Site Agent/Site Engineer
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
VIVEKA.R. LOWTON
SLIVERGLEN
CHATSWORTH
4092
CELL: 082-***-****
EMAIL: ************@*******.***
*******@********.**.**
Dear Mr. /Ms.
APPLICATION FOR POST
I am currently employed by Power Group of Companies as a site agent, seeking a position at your company. I will appreciate it if you could read through my attached C.V. If there are any queries regarding my C.V feel free to contact me. Thank you for taking a few minutes of your time to read this letter, I eagerly await feedback from you.
Regards,
VIVEKA.R LOWTON
CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
CONTACT DETAILS
Viveka Ramkrisnan Lowton
25 Sunkist Road Silverglen, Chatsworth, 4092
*******@********.**.** / ************@*******.***
www.linkedin.com/in/viveka-lowton
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of birth, place of birth (town and country), country of citizenship and gender
29 October 1987
Boksburg, Gauteng
South African Citizen
Code 10 Drivers
Indian
Male
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Name of Institution Details of Qualification
University of Johannesburg National Diploma: Civil
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NB: In the process for completing my application for Construction Manager (Pr. CM) with the SACPCMP.
Date Training/Certification was
Attained
Name of Institution Details of Qualification
June 2005 TUT Survey 1 – Practical
June 2013 CESA FIDIC Contract Workshop
July 2016 ACS Construction Materials
July 2016 EOH Legal Liability
Sep 2016 ACS Workplace Investigations
Sep 2016 ACS Workplace Risk Assessments
Sep 2016 EOH Construction Regulations
March 2021 POPI Advanced Online Academy
April 2021 SARF Estimating, Costing &Pricing of
Tender
CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
CAREER HISTORY/ WORK EXPERIENCE
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Brick Works Phase 1(Bulk Earthworks and Civil infrastructure) – Durban KZN Duration: Jan 2021 - Current
Position: Site Agent/Site Engineer
Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Develop good RE / client relations without prejudicing the profitability of the contract
• Develop good internal customer relations
• Management and networking with sub-contractors
• On site relationship with ED contractors and measurement of ED payments and supplier’s utilization
• CPG Reporting
• Contract programming - plant, labour, and resources in accordance with company procedure
• Efficient resource utilization
• Production - meet unit cost and production targets
• Supervise monthly cost and unit cost reports on site
• Monitor daily site costing (cost allocations)
• Supervise site measurement and assure agreement with RE
• Contractual correspondence on site
• Coaching and mentoring young talent and actively involving talent in developmental initiative
• Analyse competence of staff and identify development areas
• Using of task planners on key operations
• Knowledge and interpretation of different Legal and Contract documents/specifications
• Manage health and safety and achieve targets
• Material procurement and negotiations with suppliers Plan and manage Concrete works
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Karusa Windfarm – Sutherland Northern Cape Duration: Nov 2019 – Dec 2020
Position: Sub Site Agent/General Foreman
Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Develop good RE / client relations without prejudicing the profitability of the contract
• Develop good internal customer relations
• Management and networking with sub-contractors
• On site relationship with ED contractors and measurement of ED payments and supplier’s utilization
• Contract programming - plant, labour, and resources in accordance with company procedure
• Efficient resource utilization
• Production - meet unit cost and production targets
• Supervise monthly cost and unit cost reports on site
• Monitor daily site costing (cost allocations)
• Supervise site measurement and assure agreement with RE
• Contractual correspondence on site
• Coaching and mentoring young talent and actively involving talent in developmental initiative
• Analyse competence of staff and identify development areas
• Using of task planners on key operations
• Knowledge and interpretation of different Legal and Contract documents/specifications
• Manage health and safety and achieve targets
• Plan and manage Concrete works
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Nxuba Windfarm – Bedford Eastern Cape
Duration: Nov 2018 – Nov 2019
Position: Site Agent – Acciona Buffer Yard & Conco Substation CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
Sub Site Agent – Nxuba Windfarm
General Foreman – Concrete Works
Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Develop good RE / client relations without prejudicing the profitability of the contract
• Develop good internal customer relations
• Management and networking with suppliers and sub-contractors
• On site relationship with ED contractors and measurement of ED payments and supplier’s utilization
• Contract programming - plant, labour and resources in accordance with company procedure
• Efficient resource utilization
• Production - meet unit cost and production targets
• Budget: Prepare contract budget, cash flows
• Supervise monthly cost and unit cost reports on site
• Prepare monthly cost reports
• Monitor daily site costing (cost allocations)
• Supervise site measurement and assure agreement with RE
• Negotiation of extra work or any changes and claims
• Contractual correspondence on site
