Civil Engineer Structural
Resume:
TENDAI CHIGURA
Junior Civil/Structural Engineer
Ruwa, Harare
Zimbabwe
Mobile Number: +263-***-***-***
E-Mail Address: *************@*****.***
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth 28 May 1992
Nationality Zimbabwean
Gender Female
Languages English
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a structural design engineer position with a reputable company in order to acquire industry experience and to showcase my work abilities that might further enhance my career prospects within the company. Wide-ranging experience in the design and construction monitoring of industrial, commercial, residential, and civil structures. An articulate and eloquent communicator. Capable of producing phenomenal results even under pressure, and with minimum supervision. Able to establish, maintain and develop effective working relationships with service users, operational teams, delivery partners and colleagues.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug 2019- Present: Graduate Structural Engineer, ARUP Zimbabwe Pvt, Ltd Structural design of reinforced concrete and steel buildings. Working in a multi-discipline environment to plan, design, monitor construction and commission projects that meet client and end user requirements.
Duties:
o Structural analysis and design of steel and reinforced concrete buildings and foundation systems.
o Issuing of construction drawings.
o Reinforced concrete detailing
o Producing sketches, reviewing construction drawings and providing support and input to drafting team.
o Site visits to monitor construction quality and check compliance to health and safety standards.
o Drafting project communication reports; site visit and inspection reports, minutes, specifications, and scopes of work.
o Inspections of existing buildings to determine integrity and safety of the structure. Drafting recommendations for remediation.
o Determine root cause of structural failures and recommend corrective action. o Project cost estimating
o Guiding less experienced team members (interns) in day-to-day activities including routine technical design and company procedures.
Nov 2017 – June 2019: Civil Engineer Intern, Bindura Municipality Assisting in the planning, design and construction management of municipal infrastructure in new and rehabilitation projects.
Duties:
o District metering of water reticulation network to monitor and minimise non-revenue water.
o Developed master plans for municipal infrastructure and prepared reports for storm water management.
o Monitoring and evaluation of all construction projects. o Scheduling and overseeing of routine and periodic maintenance of water supply network systems.
o Quality control
o Supervision of Municipality contractors
o Projects costing
o Development of preliminary projects baseline schedules o Ensuring Contractors’ compliance to Contract Documents o Tender documents preparation
o Reinforced concrete structures design
o Enforcing site health and safety regulations
o Overseeing town water and wastewater treatment processes and reticulation o Technical report writing
o Reviewing and verification of progress payment invoices Nov 2015- Jan 2016: Vacation Work Student, Department of Irrigation, Zimbabwe Technical and socio-economic assessment for the rehabilitation of Maunganidze Irrigation Scheme, Chipinge district, Zimbabwe
Duties:
o Assessing the condition of existing irrigation infrastructure o Cost-benefit analysis
o Stakeholder engagement
Nov 2013- Feb 2014: Vacation Work Student, Infraconsult Engineering, Germiston Construction supervision of single carriage way municipal access roads, storm water and housing development projects.
Duties:
o Site surveys
o Bill of Quantities calculations
o Day to day quality and quantity control
o Validating the quality of contractor’s completed work ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
BSc Civil Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand January 2012 - December 2017 Course Highlights
o Hydraulic Engineering
o Structural Analysis
o Reinforced Concrete Design
o Structural Steel Design
o Geotechnical Engineering
o Construction Materials
o Engineering Programming
o Hydrology
o Engineering Surveying
o Economics and Management
o Infrastructure Planning & Design
o Introduction to Environmental
Engineering, Health and Safety
o Investigational Project: An experimental study in the use of perforated horizontal plates as vortex suppressors at reservoir intakes. The project was aimed at refining design specifications for horizontal perforated plate vortex breakers. o Design Project: Designed a steel pedestrian bridge over a river. Engaged in the entire design process from the conceptual design, structural analysis, bill of quantities compilation and cost accounting for the project.
GCE Advanced Level
Cambridge International Examinations Riverton Academy (2011) SUBJECT GRADE
Maths B
Physics A
Chemistry A *
GCSE Ordinary Level
Gokomere High School (2008 – 2009)
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, Cambridge International Examinations 11 subjects recorded C or better including Maths, Chemistry, Biology and English COMPUTER LITERACY
Ms Word, Ms Excel, Power point, Epanet, HEC-RAS, Auto Cad, GIS, Prokon, Computer programming using VBA, Microsoft Office Project.
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