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Hse Officer Project Manager

Location:

Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

Posted:

January 31, 2023

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Gerhard Johan

Claassen

Project Manager

Mariental Namibia

+ 264 817-***-****

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Experienced and dynamic, self-motivated and result-driven, with over 15 years of experience in the Civil construction industry. I have a proven track record of successfully managing multi-million-dollar projects from conception to completion. I offer you extensive experience in coordinating trades, building partnerships, and working collaboratively with architects, engineers, vendors, and local officials, prioritizing the timely and budgetary completion of the project. Experienced in building codes and regulations and negotiating contracts. I bring forth expertise in Safety, Team Building, Leadership, and Quality Control Management for every job I take on. Core Competencies:

Project Management Civil Engineering

Project Cost Estimation Construction Management and Planning

Project Budgetary Control Infrastructure projects

Contract Management/Negotiations Bridges Roads and Highways

Project Closeout Civil Buildings and Structural installation

Technical Support IT Network Installation

Career Summary

JANUARY 2021 – CURRENT

Junior Project Manager & Quality Manager /CMC & Otesa JV, Namibia, Okahandja

Involved in the feasibility studies and development of a large-scale Civil project, working with key stakeholders to define the project requirements and deliver milestones for new and existing facilities services.

Leading the financial management including budgetary forecasts, managing third-party vendors, contractors, and suppliers across all projects. Continues Driving the Project planning and tracking, creating key milestones and performance indicators.

Executed all pre-construction, construction, quality control, and post-construction responsibilities.

Maximized plant productivity by closing out a large number of incomplete works, restoring confidence with the owner project team.

Key Contributions/Achievements:

Creating a superior quality control system to replace the current one, yielding better results and bringing the quality to international standard.

Manage and ensure that all formwork and Reinforcement are correctly installed to specification. This includes All bridges, Overpasses, in situ box Culverts, and precast culverts.

Ensure that all the concrete element is thoroughly inspected and on standard before anycast can commence, even after standard procedures were implemented. Project Descriptions:

Project: Road TR1/5 Between Windhoek and

Okahandja.

Project Value: N$ 1 Billion

FEBRUARY 2016 – AUGUST 2020

Project Manager /Nexus Building Contractors, Namibia, Outjo

Involved in the feasibility studies and development of numerous large-scale Civil projects, working with key stakeholders to define the project requirements and deliver milestones for new and existing facilities services.

Closely Monitor progress and budgetary consumptions and forecasts ensuring yielded outputs meet project objectives.

Key Contributions/Achievements:

Supervised and managed to completion of 5 large commercial projects, 3 large residential developments in Namibia

Achieved a total sum of being N$4 million under budget in 2 years’ budgetary consumptions and forecasts ensuring yielded outputs meet project objectives.

Finishing all projects on a high standard and before or on the original handover date saves valuable time and money.

Project Descriptions:

Project: Peace Garden Estate Project: LOPS Luderitz Waterfront Phase 2 Project Value: N$ 40 million Project Value: N$ 80 Million Project: Shisinze Ranger station Project: Luderitz Post Office Project Value: N$ 60 Million Project Value: N$ 8 Million (Manage with LOPS) Project: Finkenstein Village Estate – Phase 2 Project: Hangana Fish Farm Project Value: N$155 Million (80 Sectional Titles

& 32 Free Standing Houses)

Project Value: N$ 5 Million (Manage with LOPS)

Project: LOPS Luderitz Waterfront Phase 3

Project Value: N$ 50 Million

JANUARY 2012 – FEBRUARY 2016

Project Manager/Joevani Properties - Namibia, Windhoek

Organized and facilitated the complete construction process for several midsized projects managing site establishments and arranging legal licensing for developments.

Implementing strict budgetary control planning through to delivery, ensuring conformity to building plans and design layouts while maintaining a safe and productive construction site on Infrastructure, Medical Center Housing facilities, and renovation projects.

Executed all pre-construction, construction, quality control, and post-construction responsibilities.

Developed construction budget and ensured adherence to financial plans. Key Contributions / Achievements:

Maximized plant productivity by closing out a large number of incomplete works, restoring confidence with the owner project team.

Implemented more lean processes of work methods.

Implemented stricter budgetary controls.

Finishing Independence Stadium Renovation 5 weeks before original handover date on a 3- month Project time.

Project Descriptions:

Project: NYC Building, Windhoek West Project: Independence Stadium Renovation Project Value: N$ 23.5 Million Project Value: N$ 28.5 Million Project: Ministry of land and resettlement Rundu Project: Kenya House Project Value: N$15.5 Million Project Value: N$ 20 Million Project: Sesfontein State Clinic

Project Value: N$12 Million

OCTOBER 2005 – JANUARY 2012

Project Manager, Foreman & QS /J2 Construction, Transport & Scrap Salvage, Namibia Windhoek

QS: Initially I started as a quantity survey capturing all reported progress, generated weekly and monthly reports to management ensuring that cost was being maintained within budget.

Forman: I was promoted to site Forman, where I was tasked with planning out all work associated with the blueprints, planning and calculating manpower, arranging all required site equipment and negotiating cost with suppliers, managing all safety aspects of the construction site with the HSE Officer’s, lead the team that generated the Bill of Quantities, conducted Toolbox talks with site crew to tracked progress, solved engineering issues with the engineer architects, reported progress to the site management on a weekly and monthly basis

Project Manager: I worked my way up to Project manager witch I then started to Oversee and manage all construction activities associated with civil works Including housing / Infrastructure/ Transport also the project team’s including all subcontractors and third-party vendors. 4

Mapped out the Projects and Programs, Reviewed and approved all project documentation. Preparing status reports for use in communication to stakeholders and monthly budgetary statements.

Generated Work Packages and Work Instructions with the contracts department, Provided project support for all off-site activities.

Ensured staff and sub-contractors executed the work following the standards & processes of the project and HSE requirements.

Key Contributions:

Reduced the impact on commissioning and plant operation by troubleshooting and scoping the remaining work and generating priorities based on the pre-com scheduled.

Boosted productivity to achieve the first Hot Metal milestone in fast pace and challenging conditions.

Achieved mechanical completion signoff and turned the systems over for Pre-com by conducting meetings with the team to drive and clear the internal and client punch list daily.

Developed an In-House QS system that controlled the actual progress measurements more accurately to ensure validity reporting to clients

Established a work package system for each section of work, resulting in better control of material and productivity factor

Project Descriptions:

Project: House Dames, Windhoek Project: House Bester, Herboth`s Blick Project Value: N$14.5 Million Project Value: N$ 8.3 Million Project: House Joubert, Finkenstein Project: House Muir, Herboth`s Blick Project Value: N$ 4.5 Million Project Value: N$ 5.7 Million IT Skills

Microsoft Office /CCS CANDY / MICROSOFT PROJECTS / Fair Understanding of AUTOCAD Education

B-Tech Degree 3rd YEAR

Training Modules and Languages

Confined Space Training, Lock-out Tag-out – LOTO, Work at Heights, Dangers of Working on Live Equipment Electrical Hazard.

Technical understanding of Project Controls Systems, Team Leadership, and Motivation, First Aid Training.

Scaffold training

English: Fluent / Afrikaans: Fluent / German: Understand 5

References

Directors

Mr. Johan Claassen

J2 Construction

+264-**-***-****