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PROFILE OF JOSEPH CHISI

Surname

Chisi

First Names

Joseph

Citizenship

Zimbabwean

Passport Number

FN202934

Gender

Male

Passport Status

SA Permanent Resident

Residing in

Kempton park, Johannesburg.

Areas to consider

All South Africa

Languages Spoken

English, Shona, Zulu, Portuguese

Expectation

Market related

EDUCATION DETAILS

Qualification

National Intermediate Diploma in Land surveying

Institution

Harare Polytechnic

Year Passed

1990

Qualification

National Diploma in Land Surveying

Institution

Harare Polytechnic

Year Passed

1991

Qualification

Post graduate Diploma in Project Management

Institution

Harare Polytechnic

Year Passed

2011

Qualification

CCPPPM(project management)

Institution

University of Zimbabwe

Year Passed

2010

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Qualification

I &A course

Institution

Ministry of roads and Transport (Zimbabwe)

Year Passed

1988

ADDITIONAL COURSES / CERTIFICATES

•Model Maker (South Africa 2005)

•Road Maker and Civil Designer certificate of competency (South Africa 2006)

•CCS Candy C201- Construction Estimating and Evaluation.

•Certificate in health and safety

•Certificate in Leadership

•Certificate in Scaffold Erection

•Certificate in Project Risk Management

COMPUTER LITERACY

•MS Word

•MS Excel

•MS Power Point

•Internet

•Email

•CCS Candy

•MS Projects

•Spss. projects

SURVEYING SOFTWARE

•Model Maker,

•Road Maker

•Civil Designer

•Caesar software

•AutoCAD

•TopSurv

KEY COMPETENCES

•Team Building and Leadership.

•Project stakeholders’ coordination and updating.

•Conflict resolution

•Managing construction sites.

•Preparing Estimates for tenders.

•Contract management.

•Preparing monthly payment certificates.

•Materials procurement.

•Preparing management reports for projects.

•Conducting meeting.

ESSENTIAL SOFT SKILLS

•Communication

•Leadership

•Team building

•Conflict management

•Trust building

•Negotiation

•Political and cultural awareness

•Decision making

•Influencing

•Motivating

CAREER DETAILS

Name of Employer

Falcon projects

Designation / Title

Contracts manager

Period of Employment

July 2021 to Present

Reason for Leaving

N/A

Project Type

SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS

Project Value

R150 m

Responsibilities.

Responsible for coordinating every aspect of a project, reviewing and approving contract terms to coordinating deadlines, and supporting budgets.

Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the completion of 4 projects for Falcon projects while ensuring these projects are on time, on budget, and within scope

Playing the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects.

Responsible for keeping track of every deadline, deliverable, and other obligations laid out in a company's contracts.

Preparing tenders for clients and commercial bids to help bring in new business.

Meeting with clients to find out their requirements.

Producing plans and estimating budgets and timescales.

Reviewing monthly certificates produced by Site agents.

Conducting monthly progress meetings internally with my staff and externally with the clients.

Providing feedback and updates on projects to company Directors on regular bases.

Ensuring safe, efficient,and sustainable delivery of projects delivery with the support of site health and safety team.

Ensuring the necessary permits and licenses (notice of project, insurance certificates, workers compensation, environment permits)are identified and obtained prior to project starting.

Name of Employer

Druza construction JV HAP civils (Limpopo)

Designation / Title

Site Agent

Period of Employment

September 2020 to June 2021

Reason for Leaving

Project completed

Project Type

Road construction and surfacing, paving and storm water.

Project Value

R85m

Responsibilities:

•Reporting to Contracts Manager on contract performance.

•Ensuring compliance and adherence to policies, procedures, practices and legislative requirements at all levels.

• Managing internal and external stakeholders to avoid conflicts.

•Allocating resources to project activities and monitoring the effective utilization.

•Implementing financial, commercial and contracts management processes and procedures as set by the contracts manager.

•Adhering to construction program, working together with the project team.

•Utilizing CCS candy software to monitor project cost following procedures for cost management.

•Ensuring that all relevant labour, materials, plant and sub-contractors are procured in good time for the contract and within budget allowable.

•Ensuring all approved changes to the project program are updated accordingly to reflect changes in scope, cost and time.

•Assisting the Contracts Manager in the drawing up of the sub-contract agreements.

