Harry van Zyl
Construction Foreman
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Pretoria, South Africa
EC 14 Heavy Vehicle Licence
Areas of Expertise:
Site Inspections Supervision of staff
Concrete Materials management Ordering materials Liaison with Engineer
Plastering/Brickwork Painting/Tiling
Form work Rebar fixing
General finishing Quality Control
Concrete placing/Level and Floating. Health & Safety
Attending progress meetings
Ensuring correct storage of all materials
Setting out using theodolite and dumpy levels
Compiling and signing off check lists
EXPERIENCE
Concrete & Steel Construction SARL - Kolwezi, DRC
Foreman Dec 2022 - Oct 2023
Trenching of Raft foundation; Formwork and Shuttering;
Fixing Rebar; Placing Levelling and Floating of Concrete;
Erecting of Steel Structures
Self Employed (Leakcon) Oct 2019 – Dec 2022
Construction & Waterproofing
Waterproofing of residential and commercial buildings. - Waterproofing of IBR/Tile/Concrete Roofs and Slabs. - Damp proofing - Using waterproof compound; Bitumen and Membrane - Torch-on waterproof - Roof Coating - Building and Tiling - Small Renovations and Building - Painting - All types of buildings
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-van-zyl-31b29634
Koidu Holdings Ltd (diamond mining) - Sierra Leone
Construction Supervisor Sept 2018 - May 2019
Construction & Civils; Layer work and Compaction; Layout Trenching of
Foundation; Fixing Rebar for Foundation; Formwork and Shuttering;
Concrete Work (foundation/plinths/floor); Floating of Floors; Safety Talks & Risk Assessments; Housekeeping. Project Value +- $7 million USD
Starplex Maintenance – Centurion Dec 2017 - Apr 2018
Foreman
Partitioning • Ceilings • Painting •Waterproofing • Tiling • Building • Paving Luxury Residential Units/Houses
Koidu Holdings ltd (diamond mining) - Sierra Leone
Civils & Maintenance Foreman Oct 2014 - Feb 2016
Managing Sub contractors, concrete, civil work and incinerator • Erecting of scaffolding and daily inspection • Prepare plans for short terms projects • Daily maintenance on roads • Managed tailings for road construction usage • Ordering of materials and tools • Building of accommodation blocks; offices; septic tanks • Maintenance on all buildings, workshops • Plumbing, Electrical, Painting, Plastering, Tiling, Carpentry etc. • Toolbox talks, Risk Assessments • Daily reports, General Administration. Project Value +-$3million USD
GAST International
Site Manager June 2014 – Oct 2014
Building and supervising building of houses; Managing Concrete and Civil
Works; Erection of prefabricated Recreational Centre; Toolbox talks; Risk Assessments; Health & Safety; Ordering of materials and tools; Projects value +- R28/40 million
Seswike (Rand Gold Congo, gold mining) - Kibali DRC
Construction Manager May 2011 - Feb 2013
Building and supervising building of 4800 houses; 14 schools; 40 churches; Finishing; Plastering; Painting; Glazing; Carpentry; Managing 6 Sub-contractors in charge of +- 2000 people; Managing brick plant manufacturing 60 000 Hydro form bricks daily; Concrete & Civil Works; Risk Assessment; Toolbox talks; Health & Safety; Ordering of materials and tools. Project value +- USD$400 million.
Sodexo International - Kandahar Afghanistan
Construction Supervisor July 2010 – Dec 2010
Building & Erection of 300 Man Camp (and Modular Cabins Installation);
1x 1500 Seat Fully Equipped DFAC; 1x 1200 Seat Fully Equipped DFAC; 1x Food Warehouse/1x Water Warehouse; Plumbing; Partitioning; Painting; Finishing; Suspended Ceilings; Shuttering; Steel fixing; Concrete; Layout of building plans; Quality Control; Health & Safety; Project from Inception to Completion. Project Value +- $15million USD
ProLog Solutions - Kandahar Afghanistan
Site Manager (LogCap) Sept 2007 – Nov 2008
Construction of 500 bed space tented camps; Construction and maintenance of hardened buildings; plastering; building; painting; plumbing etc. Health & Safety; Toolbox Talk; Pay Wages project Value +- $10million USD
Watcon Group - Gauteng (waterproofing/partitioning/construction)
Contracts/Site Manager Oct 2001 – Aug 2007
Painting of buildings 1-20 storeys Painting and waterproofing of numerous residential Units; Fit Out of ABSA Banks branches (partitioning; suspended ceilings; tiling; painting; joinery; carpeting; plumbing); Waterproofing and partitioning of buildings 1-40 storeys; Renovations of residential units; Health & Safety; Toolbox Talk; Project value +-R50 million annually
REFERENCES
Miles van Eeden – Koidu Holdings ltd, Sierra Leone
Technical HOD/Geologist
Danie Engelbrecht – Starplex Maintenance, Centurion
Managing Director
James Windell – CSC DRCongo
Construction Manager