Construction Project Manager

• Nov 2019 - Present

Plant Manager

• Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

Liftting / Rigging Manager

• Nov 2008 - Nov 2019

*Controlling of all lifting equipment *Arrange all load testing and inspections of all mobile plant and Equipment, crawl beams, spreader beams ect.*Manage all Crane's on Medupi site (Crawler cranes and hydraulic cranes)*Do all rigging studies for lifts heaver than 5 up to 285 tons on Auto Cad. *Control staff of 120 mobile crane operators, store man, LTI’S and Riggers*Oversee and be responsible for all crane activities at Medupi power station*Control man hours allowed for erection, ensure targets on budgets are met*Ensure high standards of safety and quality are adhered to.*Assist all Construction Manager in ensuring crane operations are executed on site in a safe manner, within budget and on schedule.*Day to day liaison with the client on matters related to construction programs and safe execution of lifting and rigging operations.*Immediately report all occurring deviations from the scope of work to the Construction Managers and Site Manager.*Ensure that lifting plans are provided for all critical lifts and calculation of crane load rates and the provision of sufficient safety factors are scrutinized*Ensure that all work is performed by suitably trained and competent persons*Ensure that all statutory appointments have been completed and all statutory requirements are met*That, where required, health and safety committees are established, that meetings are accordingly held and that the minutes of such meetings are kept and properly filed*That the required risk assessments are carried out, up to date and communicated to all involved;*Ensure that all incidents are reported to the Murray & Roberts Projects HSE Manager and myself*Ensure compliance to The Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993 with specific regard to all lifting and rigging activities on site*Assume the role of the GMR 2(7), assistant to the GMR 2(1) with regard to all lifting machinery and lifting tackle on site

Owner

• Jan 2008 - Sep 2009

Installing Wood handling Plant to New Digesters.Rigging of all Equipment to 3rd Floor Above Digesters.Oversee Installation of 11 New Digesters With 440 ton Mobile Crane.Supply and Supervise personnel to fit all valves and do Hydro tests on all vessels and digesters.Installing motors, gearboxes and working platforms and steps.Supply and Supervise Personnel for Wood handling Project.Installing of Various Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers.Oversee all heavy lifts for Murray & Roberts.

Project Manager

• Aug 2004 - May 2007

Do all analyzing of heavy lifts, Quotations, Planning Risk Assessment, Rigging Studies, Safe work Procedures and Actual Rigging of projects. Customer Liaison. Do all analyzing of heavy lifts, Quotations, Planning Risk Assessment, Rigging Studies, Safe work Procedures and Actual Rigging of projects. Customer Liaison.

Owner

• Oct 2003 - Jul 2004

Site Foreman

• Jul 2002 - Sep 2003

 Prepare and deliver green area talks (safety talks). Delegate duties to ± 70 people to get them organised and working. Supervision on all the sites. Do maintenance on shovels, 2300's 1900's and drill rigs. Maintain and repair crushers - maintain / replace bowls, mantles etc. Heavy maintenance on dippers, dipper handles such as welding, gouging etc. Liaise between workers and management.  Prepare and deliver green area talks (safety talks). Delegate duties to ± 70 people to get them organised and working. Supervision on all the sites. Do maintenance on shovels, 2300's 1900's and drill rigs. Maintain and repair crushers - maintain / replace bowls, mantles etc. Heavy maintenance on dippers, dipper handles such as welding, gouging etc. Liaise between workers and management.

Rigger

• May 1997 - Jun 2002

 Planning of all mobile 18 ton, 25 ton, 50 ton, 90 ton, 120 ton and 200 ton crane tasks. Did all rigging tasks at the mine:o Changing shovels, dipper handles 27 ton, dippers 57 ton, shovel booms 87 ton and main motors 16 ton etc.o Assisted in maintenance of shovels and dippers etc. Normal rigging tasks such as changing pumps, electrical motors and pipes etc. Did all computer reports including job cards, monthly reports etc. In emergency situations - drove low bed 36 ton, 90 ton, and 120 ton vehicles. Drive mobile cranes in emergency situations. Relieved the Foreman when necessary.