Lloyd Fende
Harare,Zimbabwe
Summary
Skilled Civil Engineering Professional offering 19 years of design and construction experience. Knowledgeable about best practices, safety requirements and documentation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Site Engineer
Chikara Civil Construction
Harare
09.2022
- Managing site works and supervising crew members, preparing estimates for time and material costs, quality assurance and compiling reports for different stakeholders.
Civil Design Engineer
Plan Infrastructure Development (Pvt) Ltd
Harare, Zimbabwe
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Design of Roads and storm water reticulation, water and sewer reticulation
- Producing Engineering details and drawings
- Supervision of on-going construction works.
Site Manager
Plan Infrastructure Development (Pvt) Ltd
Harare
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Construction management, quality control of construction works, ensuring that works are completed in time, ensuring that works adhere to architect’s and engineer’s drawings and specifications, estimation of works and measurement of quantities, project cost control, supervision of site staff, procurement of site equipment and materials.
Site Engineer
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
Donnybrook-Mabvuku & Epworth, Harare
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Construction supervision of water, sewage, roads and storm water reticulation.
Assistant Project Engineer
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
Ruwa town, Goromonzi
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Determine the current and future water demand for Ruwa Local Board, desktop study of Nora and Gilnockie dams as the water sources for Ruwa Local Board, study the state of the existing Nora dam wall, determine current domestic and irrigation water demand for Sanga and Gilnockie dams, determine cost for augmentation of the dams.
Professional Technician – Civil Engineering
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
Harare
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Conduct Preliminary pre-tender site Investigations for potential engineering contracts, conduct Preliminary desktop studies for potential engineering contracts, preliminary design of roads and storm water drains, water supply and sewer reticulation, preparation of Bills of Quantities for roads and storm water drains, water supply and sewer reticulation, preparation of Engineering costs estimates for roads and storm water drains, water supply and sewer reticulation, preparation of programs of works, assist Senior Engineers in preparation of tender documents, preparation of Completion Reports for closed projects, draughting of detailed design drawings for roads and storm water, water supply and sewer reticulation, draughting of detailed construction drawings, draughting of As-Built drawings.
Assistant Resident Engineer
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners. GKW-Consult
Harare
09.2017 - 12.2019
- Assisting the Resident Engineer to manage the contract and ensure that the project sticks to the budgeted cost, time and expected quality.
Clerk of Works
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners. GKW-Consult
Ruwa, Goromonzi
08.2016 - 09.2017
- Maintaining daily records of work done by the contractor, measuring and agreeing with Contractor quantities of work done, inspection of piping materials supplied by the contractor, inspection of trench excavation, bedding, pipelaying, fittings and backfilling, monitoring civil works to ensure that they comply with the specifications, revising drawings at site to conform with changes at site, assisting the Resident Engineer to assess and report on environmental damages or damages to existing structures caused by the works and ensuring that the contractor adopts safe, healthy and environmentally friendly practices at site, assisting the Resident Engineer with final inspections of works and issuing snags to the contractor before handing over of structures to the end user, assist the Resident Engineer to review payment certificates.
Assistant Construction Manager
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
Kadoma
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Assist in construction management of the construction for and on behalf of the client, construction supervision and inspection, scaffolding and formwork inspections, measurement of concrete works, excavation works, block and brickworks, setting out inspections for concrete structures, pre-and post-concrete pouring inspections, reinforcing steel fixing inspections, pipeline laying inspections, construction materials estimations, cost analysis for different methods of constructing civil structures, progress tracking and reporting, preparation of daily and weekly progress reports, daily site supervision and record keeping, checking and confirming that work is completed according to the specifications, checking and reviewing of contractor’s evaluations for payments purposes, inspection of construction materials, reviewing and or revision of drawings for construction at site, preparation of bills of quantities for additional or variation works, monitoring and ensuring standard site health, safety and environment quality, final inspections, snagging and handing over of completed civil structures to the client for installation of equipment.
Assistant Construction Manager
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
Kadoma
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Assist in construction management of the construction for and on behalf of the client, construction supervision and inspection, scaffolding and formwork inspections, measurement of concrete works, excavation works, block and brickworks, setting out inspections for concrete structures, pre-and post-concrete pouring inspections, reinforcing steel fixing inspections, pipeline laying inspections, construction materials estimations, cost analysis for different methods of constructing civil structures, progress tracking and reporting, preparation of daily and weekly progress reports, daily site supervision and record keeping, checking and confirming that work is completed according to the specifications, checking and reviewing of contractor’s evaluations for payments purposes, inspection of construction materials, reviewing and or revision of drawings for construction at site, preparation of bills of quantities for additional or variation works, monitoring and ensuring standard site health, safety and environment quality, final inspections, snagging and handing over of completed civil structures to the client for installation of equipment.
Civil Engineering Technician
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
Harare
06.2015 - 10.2015
Sanga
- Preparation of drawings and related tender documents for the rehabilitation of water and sanitation infrastructure in the towns of Chitungwiza, Ruwa, Redcliff and Harare City, preliminary site investigations, draughting of construction and schematic drawings, assist in preparation of contract documents.
Clerk of Works
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
Harare
06.2015 - 10.2015
- Site supervision and inspection of works, monitoring and tracking of civil, mechanical, and electrical works, measurement of works, civil, electrical and mechanical works quality control, interpretation of drawings at site, daily recording of equipment installed, preparation of daily and weekly progress reports, preparation of bills of quantities for variation works, monitoring and ensuring site safety, health and environment quality, final inspection of civil, mechanical and electrical works, snagging, commissioning and handing over structures to the client.
Construction Manager
Reality Design Experts
Butterworth
01.2013 - 10.2013
- Developing drawings for expanding the establishment, management and implementation of approved development plans, management and supervision of construction works, advising the Director/Owner on matters pertaining to construction and development of new guest lodge and conference centre, procurement of building materials for construction of new guesthouses, monitoring periodically the construction of new guest lodge.
Construction Supervisor
Reality Design Experts
East London
05.2010 - 01.2013
- Brickwork construction supervision, measurement of works done by artisans, quality control, controlling the quality of work done by bricklayers and ensuring the work is done within scheduled timeframes, interpreting construction drawings to make sure brickwork is done according to specifications, planning and mobilizing building materials, construction equipment and tools from the main contractor for use by the bricklayers, controlling the labor costs at site, estimating quantities of work done by bricklayers and preparing schedules for payments thereof, monitoring and ensuring the safety of crew members.
Design Draughts Person
Reality Design Experts
East London
09.2009 - 05.2010
- Designing and Drawing of Building Plans, submission of Building Plans to Local Municipalities for approvals, setting out of building construction works using the Dumpy level and or the theodolite, supervision and monitoring of building construction projects, supervising construction of brickwork, concrete work, roofing, plumbing and finishing, maintaining site diaries and preparing progress reports.
District Water Technician
Office of the President and Cabinet, District Development Fund.
Shamva district
07.2005 - 07.2009
- Technical Officer charged with supervision of mechanical and electrical operatives, operating and maintaining water supply infrastructure in the District including deep wells, boreholes with hand or electromechanical driven pumps for Farms, Schools and Irrigation schemes, responsible for construction and maintenance of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation infrastructure, small dams, irrigation schemes, piped water systems, deep wells and boreholes within the district, drafting of water supply operations and maintenance daily plans, supervising installation, repair and rehabilitation of boreholes and hand pumps, assigning tasks and supervising the water supply operatives and village pump mechanics, planning and implementation of rural water supply projects with Non-Governmental Organizations, facilitating Water Point Committees structures and Village Pump Mechanics training, advising the Rural District Council on matters pertaining to Water Supply in The District, compilation and preparation of weekly, monthly and annual reports, procurement of spares and equipment for operations and maintenance of boreholes and water distribution systems.
Freelance Civil Engineering Technician
Pfende Building Contractors
01.2004 - 07.2005
- Design and Construction of residential Houses: Gombe shop and factory building in Chitungwiza and three Msasa Park House Extensions, draughting of residential building plans approved by the local authorities, reading and reviewing building plans to determine dimensions of structures, supervision of construction of the residential buildings and extensions according to the building regulations of the relative local authorities, planning and managing the materials estimates and procurement of the materials to be used in construction of the buildings designs, planning, managing and implementing concrete brick molding projects targeted on supplying common bricks to be used for the construction of residential buildings associated with our draughting designs, preparing reports and documenting project activities and data.
Consultant/ Facilitator - Water Technician
Office of the President and Cabinet, District Development Fund.