• Making sure material requisitions are send to the procurement department on time including long lead items identification.

•Understanding were to apply in the contract the General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions, Specifications, and revised Drawings.

•Identifying risks and opportunities and mitigating actions for the project.

• Planning and implementing of temporary works designs and installations i.e. Camp Site, Compound, and Batch Plants etc. with the necessary approvals.

•Managing costs and production within project allowable, cost and time targets and providing inputs to QS on cash flow charts and systems monitoring compliance in their area.

•Responsible for project execution on appointed site within budget, scope, timelines, productivity and SHEQ standards.

•Report writing for the site showing management control measures in place and any issue requiring escalation to management.

•Building a culture of continuous improvement for the duration of the project.

•Identifying all SHEQ risks for the site and make recommendations for mitigating actions and implementing actions as approved to manage risks appropriately.

•Key player in safety management on site by being responsible for the risk assessments and hazard identification for site operations.

• Providing leadership and direction for site staff so that they focus on the objective of the project

•Attending weekly and monthly progress meetings with relevant stakeholders.

•Certifying labour wages, new contacts, invoices, plant sheets, petty cash and time sheets.

•Controlling material stock levels by means of program requirements, material schedules, bin levels etc.

•Utilizing material schedule and project program to control material stock

Name of Employer

Ntshutso Business Enterprise/HWBL Civils JV (Limpopo)

Designation /

Site Manager

Period of Employment

December 2019 to August 2020

Reason for Leaving

New challenging opportunity

Project Type

Road construction, paving and storm water.

Project Value

R17m

Responsibilities.

Ensuring contract profitability.

Ensuring that monthly payment applications are submitted on time.

Monitoring work progress against the program through weekly production and cost meeting with all the relevant staff members.

Liaising with General Foreman, Foreman and Contract Manager regarding production requirements.

Monitoring production and allowable targets, initiating corrective action where these are not being met, in conjunction with the Contract Manager.

Managing, supervising and inspecting contractors’ work on site.

Ensuring thorough application of all contractual obligations.

Ensuring appropriate safe-keeping and distribution of related records.

Ensuring compilation and Implementation of the Safety File.

Ensuring adherence to all Health and Safety Legislation and site rules.

Detecting and analyzing all non-conformances, and communicating this to the Contract Manager for initiating corrective action.

Inspection of PPE, implementation of method statements and assisting in the carrying out of risk assessments.

Name of Employer

Lesedisedi Construction/Molmat JV (Northern Cape)

Designation / Title

Site Agent

Period of Employment

January 2019 to November 2019

Reason for Leaving

New opportunity

Project Type

Road construction, surfacing, curbing, paving and storm water

Project Value

R17m

Duties include but not limited to:

Project Management.

Coordinating staff and internal resources.

Managing the execution of construction and maintenance.

Managing project progress and adapt work as required.

Ensuring projects meet deadlines.

Managing relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Conducting project reviews and creating detailed reports for executive staff.

Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary.

Managing multiple and diverse teams.

Ensuring that all relevant labour, materials, plant and sub-contractors are procured in good time for the contract and within budget allowable.

Charring weekly and monthly meetings.

Preparing and submitting monthly reports and interim payment certificates.

Safety and Risk Management

Conducting Pre-Task Risk Assessments (PTRA) and Site Inspections.

Identifying possible unwanted occurrences/Potential Hazards.

Ensuring equipment is stored and used correctly and safely.

Determining ways of reducing risks.

Liaising with external Health and Safety Authorities

Ensuring compliance with current Health and Safety Legislation

Name of Employer

Ntsangalala Holdings (Mpumalanga)

Designation / Title

Site Agent

Period of Employment

April 2018 to December 2018

Reason for Leaving

Head hunted

Project Type

Makoko Bridge Construction on road D2968-Mpumalanga

Project Value

R55,5m

Responsibility

Site management

Special Functions

•Client liaison.

•Report writing.

•Problem solving.

•Scheduling and Programming of work

•Managing quality of Construction on site

• Dealing with and managing Subcontractors

•Applying technical Knowledge of Civil and building construction methodologies.

• Managing cost on the site

•Enforcing health and safety on sites.

•Measuring and preparing payment Certificates.

•Determination to complete projects in time and under cost.

•Controlling horizontal and vertical alignment of bridge approaches.

