Eng. MT Simbuwa

Experience

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  Smt Consulting Engineers

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2012

  Managing Consultant

  Doing private works with the private sector. Design and preparation of drawings for individual houses all types

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  Ministry of Works and Supply

  Nov 1989 - Sept 1994

  • Answerable to Provincial Permanent Secretary on administrative matters• Answerable to Director of Buildings on professional and technical matters• A member of Provincial Tender Committee• A custodian of Government pool and institutional buildings;• maintenance of civil servant's pool houses an common - user office block, in the Province• Technical adviser to other Provincial Heads of Government Departments, on matters related to buildings and construction• A superintendent of projects being undertaken on behalf of Government, by private contractor, other Government Departments and Foreign Donor Agencies.• In-charge of maintenance of access roads to GRZ structures.• In-charge of all contractual works of Government Projects in the province.• In-charge of Government Rest Houses, Guest Houses and Lodges in the provinceWorks done include: • Designing, Drawing and Supervision of the Provincial Task Force Rehabilitation Programme.• Construction of new Office Equipment Workshop. • Supervision of new auto-motive workshop at Trades Training Institutes• Rehabilitation of Rural Health Centres• Rehabilitation of primary schools• Rehabilitation of all local courts in the Province. • Supervision of Access roads• Improvement to sewerage system and construction of septic tanks • Design and supervision of construction works Show less • Answerable to Director of Buildings• Running contracts Section,• Preparation of tender documents and Payment Certificates for Consulting Engineers on Government projects in the country This included Civil works to all structures• Performing other Government duties assigned by the Director of Buildings from time to time. Academic Year 1989/90/91/92 • As part-time LecturerDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering,University of Zambia, Lusaka.• Works done include:Lecturer in Civil Engineering Design thus: Timber, Steel, Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Structures, Highway Engineering, Water Engineering and Hydraulic Structures Show less • Answerable to Senior Executive Engineer• Structural analysis, designing and preparation of working drawing for Government and Donor funded Projects. Civil Works, Pavements and water and sewerage system.• Quality control supervision of projects• Preparation of contract tender and payment documentsWorks done include: • Designing, drawing and supervising of 105 houses, Ministry of Defence, David Universal Temple Clinic, State House; Extension to Officers' Mess, Arakan Barracks; Airport Housing Complex; Extension to Office Block, Ministry of Communication and Transport; all in Lusaka. 75 grain storage sheds, Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries in Eastern, Southern, Central and Northern Provinces.• Designing and drawing of proposed Pensions Board; proposed extension to Dental School both in Lusaka.• Water and Sewerage reticulation for the new constructions above• Construction of 1No. Overhead steel work tank of Kabwata Government Flats, Lusaka.• Construction of 2 No underground concrete water reservoir at Government Printers, Lusaka. Show less

  • Provincial Commissioner of works

    Oct 1992 - Sept 1994

  • Acting Senior Executive Engineer

    Mar 1992 - Sept 1992

  • Executive Engineer

    Nov 1989 - Feb 1992
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  Ministry of Works and Supply

  Nov 1995 - Dec 1996

  • Design and supervision of Sinazonwe Bridge• Assessment of requirements for rehabilitation of all buildings for Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries in Southern Province• Construction to two staff Houses for Department of Veterinary in Mazabuka• Rehabilitation of Clinics and Schools in the province• Construction of three sewer oxidation ponds at Choma General Hospital • Back to work from a study leave. • As provincial Commissioner of Works, Ministry of Works and Supply, Mansa Zambia.• Rehabilitation of Mansa Teacher Training College and Community Development College• Routine Works on designs, Maintenance, Supervision and Administration

  • Provincial Commissioner of Works

    Jul 1996 - Dec 1996

  • Provincial Commissioner of Works

    Nov 1995 - Jun 1996
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  University of Zambia

  Jan 1997 - Apr 1998

  Lecturer

  • Lecturer • In Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Water Retaining Structures (Dams) Structural Engineering and Civil Engineering Design, Soil Science Highway Engineering and Roads, Clean and Waste Water Engineering.• Project Supervisor for Fifth Year students in Soil Mechanics related research work, such as pavement design and soil stabilisation

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  Ministry of Works and Supply

  May 1998 - Mar 2001

  • Rehabilitation of sewerage system at Livingstone Trades Trading Institute• Extension and refurbishment to Deputy Minister's, Permanent Secretary's Offices• