Mining Works

Project Controls Manager, Group Five Projects International Ltd, Tonkolili Iron Ore Project

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Responsibilities& Achievements:

  • Managed all commercial and Financial activities on the EPCM Project includes Procurement, Contracts,Controls ,Scheduling& Accounts.
  • Projects Planning and Scheduling & Project Reporting: scope management, Project Deliverables, work break down structure, schedule management, forecasting, corrective action, progress measurement/reporting, productivity analysis& calculation.

 

  • Cost Engineering and estimating:Estimating,Cost Management, Cost Control and Forecasting
Contract or Permanent South Africa (AF.ZA) ZAR 850,000 - 1.2m CTC p/annum

PLANNING ENGINEER, Thiess Industrial Projects, Wandoan Coal Handling & Preparation Plant - Wandoan Coal Project

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
500
  • Prepare resource & cost loaded loaded schedules for Process Plants in Coal Handling Sector
  • Effectively gather construction progress activity to provide advice and feedback to construction personnel on their work area activities monitored against the Construction Program.
  • Interface with construction personnel providing feedback on progress impacts on the Construction Program.
  • Interface with construction personnel on productivity.
  • Continual maintenance of the Construction Program through analysis of construction activity data and effective update

Head of project control office(Construction department–At site), Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I), Development Capital Projects

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Mark Smith 👤 Member for 20 years 6 months
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Creating a master Access database for recording the progress of all associated activities including piping, structural, mechanical, civil, tie-ins and demolition works.

  • Writing method statements and procedures.
  • Maintaining the P3/e schedule and creating all the progress reports.

Construction Site Planning, BECHTEL, Comalco Special Projects Misc.

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Mark Smith 👤 Member for 20 years 6 months
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Building and developing new and maintaining the existing construction schedules for the current 66 Special Projects for increase and maximisation of plant production.

  • Working in a management team maintaining the schedule requirements of 8 x Site Project Managers.
  • Daily client and contractor interface and schedule review during routine construction and shutdowns.
  • Contribution to weekly and monthly data collection and reporting including forecasts and trends.
  • Taking weekly progress photos, editing and issuance thereof a

Construction Site Planning, BECHTEL, Yarwun 2 Alumina Refinery Expansion Project

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Mark Smith 👤 Member for 20 years 6 months
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Building and development of the Bechtel Construction pre-bid Proposal and resourced Construction Execution Schedule with approximately 1,376,583 manhours within a team of planners.

  • After handing over the developed Bechtel Construction schedule to a dedicated contract scheduler for that seperable portion of work scope I resumed my role and duties as Site Project Planner within the EPCM management team for the overall Project Schedule as Principal Contractor.
  • Managing half the awarded Major Contractor Schedules and liaison within EPCM Team

Lead Project Planner, Trekkopje Joint Venture, Areva Trekkopje Uranium Heap Leach Pad Project

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Cobus Swart 👤 Member for 14 years 6 months
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Developing, resourcing, updating and Baselining of project schedules, Monthly and Weekly Project progress reports. Level 4 Construction planning and progress reporting. Liasing with sub-contractors for weekly progress reports. Change management on schedule and Trend Reports. Daily Diary Processing and Productivity Reports. Claims analysis and schedule impact analysis.

Project Planner, Hatch Africa, Anglo Platinum Rustenburg Base Metal Refinary Expansion Project

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Cobus Swart 👤 Member for 14 years 6 months
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Developing, resourcing, updating and Baselining of project schedules, Monthly and Bi-Monthly Project, Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction, Commissioning and Close-Out progress reports. Level 4 Engineering planning and progress reporting. Liasing with contractors for weekly progress reports. Change management on schedule and Trend Reports. Forecasting Project Cashflows with Cost Engineers. Tender Programme Adjudication in conjunction with Contract (NEC) requirements. Evaluate Contractor Programmes for time and cost implications before acceptance.