•Controlling the bridge construction processes by making sure it’s true to design specifications as per construction drawings.

•Performing bridge structure deformation surveys.

Name of Employer

Mlokothwa Construction and Management Services (Gauteng)

Designation / Title

Site Agent

Period of Employment

Jan 2017 – March 2018

Reason for Leaving

Head Hunted

Project Type

Ekurhuleni Roads construction and maintenance, storm water and Sewer.

Project Value

R130m

•Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, controlling and completion of specific project within the triple constrains of Scope, Time, and Cost.

Tasks and Responsibilities

•Stakeholders coordination

•Overseeing the Performance of all Sub Contractors.

•Preparing monthly certificates for work in progress to completion.

•Leading the planning and implementation of project and determine its completion date.

•Facilitating the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.

•Defining project tasks and resource requirements and their duration and cost.

•Assembling and coordinating project staff and form a team that understands the deliverables required to deliver the project.

•Managing project budget by avoiding scope creep by concentrating on project requirements and specifications.

•Managing project resources such as labour, plant and fuel etc allocated to the project.

•Planning and scheduling project timelines using appropriate programs- CCS candy and MS projects.

•Tracking project deliverables using appropriate tools as above.

•Safeguarding Health, Safety and quality assurance on the project.

•Constantly monitoring and reporting on progress of the project to all stakeholders.

•Presenting reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.

Key competencies

•Team Building and Leadership.

•Project stakeholders’ coordination and updating.

•Conflict resolution

•Managing construction sites.

•Preparing Estimates for tenders.

•Contract management.

•Preparing monthly payment certificates.

•Materials procurement.

•Preparing management reports for projects.

Name of Employer

INYATSI CONSTRUCTION GROUP (South Africa)

Designation / Title

Site Agent

Period of Employment

Jan 2014 – Dec 2016

Project Type

Mozambique floods repair. Roads,bridges,erosion protection rehabilitation, Warehouse, storm water and sewer

Project Value

CIM Warehouse MZN 85,1m, Road MZN 100m, Storm water MZN95,5m

Reason for Leaving

Projects Completed

•Stakeholders’ coordination.

•Overseeing Construction Supervisors and Workers.

•Coordinating and Supervising the Construction Process from the Conceptual Development stage through final Construction, making sure that the Project is delivered on time and within Budget.

• Planning, Scheduling, and Construction of work activities as per Construction drawings.

•Oversee the selection of Sub Contractors to complete specific sections of the Project.

•Determining the resources requirements.

•Supervising / Monitoring Workforce.

•Overseeing the Performance of all Sub Contractors.

•Responsible for ensuring that all work is completed on schedule.

•Directing and Monitoring the Progress of Construction Activities.

•Overseeing the delivery and use of materials, tools, and equipment; worker productivity and safety; and the quality of construction in adherence to the project specifications and safety regulations.

•Preparing the site and liaising with other Construction Professionals such as Architects, Engineers, Buyers, Estimators and Surveyors before Construction work start.

•Planning ahead to prevent problems on site before they occur, for example, planning the delivery and storage of equipment and materials.

•Doing safety inspections on site when work is underway and ensuring regulations relating to health safety and the environment (HSE) are adhered to.

•Communicating with a range of people including the Client, Main contractor, Subcontractors, Suppliers, the Public and the Workforce.

•Financial planning, controlling and reporting of construction activities

Name of Employer

Ikageng Construction (Cape Town -South Africa)

Designation / Title

Site Manager

Period of Employment

July 2013 – Dec 2013

Project Type

Kappa Substation- Substation construction and tower bases construction

Project value

R5.5m

Reason for Leaving

Project Completed

•Stakeholders’ coordination.

•Overseeing Construction Supervisors and Workers.

•Coordinating and Supervising the Construction Process from the Conceptual Development stage through final Construction, making sure that the Project is delivered on time and within Budget.

Oversee Planning, Scheduling, and Construction of work activities as per Construction drawings.

•Overseeing the selection of Sub-Contractors to complete specific sections of the Project.

•Determining the resources requirements.

•Supervising / Monitoring Workforce.

•Oversee the Performance of all Sub Contractors.

•Responsible for ensuring that all work is completed on schedule.

•Directing and Monitoring the Progress of Construction Activities.

•Oversee the delivery and use of materials, tools, and equipment; worker productivity and safety; and the quality of construction in adherence to the project specifications and safety regulations.

