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I am a dedicated civil engineer with 8+ years of experience in construction industry, having managed different projects in both public and private sectors. I assist organizations in the delivery of critical infrastructure through project management of construction activities ranging from roads, drainage, residential buildings and irrigation infrastructure. My accomplishments include: • Delivery of rural and urban road infrastructure in Laikipia County of approximately 2000 Km of graded, 1100 Km of graveled rural roads and 9 Km of asphalt roads. Furthermore, achieved construction of $4.8 million smart towns in Rumuruti and Oljabet towns. The highlighted achievements were achieved through daily administration and supervision of county staff, contractors and public stakeholders for the FY 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 with a budget of $ 13 million. • Delivery of 6 key buildings and support infrastructure for the British Army Nyati Camp in Nanyuki – Kenya as part of the £ 70 Million infrastructure improvement as engineering manager where I supervised 3 contractors, 1 sub-contractors as well as lead a team of locally engaged civilians in constructing the various infrastructure elements. • Delivery of a 2.4 Km Lined irrigation canals, 18 km earth canals, various irrigation structures and construction of gravel inspection roads at the Mwea Irrigation Development project costing $ 8.5 Million, where, as the construction engineer for Lot 1 under Joycot General Contractors. I am responsible for converting management targets into the desired output through prioritizing and organizing tasks. I love applying my engineering management capabilities and experience to help organizations achieve targeted outputs and achieve construction/maintenance assignments. Additionally, am excited about volunteering opportunities in construction. In that vein, I got to build 8 classrooms for Kasiluni Primary School, in Mwingi North - Kitui County which is an ASAL area. The impact of such involvement resulted to better learning environment thus an increased enrollment of primary school students from 40 to 600 pupils.
Joycot General Contractors
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Deputy Project Manager And Ag. Construction EngineerJoycot General Contractors Nov 2022 - PresentMweaI am involved in planning, co-ordination and supervision of construction works at the Mwea Irrigation Development Project- LOT 1; funded by JICA . My daily work also involves construction supervision of a 2.4km lined open channel canal, 23 Km earth canals complete with gravel Inspection roads and 310 Irrigation structures; turnouts, diversion structures, spillways, drain inlets, washing steps, check-drops and drop structures, side drain and cross drain culverts. To achieve the construction tasks, I plan, assign and supervise a team of 110 contractor’s staff on work packages. Furthermore, I direct and co-ordinate construction activities of 4 sub-contractors with a total work force of 200 staff. In addition to field construction work, am involved in general project administrative tasks such as preparing and presenting weekly and Monthly progress meeting reports in site board meetings, Preparation of budget estimates and monthly work plans and programs for execution, preparation and submission of daily reports, reviewing and signing off working drawings for review by project manager and tracking costs. As the project manager deputy, I also handle all other delegated tasks.My achievements since joining the project include;1. Achieving a project progress of 10.51% equivalent to $804,9272. Construction of 1156/1270 Concrete lined panels 3. Construction of 7.4 Km of earthen canal and inspection road4. Successful Construction of 45 structures to 95% completion.
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Chief Officer - Roads And Public WorksCounty Government Of Laikipia Nov 2020 - Sep 2022Nanyuki, KenyaAs and administrative and accounting officer in charge of the Laikipia County Roads and Public Works Department, I was responsible for the general administration and co-ordination of the department, Implementation of departmental development plans, strategic plans, programs, projects and policies that conform to Kenya's vision 2030 such as Laikipia County Road Equipment Leasing Program, County's Road Maintenance Levy Fund Program (RMLF), Laikipia County Infrastructure Bond for smart towns, Overseeing the County Public Works Projects and implementation and monitoring of performance management systems , Management of County Public Service staff assigned to County Department of Infrastructure, Departmental Accounting officer on finance matters, Preparation of budget estimates, annual work plans and programs, Performing other duties as may be assigned by the County Executive Committee Member from time to time.My Key Accomplishments included; 1. Overseeing Construction of 7.2 Km of asphalt paved roads in Nanyuki, Nyahururu as well as Rumuruti Towns under RMLF program executed simultaneously by 11 contractors and 1 consultant. 2. Grading over 1950 Km and gravelling 1005 Km of rural road network under Laikipia County Leasing Program in 2 years 8 months.3. Grading and Gravelling of 80 km of rural road network under RMLF fund.4. Overseeing construction of 2 middle span bridges in Mukuri and Muramati.5. Overseeing design and construction of Oljabet, Rumuruti, Nyahururu and Nanyuki Smart Towns. 6. Supervising Design and construction commencement of 11 smart towns under the KSH 1.16 Billion Laikipia County Infrastructure Bond.7. Delivery of 80 public works projects for Laikipia County Government departments.The above achievements were possible as I lead a team of 93 departmental staff and 40 Casual staff through planning and resourcing for tasks, assigning duties and monitoring performance targets while accounting for $ 6.81 Million departmental budget.
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Project Manager - Leasing ProgramCounty Government Of Laikipia Sep 2019 - Nov 2020Nanyuki, Laikipia County, KenyaAs Project Manager for the Laikipia County Rural Road Construction Program under the equipment leasing program, I managed a team of 40 casual staff as well as plant and equipment leased to grade and gravel the Laikipia County rural road infrastructure network. Particularly, I inspected roads constructed under this program ensuring proper road construction quality, detailed requirements for special rural road construction, Co-ordination daily operations of the leasing program not limited to overseeing fueling operations, managing casuals payroll, preparing progress reports for the Chief Officer - Roads, facilitating equipment management and repairs through continuous communication RENTCO East Africa and engaging stakeholders including county assembly members and citizens on road construction matters. Furthermore, I solved problems arising from the public in stakeholder forums that included acquisition of encroached road way leaves and prioritizing roads to be constructed under the program.My Key achievements include; 1. Building and shaping the operational structure of the road construction program into road construction brigades and assigning duties and targets to staff, 2. Grading over 350 Km and gravelling over 130 Km of road network within the first dry operational period of 9 months with 2 road construction brigades thus connecting schools, hospitals, market towns previously inaccessible and raising standard of transport mobility within the County. 3. Leading the road construction team to deliver infrastructure within a security cordoned area of Ol- Moran where 200 Km of graded feeder roads were constructed and 95Km of road gravelled within3 months to improve accessibility and raise mobility for security personnel in the area. As a result of this effort, my team was recognized by the Governor - Laikipia County and awarded a Spot award.
