Henry Maina, BSc. Civil Engineering

P.O Box ****-50200, Bungoma

+254********* • admazb@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Civil & Structural Engineering/Project Management

Analysis, design and supervision of building structures.

Experience of preparing work reports. Constantly focusing on a client's objectives of quality, cost and time.

Conversant with safety measures at site, HSSE, in the energy industry.

Project Planning, tracking, monitoring and evaluation, and project closure.

Tender preparation and evaluation for new and ongoing projects.

Cost engineering

Works’ measurement, valuations and payment certificate preparation.

Quality assurance and quality control in construction works.

Able to explain technical design ideas clearly.

Report writing and presentation.

Project tracking, monitoring and evaluation.

Facility management

AutoCAD

Proficient in using several civil and structural design softwares

Personal

Ability to work through tough situations until they are resolved.

Proactively learning emerging technologies.

Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Ability to work with different partners/teams taking with the objective of accomplishing of common project goals

CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Kent Africa Ltd, Nairobi

Design Lead Civil engineering (04/2019)-Present

Leading and advising the projects design team in the organization

Reviewing designs before sharing with clients

Acting as a custodian of local construction industry laws and advising clients where necessary

Advising the organization and clients on best practices in the construction industry

Advising on cost management of projects

Overseeing HSSE implementation in construction sites

Civil engineer-Project management (03/2016) - (03/2019)

Scoping new sites, designed, managed and delivered construction projects. This Included scoping, design, preparation of BoQs, approvals, supervision during construction, cost management, timely delivery and handing over to clients in the oil and energy industry.

I also delivered upgrades of operational sites with minimal interference to operations, therefore ensuring that clients were able to continue with the commercial aspect of a business during upgrades.

I advised clients on best possible practices that adhered to regulations and would deliver the project with least possible interference and hitches. Such sites required a high level of HSSEQ adherence

I headed the company’s CSR which involved upgrading and maintenance of several primary schools around the country

I was also involved in facility management of various commercial outlets such as restaurants

I participated in scoping and installation of solar panels various clients in the petroleum industry

I was involved in business acquisitions where I advised clients seeking to obtain business premises, on the quality of the outlet, adherence to regulations and projected cost improvement required before negotiations with potential clients.

I also participated in research and collection of data and creation of branding impressions

Finally, I was also able to train several junior staff to manage sites and therefore minimized the transport costs for the company. The junior staff members would then give regular updates about the progress and also escalate whenever faced with an issue beyond their technical ability.

Intern Civil engineering (02/2015) - (03/2016)

I prepared site progress reports to be shared with the project team

I ensured total adherence to QA/QC guidelines and keeping filed information for future review.

I kept track of project changes to minimize cost overruns

I interpreted drawings for the site team

Quintech Engineering, Thika

Site Agent (01/2014)-(03/2014)

I presided over workers and made arrangements for daily materials required at site. Additionally, I oversaw the setting out of apartments and interpreting of drawings to the foremen before construction

M’Big LTD, Bungoma

Civil Engineering Intern (09/2013) -(12/2013)

I assisted in tender application and filling in of BOQs for tender submission. I was also involved in supervision of sites assigned to me and requisition, tracking and receiving of materials onsite. Finally, I gave daily reports of the progress for the sites.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Kent Africa Ltd, Nairobi

(09/2019) - (12/2020)

I successfully headed and delivered research and gap analysis for Kenya Petroleum Technical Assistance Project (KEPTAP) project funded by World Bank. The tasks include; -

Comparing the local petroleum practices against existing international guidelines and give recommendations on what can adopted from the countries sampled.

Identifying the gaps in compliance for the local petroleum dispensing stations (about 4350 sites) vis a vis the existing laws in Kenya (KS:2506 and KS 1960)

Giving recommendations on what can be done to close the identified gaps

Microsave Kenya LTD, Machakos

Researcher (08/2014) -(09/2014)

I visited Kenya Women Finance Trust’s (KWFT) clients in Machakos County; microfinance tailored at women, and surveyed the uptake of various products on the market from the client.

I also consolidated the research data into a summarized presentation format.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Graduate Engineer, (2014) Engineers Board of Kenya, Number B8281

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Project Management Professional Certificate, (May-June 2019)

Computer pride College, Nairobi Kenya (Awaiting certification by PMI)

QMS training for ISO 9001:2015 standard (July-August 2019)

ISO management Systems

EDUCATION

B.Sc. Civil Engineering, (2013)

University of Nairobi, Kenya

LANGUAGES

English

Swahili

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