•Preparing the site and liaising with other Construction Professionals such as Architects, Engineers, Buyers, Estimators and Surveyors before Construction work start.

•Planning to prevent problems on site before they occur, for example, planning the delivery and storage of equipment and materials.

•Doing safety inspections on site when work is underway and ensuring regulations relating to health safety and the environment (HSE) are adhered to.

•Communicating with a range of people including the Client, Main contractor, Subcontractors, Suppliers, the Public and the Workforce.

•Financial planning, controlling and reporting of construction activities.

Name of Employer

Digital Mapping (Gauteng-South Africa)

Designation / Title

Senior Surveyor

Period of Employment

Jan 2013 – June 2013

Project Type

Roads, storm water and sewer surveys

Reason for Leaving

New Challenge

•Setting out and controlling construction of roads, storm water and sewer.

•Ensuring civil earthworks, topographical surveys, and control surveys are done in accordance with tender specification (COLTO) and under control in terms of accuracy.

•Placing road profiles, batters and setting out structures and calculating quantities of bulk earthworks, layers and trenching.

•Using Model Maker and Road Maker software for producing DTMs for generating cross-sections, longitudinal sections and calculation of earthwork volumes.

•Successfully carry out risk assessments on site, keeping up best working practices

Ensuring Health & Safety regulations are being adhered to at all the time.

Name of Employer

Sable Transport and Civil Engineering (Zambia).

Designation / Title

Senior Surveyor – Earthworks

Period of Employment

Jan 2012-Dec 2012

Project Type

Road, Bridge, culverts

Reason for Leaving

Relocated back to South Africa

Scope of survey work included but was not limited to:

•Setting out of 175 km road route, locating positions of culverts, side drains and bridge construction surveys and complete all survey setting out requirements on the project according to Consulting Engineers drawings and specifications.

•Liaise, program and plan project requirements with construction management team.

•Monthly measurement of completed contactors work.

•Assist the contracts Quantity Surveyor with measurement requirements and reconciliations.

•Planning, measuring and managing construction works from road bed to final layer.

•Placing additional control points, temporary survey beacons and survey stations using GPS, total station and dumpy level.

•Ensuring civil earthworks, construction and topographical surveys are done in accordance with tender specification

•Placing road profiles, batters and setting out structures.

•Producing long sections and cross-sections for calculating quantities of bulk earthworks, layers and trenching.

•Comparing design levels with as-built levels to check for tolerances.

•Setting out boxes for stabilization.

•Supervision and training of junior Surveyors.

•Keeping records of all survey data and timely distributing to departments in need.

•Successfully carry out risk assessments on site, keeping up best working practices.

•Ensuring Health & Safety regulations are being adhered to at all times

Name of Employer

Tarcon Africa – Mining and Civil Engineering (Zimbabwe)

Designation / Title

Senior Surveyor –Earthworks

Period of Employment

Jan 2010 – Dec 2011

Project type

Dam construction, roads, sewer, storm water

Reason for Leaving

Career Advancement

•Project 1: Zimplats - Dam construction project

•Project 2: Unkie mine- housing development project

Project 1: Zimplats - Dam construction project

•Scope of survey work included but was not limited to:

•Setting out South Dam wall, North Dam wall and earth embankment.

•Setting out access routes, inlet and outlet channels for the dam.

•Construction of the pump house and the pipe line.

•Determining high flood levels for the dam.

•Setting out toes for the dam wall.

•Controlling blasting and excavation by marking pre-split lines.

•Controlling masonry work.

•Establishing addition control points and new benchmarks using GPS, Total station and Dumpy level.

•Producing areas, ground cross sections and volumes using model maker software in order to determine quantities and variances with design.

•Handling all other site survey work as determined by the Project Manager.

•Successfully carry out risk assessments on site, keeping up best working practices

•Ensuring Health & Safety regulations are being adhered to at all times

Project 2: Unkie mine- housing development project

•Scope of Survey work included but was not limited to:

•Main road and Access roads construction,

•Water and sewerage pipe lines construction.

•Sewerage treatment plant construction.

•Pump station construction.

•Establishing additional control points and benchmarks using GPS, Total Station and Dumpy level.

•Producing ground cross-sections and longitudinal sections using model maker software for comparing with the design to determine variances.

