ALBERT MHLOPE

As Planner

• Facilitating stakeholder meetings for better understanding of expectations.
• Improving risk management with regular project reviews and updates.
• Identifying potential bottlenecks, ensured smooth progress of project.
• Defined project scope, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
• Leading meetings with department heads to review project status, drafting action plans to deliver proposed changes.
• Validating schedules and tracking progress to ensure that no slippages are experienced.
• Preparing Weekly reports for the LNG project and security and social projects to present project’s status and compliance.

As Quantity Surveyor

• Validating monthly Interim Payment Certificates on work done and quantities of materials delivered on site.
• Validating contractor’s Change Orders (COs) and identify any potential manipulation in the BOQ, specifications and contract rates basing on forms of contracts such as FIDIC, NEC and JCT.
• Ensuring cost management against planned budget, highlighting commercial issues and reporting on risks to maintain a positive cost and schedule variance.
• Comparing estimates for affordability against business plans to make swift, cost-effective decisions.
• Obtaining and reviewing quotes for materials, works and services, developing accurate pricing schedules to match the company allowable rates.

• Saved money by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems on Sasol gas exploration projects in Temane.
• Worked with Sub-contractors, validating work done and reviewing their interim payment certificates under the guidance of NEC3.
• Set benchmarks that were used against KPIs to assess the successfulness of a project, amongst the KPIs lies health and safety within the working environment.
• Pricing of Compensation Events as they arose as well as recording delay events.
• Undertook regular site visits to assess progress against project milestones.
• Evaluated bids from subcontractors to ensure value for money.

• Forecast on cost reduction and scheduled program, producing detailed reports to reflect findings. The project was completed 35 days earlier due to a close look on the schedule, the procurement plan that was prepared was effective in such a way that materials were received on site on time. Tracking on procurement was effective. No lagging.
• Prepared monthly interim certificates and submit it to the client for review and approval as well as producing cashflow forecasts.
• Verified submitted bids as per the bidding instructions as well as participating in negotiation of contract terms and prices.
• Pricing variations as per the issued Site Instructions.
• Prepared weekly and monthly reports for the project.

• Validating monthly Interim Payment Certificates on work done and quantities of materials delivered on site.
• Validating contractor’s Change Orders (COs) and identify any potential manipulation in the BOQ, specifications and contract rates basing on forms of contracts such as FIDIC, NEC and JCT.
• Ensuring cost management against planned budget, highlighting commercial issues and reporting on risks to maintain a positive cost and schedule variance.
• Comparing estimates for affordability against business plans to make swift, cost-effective decisions.
• Obtaining and reviewing quotes for materials, works and services, developing accurate pricing schedules to match the company allowable rates.

• Responsible for giving advice on quantity matters for contractual claims. Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports to provide with support if requested on procurement plans.
• Evaluation of work in terms of the final costs and effective progress.
• Making sure construction projects meet agreed technical and building standards.
• Agreeing budgets and timescales with the clients.
• Coordinating with material expediters concerning critical items of supply, expenditure forecasts and completion reports and/ or all aspects of cost control.
• Prepared monthly payment applications for the company.
• Pricing change orders.
• Tracking progress and matching it against project milestones.

• Commercial Management and advisory (Final Accounts preparation, Cost Control, Cost Optimisation, Cash Flow Analysis, Project Auditing and General Project Advisory).
• Responsible for accurate evaluation and control of construction works material and costs.
• Responsible for tracking quantities of project goods on the project.
• Validate suppliers'/ sub-contractors' invoices.
• Agreeing budgets and timescales with the clients.
• Attending site meetings to monitor progress.
• Construction procurement and Tendering advice, analysis, and assistance.
• Reviewing of tender documents from contractors and sub-contractors before awarding.

• Saving money by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems on PSA OBL projects, Sasol, Temane.
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems that normally see projects experiencing cost and time overrun.
• Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement within the organization.
• Pricing of Compensation Events as they arose.
• Working with all Sub-contractors, validating work done and preparing their interim payment certificates.

• Preparing tenders for clients and commercial bids to help bring in new business. This included preparation and pricing of BOQs.
• Liaising with technical and financial staff, subcontractors, legal teams and the client's own representatives.
• Evaluation of work in terms of the final costs and effective progress.
• Producing plans and tracking schedules.
• Agreeing budgets and timescales with the clients.
• Prepared payment certificates.
• Producing weekly reports.

• Preparing site wastage reports.
• Progress tracking on site, involved measuring executed works.
• Responsible for tracking quantities of project goods on the project.
• Validate suppliers'/ sub-contractors' invoices.
• Preparing reconciliation reports on work executed by sub-contractors.

• Leading a team to execute tasks allocated by supervisors and foremen.
• Making sure production targets were met.