Quantity Surveyor Construction Project

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Zimbabwe

Posted:

July 21, 2025

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TRUSTWORTH MANDINYENYA

Projects Cost Controller Quantity Surveyor Construction Project

Management Contract Manager LC02

+263********* **********.***@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trustworth-

mandinyenya-281212254/ Harare, Zimbabwe

EXPERIENCE

04/2024 - Present

Harare, Zimbabwe

Projects Cost Controller

Dallaglio Investments

Role Description

Projects cost control for a number of greenfield and expansion mining projects for both growth and sustenance at Pickstone and Eureka mines.

The scopes extends includes Civils, MEP, SMPP and various specialised services. 05/2022 - 04/2024

Harare, Zimbabwe

Quantity Surveyor

Techold Engineering

Role Description

Head office and projects quantity surveyor involved in all Quantity Surveying and Contract administration roles from the pre-contract phase, project inception, execution and close-out. 07/2019 - 04/2022

Harare, Zimbabwe

Projects Quantity Surveyor

Helensvale Construction (Private) Limited

Role Description

Head office and projects quantity surveyor involved in all Quantity Surveying and Contract administration roles from the pre-contract phase, project inception, execution and close-out. EDUCATION

08/2022 - 11/2022 Diploma, Advanced Contract Management Sapienza Università di Roma

06/2021 - 11/2023 Master of Science, Construction Project Management (Part) National University of Science and Technology

08/2015 - 06/2019 Bachelor's Degree, Quantity Surveying National University of Science and Technology

SUMMARY

Dallaglio, a leading gold producer company in the mining sector, benefits from my expertise as a Cost Controller. I contribute to the cost-effective and quality assured delivery of civil, structural, electrical, and building works, applying my flair for the figure-oriented aspects of construction projects. I also enable the collaboration and innovation of the project teams, using my adaptability and communication skills to identify and achieve new objectives. I am an experienced Quantity Surveyor with exposure to projects amounting to +US$150M. I am motivated by the challenges and opportunities that the construction and mining industry offers, and I value excellence and continuous learning. TRAINING / COURSES

ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 IMS Procedures

and Auditing

Toxiconsol Africa in Association with SAZ

Hazard Identification and Risk

Assessment

OSHEQ Global

Legal Liability

OSHEQ Global

Working at Heights

OSHEQ Global

PROJECTS

Pickstone Underground Phase 1-3

2024 - 2026 Pickstone Mine, Chegutu, Zimbabwe

Cost Control for Underground Mine Development, Exploration, Civil, SMPP and Electrical Project Value - US$ 50M

Completed projects with at least 4.5% positive variance at completion

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PROJECTS

Eureka Mine Tailings Thickener and Floatation Plant 03/2024 - 11/2024 Eureka Mine, Guruve, Zimbabwe

Feasibility and business case analysis, general cost control during execution Project Value - US$5M

Assessing interim payment applications from contractors Cost reporting and cost forecasting

Budget change control and management

Pickstone Mine Tailings Dam and Return Water Dam Expansion 04/2024 - 09/2024 Pickstone Mine, Chegutu, Zimbabwe Project Value - US$3M

Managed to reconcile payment certificates to adjust overpayment Produced a final cost statement for the project showing cost overruns to management Did a project final account

Zimplats Smelter Expansion and SO2 Abatement

2023 - 2024 Zimplats Smelter, Selous, Zimbabwe

Quantity Surveyor responsible for site measurements, Interim payment applications, cost control Project Value - US$30M

Tracking of actual costs against commitments made to balance of with project progresses During my time at Zimplats, I managed to flag cost packages that were underperforming in relation to the budget and schedule Karo Platinum Mine 11KV Overhead Line

2023 Karo Mine Site, Ngezi, Zimbabwe

Quantity Surveyor/Contracts Manager

Project Value - US$3M

Was an active member in the contract negotiation process Created a baseline budget

Prime mover for earned value management reports

Zimplats Third Concentrator Plant

05/2022 - 10/2022 Ngezi, Zimbabwe

Contract Administrator

Project Value - US$6M

Successful resource planning and mobilisation

Resource plan management to prevent overruns

Overall site administration management

Interim Payment applications and final account

Cost Centre management

Site measurements and stock control

Homelink Low Cost Housing & Cluster Units Development 06/2019 - 12/2021 Bindura & Harare, Zimbabwe

Quantity Surveyor

Projects Value - US$5M

Estimating, tendering & pricing

Budget formulation including coming up with a budget basis Interim payments applications

Cost forecating and cost control

Cost and contract reporting

Other Projects Worked On

2019 - 2022 Various sites around Zimbabwe

Quantity Surveyor/Contract Adminstrator/Cost Controller Total Value - US$10M

Plan International' Adelaide Secondary School

Plan International Head Office in Harare - Design and Build Project Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association Head Office - Design and Build project Plan International Maranda Secondary School

All projects completed with at most a 5% Cost Variance on completion LANGUAGES

English

Fluent

Shona

Native

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LANGUAGES

IsiNdebele

Intermediate

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Mining Housing and Real Estate Transport and Related Infrastructure Water, Sewer Reticulation and

Sanitation

Heavy Industry

CONTRACTUAL EXPOSURE

FIDIC - All Forms

NEC3

ZGCC4

NPJC2000

GCC

Subcontract agreements

STRENGTHS

Go-getter

I have an ability to get things done even in difficult circumstances. My experience has taught me to deliver in a high inflationary environment and meeting tight deadlines

Working with minimal supervision

I have earned trust to work and achieve work goals with minimal to no supervision from my superiors

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Project Planning and forecasting Project scheduling and tracking Project performance analysis, monitoring & control Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Good risk perception Great understanding of SHEQ principles WBS & CBS Visionary leadership Strong financial acumen

In-depth knowledge of the changing business environment and financial markets Complex problem solving Effective decision making Ability to motivate team members Public relations and presentation skills Use of WBS as a hierarchical and visual deconstructions of projects SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

CCS Candy

Proficient

ARES Prism

Proficient

Microsoft 365

Proficient

Bentley BIM

Advanced

Autodesk Navisworks

Intermediate

BIM Collab

Advanced

Power BI

Advanced

AutoCAD

Intermediate

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name

Trustworth Mandinyenya

National Registration Number

22-2002535C03

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth

28 June, 1996

Driver's Licence

Class (4) Four/SADC Code BE

Passport Number

EN74174B

Marital Status

Single

Interests, Hobbies and Activities

Currently Include travelling, soccer, music & chess REFERENCES

Johan Burger

Project Director - B&W Instrumentation and Electrical ******@****.**.**

Eng. Phillip Madziwa

Engineering Manager - Techold Engineering

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Costas Shoko

Projects Procurement Lead - Dallaglio

******.*****@*********.**.**

Eng. Liberty Maquee

Operations Director - Helensvale Construction

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