•Successfully carry out risk assessments on site, keeping up best working practices.

•Ensuring Health & Safety regulations are being adhered to at all times

Name of Employer

CIVCON-Civil Engineering Contractors (Gauteng-South Africa)

Designation / Title

Earthworks Surveyor

Period of Employment

Feb 2009 – Dec 2009

Project type

Earthworks, conveyor belts, dams

Reason for Leaving

Head hunted

The scope of survey included but was not limited to:

•Data acquisition, gathering and verification with the Client to determine boundary line before commencing the project.

•Setting out access road route, conveyor belt route, pipelines, drainages, walkway, and making detail surveys of construction site.

•Planning, measuring and managing construction works to produce plans, files, charts, and reports.

•Using Total station, GPS and dumpy levels to fix Control points, temporary survey beacons and survey stations.

•Ensuring civil earthworks, topographical surveys, and control surveys are done in accordance with tender specification (COLTO) and under control in terms of accuracy.

•Placing road profiles, batters and setting out structures and calculating quantities of bulk earthworks, layers and trenching.

•Using Model Maker and Road Maker software for producing DTMs for generating cross-sections, longitudinal sections and calculation of earthwork volumes.

•Successfully carry out risk assessments on site, keeping up best working practices

•Ensuring Health & Safety regulations are being adhered to at all the time.

Name of Employer

MLN Consultants (Gauteng -South Africa)

Designation / Title

Construction Surveyor

Period of Employment

Feb 2005 – Dec 2008

Project type

Roads, storm water and sewer construction

Reason for Leaving

Career Advancement

Duties And Responsibilities :

•Data acquisition, gathering and verification with the Client to determine boundary lines before commencing the project.

•Setting out roads, canals, culverts and drainage systems.

•Placing additional control points, temporary survey beacons and survey stations using GPS, total station and dumpy level.

•Placing road profiles, batters and setting out road structures.

•Producing long sections and cross-sections for calculating quantities of bulk earthworks, layers and trenching.

•Comparing design levels with as-built levels to check for tolerances.

•Setting out guard rails and other road furniture related structures.

Carrying out other survey related functions as directed by the Site Agent.

Name of Employer

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zimbabwe)

Designation / Title

Engineering Surveyor

Period of Employment

Feb 1988 – Nov 2004

Project type

1.Attached to the Ministry of Roads and Transport for road construction projects

2.Powerline and substation construction surveys.

Reason for Leaving

Career Development

•Surveying of 33kv and 11kv power line routes, setting out, and fixing of power line routes, (bend points) by resection, traversing, and or triangulation.

•Surveying and locating substation sites and power station sites, structures and stay positions.

•Facilitating route and site selection by collating information from deeds office, Surveyor General, essential services providers, national, provincial and municipal land use and town planning scheme.

•Producing longitudinal & cross section of survey works.

•Topographical surveys.

•Survey drafting to produce general plans and working plans from field data to new and existing power lines

•Updating diagrams and maps for the power-line network.

•Planning & coordinating all survey work for the organization-Identifying alternative power line routes or sub- terrain sites taking land cost, environmental impacts, existing and future services.

•Ensure the effective utilization of the resources within the section, budget compilation and expenditure control.

•Provide support in policy development, specifications and guide lines for the Project Management information systems and the power line network management.

ACQUIRED SKILLS / ABILITIES

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•Problem-solving

•Analytic Thinking

•Strategic Planning

•Material Handling

•Civil Engineering

•Supplier Sourcing

•Supplier Management

•Demand Planning

•Tender Control

•Workforce Planning

•Site Surveys

•Report Writing

•Stress Management

•Land Surveying

•Risk Management

•Risk Assessment

•Financial Planning

•Presentations

•Site Management

•Construction Site Management

•Procurement

•Health and Safety

•Project Planning

•Cost Control

•Budget Management

•Quality Control

•Stakeholder Engagement

•Contract Management

•Change Management

•Performance Management

•Implementation Management

•Training

•Crisis Management

•Business Strategy

•Staff Development

•Communication Skills

•Project Management

•Computer Literate

•Customer Service

•Staff Management

•Time Management

•Negotiation

•Project Estimating

•Project Scheduling

•Project Forecasting

•Troubleshooting

•Interpersonal Skills

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

•South Africa Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE)

•Project Management Institute of Zimbabwe (PMIZ)

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