• Coaching and mentoring young talent and actively involving talent in developmental initiatives
• Analyse competence of staff and identify development areas
• Using of task planners on key operations
• Knowledge and interpretation of different Legal and Contract documents/specifications
• Manage health and safety and achieve targets
• Plan and manage Concrete works
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Chloorkop – Gauteng (Premier Foods, LVS Building and Viking Earthworks) Duration: Nov 2017 – Nov 2018
Position: Site Agent
Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Develop good RE / client relations without prejudicing the profitability of the contract
• Develop good internal customer relations
• Management and networking with suppliers and sub-contractors
• On site relationship with ED contractors and measurement of ED payments and supplier’s utilization
• Contract programming - plant, labour and resources in accordance with company procedures
• Efficient resource utilization
• Production - meet unit cost and production targets
• Budget: Prepare contract budget, cash flows
• Supervise monthly cost and unit cost reports on site
• Prepare monthly cost reports
• Monitor daily site costing (cost allocations)
• Supervise site measurement and assure agreement with RE
• Negotiation of extra work or any changes and claims
• Contractual correspondence on site
• Coaching and mentoring young talent and actively involving talent in developmental initiatives
• Analyse competence of staff and identify development areas
• Using of task planners on key operations
• Knowledge and interpretation of different Legal and Contract documents/specifications
• Manage health and safety and achieve targets
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Meadowdale – Gauteng (Komatsu Bulk Earthworks Phase 2) Duration: July 2017 – Nov 2017
Position: Site Agent
Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Develop good RE / client relations without prejudicing the profitability of the contract
• Develop good internal customer relations
• Management and networking with suppliers and sub-contractors CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
• On site relationship with ED contractors and measurement of ED payments and supplier’s utilization
• Contract programming - plant, labour and resources in accordance with company procedures
• Efficient resource utilization
• Production - meet unit cost and production targets
• Budget: Prepare contract budget, cash flows
• Supervise monthly cost and unit cost reports on site
• Prepare monthly cost reports
• Monitor daily site costing (cost allocations)
• Supervise site measurement and assure agreement with RE
• Negotiation of extra work or any changes and claims
• Contractual correspondence on site
• Coaching and mentoring young talent and actively involving talent in developmental initiatives
• Analyse competence of staff and identify development areas
• Using of task planners on key operations
• Knowledge and interpretation of different Legal and Contract documents/specifications
• Manage health and safety and achieve targets
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Chloorkop – Gauteng (Lords View Phase 4, 5, 8 and the Intersection upgrades on Allandale) Duration: Feb 2016 – March 2017
Position: Site Agent
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Management of construction activities including programming of work
Managing quality assurance
Operational task planners (Method statements)
Liaise with Engineer and site inspection with ER
Manage on site lab and requests to external lab
Ordering of materials from drawings
Selection and management of major sub-contractors as well as local contractors
Site daily diary and monitoring daily costing
Monitoring staff compliance with health and safety standards, safety equipment and safety clothing standards
Identification and selection of candidates for training
Position: Assistant Site Agent/Sub Agent (Phase 8 and Intersection Upgrade)
Develop good RE / client relations without prejudicing the profitability of the contract
Develop good internal customer relations
Management and networking with suppliers and sub-contractors
On site relationship with ED contractors and measurement of ED payments and supplier’s utilization
Contract programming - plant, labour and resources in accordance with company procedures
Efficient resource utilization
Production - meet unit cost and production targets
Budget: Prepare contract budget, cash flows
Supervise monthly cost and unit cost reports on site
Prepare monthly cost reports
Monitor daily site costing (cost allocations)
Supervise site measurement and assure agreement with RE
Negotiation of extra work or any changes and claims
Contractual correspondence on site
Coaching and mentoring young talent and actively involving talent in developmental initiatives
Analyze competence of staff and identify development areas
Using of task planners on key operations
CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
Knowledge and interpretation of different Legal and Contract documents/specifications
Manage health and safety and achieve targets
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Chloorkop – Gauteng (Lords View Phase 4 & 5 Earthworks and TFG Civils) Duration: Feb 2015 – Feb 2016
Position: Site Engineer
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Management of construction activities including programming of work
Managing quality assurance
Operational task planners (Method statements)
