Senior Construction & Programme Manager

Samuel Olok Construction and Programme Management 1

SAMUEL OLOK

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT PMO LEADERSHIP BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & CIVIL ENGINEERING

********@*****.*** +256-***-***-*** +250-***-***-*** Kampala Uganda and Kigali Rwanda PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Senior construction, programme and project-management professional with more than 15 years of experience delivering complex building, civil engineering and infrastructure programmes across East Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan and Saudi Arabia. Combines executive leadership with practical field experience across airports, logistics platforms, institutional and healthcare facilities, commercial developments, roads, utilities, water and environmental works. Leads portfolios and projects from concept, planning and design through procurement, construction, commissioning and closeout, with strong capability in governance, financial control, contracts, risk, stakeholder engagement and multidisciplinary team leadership.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Project planning and closeout

• Budgeting cost control and

forecasting

• Procurement and supply chain

coordination

• Construction and field

supervision

• Programme and portfolio

governance

• Design review and document

control

• Scheduling and progress reporting

• Change orders claims and FIDIC

contracts

• EHS quality and E and S

compliance

• Stakeholder and partner

coordination

• Risk management and recovery

planning

• Team leadership and mentoring

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Directed project-management offices and multidisciplinary delivery teams across portfolios covering airports, logistics facilities, institutional buildings, healthcare, roads, utilities, environmental works and commercial developments.

• Managed international projects for government bodies, private clients and development partners, including the United Nations, World Bank, DP World and major regional contractors.

• Led planning, design coordination, procurement, construction, cost and schedule controls, change management, commissioning and contractual closeout for complex design-and-build and traditional contracts.

• Established governance frameworks, project-management information systems, internal controls, performance reporting and recovery plans to improve executive decision-making and project delivery.

• Built and mentored multicultural teams, including leadership of more than 100 personnel and development of local project-management and engineering capability. Samuel Olok Construction and Programme Management 2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Operations Director Real Contractors Limited Kigali Rwanda October 2024 – Present

• Provide strategic leadership across multiple high-value building and infrastructure projects, directing governance, resource allocation, financial controls and operational performance.

• Lead the project management office and oversee risk, contract compliance, stakeholder engagement and reporting to government agencies, development partners and clients.

• Apply Lean Construction and process improvements to increase transparency, efficiency, productivity and portfolio profitability.

• Key projects: Amahoro Stadium rehabilitation, Zaria Courts Sports Complex, Hoima FIFA Stadium, and selected facilities at the New Kigali International Airport in Bugesera. Project Director and Contractors Representative REAL NPD Joint Venture Kigali Rwanda March 2025 – Present

• Lead planning, design reviews, execution and monitoring for the World Bank-funded Kigali Wetlands Rehabilitation Project, including hydraulic works, landscaping and public infrastructure.

• Manage multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors and suppliers against scope, budget, schedule, quality and environmental and social requirements.

• Oversee contract administration, claims, stakeholder communications, progress reporting and recovery plans; report to the Board and funders.

• Implement acceleration strategies through revised sequencing and resource reallocation. Project Manager Real Contractors Limited Rwanda March 2023 – March 2024

• Managed the RUDP II Kigali Wetlands works, RICA campus infrastructure and sports-facility projects.

• Coordinated field contract administration, design and inspection disciplines, client representatives, subcontractors and government stakeholders.

• Monitored work against drawings, specifications and approved schedules; resolved construction and design issues, managed procurement and mentored junior project managers. Director Project Management Office Saudi General Contracting and GSK Contracting Sudan and Saudi Arabia March 2019 – March 2023

• Established and led the PMO supporting major logistics, accommodation, healthcare, utilities, roads, solar and wastewater programmes, including a 200-bed hospital.

• Developed governance, internal controls, project planning, monitoring, reporting, procurement and project-closeout procedures.

• Coordinated multinational consultants, subcontractors and resources; established an integrated project-management information system.

• Created a local capacity-building programme and trained and mentored Sudanese project managers and engineers. Project Management Officer and Project Manager Horizon Group Kigali Rwanda 2017 – March 2019

• Managed design and construction of the DP World Kigali Logistics Platform, a design-and-build dry-port facility.

