Joy Shimpa Chakufyali
Lusaka
Summary
PERSONAL PROFILE
Highly motivated BENG Civil Engineering graduate with a 2: 1(Merit) with honors degree.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Engineering background anchors ability to work with different amounts of numerical data and find arithmetic solutions to different challenges.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Cost Engineer
Rising East Construction LTD
03.2022 - Current
- Work with engineers, designers, purchasers and suppliers on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
- Assess risks and uncertainties to identify potential challenges and prepare contingency plans.
- Prepare bids and proposals to submit to clients and secure new business.
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
Project Management Assistant
Network Rail Infrastructure LTD
09.2019 - 08.2020
- Managed, Monitored and reviewed project progress ensuring project deliverables are on track and align with given expectations and timelines.
- Prepared and charted data and metrics for detailed status reports.
- Tracking and therefore presenting progress and forecasts to relevant parties on behalf of Network Rail,which required thinking on feet in order to give relevant responses or solutions to queries.
- Researched and analyzed data to support project-related decisions.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
Customer Assistant
Marks and Spencer
08.2018 - 01.2019
- Establish new ways to engage with customers and achieve monthly goals and therefore increase response to new products.
- Working steadily during busy periods balancing both studies and work.
- Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise and suggested suitable options and existing offers.
Student Ambassador
Coventry University On Campus
09.2018 - 04.2019
- Give talks to students to increase satisfaction and help settlement into engineering course.
- Mentored students and helped with relevant projects during their course.
Education
BEng Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering
Coventry
Coventry2021
Pre-Engineering - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
Coventry University OnCampus
Coventry 08.2016
High School Diploma - Math, Physics
Ndola Girls National Technical High School
Ndola, Zambia11.2015
Skills
SOFTWARE
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Autocad
- Revit
- Google Sketch Up
INDUSTRY(SOFT SKILLS)
- Versatile thinking
- Public speaking
- Effective and Professional Communication
- Negotiation
- Proactive in teamwork
- Excellent at finding and solving problems
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Project Management
Certification
- CMI Level 5 award in management and leadership
- International Computer driving License(ICDL) Certificate
Hobbies
- Baking
- Journaling
- Reading
- Social Media Marketing
- Working with Teens/Toddlers etc.
Timeline
Assistant Cost Engineer
Rising East Construction LTD
03.2022 - Current
Project Management Assistant
Network Rail Infrastructure LTD
09.2019 - 08.2020
Student Ambassador
Coventry University On Campus
09.2018 - 04.2019
Customer Assistant
Marks and Spencer
08.2018 - 01.2019
BEng Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering
Coventry
Pre-Engineering - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
Coventry University OnCampus
High School Diploma - Math, Physics
Ndola Girls National Technical High School
- CMI Level 5 award in management and leadership
- International Computer driving License(ICDL) Certificate
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