Hermien Venter P.Eng. Pmp Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, ON

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Manage a Transit project execution team through motivation, directing and providing leadership
• Mentoring of staff on the elements of project execution
• Performing workforce development/succession planning through performance/career targets, skills trainingMetrolinx Electrification (Third Party Coordination):
• Establishing the work plan and ensuring the execution thereof to support the Output Specification in adherence to budget, schedule and scope
• Lead a team to… Show more Manage a Transit project execution team through motivation, directing and providing leadership
• Lead a team to achieve a cohesive product containing synchronizing of work efforts and deliverables

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed a team of 60 Engineers & Designers through motivation, directing and providing leadership
• Coached and developed staff to provide accurate, timely and technically competent work
• Led workforce development/succession planning through performance/career targets, skills training
• Hired, coached, developed and performance managed staff
• Simultaneously as required: Project Engineering Manager / Senior oversight on several projects with responsibilities similar to those… Show more
• Simultaneously as required: Project Engineering Manager / Senior oversight on several projects with responsibilities similar to those noted below Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

• Volta Grande gold Feasibility Study:
• Coordinated the development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures to support the project in adherence to budget, schedule and scope
• Led a 35 strong multi-discipline team, coordinated work to achieve a cohesive product containing synchronized information from entire team, ensured proper communication
• Client interface – status reporting, managing technical solutions, agreeing on scope vs. scope creep, change management

Toronto, Canada Area

• 2011 – 2012: Project Engineering Manager – Global Mining and Metallurgy Gördes Nickel Project:
• Adhered to budget, schedule and scope of app. $1 billion project
• Managed all disciplines and coordinated efforts to achieve a cohesive product containing synchronized information from entire team, ensured proper communication
• Client interface – status reporting, managing technical solutions, agreeing on scope vs. scope creep, change management

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• 2011: Area Engineer – Global Mining and Metallurgy
• Adhered to budget, schedule and scope
• Defined work plans for 25 strong team
• Coordinated information flow amongst all pertinent groups (disciplines, management and client)
• Facilitated problem resolution for technical issues amongst disciplines

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Adhered to budget, schedule and scope, including management of all disciplines (planning, engineering, construction, contracts and other teams) for five concurrent projects, ranging in budget from $100 million to $5.
• Oversaw applications of permits, permissions and application of energization certificates
• Defined and monitored work plans, managed information flow

Toronto, Canada Area

• 2008 – 2010: Senior Project Engineer – Oil and Gas Montreal Coker project, Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
• Managed technical execution within budget and schedule, including management of all disciplines (40 personnel) and coordination of information flow
• Defined work plans and facilitated problem resolution within the group
• Ensured human factor engineering (HFE), safety and environmental and other standards compliance2006 – 2008: Project Engineer – Oil and GasScotford… Show more 2008 – 2010: Senior Project Engineer – Oil and Gas Montreal.
• Ensured human factor engineering (HFE), safety and environmental and other standards compliance2006 – 2008: Project Engineer – Oil and GasScotford Expansion 1, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada:
• Enabled definition of work plans and coordinated information flow

Waterloo, Canada Area

• Electrical designer for electrical scope of commercial buildings
• Managed contractors and client throughout construction phase

Windhoek, Namibia

Developed network capacity plans, including integration into the existing network; cost/benefit analyses; conducted feasibility studies and research; produced project appraisals; managed purchase recommendations; prepared training documentation, and delivery of training, on the SAP PS module.

Windhoek, Namibia

Planned and managed of fibre-optic, transmission, switching and fixed wireless telecommunications studies and projects.

Windhoek, Namibia

Taught Fine Arts for Grade 10 - 13

Windhoek, Namibia

Managed the development and operation of a computer container tracking and tracing system, as well as personnel training and maintenance; the national rail freight’s capital and operational budget, including viability and internal rate of return (IRR) studies; and surface transport revenue accounting and operating system development. Responsible for.

Windhoek, Namibia

Managed electrical services on projects in Namibia, from specification to final handover, for commercial building projects, including management of electrical construction contractors.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Conducted research on electric consumption and demand side management in South Africa.

Windhoek, Namibia

Conducted system and load-flow analysis of existing and planned high-voltage power lines in Namibia.Programmed breaker and relay settings as per calculations executed.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.)

B.A. (Fine Arts) - Intermediate