Joseph Mazibuko, Commercial Manager

Joseph Mazibuko

Commercial Manager

Location
South Africa - Johannesburg
Education
High school or equivalent,
Experience
24 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months

Commercial Manager
  • My current job since July 2014

Contract Management position in North West

My Employer (Aurecon) is appointed to manage and implement a Contractor Development Programme for the Department of Public Works and Roads in the North West Province. Projects under the Programme include:
•Road Construction,
•Construction of new Buildings and renovations,
•Landscaping and Agricultural Projects
I take overall responsibility for the Commercial portfolio that comprises of Quantity Surveying, Procurement and Contracts Administration functions
Work as

Commercial Contracts Manager at Honeywell
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since May 2017

position in Gauteng, Johannesburg Region

•Prove day to day contract management support to the Medupi Project team
•Deal with and assist Project Managers on all contractual issues.
•Prepare and represent company in dispute resolution with Subcon-tractors and Customer.
•Ensure entitlements are pursued through contractual claim process.

Reason for leaving: Project due for completion soon.


Commercial Contracts Manager at

Commercial Contracts Manager at Honeywell
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since May 2017
Contracts Manager at Honeywell
  • South Africa - Midrand
  • My current job since May 2017

Project Contracts and Claims Manager

• Provide strategic commercial and contractual guidance to the project and construction managers
• Establish and maintain a working relationship with project management and commercial teams as the first line of escalation.
• Set and maintain clear contractual strategies and goals.
• Ensure Strategic alignment between Legal and Project Management.
• Ensure appropriate contractual correspondence is drafted to safeguard the project contractual and commercial strategies and goals.
• Identify and secure construction interface delay claim opportunities.
• In collaboration with the procurement, source and contract sub-contractors. Ensure contract requirements are met and that all performance and retention bonds, are in place.
• Lead all commercial and contractual negotiations at site level

Commercial Contracts Manager at Parsons Brinckerhoff Afric
  • July 2015 to May 2017
Commercial Contracts Manager at Aurecon
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2015 to May 2017

Permanent Management position in Gauteng, Johannesburg Region

The primary responsibility of the role is to take overall responsibility for the Commercial function within the works package which includes managing supporting Quantity Surveyor/s.
Assess and respond to all forms of claims relating to the Works package based on FIDIC contract. Ensure that Determinations issued by the Engineer are contractually correct and appropriately substanti-ated
Support the Employer's Project Team in drafting solid claims settle-ment agreements and contract addendums if necessary.
Identity contractual risks and opportunities and manage them through to conclusion to minimize Employer's liability.

Reason for leaving: Health and Family circumstances.

Commercial Contracts Manager
  • July 2014 to June 2015
Contract Specialist at Black & Veatch
  • Afghanistan
  • March 2013 to June 2014
Specialist
  • March 2013 to June 2014

position in Mpumalanga

Provide overall Commercial Risk Management services and sup-port to various multi-million rand projects which included but not limited to:
1. Replacement of about 30km of Corroded Fire Water Pipeline (EPCm)
2. Boiler Protection and Modification Project (EPC)
3. Gas Heated Heat Exchange Reformer (EPCm)
Responsible for developing and executing sourcing and contracting strategies so that capital projects are delivered on time and within budget and in accordance with the required quality standards.
Manage the whole contracting process for major to complex capital projects, negotiate contracts, variations and claims
Develop and lead a construction claims defense strategy for my projects.

Reason for leaving: Restructuring

Commercial Advisor at African Barrick Gold
  • Tanzania
  • January 2011 to February 2013
Commercial Advisor
  • January 2011 to February 2013

Contract Management position in Mpumalanga

The Kusile Power Station Project is a multi-billion rand (USD 20 billion) greenfield project consisting of six coal-fired steam generating units that will produce a total of 4, 800 megawatts.
Contract packages I was involved in, include construction of Flue Gas Chimney, wastewater treatment works, access roads, installation of water supply pipelines, a coal stockyard, a coal and ash conveyor system and pipe jacking of site services pipeline.
Work as

Contracts Specialist at Qualsa Healthcare
  • February 2010 to December 2010
Specialist
  • February 2010 to December 2010

position in Tanzania, United Republic of

•Responsible for the management of the water treatment plant construction contract for a mine in Tanzania.
•Assist in the management of all existing site and regional con-tracts (i.e., major purchase agreements, key commodity supply agreements and service agreements, including contractor/supplier adherence to contract terms, key performance indicators, insurance requirements etc. as directed by the Regional Contracts Manager or designate.
•Assists in ensuring that all site contracts staff has been appropriately trained in the required level of contract implementation and management.
•Complete tender process from bid list selection, compilation and release of tender package documents, tender evaluation through contract negotiation and execution for all contracts, ensuring all terms and conditions are consistent with company policies and procedures (legal and commercial)
•Develop and maintain contract templates, etc

Reason for leaving: Working conditions in Tanzania were not conducive

Executive
  • September 2007 to January 2010
Executive at Xstratacoal
  • September 2007 to January 2010
Contracts Manager at Cell C
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2005 to August 2007
Contracts Manager at Xstratacoal
  • December 2005 to August 2007

Permanent Management position in Mpumalanga

•Streamline tender processes/policies and put in place in-ternal controls.
•Review documentation to ensure that approvals are signed off in terms of the company's delegation of authority.
•Plan and implement sourcing strategy
•Apply Life Circle Costing strategies
•Hands on management of the tender process e.g compila-tion and issuing of tender documents (RFQs or RFPs).
•Align to the company's BEE target
•Evaluate and perform commercial risk analysis.
•Draft and negotiate contract terms and conditions.
•Negotiate price adjustments and record savings
•Monitor contract deliverables
•Compile and update contracts register
•Instill procurement policies to internal business units and monitor adherence thereof.

Reason for leaving: Personal / Family


Contract Specialist at Cell C

Specialist
  • September 2003 to November 2005

position in Gauteng, Johannesburg Region

Source the right products and services through the formal tender process. Day to day contracts management which includes execution of modifications and negotiating price adjustments.

Reason for leaving: Needed heavy industrial project exposure

Specialist at USA Embassy
  • Egypt
  • September 2003 to November 2005
Specialist
  • January 2000 to August 2003

drafting
•Negotiation


•Contracts Management
•FIDC, NEC, JBCC

Advanced
•Oracle
•SAP


•Procurement

Solid
•Claims Management

Education

High school or equivalent,
  • December 2010

courses: Senior Management Certificate Programme – University of cape town.

High school or equivalent, Bachelor Of Law (B
  • at University Of The North
  • December 2002

Degree in

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor Of Law (B
  • at University Of Limpopo
  • April 1996

Law •Private Law •Roman Law And Etc.

Specialties & Skills

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DRAFTING
PROCUREMENT
BUDGETING
MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
MICROSOFT WORKS
NEGOTIATION
QUALITY
RISK MANAGEMENT

Training and Certifications

Contracts Management (Training)
Training Institute:
American Office of the Procurement Executive
Date Attended:
September 2002

Hobbies

  • Squash