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https://www.linkedin.com/n/oladele-opaleye-6815a3108 O L A D E L E S O L O M O N O P A L E Y E

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name: Oladele Solomon Opaleye

Date of Birth: 08 July 1968

Country of Birth: Nigeria

Marital status: Married

Dependents: Two

ID No: 680**********

Gender Male

State of Health: Excellent

Citizenship Status: Permanent Resident

Years of Experience: 27 years in Construction Industry EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Jan. 2019 to Date University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa. Qualification PhD. (Engineering Management)

Jan. 2011 – Dec. 2013 Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa. Qualification Master of Technology (M.Tech) Degree Construction Management

Sept. 1998 – Nov. 1999 University of Calabar Calabar, Nigeria. Qualification Postgraduate Diploma (Management)

Sept. 1987 – July 1992 Ogun State Polytechnic Abeokuta, Nigeria. Qualification Higher National Diploma (HND)

Architecture

OTHER CERTIFICATE

SAQA NQF 7 (ARCH), PRE-2009 AND SAQA NQF 8 (MANAGEMENT.) 2018, PR.CM, NZQF LEVEL 9.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB Membership No. 1518277)

Incorporate member since 2014 (ICIOB)

Association for Project Management South Africa (APMSA – Member 0380/2015)

The South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) Professional Member (Pr.CM) Reg. No. C/1486/2019

IT SKILLS

AUTOCAD Advanced 2015

• MS Office Advanced 2010

• MS Project Advanced 2022

Area of Specialisation:

.MS Project .Construction Management. Project Management .Civil engineering .Building Construction. AutoCAD. Facilities Management. Stakeholder Management. Negotiation ACHIEVEMENT (PUBLICATIONS)

OPALEYE O S (2013) ‘’IDENTIFYING LABOUR RISKS ON BUILDING SITES IN GAUTENG’’ Int. J. Built Environment and Asset Management, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp.165–180.

OPALEYE, O.S. and TALUKHABA, A.A. (2014) Evaluating Causes of Workers Fatality on Construction Sites in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality In: Laryea, S. and Ibem, E. (Eds) Proceedings 8th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Conference, 10-11 February 2014, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 281-292.

OPALEYE, O., SMALLWOOD J, and SHAKANTU, W. (2015) EVALUATING CAUSES OF WORKERS’ ACCIDENT ON SMALL SCALE CONSTRUCTION SITES IN PRETORIA In: Proceedings 4th Construction management Conference, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 22-31.

SAMUEL, S. V., TALUKHABA, A.A., and OPALEYE, O.S. (2016) IDENTIFYING HAZARDS FACING WORKERS IN CEMENT FACTORY IN PRETORIA In: Proceedings 9th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Conference, February 2-4, 2016, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa, 367-375.

ALEWI, M. F., TALUKHABA, A.A., and OPALEYE, O.S. (2016) WOMEN HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY In: Proceedings 9th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Conference, February 2-4, 2016, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa, 386- 398.

BALOGUN, A., TALUKHABA, A.A., and OPALEYE, O.S. (2016) EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRONIC TENDERING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS In: Proceedings 9th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Conference, February 2-4, 2016, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa, 426-435.

BALOGUN, A., TALUKHABA, A.A., and OPALEYE, O.S. (2016) FACTORS AFFECTING THE WIDE USE OF ELECTRONIC TENDERING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA In: Proceedings of the international conference on infrastructure development in Africa, July 10-12, 2016 University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg South Africa, 193-205.

OPALEYE, O.S., TALUKHABA, A.A. and PROF. JOHN SMALLWOOD (2016) IDENTIFYING WORKERS` HEALTH AND SAFETY AS CAUSES OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELAYS IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY In: Proceedings of the 17th International Biennial Conference on the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria, 218-227.

OTHER AREA OF SPECIALISATION

Computer Aided Draughting

Project Management

Facilities Management

Architectural Design

Property Management

Construction & detailing

Aluminium insulated panels

Aluminium roofing sheets, windows and doors, Curtain walling, Shop front, Skylight, Office Partitioning and laminated curtain walling supported with structural steel frames.

Good understanding of the N.B.R

Excellent Communication Skills

Time Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

October 2023 to Date

SKM AFRICA PTY LTD.

(South Africa) Senior Construction Manager

• Monitoring of works that are carried out on site in adherence to the OSH Act and that of Health and Safety requirement.

• Monitoring works carried out by the contractor and subcontractors in adherence to the project program and schedule.

• Tracking the project to see if there are no delays that could cause project overrun.

• Signing of the sub-contractor`s daily dairy and that of work instruction book.

• Responsible for the management of the of the Project team.

• Enforcing construction regulations on the contractor and all subcontractors.

• Chairing of weekly Construction technical site meetings.

• Monitoring project progress in line with Project program.

• Conduct inspections, on all works done by the workers, subcontractors and then compile progress reports that are sent to project manager weekly.

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• ESKOM – ARIADNE-EROS 400KV Power Line Construction valued R248 million managed by me.

May 2023 to September 2023

ESKOM ROTEK INDUSTRIES.

