Experienced Civil Engineer with Expert Construction management Skills

1. Bill Ochieng
Field Engineer/
Civil Works Supervisor
Résumé
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SUMMARY
Efficient Civil Engineer equipped with expert construction planning, design, management and
Supervision.
Good interpersonal and Communication skills to colleagues and all parties involved, from
construction site workers to Project Managers.
Has a good grasp on Health Safety and Environment management on a big project.
Successfully sees projects through from initial planning stages to completion.
Experienced on structural design practice in steel, concrete and timber; good at civil works design
that encompasses road design, Storm water/sewer design, Substation construction, Overhead and
Transmission Lines ,material monitoring and Quantity take-off.
EXPERIENCE
Current Field Engineer/Civil Works Supervisor / for WorleyParsons RSA LAKE
TURKANA WIND POWER PROJECT (LTWP) –TURKANA, Kenya
 The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) aims to provide 300MW of reliable, low cost
wind power to the Kenya national grid, equivalent to approximately 20% of the current installed
electricity generating capacity. The Project is of significant strategic benefit to Kenya, and at
Ksh76 billion (€623 million) will be the largest single private investment in Kenya’s history. The
wind farm site, covering 40,000 acres (162km
2
), is located in Loyangalani District, Marsabit West
County approximately 50km north of South Horr Township.
 Scope of Work: Construction of A substation at Loyangalani; Construction of 365 Turbines;
Construction of an Overhead Line to the 400Kv Substation and Transmission line to Suswa;
Construction of an offsite Road to Gravel standards from Laisamis to the Wind farm, village
buildings and associated infrastructure.
Primary Objective- Designs Review, Civil works Supervision and Execution.
 Management and Overseeing of construction to ensure projects civil works are carried out safely,
efficiently, cost effective and timeously to deliver a quality finished product.
 Supervision of construction of the following:
- 1. 33/400kV Substation - Transformers, Gantries, MV Buildings & Equipment Foundations
- 2. 33kV Transmission lines from MV Building to the 365 No. Turbine Locations
- 3. 365No. X 1.0MW Turbine Foundations & Turbine installation
- 4. Steel structure installation works
- 5. LTWP Village
- 6. All major roads within the Projects
 Engage in supervision of crew, including managing performance and behavior in the workplace.
 Bring Experience in structural Steel, concrete on Civil Construction on site

2. Bill Ochieng
Field Engineer/
Civil Works Supervisor
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 Manage site safety and environmental compliance.
 Review Civil works Designs-Concrete Mix , Road, Drainage, waste Water, Tank, Pipeline and
Buildings
 Respond to Technical Query’s and Request for information from various contractors.
 Read and interpret drawings and surveys
 Ability to integrate engineering and construction methodologies.
 Manages the interfaces between different contractors related to the specific area of work
 Provides discipline specific technical support to the site team in monitoring and management of
their respective areas.
Specific Accountabilities:
1. Quality Management
- Contributes to compliance with the Clients Quality policies and procedures
- Strong working knowledge of international engineering and construction systems and
procedures like ISO 9001:2008(ISO 9001:2015) and FIDIC.
- Review and Approval of contractors quality plans, related work method statements and
procedures
- Ensures contractors work according to their approved quality plans and procedures
- Reviews and approves quality dossiers from contractors for take-over of completed plant
- Raises non-conformance reports for defective or non-conforming workmanship including the
maintaining of non-conformance register
- Facilitation and approval of concessions including the updating and maintenance of register
- Supports auditors with assessment of contractor compliance
- Conducting and Coordination of site inspection activities in accordance with the approved
quality plans including final acceptance and handover
- Manage and maintain accurate field reports /daily reports Identify the maintain the process for
receiving, controlling and distributing of project records at the construction site in accordance
with the WP site documentation procedure.
- Development and implementation of site documentation distribution matrix to include home
office and site-generated documents. Liaison required ensuring site/home office matrices
concur.
2. Engineering Interaction
- Sets clear objectives to the engineering team, including achieving productivity and budget
targets
- Effectively interfaces with engineering team.
- Involve customer engineering support where this is a contractual requirement.
- Facilitation and approval of site queries including the updating and maintenance of register in
accordance with the Clients site query and field change procedure.
- Maintain flow of technical information.

