James Harlow
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Working Profile
I have worked in construction for twenty plus years on different projects from rail to road and building constructions. I have gained experience in a wide range of aspects of the building industry.
International experience in expert engineering and difficult environments.
Degree qualified with (HONORS) Civil Engineering.
Further Education
Canterbury Technical College NVQ2 bricklaying construction management
KENT UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science (HONORS) CIVIL ENGINEERING
NVQ level 2 instructor site safety and operator site plant
H2S certificate
CSCS, SMSTS, FIRST AID AT WORK
Work summary
May 2015
Site management holiday cover
H YOUNGS KENYA
December 2014/ march 2015
Construction /project manager
Constructing on new and rehabilitation of existing road, construction of 90 metre steel and concrete bride, Kenya Ugandan border, soil testing and preparing of ground from sub-base to gsc level, preparing and raising certificate of payment (F.I.D.I.C).organizing of work, overseeing engineers, plant etc
Saudi Armco
Saudi Arabia
June 2014
Civil engineer grade 11/Project management
Consultant and hands on engineering with up standard health and safety for new sports field, spray field and housing development,
With two schools and new medical centre, input to programme of work cost and revision of drawings.
Training of new engineers civil and mechanical, detailed planning of work seclude and execution of contract, meeting sub contracts writing health and safety plan for contract, reviewing certificate for payments, writing up new work permits, hot cold and hazardous, reviewing and updating programme and progress reports, checking of work to as built drawings
D, B Shapriya Tanzania
Upgrade Song we airport
Project manager
August 2013/ November 2013
Extension terminal building, replace apron overlay of runway, new drainage runway and terminal building. New concrete design mix and asphalt, preparing of monthly payment certificate ( F,I,D,I,C) weekly meetings with consultants and client, hiring of plant testing of materials,proposal and design of additional works .
Training of both office staff and trades on site, and health and safety
DAILY CONSTRUCTION
Freelance Project Manager/ QA
June 2012/
Civil and construction projects Kent and East Sussex small works for private clients. Including concrete, tarmac, re-newing replacement drainage. Brick work, man holes extension work,
Setting of programme of works, completing projects on time and keeping to budget control, client and contractors relationship monthly evaluations, all material costings and ordering of materials.
John David's Construction Nigeria
Sept 2011/May 2012
Project Manager
Total running of road drain and bridge 58 km of road and drainage 3 bridge's all soil testing and concrete testing.
Proposals of design for all new culvert and concrete works.
Running and maintained of precast yard for drains and culverts ring and boxed, grades c25 up to grade c40 for precast bridge sections
Proposal of design for new connection road into communities.
Buying and hiring of all plant needed for Road Bridge and concrete works
Training of plant and equipment operator
Weekly service for all plant.
All programmes of work schedule for three bridges, Microsoft office document
Liaising with client
Costing of materials
Processing certificate for payment
Executing of earthworks and precasting to British standard
Daily running of site and staff weekly work sheets and running of machines
Organizing of bush clearing and earthworks for road foundation
Preparing of monthly meetings with directors, weekly reports and monthly evaluation
Reports for client
Horatio Civil Construction Nigeria
Nov/O9 Nov2011
Project Manager
Construction of brewery factory mini village complex
sango ota Nigeria.
3 km of internal roads setting of levels from existing roads main drainage running around new factory,
Setting of buildings working with surveying team
Working as Q.S for materials hiring suppliers setting L.P.O and costing materials
Hire and purchasing machines and labour force: i.e. mason carpenters steel fixer labour and machine operators
Training mason, carpenters, steel fixers,machine operators
Liaison with client and consultants working to contract budget
Executing work keeping programming of works
Consultant for Horatio to Federal and local government Nigeria
Programme of works
32 km road rehabilitation shagamum to Ikurudo Lagos
Including soil testing new culvert and underground drainage
3 km of drainage including cross over for services and culverts replacing old for new working and connecting live drainage, preparing of pre cast yard for kerb and drainage
Design and supervise new road levels adding roundabout removing traffic lights all above in a live situation
Hi-tech Civil Construction
NOV 08/Oct 09
Ash phalt Concrete General Foreman
Constructing control building and toll both for 18 lane expressway from pile cap to finish, design construction of over head canapé, stairways and escape routes. Setting out of second toll both design and construction works.
Constructing of office building for staff and L.C.C. consultants
3 km of foundation sub base removing and replacing of existing work for road approach to toll both preparing to asphalt level
5 km open drainage removing of old drainage and replacing with new, designing of both precast and insitue drains
Including 10 underground culverts including inlet chambers to run into lagoon
Construction of 18 km boundary block wall setting out foundation moving any utilities
Replacing overhead electric cable to underground
Supervising all concrete including precast and power float finish to South African standard
Training of machine operators 360, jcb, roller dumper D6/D8 dozer, mason, carpenters, steel fixer.
Design and construction of material testing lab.
Design and construction of oil catchment pit baffle system
Traffic management
All above work on live dual carriageway
Seabay civil Nigeria
FEB 2008 NOV 09
Site Engineer Site Supervisor
Supervising Nigerian engineers
Setting out of pile grids
Setting out of levels of piles
Design and proposing of new road and drainage all so sea defence
Supervising construction of jetty marine in bayelsa state
Supervision of new road levels
Design new road lay out
Working with local government engineers surveyors
Health safety to UK standard
Skill Base Nigeria (Jagal)
NOV 06/ July o7
Site General Foreman
Ordering site materials to pm
Supervising land drainage
Supervising kerb laying/ footpaths
Fitting of septic tanks connecting main drainage
Construction of external stair cases
Supervising of duct laying i.e.; electric, phone computer cables
Supervising/training machine plant operators
Setting out and constructing substation/power station
Foundation work for a waste furnace for Niger dock
Organizing work for mason steel fixer’s carpenters & labourers
All above work was on a weekly program