• Directed design verification, value engineering, change orders, construction teams and coordination among architects, engineers and superintendents.

• Reported progress and forecasts; controlled budgets and schedules; maintained health, safety, security, environmental and quality requirements.

• Supported project initiation, planning, execution, controls and final closure across the group. Samuel Olok Construction and Programme Management 3 Construction Manager and Project Manager Engineer Advent Construction Limited Tanzania and Mozambique November 2012 – 2016

• Led initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and completion of airport, port, industrial, commercial and residential projects.

• Managed construction of Everett Aviation facilities and Schlumberger SEACO facilities including offices, warehouses, laboratories, workshops, utilities, water treatment, roads and data infrastructure.

• Prepared inventory, delivery and purchasing reports; coordinated owner-supplied materials, vendors, design approvals, schedules and cost controls.

• Managed change requests and documentation maintained quality and safety standards and facilitated regular stakeholder meetings and status reporting.

Project Manager Contractors Representative and Head of Engineering Kwik Build Contractors and Engineering Limited Uganda

October 2012 – October 2014

• Represented the contractor on the United Nations Regional Service Centre project in Entebbe and served as the focal point with the United Nations.

• Managed Entebbe Hospital refurbishment, office and laboratory projects for the National Agricultural Research Organisation, and multidisciplinary UN works.

• Controlled scope, cost and schedule; coordinated 110 employees; prepared progress reports, procurement plans and project key performance indicators.

• Developed change proposals, verified materials and prepared projects for administrative and contractual closure. Construction Manager Engineer and Director Design and Build Uganda Limited Kampala Uganda May 2005 – August 2012

• Managed healthcare, education, residential and commercial projects, including hospital and ward facilities at Nakasongola Prisons.

• Led designers, contractors and field teams; carried out inspections, secured regulatory approvals, ordered materials and monitored environmental risks.

• Prepared monthly financial, technical and risk updates and ensured engineering work was correctly costed and delivered within budget.

• Managed a US$15 million school project for 1,800 students and completed the works 30 days ahead of schedule. Site Engineer Akright Projects Limited Uganda

January 2004 – May 2005

• Supervised contractors and material vendors on residential estate developments, including roads, drainage, water and wastewater infrastructure.

Engineering Trainee National Housing Corporation Uganda 2002 – 2004

• Supported building and civil-engineering project delivery and site activities. EDUCATION

Dual MS MBA in Construction Engineering and Management — Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business Engineering and Science New York In progress 2025 – 2029 expected Masters in Artificial Intelligence for Architecture and Construction — Zigurat Institute of Technology and University of Barcelona In progress 2026 – 2028 expected

Construction Engineering and Management MasterTrack Executive Program — University of Michigan 2022 Bachelor of Science in Construction Management — Makerere University Kampala 2006 – 2009 Higher Diploma in Civil Engineering and Building Construction — Kyambogo University Kampala 2000 – 2005 Ordinary Diploma in Civil Engineering and Building Construction — Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo Samuel Olok Construction and Programme Management 4 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Project and Programme Management training covering PMP and PRINCE2, EduPristine UK, 2016.

• Practical Management for Engineers and Technicians, Engineering Institute of Technology and IDC Technologies, South Africa, 2012.

• ISO 9001 2015 and Project Risk Management, ACM Tanzania, 2015.

• Engineering for Emergencies, Engineering Institute of Technology, South Africa, 2012.

• Construction Health Safety Security and Environment Management for Engineers, United Nations Engineering RSCE Entebbe.

• Scaffolding Safety and Management, PERI KSA; Construction Site Hazard Management, Advent Tanzania. DIGITAL TOOLS

Microsoft Project Primavera P6 Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint SharePoint PMIS and ERP systems AutoCAD Revit STAAD

LANGUAGES

English fluent Swahili fluent Luganda fluent Arabic basic French currently learning ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Available for regular international travel and experienced working with multicultural teams in resource-constrained environments.

• References available on request.

Samuel OLOK

2025

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Samuel Olok, S.M.ASCE

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Samuel OLOK

has been approved as

Student

Of this Society organized to promote the advancement of the Environmental, Safety and Health Profession, and foster the Professional well-being and development of its members.

October 2025

ORIGINAL DATE OF MEMBERSHIP

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