(South Africa) Construction Manager

• Monitoring of works that are carried out on site in adherence to the OSH Act and that of Health and Safety requirement.

• Monitoring works carried out by the contractor and subcontractors in adherence to the project program and schedule.

• Tracking the project to see if there are no delays that could cause project overrun.

• Signing of the sub-contractor`s daily dairy and that of work instruction book.

• Responsible for the management of the of the Project team.

• Enforcing construction regulations on the contractor and all subcontractors.

• Chairing of weekly Construction technical site meetings.

• Monitoring project progress in line with contract program.

• Conduct inspections, on all works done by the contractor and then compile progress reports

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• ESKOM – MULDERSVLEI 132 KV SUBSTATION

REFURBISHMENT managed by me.

January 2023 to April 2023

SIYAVUYA POWER PROJECTS.

(South Africa) Construction Manager

• Monitoring of works that are carried out on site in adherence to the OSH Act and that of Health and Safety requirement.

• Monitoring works carried out by the contractor and subcontractors in adherence to the project program and schedule.

• Tracking the project to see if there are no delays that could cause project overrun.

• Signing of the sub-contractor`s daily dairy and that of work instruction book.

• Responsible for the management of the of the Project team.

• Enforcing construction regulations on the contractor and all subcontractors.

• Chairing of weekly Construction technical site meetings.

• Monitoring project progress in line with contract program.

• Conduct inspections, on all works done by the contractor and then compile progress reports

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• ESKOM – ANKERLIG-KOEBERG 132 KV Power Line Construction Section B & C valued R184 million managed by me.

Reason for wanting to leave:

Project Completed and handed over to Eskom

February 2021 to December 2022

SIYAVUYA-UMSO JOINT VENTURE.

(South Africa) Construction Manager

• Monitoring of works that are carried out on site in adherence to the OSH Act and that of Health and Safety requirement.

• Monitoring works carried out by the contractor and subcontractors in adherence to the project program and schedule.

• Tracking the project to see if there are no delays that could cause project overrun.

• Signing of the sub-contractor`s daily dairy and that of work instruction book.

• Responsible for the management of the of the Project team.

• Enforcing construction regulations on the contractor and all subcontractors.

• Chairing of weekly Construction technical site meetings.

• Monitoring project progress in line with contract program.

• Conduct inspections, on all works done by the contractor and then compile progress reports

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• ESKOM – JUNO-GROMIS 400KV POWER LINE SECTION C

Projects valued R300 million Construction project presently managed by me.

• Regular site inspection on the Foundation steel Assembly and Stringing.

• ESKOM – KUSILE-LULAMISA 400KV POWER LINE SECTION B Projects valued R540 million Construction project presently co- managed by me.

Reason for wanting to leave:

Looking for Permanent Position

August 2020 to Oct. 2020

DURAPI CONSULTING (PTY) LTD.

(South Africa) Senior Project Manager

• Monitoring of works that are carried out on site in adherence to the OSH Act and that of Health and Safety requirement.

• Monitoring works carried out by the contractor and subcontractors in adherence to the project program and schedule.

• Tracking the project to see if there are no delays that could cause project overrun.

• Signing of the contractor`s daily dairy and that of work instruction book.

• Responsible for the management of the of the Project team.

• Enforcing construction regulations on the contractor and all subcontractors.

• Chairing of weekly Construction technical site meetings.

• Monitoring project progress in line with contract program.

• Conduct inspections, on all works done by the contractor and then compile progress reports

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• Regular budget review.

• DBSA - SAFG 1 Military Hospital ICU and Isolation Centre Projects valued R 148 million being project managed by me. Reason for wanting to leave:

Contract expired

October 2019 to March 2020

RODS CONSTRUCTION

(South Africa) Construction Project Manager

• Provide the guidelines for the definition of construction execution plan and its strategies, such as subcontracting plans, logistic and constructability studies, during the earlier stages of the project.

• Participate in defining the overall project planning and scheduling for construction activities, with the support of the expertise of construction organization key positions.

• Ensure the application and, where not already arranged in the planning phase, the issue of suitable procedures for the definition of working methods and site regulations.

• Ensure that the activities are carried out within the planned time and costs, coordinating and instructing the construction team accordingly and intervening with corrective actions in case of deviations or difficulties.

• Analyze all information regarding the progress of the work, indicating the causes of deviations between the program and the work carried out and propose solutions and/or request instructions to overcome these problems

• Ensure the implementation of recovery plans, if needed, including the re-planning of the activities and the reassignment of the scope of work to the subcontractors, or intervening with direct hiring personnel

• Ensure the progress data gathering and analysis in order to prepare the work progress reports

• Ensure effective interdisciplinary coordination verifying adequacy and consistency of construction strategies. Take necessary technical decisions in case of unresolved conflicts between disciplines, ensuring the optimization of construction sequences

• Ensure and coordinate the mobilization and demobilization of the assigned resources, in accordance with the project planned time frame and project needs

• Coordinate the execution of multidisciplinary construction activities and manage activities assigned to subcontractors, providing the guidelines for the execution of the works and monitoring the adequacy of manpower and equipment to face the construction activities

• Monitoring and inspecting the laying of Water pipes that supply water to the sprinkler in the Defy Production Factory in Ladysmith South Africa.