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Engineering ManagerBritish Army Jan 2015 - Aug 2017Nanyuki, KenyaAs Engineering manager in the Project Continuity Office for the £70 Million infrastructure improvement initiative undertaken by the British Army to establish a new headquarters and training facility for the British Forces in Kenya, I Coordination and supervision long and short term contracts, Undertook Technical, Commercial and Design evaluations, detailed design specifications and resourced for new works, Convened and attending hand over boards producing all hand over documentation. supervised construction to ensure project delivery meet Design, Specifications and Scope and was responsible for tasking Supervising Officers and LEC Charge Hand and ensure timely delivery of BIDP LEC tasks. Furthermore, I Oversaw drafting of new contracts as well as reviewing constructions of Health and Safety plans, conducted inspections to ensure proper management of tools, equipment and construction stores on behalf of the project continuity officer.My Key Accomplishments included; 1. Delivery of 6 key building facilities for hand over to end-user (BATUK) on time and to British Standards - Duty Bank, Bowman Building, Royal Military Police building, Finance building, Armoury and Central Stores building. 2. Delivery of key camp construction works; Drainage works, 4 Km gravel road construction and renovation of 2 No. project Office and accommodation facilities buildings. 3. Successful team management of 9 Locally engaged civilian personnel to ensure timely delivery of snagging works thus ensuring timely completion of 6 key building in time for the planned movement of BATUK command to the new headquarters.4. Supervising a subcontractor to install shelving at the Bowman building to allow for the communication facilities of Batuk to be installed and operationalize the new command base -
Site AgentJawap General Contractors. Oct 2013 - Dec 2014Kitisuru, Nairobi Kenya.As a contractor's site agent for 6 no. 6 bedroomed upmarket apartments, I liaised with the Project Manager and Project Engineer on behalf of Contractor in reporting progress of works on site and conducting soil tests as well as disseminating lab results for concrete cast at site. Furthermore, I ensured site instructions issued by the Project Engineer were dully implemented during construction. I planned, assigned work packages and Supervised 110 skilled and casual labours at site as well as overseeing the hiring and payment of casual laborers on behalf of the Contractor. I further handled Health and Safety on site by conducting tool box meetings and ensured adherence to safety plans and procedures at site.
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Civil Engineering InternNust School Of Civil And Environmental Engineering. Jul 2013 - Aug 2013National University Of Science And Technology (Nust),Sector H12, Islamabad, Pakistan.During the 8 weeks internship, conducted at the NUST - Institute of Civil Engineering, I was involved in various laboratory experiments in a. Geotechnical lab- Soil plasticity test, CBR tests, Sieve Analysis and Soil Moisture determination test b. Hydraulic lab - Operation of a venturi flume as well as demonstration of hydraulic flow on open channel. c. Transportation Laboratory - Conducting Marshall stability tests, Los Angeles abrasion value test for aggregates and Penetration value test of bitumend. Structures Laboratory - Conducting Torsion test for steel re-bar, Cube crushing for concrete strength determination Further more, I attended lectures and exams on two Post Graduate Courses in construction Management - Construction Cost Estimating (82%) and Control and Safety Management in Construction(91%). I further participated in two International conferences- a. Safety, Construction Engineering and Project Management; Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Countries (ICSCEPM 2013) between 19th - 21st August 2013 - Where I learnt and shared experience with conference participants on Safety Issues in the construction industry within Kenya. b. Underground Space Utilization and Tunneling 26th - 28th August 2013 - Where I learnt of advance technologies such as use of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) as well as feasibility studies as well as safety considerations in Tunnelling Projects.
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Civil Engineering Student InternAirport Pavement Engineers Consulting Limited (Apec) Jan 2012 - Apr 2012Nairobi, KenyaAs a student intern attached by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) at APEC Consortium during the construction of Thika Road Superhighway, I majored on thee sections; a. The Engineers' Laboratory- Where I was exposed to various soil material tests, concrete tests and Bitumen and graded crushed stone works.b. Survey Section - Where I was able to conduct topographical surveys for road structures as well as a 500m road alignment c, Inspectorate Section - Where I conducted inspections on earthwork constructions, cement improved natural gravel subbase, drainage structures and asphalt concrete wearing course.
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Student InternAirport And Pavement Engineering Consultants (Apec) Jan 2011 - Mar 2011NairobiLearnt about Highway Engineering- Road Geometrical Design, Materials Testing, Surveying and Road building Inspections.
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Dancan Muturi M.I.E.Aust Education Details
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Gpa 3.52 -
Bsc Civil, Construction And Environmental Engineering -
Sunshine School NairobiSecondary Education
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Dancan Muturi M.I.E.Aust works for Joycot General Contractors
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Dancan Muturi M.I.E.Aust's current role is MSc (Railway - Civil Eng.)/BSc. Civil Eng | Construction Engineer and Deputy Project Manager | Project management/Project Coordination/Team Leadership|.
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Dancan Muturi M.I.E.Aust attended Addis Ababa University, Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology, Sunshine School Nairobi.
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