Director
Roko Construction Ltd
Total years of experience :38 years, 6 Months
Website: www.roko.com
Responsibility Overview/Outline
Director responsible for the management, growth and expansion of the 5 countries. Responsibilities,
supervision and management include the following:
• Tendering and pricing, including Pre-qualification.
• Managing Quantity Surveyors, Project managers and all other sundry staff.
• Tender and negotiation meetings.
• Project implementation, commencement and completion.
• Effective cost management, supervision of management staff, Client/Consultant meetings and Board
of Directors reports and meeting.
• Risk Management.
• Operational Management.
• Health & Safety
• Ensuring all Operational management.
• Executive reporting.
• Staff appointments, KPI’s and development.
• New Business Development.
Key responsibilities
• Project Control & Management:
a) Prequalification, Commercial pricing of all tenders private and or Governmental.
b) Negotiation with Clients and or Role Players.
c) Cost effective Project planning with Project Mangers, Contract Manager and sundry supervisory staff.
d) Project implementation at commencement including plant and equipment and staff mobilization.
e) Technical planning, Architectural, Structural and MEP Coordination.
f) Supervisory role in Cost implementation in CCS, and cost management during the contract works.
g) Contractual claims, notifications and or EOT.
h) Site visits to all countries for Progress and or Technical meetings.
i) Effective Client/consultant liaison.
j) Contract finalization at Practical Completion and Works Completion.
k) Management of approximately projects ranging from 3 Million USD to Million USD.
• Financial Management:
a) Ensure proper cost and directors report meetings monthly.
b) Full financial management of the contract.
c) Value engineering and or cost saving measures.
d) Overseeing the procurement process and appointment of relevant specialized sub-contractors,
payment and contractual terms.
e) Financial reporting to Board of Directors and Shareholders.
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• Executive Role:
a) Executive meetings with all senior project staff on monthly basis in all countries.
b) Cost and financial report meeting with Project staff.
c) Ensure efficient collaborative key partnerships with business leaders, Construction professionals.
d) Executive meeting with all the various divisions, Infrastructure, building and internal divisions.
e) Monthly executive meeting with MD and shareholders.
f) Board meetings and report back on Roko Projects.
g) Compliance off all role player/staff to Company Standards and Code of Conduct.
h) Company Financial review, Management accounts up to final Audited accounts for all countries.
i) Liaison with Financial Institutions as required.
j) Company and Group Financial planning and strategy meetings with BOD.
• New Business Development:
a) New Business development in all the respective countries.
b) Identifying new Construction business opportunities over the whole spectrum.
Oil and Gas in Uganda
Oil and Gas Pipeline new works in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.
Road and infrastructure new works development in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.
All new business development in Kenya and Burundi.
Key achievements/projects
• Main achievement - Substantially increasing the Turn-over of Roko Uganda and Rwanda by over 60
Million USD per year from to present.
• Increasing the profitability percentage in all the countries.
• Diversifying Roko Construction into more sustainable infrastructure projects including successful
• Effectively introducing Financial systems (CCS, Buildsmart and others) to optimise profitability as well
as cost control measure.
• Stabilizing the Roko Work Force in the countries, optimising efficiency, quality control, ISO
• Registering and negotiating new works in Kenya as our 5th Operational country.
Executive Construction Director managing all construction operations, commercial, contracts and project management.
a) Costing and commercial aspects of all projects.
b) Liaison with Client, Architect, Structural Engineer and MEP Engineers to finalize the Scheme design
and proposed works in the Infrastructural, and normal build sectors.
c) Obtaining approved drawings from the respective consultants for Cost Proposal to Client.
d) Negotiation and approval meeting with respective clients.
e) Preparing the required documents for tender, Pre-amble, Specifications and BOQ.
f) Obtaining the required prices for all BOQ entities.
g) Preparation of the Contract document, agreement with various entities and bodies.
h) Signing off as final with the client for tendering or negotiation purposes.
i) Issuing of relevant tender documents to prospective Tenderers.
j) Tender award negotiations and letter of award.
k) All required documents for Contract signing, bonds and insurances, project schedule and method
statements.
l) Site visit and hand-over.
Project/Contracts Management:
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a) Acting as Principle agent for the project duration.
b) All site and technical meetings.
c) Project control documents.
d) Project Progress reports to client and consultants.
e) Cost appraisals normally quarterly.
f) Contract coordination meetings.
g) Managing the variation procedure with the client, architect and other consultants.
h) Coordination with MEP Appointed and or nominated contractors.
i) Procurement of Client supplied items from the relevant countries abroad.
j) Cost and progress meetings with Client.
k) Overall budget control and final financial report.
l) Issuing monthly Interim Payment certificates to main contractor and sub-contractors.
m) Issuing of required contractual (after adjudication) EOT and or other required notices.
n) Mediation hearings if required.
o) Final completion certificates both PC and WC.
p) Snag and defects inspections and sign-off.
q) Finalization report, both financially and project specific and Final account sign-off with Main
Contractor.
Key Achievements/Projects
• Obtained my PMP PMI 3 Year degree/qualification.
• Part of the delegation implementing the JBCC Contract.
• Fortunate to have been past of many Landmark projects
QS with all the relevant responsibilities for the position.
• Advanced to senior QS, and further as Commercial Manager.
• In advanced to Professional PQS, which included the above but as well the responsibilities of
the PQS function.
• Progressed into Project and Contract Management.
Responsibility Overview/Outline
• All Quantity Surveying responsibilities regarding Tendering, pricing, pre-qualifications.
• Contract negotiations.
• Project/Contract management.
• Cost and Financial Management.
• Contract implementation to final hand-over.
• Cost and financial reporting to Board and Shareholders.
• Management of all ongoing projects and consulting services.
• Staff appointments and salary negotiations.
• New Business development.
Key responsibilities
• Management of all key functions in terms of tendering, costing and project negotiations.
• Financial management on all projects, including cost control, cost and directors meetings.
• Project/contracts management on projects.
• Client liaison, meeting with consultants.
• All technical aspects of the projects, including MEP, Structural and Architectural.
• Site visits and meetings.
• Management of all supervisory and or management staff, including Quantity surveyors, PM’s and
sundry staff.
• Board and MD reporting regarding, financial, progress and contractual.
• Company financial reporting - up to final audited accounts.
• Participation in Financial Strategy meeting.
• New Business development
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Key achievements/projects
• Instituting effective cost and financial measures effectively to substantially increase profitability
(%) and turn-over (%).
• Obtaining negotiating large contracts in the Airport and Hotel and Leisure Build Sectors.
• Completing first year of Arbitration course.
• Contract participation particularly in the following:
Domestic and International Departures OR Tambo Airport
Soccer Stadiums for World Cup in SA
Gautrain Multi Billion Rail Project SA
(QS) – UP – ➢ PMP PMI –
Batchelors Degree in Quantity Surveying