• Conduct inspections, monthly audit and compile reports

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• Regular budget review.

Reason for wanting to leave:

Personal career growth and development

January 2017 to Sept. 2019

DE-ACHI KONSULT

(South Africa) Construction Project Manager

• Monitoring of works that are carried out on site in adherence to the OSH Act and that of Health and Safety requirement.

• Responsible for the management of the of the Project team.

• Enforcing construction regulations to all contractors

• Chairing of weekly Construction Programme and Site meetings.

• Monitoring project progress in line with contract programme.

• Conduct inspections, monthly audit and compile reports

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• Regular budget review.

• Construction of residential building from foundation to completion for Mr. Nasser at Arcadia Pretoria (Feb. 2017

– July 2019)

• Project management of a Hospital at Mamelodi Pretoria from June 2017 – September 2017

• Project management of a residential building for Mr. Hassan at Arcadia Pretoria from September 2017 –

November 2017.

• Architectural building design of different magnitude.

• Project Management of a facilities management services at Naval Mess at Arcadia Pretoria from February 2018 – April 2018

Reason for wanting to leave: Personal career growth and development Jan. 2019 to June. 2019

Tshwane University of Technology

(South Africa) Part time Lecturer (Contract)

• Teaches subjects on Construction management & Management Civil 1.

(Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment)

Reason for wanting to leave:

Contract expired

July 2014 to Nov.2016

Tshwane University of Technology

(South Africa) Lecturer (Contract)

• Teaching B Tech Students in Construction Management IV and Building Entrepreneurship IV.

(Department of Building Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment)

Reason for wanting to leave:

Contract expired

May 2010 to Dec. 2014

Genial Shelter Architects

(South Africa) Project Manager/SAT

• Monitoring of works that are carried out on site in adherence to the OSH Act and that of Health and Safety requirement.

• Responsible for the management of the of the Project team.

• Enforcing construction regulations on all contractors

• Chairing of weekly Construction Programme and Site meetings.

• Monitoring project progress in line with contract programme.

• Conduct inspections, monthly audit and compile reports

• Issuing weekly reports to the client.

• Regular budget review.

• I attended courses on Aluminium Curtain wall, Shop front, Windows & Doors, Skylight, Office Partitioning and laminated curtain walling.

• Total Building Projects valued R 150 million are being handled by me.

• I do report to the managing director.

Reason for wanting to leave:

Contract employment – looking for Permanent position 2001 to 2009

De- Achi Konsult Ltd.

(Nigeria) Project Manager/ Architect

• Design and handling of building projects from initiation to completion

• Attending Tender briefing meetings

• Preparation of work schedules

• Sub-Contractor management

• Contractor Management and project progress tracking

• Skillful Application of Construction Standards, procurement, maintenance and tender procedures

• Ensure that all health and safety requirements are met.

• Total of sixteen Building Projects valued R87million are handled by me.

• I do report to the managing director.

Reason for wanting to leave: Personal career growth and development 1996 to 2001

G. Cappa Construction Ltd.

(Nigeria) Assistant Project Manager/Architect

• Site supervision and management of building works

• Work schedule preparation

• Quality plan preparation

• Monitoring Sub Contractors

• Ensuring OSH Act compliance

• Site meetings co-ordination

• Total of six Building Projects valued R 54million are handled by me.

• I do report to the project manager

Reason for wanting to leave: Personal career growth and development. 1993 to 1995

First Aluminium Products Ltd.

(Nigeria)

Technical Sales Manager

• Taking physical site measurements of:

Truss members

Window and door openings

Skylights

Curtain walls etc.

• Preparing quotes for clients

• Preparation of product specifications

• Preparation of national sales reports

• Total Building Projects valued R120 million are handled by me.

• I do report to the regional sales manager

Reason for wanting to leave: In pursuance of Construction Career 1992 to 1993

Sidiq Engineering Services Ltd

(Nigeria) Site Architect

• Site supervision of a Building Construction project

• Reporting daily activities to the Project Manager

• Handling 0f Technical and Construction drawings

• I do report to the project manager

Reason for wanting to leave: Completion of mandatory service to the nation CAREER OBJECTIVE

With my strong organizational, communication and analytic abilities I would ideally see myself in a position where I can interact with people, organize and follow-thorough tasks to perfection and having the satisfaction and recognition of a job well done. It is imperative for me to give a professional service, to have a challenging career and be proud of being part of a successful team and company.

LANGUAGES

Yoruba Native

English Fluent

REFERENCES

Mr. Malcolm Victor Siyavuya-Umso Joint Venture Pty Ltd.

E-mail:ad1vei@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: +278********

Prof. Alfred A Talukhaba Tshwane University of Technology Research Professor

Department of Building Sciences

E-mail: ad1vei@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: +271*-***-****/2/3

Prof. W Kehinde Kupolati Tshwane University of Technology Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

E-mail: ad1vei@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: +271********/ +277********

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