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Field Engineer/
Civil Works Supervisor
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3. Communications Management
- Regularly provides clear reports to the construction manager
- Effective communication with the team, the contractor and the customer
- Accurate, timely and effective reporting in the format required by the Project to the
construction manager
- Daily reporting
- Weekly reporting
- Monthly reporting
4. Time Management and Cost Control
- Contributes to the development and maintenance of overall project schedule and specifically
pertaining to the relevant contractors schedule
- Supervises work in accordance with the approved schedule
- Does weekly progress assessment on relevant contractor’s work
- Establish and maintain a graphic representation of contractor progress for display and
reporting purposes
- Monitors cost aspects of the project within direct control to forecast final costs, identifies trends
and takes action to avoid cost overruns.
- Reviews monthly invoices from contractors for payment approval.
5. Environment Social Health and Safety (ESHS) Management
- Supports the WorleyParsons Project HSE Manager to control contractor’s implementation of
ESHS commitments according to the Employer’s and the Contractor’s ESHS systems.
- Monitors the contractor’s safety performance and reports to the Project HSE Manager any
irregularities on site.
- Notifies the Employer of any Environmental or Social irregularities.
- Supports the overall site security effort by being vigilant and reporting any possible potential
security risk and / or breach of security.
6. Risk Management
- Manages and/or Monitors the closure of all identified risks and opportunities.
7. Subcontracts Management
- Monitor performance of sub-contractors on site where applicable and report accordingly.

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Field Engineer/
Civil Works Supervisor
Résumé
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2014 - 2015 Civil & Structural Superintendent for PEC.
LAKE TURKANA WIND POWER PROJECT (LTWP) –TURKANA, Kenya.
 Conducts site investigations and inspections of structural engineering aspects of the project;
provides suggestions for structural engineering projects to ensure that standards and
requirements are met
 Oversee The Clients Quality Assurance and Control plan implementation on all the construction
activities onsite.
 Analyse, identify and resolve all technical issues in all files projects and ensure efficient
interpretation of all design drawings(structural)
 Assist all engineering superintendents Contractors and subcontractors and ensure compliance to
all project schedules and evaluate all associated equipment and workforce to meet all design
requirements.
 Document all civil field activities and perform regular inspection to check progress of all projects
activities.
 Monitor and implement all safety programs for projects for assigned areas.
 Writing of Progress Reports weekly and monthly capturing the technical details and critical
aspects that impacts on the project.
2013 - 2014 Assistant Roads Engineer, China Road & Bridge Corporation (K) –Nairobi,
Kenya
Nairobi Eastern and Northern Bypass Road Project Contract No. KURA/DEV/218/2012-2013.
 Providing design and drafting services for roads design team for the preliminary and detail design
phases of a project;
 Preparing drawings in accordance with the client and internationally recognised standard formats;
 Preparing design drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D or similar type software;
 Reviewing design and drafting works completed by colleagues or other parties for compliance
with original design intent to standards and internationally recognised best practice;
 Interpreting survey results into technical drawings;
 Promoting and improving professional standards for road engineering design;
 Undertaking design duties as assigned by the Design Office Manager, QA/QC Engineer and
Project Manager;
 Undertaking any other duties as assigned by the Design Office Manager, QA/QC Engineer, or
Project Manager.
 Civil Engineering Materials design, analysis, testing, performance, control, Technical
specifications
 Design and direct the testing and/or control procedures.
Civil Engineering Materials referred: soils for earthworks, Asphalt, concrete and concrete by-
products.

