Project Manager

JOHN KOBINA ANTWI

Email Address: **************@*****.*** Contact Details: +233-***-******

+233-0272-514-782

Key Word Summary

Results-driven Construction Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in infrastructure construction, civil engineering, and project management. Proven track record of delivering high-profile projects on time, within budget, and with exceptional quality, seeking Project Manager, Project Director or General Manager position, leveraging expertise in my pedigree to drive business growth, improve efficiency, and ensure timely management and delivery of projects, programmes and portfolios to achieve corporate strategic objectives. Professional Experience

Projects Manager, LMI-John Murphy Construction Ltd.(2024-Date), Dawa Water Supply Project. Value $9m

- Reporting: Prepare project reports, highlighting progress, issues.

- Team management: Lead and coordinate site teams, including Architects, Designers, Geomatic & Civil Engineers

- Quality control: Monitor and enforce quality standards, conducting inspections and addressing defects.

- Safety management: Implement and maintain site safety protocols, ensuring compliance with regulations.

- Progress monitoring: Track project progress, identifying and addressing delays.

- Coordination with contractors: Liaise with contractors, ensuring compliance with specifications.

- Material management: Oversee material delivery, storage, and utilization.

- Problem-solving: Resolve site-related issues, escalating when necessary.

- Successfully ordered and managed concrete supplies from Betonsa and ATC for Dawa Water Supply Project.

- Coordinated concrete delivery to Dawa Treatment Plant and Intake Construction sites.

- Ensured timely and cost-effective supply chain management.

- Collaborated with suppliers to resolve logistics and quality issues. Director of Projects, ICONET Consulting Ltd (2018-2024) Well Construction, Pipeline Construction & Water Expansion Project, Western Region. Ghana. Project Value $38m:

- Managed $ 38 million projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality compliance as a lead consultant.

- Led cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and innovation.

- Compliance with regulations: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and codes.

- Research and development: Stay updated on new materials, technologies, and techniques to improve outcomes.

- Tendering: Managed tendering process for contractors and subcontractors.

- Site management: Oversaw site activities, ensuring safety, quality, and progress.

- Developed & implemented project execution strategies resulting in 25 % cost savings and 30% increased efficiency

- Budgeting and cost control: Managed project expenses, ensuring cost-effectiveness.

- Risk management: Identified and mitigated potential risks. Construction Manager, Mawums Ltd (2012-2018) BPA BUI Landing Site on Black Volta. Project Value $ 20m

- Project planning: Developed project plans, timelines, and budgets.

- Stakeholder engagement: Coordinated with local authorities, communities, and stakeholders.

- Design management: Oversaw design development, ensuring compliance with regulations.

- Permitting: Secured necessary permits and approvals.

- Communication: Ensures effective communication among stakeholders.

- Team management: Leads project team, providing guidance to achieve project objectives.

- Problem-solving: Resolves project-related issues.

- Compliance: Ensure adherence to regulations, codes etc

- Site management: Oversees site activities, ensuring safety, quality, and progress.

- Budgeting and cost control: Manages project expenses, ensuring cost-effectiveness.

- Quality control: Monitors and enforces quality standards. Construction Projects Manager, B.K. Nsiah Ltd (2009-2011) Dutch Steel Bridge. Project Value $ 24m

- Overall planning and scheduling of the entire project, managing scope creep and change

- Supervised construction of commercial and residential buildings, roads, and bridges.

- Coordinated project engineers, architects, and contractors.

- Ensured quality, health, safety, and environmental compliance.

- Budgeting and cost estimation: Preparing budgets and cost estimates for materials.

- Report writing and documentation: Prepare technical reports, material specifications, and documentation.

Materials Engineer, Hitracs Consult Ltd., (2006-2009): Mampong Town Roads & Mampong-Kofiase Roads

- Materials selection and specification: Identify suitable materials for road construction, considering durability, environmental impact.

- Testing and inspection: Coordinate testing and inspection of materials, ensuring compliance with specifications and industry standards.

- Quality control: Develop and implement quality control plans, monitoring material quality in the project lifecycle.

- Mix design and optimization: Design and optimize asphalt and concrete mixes for road construction.

- Compliance: Ensure adherence to regulations, codes.

- Pavement design: Contribute to pavement design, c factors like traffic loading, climate, and subgrade conditions.

Project Engineer, Sarroch Jelfi JV –Italy (2004-2006) Asafo Roundabout Interchange Project. Value $ 18m

- Managed interchange, bridge and road construction teams.

- Conducted site surveys, interpreted and reviewed project drawings using AutoCAD.

- Adapted to changing project requirements, ensuring timely completion

- Ensured compliance with quality, health, safety, and environmental standards.

- Site investigations: Conduct site investigations to determine existing site conditions and identify potential material

- Laboratory testing: Supervise laboratory testing of materials, interpreting results and making recommendations.

- Collaboration with contractors: Work with contractors to ensure proper material handling, storage, and installation.

Works Superintendent, Rural Housing & Cottage Industries (2000-2004) Bungalows for Public Servants

- Supervised construction of rural and cottage houses.

- Monitored quality, health, safety, and environmental standards.

- Site supervision: Oversee daily site activities, ensuring compliance with project plans, safety protocols, and quality - Reporting: Prepare and submit site reports, highlighting progress, issues. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

- Mini MBA Certificate - Business Administration, Accra Business School, (2024 -2025).

- MSc Engineering and Management, Coventry University-UK (2011-2012)

- Relevant courses:

- Engineering & Engineering Ethics

- Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Engineers

- Financial Analysis for Engineers

- Organizational Behaviour and HRM

- Quality Management and Six Sigma Methodology

- Marketing Management & M-Commerce

- Sustainability and Environmental Management Systems

- Supply Chain Management

- Project Management

- Strategic Management

- Contracting Management

- Diploma & Advanced Diploma in Project Management, ICM-UK (2009-2010)

- Advanced Construction Certificate (CTC II), Accra Technical University (1998-2000) SKILLS & TRAINING

- Project management (Primavera 6, MS Project)

- PMP 35 Contact Hours Training PMBOK 5

- AutoCAD, Revit, & Surveying

- Effective communication and teamwork in project management

- Leadership and problem-solving in organizational management

- Adaptability and emotional intelligence in stakeholder engagement

- Strong project management knowledge, Leadership and communication skills

- Analytical thinking, and attention to detail

- Quality, health, safety, and environmental management

- Strategic planning, effective communication, and teamwork

- Supply chain and logistics management in material request

- Budgeting and cost control

- Diplomacy, Intercultural, Interpersonal & Intramural Skills CERTIFICATIONS

- PMI-USA, PMP CPD 35 Contact Hours Training Certificate

- Advanced Diploma in Project Management

- Advanced Construction Professional

- Master Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA-USA) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

- Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

- Member, Institution of Engineering & Technology (MIET-GH)

- Member, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSHA)

- Member, Institute of Quality (MIoQ)

- Member, Chartered Institute of Building (MCOIB)

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