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AssistantManager

BWALYA CHAMULULU

LUSAKA

Summary

Dedicated construction professional with history of meeting organization goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Creating contracts, tender documents, and bills of quantities, assessing building project costs, and monitoring expenditures and resource use are all part of my 13 years of experience as a strategic quantity surveyor in the mining and construction industries. Results-driven and motivated professional proficient in Excel and Planswift and AUTOAD software. Committed to efficiently managing commercial and contractual aspects of projects.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

EPF QUANTITY SURVEYOR

FREELANCE WORK
06.2020 - Current
  • For Environmental Protection Fund audits, an accredited Quantity Surveyor with expertise in creating quantum inventories and bills of quantities is needed.
  • competent in converting quantitative data into relatable information and organizing it based on site, material description, ergonomics, and construction order—all of which are established by the Mines Safety Department's regulatory assessment.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR WORKS

ZAMBIA AIR FORCE
LUSAKA
03.2012 - Current
  • Currently Project Manager for construction of New Defence Services and Staff College and National Defence University with estimated cost of K70,000,00.00
  • Was Project manager for construction of Centre of Advanced Learning project ,initiated by Zambia Air Force Command to facilitate for provision of civilian qualifications as well as military studies with Estimated cost of K10,000,000.00
  • Cost Engineering/Quantity Surveying and contract administration aspects Zambia Air Force Works. Preparation of Bills of Quantities for Air Force Works units, estimating and tendering, cost planning, monitoring and control, financial reporting, interim valuation and payment, administering variations, preparation of contractual claims for Zambia Air Force Works and preparation of final accounts.
  • Formulated robust system for Design and cost Delivery system for Construction Projects for Zambia Air Force Works Directory.
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement

OFFICER COMMANDING CONSTRUCTION

ZAMBIA AIR FORCE
LUSAKA
03.2012 - Current
  • Supervised from inception to commissioning of the ZAF Chamba valley Officer's mess at cost of K8,000,000.00
  • Supervision and management of the following:
  • · Renovations and maintenance of buildings at Chamba Valley Officer's Mess
  • · Preparation of Radar and Missile Sites
  • · Construction of Bunkers and maintenance of Bomb shelters
  • · Construction and maintenance of Runways and roads, taxi-tracks
  • · EIA development and Contract Management

PROJECT MANAGER/ENGINEER

PILE (Z) LIMITED
LUSAKA
07.2011 - 03.2012

Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.

  • Planning, scheduling and implementing construction of site infrastructure
  • Coordinating implementation of new 2G & 3G as contracted from Airtel
  • · Managing/implementing labour and on sites.
  • · Managing material acquisition for new sites and lease agreements for existing sites
  • · Interim valuations

SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

ZCON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LUSAKA
03.2011 - 07.2011

Construction of Levy Business Park; a shopping complex with offices, hotel and structured parking worth US$160 million:

  • Made interim valuations for bulk earth works and parallel tabulation for brickwork and cost forecasting
  • Performed measurements for structural and architectural works
  • Reviewed all consultant drawings and made recommendation to adjust site requirements.

PROJECT QUANTITY SURVEYOR

ZCON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LUSAKA
12.2010 - 03.2011

Laying of 17kmTelsol Optic Fibre network in Lusaka

  • Performed Contract administration,
  • Performed re-measuring of chainage covered of the optic fibre laid
  • Prepared interim payments
  • Prepared Final accounts

SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

ZCON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LUSAKA
01.2010 - 12.2010

Construction of Pepsi processing plant valued at US $5 million

  • Contract administration
  • Interim payments,
  • Performed measurements for structural and architectural works to prepare cost estimates for projects.
  • Reviewed all consultant drawings and made recommendation to adjust site requirements.

SORTER/GEMMOLOGIST

KAGEM MINING LIMITED
KITWE
01.2002 - 02.2005
  • Assessed and sorted emerald into containers or designated areas according to classification, size and condition.
  • Graded emerald for color, clarity and inclusions
  • Managed over 5 tons of run of mine materials per month and prepared reports for run of mines obtained from production area
  • Immerses stones in prescribed chemical solutions for defining specific gravities key properties of gemstones or substitutes, which indicate physical characteristics of stone for gem identification, quality determination and for auction

Education

Bachelor of Science - QUANTITY SURVEYING/BUILDING SCIENCE

COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY
KITWE
07.2010

DIPLOMA - GEMMOLOGY

GEM TESTING LABOLATORY
JAIPUR, INDIA
04.2004

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE - SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

KITWE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL
KITWE
2001

Master of Engineering - Construction Management

UNIVERSITY oF ZAMBIA
LUSAKA

No Degree - PRIMARY SCHOOL (GRADE 7 CERTIFICATE)

RIVERAIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
KITWE
1997

Skills

  • Works Well Under Pressure
  • MS Office
  • Project coordination
  • Excellent Communication
  • Attention to Detail
  • Critical Thinking
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Document analysis
  • Customer Relationship Management

Accomplishments

I am a commissioned officer in the Zambia Air Force, currently at the rank of lieutenant Colonel.

Affiliations

Member of the Engineering Institute of Zambia and Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors.


Additional Information

Referees:

Col Henry Kombe Jeremiah Nyirongo

Director Works Director: Pile Zambia Limited

Zambia Air Force Headquarters Lusaka Lusaka

Cell: 0977-872695 Cell: 0977246860

Software

AUTOCAD

PLANSWIFT

EXCEL

ARCHICAD

Timeline

EPF QUANTITY SURVEYOR

FREELANCE WORK
06.2020 - Current

DEPUTY DIRECTOR WORKS

ZAMBIA AIR FORCE
03.2012 - Current

OFFICER COMMANDING CONSTRUCTION

ZAMBIA AIR FORCE
03.2012 - Current

PROJECT MANAGER/ENGINEER

PILE (Z) LIMITED
07.2011 - 03.2012

SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

ZCON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
03.2011 - 07.2011

PROJECT QUANTITY SURVEYOR

ZCON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
12.2010 - 03.2011

SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

ZCON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
01.2010 - 12.2010

SORTER/GEMMOLOGIST

KAGEM MINING LIMITED
01.2002 - 02.2005

Bachelor of Science - QUANTITY SURVEYING/BUILDING SCIENCE

COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

DIPLOMA - GEMMOLOGY

GEM TESTING LABOLATORY

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE - SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

KITWE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL

Master of Engineering - Construction Management

UNIVERSITY oF ZAMBIA

No Degree - PRIMARY SCHOOL (GRADE 7 CERTIFICATE)

RIVERAIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
BWALYA CHAMULULU