Peter Chakwenya Curriculum Vitae

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Curriculum Vitae for Peter Chakwenya

Peter Chakwenya e-Mail: Address: HOME: WORK: CELL: Driver’s License:

[email protected] 21 Tudor village, 18 Constantia Road, Alan Manor Mondeor Johannesburg 2091 +2711 942 5231 +2711 452 6220 +2773 5459987 Code 08

Post: PROJECT MANAGER OBJECTIVES: Project Management Covering:

(Civil & Structural Engineering design & Construction management)

SKILLS & CONTRACTS Managed

Autodesk Building Design Suite( Revit families software)

Construction computer software (Candy-CCS: Estimating, valuation, planning & forecasting)

Microsoft Project Professional-Planning software

Contract : NEC, FIDIC,JBCC & GCC

Estimating and Quantity surveying REGISTRATIONS: ASCE (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS) SAICE (SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS) ECSA CANDIDATE (ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA)-HALFWAY PPREPARING REPORTS FOR REGISTRATION AS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM CESA

Education

BSc Civil, Structural & Environmental engineering-University of Rhode Island Kingston USA

DPPM (Diploma Project Planning & Management)-University of Zimbabwe

Diploma Local Government Administration-Domboshawa National Training Centre

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Experience

COMPANY: Phunga Consulting Engineers

PERIOD: October 01, 2013-present POSITION: Lead engineer –Design and Project Management: Projects: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Nigel Waste Station Truck Ports

Limpopo Stormwater damaged schools-designs civil and structural

Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve Water Reticulation-water reticulation

Soshanguve Housing Project-Structural & Civil designs

Newcastle Mkwanazi Residential Project-Structural & Civil designs

Halix street /Main road intersection upgrade Bryanston Sandon-design and BOQ production Duties:

Civil & Structural designs, including water reticulation designs.

Structural Integrity Assessment/Resident engineer

Currently involved in design of structural and civil works for projects in Newcastle, KZN, Soshanguve Pretoria and Brokshorspruit Pretoria

Quantity surveying duties (Tender pricing) for Beyondbuild

COMPANY: Muhle Unlimited Designs/Deltabec at Randwater

PERIOD: November 2011- September 2013

POSITION: Project Execution Engineer/Quality Control

PROJECTS:

Randwater C6 Replacement Steel pipe

Randwater Vereeniging Bulk water Reservoir

Project Execution engineer responsible Site design changes, Quality Control and safety issues

Contractor and Sub-contractor management and supervision

COMPANY: Zulu Architectural Designers/ Murandu Building Solutions-

PERIOD: June 2010-September 2011

POSITION: Projects Design/Clerk-of-Works and Construction execution Engineer

PROJECTS/ DUTIES:

MTN New Energy Centre-Clerk of works-MTN Energy Centre Doornfontein- Centre-clerk of works

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MTN Polokwane service centre- Structural & civil designs and construction inspector responsible for Quality.

MTN Parking Innovation –Design Civil works for Parking Lots and associated stormwater drainage system,

IKAGE Youth Centre-Building structural and civil design

Komati Power Station, Mpumalanga-- Temporary Hazardous Waste Shed (Concept, Final design & build Project)

Grootvlei Power Station, Mpumalanga --Offloading Bay modifications (Concept design & build) coordinating project professional design and management disciplines.

Eskom Simmerpan Germiston Energy centre -design and project implementation Project Managers

Eskom Regional distribution centre- Structural steel stores shed, Parking bays and Stormwater drainage system

Eskom Duvha Power station-Water drainage hangers design

Tlamatlama Residential units, Tembisa –Structural and Civil designs

Duties:

Managing, supervising and controlling project processes and activities (skilled labour and subcontractors)

Monitor and control work schedules for compliance with set design standards, specifications and regulations.

Attend project scheduled general and technical meetings with contract stakeholders.

