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PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname : Chifakacha

Name : Paul

Sex : Male

Marital Status : Married

Date of Birth : 27 January 1968

Nationality : Zimbabwean

National Identity No : 63 – 608910 T 25

Passport No : EN797111

Home Address : 4509 Knowe

Norton

ZIMBABWE

Telephone : +263-***-***-*** (Mobile)

+263-***-***-*** (Work)

Email Address : ad4v6x@r.postjobfree.com

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

1.PMP Certified Project Manager

2.MBA (Masters Degree in Business Administration) (MANCOSA- DURBAN)

3.Diploma in Quantity Surveying

4.Diploma in Construction Supervision

5.Diploma in Project Planning & Management

6.Diploma in Surveying & Estimating

7.Engineering Survey Certificate

8.Construction Management Programme – Certificate (University of Stellenbosch S.A)

9.Professional Development courses (see attached sheet).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1.PMP (Project Management Institute (PMI) (USA)

2.Professional Engineering Technician (ZIE) (Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers)

3.Professional Engineering Technician Member (Engineering Council Zimbabwe)

4.Member (Project Management Zimbabwe)

N.B All courses were attended on a part time basis.

PROFESIONAL BACKGROUND

CURRENT:

ORGANISATION: Passul Investments PVT LTD

Position: MANAGING DIRECTOR

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Employer: Tensor Systems Pvt Ltd

Position: Contracts Manager/General Construction Manager

Period: October 2016 to June 2018

MAIN DUTIES

Coordinating the Estimating & Commercial Department.

Managing project contractual issues

Client & Consultants liaison

Managing and coordinating project activities

Programming, Budgets preparation & management

Managing commercial issues

Marketing & New Business Development

Managing Plant

Managing Project Human Resources

Managing Subcontractors

Managing Safety & Quality

PROJECT: Southview Housing Infrastructure Development

Value: USD$ 27 Million

Brief Description of works: Servicing 2 500 high density residential stands. Roads, water and sewer reticulation, sewerage pond, pump station and water reservoirs.

Project: Fairview Housing Development

Value: USD$6 Million

Brief Description of works: Servicing 600 Low density residential stands.

Roads & Storm-water drainage

Project: Homelux Borrowdale Housing Infrastructure

Value: USD$2.5 Million

Brief description of works: Servicing 300 Low density up-market residential stands. Roads & storm-water drainage, Water reticulation.

Project: NBS Chinhoyi housing Infrastructure

Value: USD$ 8 Million

Brief Description of works: Servicing 723 high density residential stands.

Roads & Storm-water drainage, Water & sewer reticulation.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Employer : Group Five International (Zimbabwe Branch)

Position : Contracts Manager

Period : April 2012 to August 2016

Brief Scope of Works

Rehabilitation of 829Km of road from Plumtree Boarder Post to Mutare Forbes Boarder Post (Zimbabwe). Works included surface preparatory works, comprising slurry seal, pothole patching, asphalt overlays, emulsion treated base.

Major works: Recycling and foam bitumen stabilization where existing carriageway had failed primed and surfaced with 19/9.5 mm double seal. All other sections were resealed with 13.2mm single reseal. Road marking and installation of cats’ eyes, Storm-water drainage upgrading. Road furniture and signage installation. Construction of 9 Solar powered Toll plazas.

Value : USD $206 million

Duties:

Managing Commercial requirements and opportunities

Manage marketing and business development

Managing contract budgets

Managing quality safety, plant and equipment

Managing Contract staff

Managing contract administration

Managing Subcontractors

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : General Manger Construction (Northern Region)(Zimbabwe)

Period : 2008 - March 2012

Duties

Management of Civil Engineering Projects & business development in the SADCC Region

Marketing

Tendering

Budgeting

Cash flow projections

Contracts administration

Materials procurement

Managing Subcontractors

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Contracts Manager

Period : 2005-2007

Projects : Harare International Airport Phase 3 Runway and Taxiway rehab (Value US$ 1.5M)

Newlands By-Pass road (value US$ 60 000)

Chadcombe Housing Development infrastructure (value US$ 200 000)

Duties

Cash flow projections

Valuations

Pricing

Project Management

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Technical Projects Officer

Period : 2002-2005

Project : Harare International Airport (Runway and Taxiway rehabilitation) milling of existing Asphalt & overlaying with new Asphalt

Produced on site (Value US$ 10M).

Duties : Construction Management

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Site Agent

Period : 2002

Projects : City of Harare (Resealing of roads, A.C. overlay and slurry seal).

University of Zimbabwe Roads Rehab. (valueUS$ 660 714)

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services/Ngezi Road Joint Venture

Position : Site Agent

Period : 2001 (6 months)

Projects : Selous/ Ngezi Road (Construction of a new highway for road trains) N.B. this project was on fast track basis. The project

Comprised of earthworks, surfacing, and pipe culverts

construction of Armco culverts. Total road length of my section

20km. (value US$ 2 500 000)

Duties

Daily monitoring of production targets.

Preparation of progress reports/graphs

Day to day supervision of the works.

Measurement and valuation of the works

Purchasing of materials

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Site Agent

Period : 2001 (3months)

Project : Cottco Chinhoyi Construction of Hardstands to stake cotton

bales (value US$107 143).

