Construction Project Manager

Simeon Nyamache

Plot **B Luthuli Avenue Bugolobi, P.O. BOX 229, Ntinda, Kampala, UGANDA.

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CAREER PROFILE

Specialized in Construction Project Initiation, Planning and Management, execution strategy and implementation design and review, stakeholder engagement and co-ordination, communication and collaboration, coordination and scheduling for human and material resources, time and cost management and review, study and approval of architectural and shop drawings, contract documents preparation, negotiation, administration and management, quality management, quality assurance (QA), quality control

(QC), risk and crisis management, onsite supervision, inspections, project reporting and presentations, follow-throughs with clients, consultants and contractors and extensive use of Project Management software. Overall Achievements

• Averaged 12% project total cost savings on all projects.

• Averaged 10% project completion time savings on all projects.

• Positive total VAC (Variance at Completion) on all projects.

• Overall positive rating on quality delivered and client satisfaction. Main Projects

• 285 Room 5-Star Marriott Hotel and Marriot Executive Apartments, Kampala, Uganda; $100M

• 4500 Square Meter Kiambu Mall Project, Nairobi Kenya; $10M

• Runda Gardens Housing Project, 120 4-and 5-Bedroom townhouses, Nairobi, Kenya; $15M

• Muthaiga Golf Club Renovations and additional Works, Nairobi Kenya; $4M

• 296 Room 5-star Hilton Hotel Kampala, Uganda; $150M PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Construction Project Manager-285 room 5-star Marriott Hotel and Marriot Executive Apartments Project, Kampala, UGANDA; $80M.

Dec 2018 – Present

Business Type: Client-side Construction Project Management Roles

• Project technical leadership, planning, scheduling, coordination and management.

• Schedule and coordinate meetings with clients, project consultants, contractors and onsite construction representatives.

• Project budgets reviews, work programs preparation, evaluation, tracking and management.

• Study and evaluate project drawings/documents for purposes of material, equipment, labor scheduling and procurement.

• Control payment to subcontractors by valuation and certification of completed works.

• Prepare and present monthly work progress reports to stakeholders for reviews and discussions.

• Onsite project inspections to ensure that overall quality, structural, local government by-laws, safety and environmental standards are met.

• Guide the client through the project and accordingly advice on project scopes, implementation challenges, risks and mitigations and coordinate the approval of revisions, additions and variations.

Construction Project Manager-Kiambu Mall Project ($10M) and Runda Gardens Housing Project ($15M) 120 4 and 5-Bedroom townhouses for PEMCO AGENCIES LTD. May 2015 – October 2018

Type of Business: Project and Contract Management and Administration and Consultancy Services. Roles

• Led, supervised and monitored a team of 2 Architects and 6 engineers on site.

• Initiated and maintained relationships with the Client, statutory bodies, the main and sub-contractors, and other service providers and ensured consistence with the expected quality and safety objectives.

• Assisted the project teams in all technical and commercial aspects of the project hence enabling them to live up to the cost, design and quality objectives of the project.

• Managed and oversaw advanced project planning and management, estimating and scheduling for equipment, labor and resources.

Achievements

• Implemented innovative scheduling and procurement methods and with superior risk panning and management skills completed the works 2.5 months ahead of schedule with $80K savings on project cost.

Construction Project Officer-Muthaiga Golf Club Renovations and additional works-$4M January 2014 – April 2015

Roles

• Project initiation, planning and management for renovations and design follow-through in conformity with client brief.

• Project site scheduling to ensure accuracy in terms of materials, labour, equipment, time and financial projections.

• Onsite management and coordination of contractors’ performance to ensure that project quality, environmental, health/safety conformity, performances/agreements and legal compliances are met.

• Review project progress to establish, track and review the critical path, milestones, action plans, revisions, and schedules.

• Provide presentations as well as comprehensive written project status reports to project stakeholders and management.

• Defects and liability period management.

• Guide the client through the project and advice on project scope and variations. Construction Manager-Hilton Hotel Project Kampala, Uganda-$150M January 2010–December 2013

Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Planning, organizing, directing and focused project life-cycle management in terms of time, cost discipline and quality control, contract administration and conflict resolution throughout the construction and fit-out stages of the project.

• Coordinating between project consultants, site teams, and contractors to ensure that 5-star guidelines and standards for building performance, quality, by-laws, and safety are maintained.

• Liaison between the client and consultants to ensure timely designs, guidelines, procurement of equipment, materials, relevant certifications and performance guarantees.

• Prepare and present to the client and stakeholders accurate and timely project status reports and other relevant progress communication for the purposes of advance planning. EDUCATION

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya–M.Sc. Construction and Engineering Project Management, Ongoing, 2020.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya–Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (IFLA Approved), 2

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Class Honors Upper Division, 2009.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient use of Project management and design software (Archicad, AutoCAD, CPM, PERT, MS Project

(Gantt Chart), and Micro-soft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project, Publisher, Word the internet and associated applications.

Volunteer Work

• Field Work, Uganda Human Rights Commission-Advocacy for girl-child education and inheritance rights; 2012-Current.

• Mentor, Ford Foundation, Campaign for Peace and Democracy; 2008-Current

• Member, Red-cross, First Responder, Emergency Rescue and disaster management missions and First Aid giver; 2010-Current.

Affiliations and Membership

• Member, The Institution of Construction Project Managers of Kenya (ICPMK); 2014-Current

• Member, the Greenbelt Movement; Environmental conservation through tree planting and campaigns for reduced respiratory diseases through improved urban air quality. Advocating against encroachment on 'Urban Open Spaces' by commercial interests through community mobilizations, petitions, networking and peaceful campaigns for sustainable urban development through stake- holder participation and consultations; 2012-Current. Honors

• Winner, Ministry of Housing, World UN Habitat Day ‘Planning our Urban Future’ Exhibition, 5th October, 2009, Mombasa, Kenya.

• Ford Foundation Scholarship Beneficiary (Tuition); 2004 REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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