Nyaps Nyaphisi, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Nyaps Nyaphisi

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Eskom

Location
South Africa
Education
Higher diploma, Quantity Surveying
Experience
24 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Eskom
  • South Africa
  • My current job since November 2017

Provide ‘Client-Side’ Quantity Surveying and Contract advisory services for

Chief QS & FOUNDER at PicroVision Consulting cc
  • South Africa
  • My current job since April 2014

Provide strategic insights for special projects commissioned by various external clients for on-going activities that align to the vision and mission of the client organization, including life-cycle costing, cost optimization, project and contract management, quantity surveying & project controls.
•Client Base extension - Gibb International
•Bill Production, Cost Estimation, Adjudication and Cost Management and Cost
•Control on the Extension of the Meyerton Water Treatment Works Plant.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Eskom
  • South Africa
  • February 2017 to August 2017

Provide ‘Client-Side’ Quantity Surveying and Contract advisory services for

Senior Estimator at Jacobs Engineering OCP Phosphates Expansion Plant Projec
  • Morocco
  • June 2016 to November 2016

Deliver change notices and estimation to internal client (OCP | Office Chérifien des Phosphates)
•Change Notices Estimating
•Extension of internal Database and Rates Buildup

Project Controls Section at Eskom Group Capital Division (GCD)
  • South Africa
  • January 2008 to December 2013

Quantity Surveying Manager responsible for multi Capital Projects - Greenfields Projects as part of Capital Expansion. Multi Faceted discipline exposure across divisions

QS
  • November 2013 to June 2013

Setting up of Cost Engineering and Quantity Surveying Department within a Project Management Office to serve Primary Energy Division.
•Cost Management and Cost Control on various tiered projects within PED and advisory on contractual matters throughout the Division.
•Ensuring that the new department is geared to meet non-public and therefore confidential and non-disclosed Strategic Objectives as per the annual Primary Energy Divisional Business Plan.
•Conceptualisation of Total Cost of Ownership concepts and tools within the business, including the introduction of Zero Based Costing, First Principle Based Costing and Activity Based Costing within a Capex Budget of +- ZAR 24, 6Billion.
•Value Based Modelling interventions including Risk Prioritisation on Capex

QS
  • August 2010 to April 2010
Chief at Grootvlei Power Station
  • January 2008 to July 2008
Assistant Chief at Pangaea Projects International (Currently Worley Parsons International)
  • February 2006 to December 2007
Assistant Chief Cost Engineer at Pangaea Projects
  • South Africa
  • January 2006 to December 2007

responsible for the ZAR 40 Million Training Centre at Koeberg Nuclear Plant, full quantity surveying functions.

Quantity Surveyor at CES Cost Engineering Pty (LTD)
  • January 2005 to February 2006

responsible for the 410million Ngodwana Effluent Treatment plant at SAPPI.
•Ongoing preparation of Tender and Contract documentation including the broad spectrum of quantity surveying applications within a professional Q.S firm.
•Conceptualising and developing mine rehabilitations and closures for mine companies under the guidelines of The Department of Minerals & Energy.
•Working & Capital Cost Business plans for Lonmin Platinum utilising first principles cost structures
•Extensive M.E.I.P exposure
•Cost Base Estimates for Anglo Platinum
•FIDIC Exposure

Junior Quantity Surveyor
  • August 2001 to October 2004

Responsible for the computation of quantities and quality of work in the refurbishment of the Union Buildings, the seat of the South African State.
•Area of experience includes inter alia, preparation of payment and progress valuations, site measurements and sub-contractor co-ordination.
•JBCC Exposure

Industrial Engineer at LOTI BRICK, Maseru
  • January 1998 to December 1999

Responsible for assessing quality of finished product under supervision of more experienced staff and ensuring machine calibration is optimum,
•Guiding semi - skilled personnel through safety requirements and the implementation thereof.

QS at Eskom
  • South Africa
  • to

Project Controls
•Change Management in respect of providing a service to all of

Chief Quantity Surveyor at Eskom
  • South Africa
  • to

tasked with providing Cost Engineering and quantity Surveying services for the ZAR +-4 Billion (ERA Revision (2008 Reference): ZAR 6, 7 Billion) | (ERA Revision (2009 Reference): ZAR 7.9 Billion) Return-to-Service Project at the Grootvlei Power Station for

Assistant Chief at Eskom Grootvlei Power Station
  • to

tasked with providing Cost Engineering services for the ZAR +-4 Billion Return-to-Service Project at the Grootvlei Power Station for Eskom Enterprises.
•Ongoing preparation of payment certificates, QS reports, Activity schedules, Real and Aspiration base parameter Estimates for a wide variety of engineering and architectural projects on site (Extensive Civils, Structural and M.E.I.P exposure)
•Negotiation of funds release to high level executive committees within the ambit of Eskom Enterprises
•Negotiation of Contractual and commercial issues with prospective Contractors
•Provision of advisory services to the Project management team regarding Contractual strategies (NEC Suite of Contracts)
•Assessment of compensation events and early warnings etc

Education

Higher diploma, Quantity Surveying
  • at Tshwane University of Technology
  • January 2003

Specialties & Skills

Earned Value Management
Contract Management
Quantity Surveying
Cost Engineering
BUDGET PREPARATION
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DELIVERY
MANAGEMENT
PRIMAVERA
PROCESS ENGINEERING

Languages

English
Expert
Afrikaans
Intermediate