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Site Agent

Period : 2000 (3months)

Project : University of Zimbabwe drainage upgrading (Rehabilitation and

upgrading of existing storm water drainage (value US$ 300 000)

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Site Agent

Period : 1999-2000 (6months)

Project : Chitungwiza Town Council, Roads Rehabilitation,

(value US$ 300 000)

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Site Agent

Period : 1999 (1month)

Project : Cottpro Chinhoyi Hot Asphalt surfacing (valueUS$ 150 000)

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Site Agent

Period : 1998-1999 (6weeks)

Project : Mutare Road Dualisation, concrete works kerbing, Hot Asphalt

surfacing (value US$ 700 000)

Duties

Day to day running of the site.

Programming of works.

Progress monitoring.

Measurement and valuation of the works

Ordering of materials

Employer : Bitumen Construction Services

Position : Site Agent

Period : 1998-1999 (16months)

Project : Zimre Park Development Servicing of 350 medium density

residential stands. Roads & storm water drainage, water &

sewer reticulation (valueUS$ 5 100 000)

Duties

Day to day running of the site.

Programming of works.

Progress monitoring.

Measurement and valuation of the works

Ordering of materials

Liaison with consultants.

Employer : A.P Glendinning

Position : Site Agent

Period : November 1997-February 1998

Project : National University of Science and Technology Roads

(value US$60 000)

Employer : A.P Glendinning

Position : Site Agent

Period : 1996-1997

Project : Helensvale Low density residential Roads (value US$ 131 600)

Employer : A.P Glendinning

Position : Site Agent

Period : November 1997-February 1998

Project : Crowborough North housing development. Construction of 1300

No. low cost houses, shops + roads & stormwater drainage,

water & sewer reticulation for the whole development (value

US$26 M)

Employer : Guliver

Position : Technician/ Q.S.

Period : 1993-1995

Project : Firle sewage works (value US$ 1.5M)

Mazvikadei housing Project (value USD 1.2M)

Cluff Mine Civil Works (value US $ 1.2M)

Cluff Mine construction of 2 storey Workshop building

(value US$ 500 000)

Cluff community hall construction (value US$ 150 000)

Guliver H.Q Office Renovations (Value US$ 60 000)

Duties involved Estimating & Tendering

Employer : Guliver

Position : Technician/ Q.S.

Period : 1992-1993

Project : ZESA Sub station Bindura (value US$ 25 000)

Granite Catch pits & Junction boxes (value US$ 25 000)

Duties involved measurement & IPC preparation.

Employer : Guliver

Position : SiteTechnician/ Q.S.

Period : 1991-1992

Project : Small works renovations and maintenance

Duties involved Supervision and quotations.

Employer : Guliver

Position : Trainee SiteTechnician.

Period : 1990-1991

Project : Chitungwiza Bridge (value US $ 200 000)

Arches 2 storey building (value US$ 400 000)

Duties involved site supervision and Site Survey work.

Employer : Guliver

Position : Trainee SiteTechnician.

Period : 1988-1990

Project : Cluff Mine Bindura

Manyuchi Dam

Kamativi Mine Dorowa Mine

Duties:

Trainee Construction Supervisor

Supervision Dam construction site

Supervision open cast mine site.

Supervision open cast mine.

Employer : Ministry of Education

Position : Teacher.

Period : 1986-1987

REFERENCES

1.Christopher Seager email ad4v6x@r.postjobfree.com Mobile +263-**-***-****

2.Engineer Coetzee email ad4v6x@r.postjobfree.com Mobile +27-100-***-***

3.Duncan Smith email ad4v6x@r.postjobfree.com Mobile +263-***-***-***

OTHER COURSES ATTENDED

COURSE TITLE AWARD YEAR INSTITUTION

Engineering Survey Certificate 1990 Gulliver Training Center

Part A

Engineering Survey Certificate 1991 Gulliver Training Center

Part B

Curve Ranging & Certificate 1993 Gulliver Training Center

Setting Out

Bills Of Quantities Certificate of 1995 Zimbabwe Institution of

& Tendering Attendance Engineers

Materials Management Certificate of 1995 Zimbabwe Institution of

In Construction Attendance Engineers

Costing For Certificate of 1996 Zimbabwe Institution of

Construction Attendance Engineers

Concrete Practice Certificate 1994 Cement & Concrete

Institute of Zimbabwe

Management

Development Programme Certificate 1995 Speciss Training

Services

Introduction to Certificate 1993 Sutherland Computer

Computers Services

Intermediate MS Excel Certificate 1999 Speciss Training

Services

Advanced Excel Certificate 1999 Speciss Training

Services

MS Project Certificate 2003 New Horizons Training

The Art of Empowering Certificate 2007 Success Motivation

People International (U.S.A)

Situational Leadership 2 Certificate of 2012 Group Five Academy

Attendance

Partnering For Performance Certificate 2012 Group Five Academy

Corporate Governance Certificate of 2013 Group Five Academy

& Ethics Attendance

Insights Certificate of ( 2013) Group Five Academy

Attendance

Diversity Awareness Certificate of (2013) Group Five Academy

Attendance

PMP Certificate (2018) PMI USA

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