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Civil Works Supervisor
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2013 Assistant Structural Engineer, China Hebei Water Conservancy & Hydropower
(K) LTD) –Mwea, Kirinyaga County
The project involved rehabilitation of Mwea Irrigation scheme
 Analysis, Modelling, design and preparation of structural drawings for building contractors.
 Prepare structural concepts for new designs and from an architect conceptual designs.
 Structural calculations and Report writing.
 work with geotechnical engineers to investigate ground conditions and analyses results of soil
sample and in-situ tests;
 liaise with construction contractors to ensure that newly erected buildings are structurally sound;
 Drafted water control and management structures like check turnout, culvert crossing, drop
structures, diversion box, parshall flume, weirs (duckbill, horse shoe)
 Estimated quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labour to determine the construction
cost and as depicted by the As Built Drawings.
 Inspects project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformity to design specifications,
standards and safety and ensure Operations comply with standard operating procedures and
adhere to safety and health standards.
2012 Engineer Trainee, Kenya Urban Roads Authority –Nairobi County
The project involved rehabilitation and Maintenance of Seasons Road Kasarani
During the project period I was able to gather skills on Roads Design, construction & Maintenance and
Civil Works that included:
 Practiced design and drafting procedures for urban and rural as outlined in the Kenyan Ministry of
Roads Design Manual.
 Practiced further Interpreting survey results into technical drawing for Road and Structural design
 Learnt Sequencing of Routine Cleaning and De-silting of Culverts, Replacement of Invert Block
Drains (IBD), Road Channels and Kerbs, Cutting Potholes,
 Introduced to the procedures and Quality control checks with regards Priming, Laying of Asphalt
Concrete and Marshall Test.
 Measurement of works, Taking Chain-ages and Levels using a Theodolite and a dumpy level.
2011 Engineer Trainee, The Ministry of Public Works-Department of Chief Engineer-
Structural
During the attachment period I got involved in the projects that the ministry was undertaking and
acquired expertise on structural designs of roads, buildings, civil work structures like water
management structures, drainage and appurtenance, High-rise buildings, waste water structures; I
also had an opportunity to participate and perfect the execution of the following tasks:
 Structural calculations and Report writing.
 Analysis, Modelling, design and preparation of structural drawings for building contractors.
 analysed configurations of the basic structural components of a building or other structure;

6. Bill Ochieng
Field Engineer/
Civil Works Supervisor
Résumé
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 calculate the pressures, stresses and strains that each component, such as a beam or lintel, will
experience from other parts of the structure due to human use or environmental pressures such
as weather or earthquakes;
 consider the strength of various materials, e.g. timber, concrete, steel and brick, to see how
their inclusion may necessitate a change of structural design;
 liaise with other designers, including architects, to agree on safe designs and their fit with the
aesthetic concept of the construction;
 examine structures at risk of collapse and advising how to improve their structural integrity, such
as recommending removal or repair of defective parts or rebuilding the entire structure;
 make drawings, specifications and computer models of structures for building contractors;
 work with geotechnical engineers to investigate ground conditions and analyse results of soil
sample and in-situ tests;
 liaise with construction contractors to ensure that newly erected buildings are structurally sound;
 apply expert knowledge of the forces that act on various structures;
 Used computers and computer-aided design (CAD) technology for simulation purposes.
 Designing documentation of Tenders and Contract Documents, Project management &
constructions Maintenance of Public roads and other infrastructural resources, Public transport
policy management.
EDUCATION
Degree in Bachelor of Science: Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering at JKUAT, Nairobi,
Kenya, 2012
REGISTRATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) & Institute Of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERTISE/SPECIALIST COURSES
 AutoCAD, Archicad, Google Sketch up Prokon and Civil 3D,RSAP,StaadPro,BlueBeam
 Technical plan execution.
 Project management& Construction
 Good working knowledge of Ms Project.
 Good in preparing Bills of quantities and Tender documents.
 Has Training on EUROCODES Use.