to high accuracy, with focus on details.
• Understanding client requirements (including site visits & engagements)
• Compilation of Bill of Quantities, programme, labour rates & all tenders requirements.
• Finalize tenders, budget & feasibility prices.
• Oversee all the submission of the tenders which are assigned to me.
• Interpreting scopes of works, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Ability to evaluate, identify scope anomalies/ complexities through simple and complex drawing.
• Contract interpretation and assist the commercial managers with details of the enquires.
• Lead team of estimators and guide with enquiry information.

Mining Estimator - Murray & Roberts Cementation - Head Office

(2017-08 - 2023-07)

• Develop estimates to meet client's requirement and schedules to high accuracy, with focus on details.
• Understanding client requirements (including site visits & engagements)
• Compilation of Bill of Quantities, programme, labour rates & all tenders requirements.
• Finalize tenders and budget prices.
• Oversee all the submission of the tenders which are assigned to me.
• Interpreting scopes of works, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Ability to evaluate, identify scope anomalies/ complexities through simple and complex drawing.
• Contract interpretation and assist the commercial managers with details of the enquires.

Senior Mine Surveyor - Lonmin Platinum - Eastern Platinum Mines

(2013-12 - 2017-07)

• Check & Gyro survey.
• Construction survey.
• Staking out and profiling of the Underground excavations for all the constructions and as built purposes.
• Attend planning and production meeting.
• Issue survey notes & Holing notes
• Underground development & stope surveying
• Month end measuring & quantifying of the work done.
• Monthly reports and reconciliation of the work done.
• DMR plans updates.
• Performing the PTO's on the surveyors' and assistants.

Surveyor - Lonmin Platinum - Eastern Platinum Mines

(2011-10 - 2013-11)

Surveyor - Anglo American Platinum - Amandebult - Dishaba

(2011-06 - 2011-09)

Survey Trainee - Anglo Platinum Development Center - Rustenburg Platinum Mines – Thembelani 1 Shaft and Twickenham mines

(2009-01 - 2011-05)

• Construction survey
• Attend planning and production meeting.
• Issue survey notes & Holing notes
• Underground development & stope surveying
• Month end measuring & quantifying of the work done.

Matric - Humula High School (2006)

BESC - Mine Survey - University of Venda (2007 - 2008)

Mine Surveying & Sampling - Chamber of Mines (2009 - 2014)

Candy Estimating and Budgeting for Mining - CCS South Africa (2018 - 2018)