MsasaPfendeShamva district
01.2007
- Planning together with stakeholders in identifying water points that should benefit from the Program, organization of how to allocate materials to be used in the rehabilitation of water sources, facilitating coordination between the contractors, donor organizations, government departments and the relative end users, training of water point committees and educating them about their relative duties, roles and the importance of community-based management of their water resources in order to achieve self-sustainability, training village pump mechanics in order to provide them with the technical knowledge of the mechanism of mechanical hand pumps associated with rural water points, training them how to assess and attend to breakdowns, educating water points users about the diseases associated with unhygienic use of water/ unprotected water sources and how to avoid waterborne diseases using participatory Health and Hygiene education tools or methods, mobilizing the local communities to participate at grassroots levels in the implementation of the rehabilitation of their water points in order to cultivate local-based sustainability of the resources, preparing reports and documenting project activities and data.
Vocational Training
BCHOD Consulting, Zimbabwe
- Investigation, design, drawings and report on Inyatsi Dam in Mazowe Zimbabwe including all appurtenant structures, pump station and farm irrigation reticulation.
Industrial Attachment
Metallurgical Construction Company, Zimbabwe
- Project – Chinhoyi Hotel School of Hospitality and Tourism Construction, position – Trainee Technician, interpretation of building plan to artisans at site, measurement or estimation of work done at site i.e
- Brickwork, concrete work, formwork and steel fixing, assisting foremen with supervision of brickwork, concrete work, steel work, carpentry work, plumbing work, site-surveys and civil works, assisting the surveyor in controlling levels and setting out profiles during construction of pavements, sewer lines, brickwork, decks, beams and columns using the dumpy level and the theodolite.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Bulawayo Polytechnic College
Bulawayo01-2004
Skills
- Construction management
- Stormwater Management
- Public Works Design
- Cost Estimation
- AutoCAD expertise
- Project Management
- Water and Sewer piping design
- Civil engineering
- Blueprint understanding
- Proficient in Archicad
- Hydraulic Design
- 2D and 3D modeling
- Quantity surveys
- Surveying
- Civil 3D
- Construction materials
- Cost Estimates
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Drafting
- Construction Site Management
- Revit
- Site Inspection
- Highway design
- Quality Control
Affiliations
- Graphic designing
- Building plan design
- Chess
Certification
- Autocad
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
- Fire Fighting
- SHE Legal Liabilities
- Incident Investigation
Languages
InyatsidraughtingdraughtingdraughtingdraughtingdraughtingdraughtingGilnockieGilnockieGoromonziGoromonziMabvukuColquhounColquhounColquhounColquhounColquhounColquhounColquhounColquhounColquhounShona
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Xhosa
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Ndebele
Elementary (A2)
A2
Timeline
Site Engineer
Chikara Civil Construction
09.2022
Civil Design Engineer
Plan Infrastructure Development (Pvt) Ltd
01.2022 - 09.2022
Site Manager
Plan Infrastructure Development (Pvt) Ltd
10.2021 - 01.2022
Site Engineer
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
08.2020 - 09.2021
Assistant Project Engineer
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
01.2020 - 05.2021
Professional Technician – Civil Engineering
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
12.2019 - 03.2020
Assistant Resident Engineer
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners. GKW-Consult
09.2017 - 12.2019
Clerk of Works
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners. GKW-Consult
08.2016 - 09.2017
Assistant Construction Manager
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
10.2015 - 06.2016
Assistant Construction Manager
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
10.2015 - 06.2016
Civil Engineering Technician
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
06.2015 - 10.2015
Clerk of Works
Brian Colquhoun, Hugh O’Donnell & Partners.
06.2015 - 10.2015
Construction Manager
Reality Design Experts
01.2013 - 10.2013
Construction Supervisor
Reality Design Experts
05.2010 - 01.2013
Design Draughts Person
Reality Design Experts
09.2009 - 05.2010
Consultant/ Facilitator - Water Technician
Office of the President and Cabinet, District Development Fund.
01.2007
District Water Technician
Office of the President and Cabinet, District Development Fund.
07.2005 - 07.2009
Freelance Civil Engineering Technician
Pfende Building Contractors
01.2004 - 07.2005
Vocational Training
BCHOD Consulting, Zimbabwe
Industrial Attachment
Metallurgical Construction Company, Zimbabwe
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Bulawayo Polytechnic College
- Autocad
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
- Fire Fighting
- SHE Legal Liabilities
- Incident Investigation
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