Material and labour cost control, and monitoring weekly production levels

Clerk of Works duties

COMPANY: Murray & Roberts Construction

PERIOD : February 2008 –May 2010

POSITION: Site Agent

PROJECTS:

Bedfordview Square Residential and Mall Complex Construction Supervision and Management

Anglo Platinum #4 Shaft Mine Northam/Thabazimbi Limpopo

Burnstone Gold Mine Metallurgical Plant

Duties:

Planning Labour allocation, Material procurement and work tasks execution

Liase with Client, Consultants and other stakeholders

Manage and supervise skilled and unskilled workforce executing work task

Assist Quantity Surveyor with payment certificate for measurements

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COMPANY: Tenova Pyromet

PERIOD : September 2007– January 2008

POSITION: Project Civil Engineer

PROJECTS:

Anglo Platinum Base Metal processing Plant (Slug Cleaning Furnace) Rustenburg

Duties:

Civil and structural designs, responsible for specifications, design Civil and structural supporting plant components

Responsible for Quality Control and Safety Management

Production of Project Documents, Tender documents, BOQs and required specifications


COMPANY: Insing Investments

PERIOD : January 2000–March 2007

POSITION: Project Manager& Civil Engineer

PROJECTS:

Rushinga Cotton Ginning Factory (Factory building, infrastructure and staff housing)

Duties:

Design Civil and structural supporting works

Quality and Safety control

Produce Project tender Documents,


Construction planning, supervision & management.

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COMPANY: Willoughby’s Consolidated Public company

PERIOD: September 1996– December 1999

POSITION: Project Manager/engineer

PROJECTS:

Central Estate Farm infrastructure (roads, irrigation systems, dams, housing and farm sheds)

Duties:

Design Civil and structural works

Production of project tender Documents


Construction planning, supervision and management with Quality and Safety controls

Material and labour task allocations

COMPANY: Agricultural and Rural Development Authority

PERIOD: September 1993– August 1996

POSITION: Civil engineer

PROJECTS:

Farming infrastructure(dams, irrigation systems, roads, Pump houses, Farm sheds and Housing, Load transmission lines)

Duties:

Design Civil and structural infrastructure (roads, irrigation systems, dams, housing and farm sheds)

Produce Project tender Documents


Construction management and supervision and Material and labour task allocations

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COMPANY: Costain (Africa) Limited

PERIOD: September 1989–July 1993

POSITION: Site engineer

PROJECTS:

Mupfurudzi, Dindi, and Dotito river bridges

Kadoma Glass factory

Duties:

Quality, production management, and safety control.

Drawings control and structures setting out

Technical Site supervision Construction supervision



COMPANY: City Of Harare, Department of Works:

PERIOD: February1988– August 1989

POSITION: Engineer (4-1)

PROJECTS:

Residential and Industrial City Roads and Stormwater design and construction

Duties:

Design in-house and sourced out design supervision

Quality control

Engineering survey

Technical Site supervision and subcontractor construction supervision


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COMPANY: City of Missouri, Public Works Department

PERIOD: January 1987– January 1988

POSITION: Junior engineer

PROJECTS:

City Infrastructure

Duties:

Design of roads, stormwater, septic tanks, bridge culverts, medium size steel and concrete structures.

Surveying,

Percolation tests

Technical Site supervision



Interests

- Sport - Music

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A FEW SAMPLE PICTORIAL PROJECTS INVOLVED IN Site Establishment at Amandelbult #4 Shaft Mine Platinum Mine Vent Shaft

Platinum Mine Kibble Wider House/Vent Shaft

Platinum Mine Main Shaft Winder Base

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Platinum Mine Service Duct and Main Shaft Winder House

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Vent Shaft MAIN PLATINUM MINE SHAFT

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BEDFORDVIEW SQUARE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

BEDFORDVIEW SQUARE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

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Mill Feed Silo Burnstone Gold Mine Milling Burnstone Metallurgical Plant Balfour Mpumalanga

Sag Mill Burnstone Gold Mine Milling

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Burnstone Metallurgical Plant Balfour Mpumalanga

Ball Mill Burnstone Gold Mine Milling Burnstone Metallurgical Plant

Balfour Mpumalanga Mill Feed Silo Burnstone Gold Mine Milling

Burnstone Metallurgical Plant

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Balfour Mpumalanga

MILL FEED SILO BURNSTONE GOLD MINE BURNSTONE METALLURGICAL PLANT BALFOUR MPUMALANGA

Bulk Water Project Execution Engineering at Randwater

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Randwater Bulk Underground Water Reseivoir Construction

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