Project Controls Manager
Aveng Engineering
Total years of experience :35 years, 11 Months
Aveng Engineering is an ISO 9001 engineering project house. Covering the complete life cycle of multidiscipline projects and operations. Aveng Engineering has two offices, namely Woodmead and Cape Town, and five different Divisions. The divisions are: Minerals & Mining, Power & Energy, Nuclear, Water and Central services.
Reporting to the MD, fulfilling the corporate role of Operating Group Business Intelligence (OGBI), Report key project performance metric, time keeping and overall manpower requirements for the organisation. With a goal to share all available project and managerial information to the required level within the organisation. The custodian of configuration management system and manage all corporate procedures and forms for ISO9001 system. Covering all the project control aspects within a multi discipline project environment, throughout the full life cycle of a project, from EPCM projects to LSTK projects.
As the Project Controls Manager responsible for the overall administration and technical direction of projects control function within the organisation, using both FIDIC and NEC contracting. The Project Controls department includes planning (P3, P6 & MS Project), cost control (Costrac, MS GP and Excel), documentation and material control (QDMS, QVDM & QMS) and all IT systems relating to project delivery. Have close alliance with estimating using (Candy & Excel) and risk (Cura, @risk & Excel), which was part of the department but recently reassigned due to company restructuring.
The programme manager for the strategic PIMS projects (Project Information Management System) which comprised of thirteen inter connected projects regarding project management tools and their interface with each other. Implemented systems aligned with best practices based on Construction Industry Institute (CII) and AACEI, aligned to the PMBOK approach. Incorporating Prince2 and Centrix methodologies to bolster Project Management.
Member of the Continuous Improvement Forum and the IT forum. Appointed company First Aiders.
Mentored colleagues doing their PMP exam and developed in-house Project Management training.
Company’s current projects;
MomaSands Mozambique EPCM 2012 USD 3 b
Sishen PV Farm South Africa EPC 2014 R 1 700
Grootegeluk Medupi Expansion South Africa EPCM 2015 R 9 500
BECSA - Middelburg Water Reclamation project South Africa EPCM 2015 R 500
eMalahleni Water Reclamation Plant South Africa LSTK 2015 R 500
Gouda Wind Farm South Africa EPC 2015 R 2 000
Fine Chemicals Corporation South Africa EPCM/EPC 2015 R100
Sunrise Energy LPG South Africa EP 2016
In my role as Manager: C&I Engineering I did numerous feasibility studies and proposals, from minerals and mining (Gold, coal, Uranium, lime, cement, Potash, heavy minerals), acid plants, petrochemical, water treatment / processing plants.
I managed Engineers working on the following projects
Kayelekera Uranium plant in Malawi,
Holcim Mill Expansion in Roodepoort R470m (2008)
Moma Sands Project, Kenmare USD 3b (2012)
Kouilou Potash Project, Magminerals (2008)
I was the lead engineer on the following projects:
Recapitalisation of Lime Plant Project, Ndola Line Corporation. (April 2010 - Present)
Langer Heinrich Uranium Expansion Project, Paladin (2007 - 2012)
Stage 2 & Stage 3
Grootegeluk Medupi Expansion / Medupi expansion Project, Exxaro (April2007-Present)
Tarkwa Gold Plant Expansion, Goldfields Ghana R950m (2006 -2009)
Mufulira Smelter upgrade Project, MCM Zambia USD 200m + R170m (2004 -2006)
C&I Project engineer for Phase 1B. Namely Ilmenite Smelter No1, Water Treatment Plant and Metal Treatment Plant. This includes the off-gas plant and CO gas distribution. I was responsible for the C&I portion which was over 3000 I/O excluding intelligent MCC and fieldbus instrumentation. I then continued with Phase 2, the second Ilmenite Smelter and water plant upgrade with a lead role in both the C&I Engineering and commissioning process.
My main task was the integration of processes and the Control systems for the eight areas/plants and the seven main contractors, maintaining a common standard of workmanship throughout the whole plant. The main contractors were sharing resources and equipment of the nominated supplier. I had a team of two C&I engineers reporting to me, with a pool of four Instrumentation superintendents responsible for the instrumentation fieldwork.
ABB Automation (Pty) Ltd, a large electrical project house, who is TüV Certified ISO 9001 company, In Project management, design, manufacture and installation of electrical turnkey projects.
My main duties were:
To provide project management functions on projects handled by ABB Automation, to ensure that the project is executed in accordance with the agreed terms of contract and adhere to ABB contract handling procedures. ISO 9000 and the TOP’s “Total Optimisation of Procedures” guide lines. I had full control of the project including budget and cash flow and authority to sign orders.
Contracted To BHP MINERALS ZIMBABWE
CONTRACTED AS TRAINER (APR 1997)
Contracted To BATEMAN PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION
CONTRACTED AS COMMISSIONING ENGINEER (MAR 1996 MAR 1997)
Contracted To THE AUTOMATION FOUNDATION
CONTRACTED AS COMMISSIONING ENGINEER (JAN 1995-JUL 1995)
(JAN 1996-FEB 1996)
I started my career at Iscor Newcastle, in the planning & development section for the continuous casting plant. I worked my way up from learner technician to Senior Technician.
This was a course on Business leadership through projects and programme management, my dissertations topic was “Benefits of Benchmarking in a Project-orientated Learning Organisation”. Graduation is on the 27th March 2015.
I was awarded financial student of the year.
National Higher Diploma, Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current)
National Diploma, Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current)
High School, technical with electrical