Liaise with Engineer and site inspection with ER
Manage on site lab and requests to external lab
Ordering of materials from drawings
Selection and management of major sub-contractors as well as local contractors
Site daily diary and monitoring daily costing
Monitoring staff compliance with health and safety standards, safety equipment and safety clothing standards
Identification and selection of candidates for training
Position: Site Agent (TFG Civils)
Develop good RE / client relations without prejudicing the profitability of the contract
Develop good internal customer relations
Management and networking with suppliers and sub-contractors
On site relationship with ED contractors and measurement of ED payments and supplier’s utilization
Contract programming - plant, labour and resources in accordance with company procedures
Efficient resource utilization
Production - meet unit cost and production targets
Budget: Prepare contract budget, cash flows
Supervise monthly cost and unit cost reports on site
Prepare monthly cost reports
Monitor daily site costing (cost allocations)
Supervise site measurement and assure agreement with RE
Negotiation of extra work or any changes and claims
Contractual correspondence on site
Coaching and mentoring young talent and actively involving talent in developmental initiatives
Analyze competence of staff and identify development areas
Using of task planners on key operations
Knowledge and interpretation of different Legal and Contract documents/specifications
Manage health and safety and achieve targets
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Chloorkop – Gauteng (Lords View Phase 1&2) Duration: Mar 2014 – Dec 2014
Position: Site Engineer / Junior Quantity Surveyor Responsibilities and Achievements:
Management of construction activities including programming of work
Managing quality assurance
Operational task planners (Method statements)
Liaise with Engineer and site inspection with ER
Manage on site lab and requests to external lab
Ordering of materials from drawings
CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
Selection and management of major sub-contractors as well as local contractors
Site daily diary and monitoring daily costing
Monitoring staff compliance with health and safety standards, safety equipment and safety clothing standards
Identification and selection of candidates for training
Draw up payment certificates
Check and annualize cost
Chair cost meetings with senior management
Forecasting project profitability
Draft bulk order letters with assistants from senior contracts manager
Reconciliation of measurement of sub-contractor’s work
Allowed calculation – plot production graphs
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Chloorkop – Gauteng (Lords View Phase 1&2) Duration: Mar 2013 – Dec 2013
Position: Site Engineer
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Management of construction activities including programming of work
Managing quality assurance
Operational task planners (Method statements)
Liaise with Engineer and site inspection with ER
Manage on site lab and requests to external lab
Ordering of materials from drawings
Selection and management of major sub-contractors as well as local contractors
Site daily diary and monitoring daily costing
Monitoring staff compliance with health and safety standards, safety equipment and safety clothing standards
Identification and selection of candidates for training Earth works team won the title of team of the year at the company’s annual prize giving. Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Sandton – Gauteng (M1 Colet to Woodmead Mill & Fill) Duration: Jan 2012 – Nov 2012
Position: Site Engineer
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Site daily diary
Manage subcontractors – measurement and allocation of work
book traffic accommodation and lab requests
Draw traffic accommodation drawings and submit to TSO for approval
Draw up weekly programs with site agent/ general foreman
Solve technical problems or request for clarity from RE
Compile technical queries for submission to led engineer
Site inspections with RE
Ordering of bulk materials – Premix
Checking and enforcing compliance to quality standards Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Alberton – Gauteng (GFIP –Package E1 & E2) Duration: Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
Position: Site Engineer
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Site daily diary
Manage subcontractors – measurement and allocation of work
book traffic accommodation and lab requests
Draw traffic accommodation drawings and submit to TSO for approval
Draw up weekly programs with site agent/ general foreman
Solve technical problems or request for clarity from RE CURRICULUM VITAE OF VIVEKA LOWTON
Compile technical queries for submission to led engineer
Site inspections with RE
Daily costing – Entire section under the control of one construction team (SA,QS,GF & Foreman) Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Kempton Park – Gauteng (GFIP – R21)
Duration: Jan 2008 – Dec 2009
Position: Part Time Student
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Layer works supervision
Survey – Layer works as-built
Organisation: Power Construction Pty LTD
Location: Kempton Park - Gauteng
Duration: Jan 2007 – Dec 2007
Position: Full Time Student
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Earth works supervision.
Survey – Setting out for paving and cart paths
CONTACTABLE REFEREES
MR R TURNER 082-***-**** (CONTRACTS MANAGER)
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