Power Plant Manager

Location:

Mokopane, Limpopo, South Africa

Posted:

September 25, 2020

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Professional Profile

• Project Manager with ** years construction experience.

• Result driven with working experience both locally and abroad. Working in challenging remote areas with semi-skilled labor.

• Experienced in multi-disciplined construction areas in both the public and private sectors on multi-million- dollar projects. High rise buildings, Oil & Gas sector, Concrete Reservoirs, Residential Housing, Luxury Resorts, Pipelines, Waste water treatment works, Civil works and Finishing.

• Exceptional leader who is able to oversee and direct construction projects from conception right through to completion.

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procedures and systems.

• Using specialist construction management computer applications.

• Good decision-making and problem-solving skills even when under pressure.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and coordination of work crews concurrently.

• Good communication skills with the ability to listen to ideas from my team. Relevant Work Experience

1 May 2018 –

Current

Project Manager

Remote Group – Kigali: Rwanda

• Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture

• University in Rwanda funded by the Howard G Buffet foundation comprising out of faculties, student accommodation, vegetable and tree enterprises, campus center, & workshops.

• Ordering of material and long lead items.

• Establish plant and project staffing requirements.

• Tracking planned vs actual progress and ensure adherence to program sequence.

• Establish recovery plans where slippages occurred.

• All administrative duties including but not limited such as RFI’s, daily site diary’s, weekly progress reports, actual vs allowable cost comparison.

• Project Value - $70 Mil.

Gert Johannes de Beer

Plaas Dooringkom Gedeelte 142

Modimolle – South Africa

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Gert de Beer – Resume

May 2016 – April

2018

Project Manager

Murray & Roberts – Jwaneng: Botswana

• Jwaneng 47 D-Band Houses

• Construct 47 D-Band houses for Debswana mine under very strict health and safety standards.

• Plan and execute construction site layout. Establish plant and project staffing requirements.

• Compile two weeks, one month and three months look ahead with project planner.

• Chair production meetings.

• Liaise with client representative during visits to site.

• Compile monthly progress report and report back during monthly progress meeting.

• Attend monthly safety meetings with the client.

• Oversee all trades to complete the houses.

• Project value – P120 mil

Aug 2015 – April

2016

Project Manager

Terra Firma Africa – Nungwi: Zanzibar

• Nungwi Hotel & Resort

• Very high-end luxury resorts consisting of overnight apartments, restaurants, pools, bars, reception area, water purification plant, mv & lv rooms & staff accommodation. All building built with local coral stone.

• Very limited recourses and construction material was available due to the remote location of the island which posed its own challenges.

• Managing multiple trades to complete the project.

• Daily monitoring of stock and ordering long lead items due to the remote location of the project.

• Daily record keeping of site diary and quality control documents.

• Project value - $15 mil

Jun 2014 – Jul

2015

Project Manager

Mukoque Construction Lda– Chokwe: Mozambique

• 40MW Gas Fired power plant.

• Civil works, casting concrete for the bases and floor of 10 GE Jenbacher 24-cylinder engines, building of the MV/LV rooms and the construction of 10 prefab houses.

• Day to day monitoring of site progress, employees, plant.

• Ordering material and long lead items.

• All administrative tasks.

• Planning and monitoring concrete in extreme weather conditions.

• Closing out of non-conformance reports both on quality and safety, investigate root cause and implement preventative measures.

• Compile construction program and recovery plans where slippages occur.

• Liaise with client representative and managing any concerns.

• Project value - $100 mil

Ressano Garcia: Mozambique

• 175MW Gas Fired power plant.

• Civil works, casting concrete for the bases and floor of 18 Warsila gas powered engines, building of the MV/LV rooms, powerhouse building, plinths for the switch yard and the construction of the canteen feeding 600 employees per day.

• Ordering material and long lead items.

• All administrative tasks.

• Compile construction program and recovery plans where slippages occur.

• Liaise with client representative and attend weekly progress & safety meetings.

• Oversee a very diverse team to complete all civil works related to the plant construction.

• Project value - $200 mil

Jan 2006 – May

2014

Site Agent

Various Companies – Various locations: South Africa

• Worked on various projects throughout South Africa. Simplified list of the projects completed while working in South Africa includes:

- Mooihoek – Limpopo Province

Construct the waste water treatment works. Abundance of concrete work with various structures including primary & secondary treatment structures, sediment tanks, aeration tanks & digesters.

Project Value – R24 mil

- Steelpoort – Limpopo Province

Complete civil works and construct a 3ML reservoir for the bulk water supply including a 20km pipeline.

Project Value – R35 mil

- Giyani – Limpopo Province

Upgrading to existing structures and the construction of new structures on the waste water treatment works. Various structures including primary & secondary treatment structures, sediment tanks, aeration tanks & digesters. Project Value – R32 mil

- Middelburg – Mpumalanga Province

Construct a 10ML concrete reservoir with a dome roof. Reservoir walls was post tensioned.

- Mothibistad – North West Province

Construction of a new 6ML concrete reservoir with a dome roof & 1ML elevated concrete tower.

Gert de Beer – Resume

- Koffiefontein – Northen Cape

Construction of the Perseus Hydra 745 Power Line from Koffiefontein to Kimberly including all pylons, stubs and V-Towers.

- Thabazimbi – Limpopo

Construction of the Medupi 400KV Power Line from Thabazimbi to Ellisras including all pylons, stubs and V-Towers.

• Duties on the above-mentioned projects was a hands-on approach to constructing all the various projects with all administrative duties involved.

• Various similar projects completed during my employment; complete list available on request.

Education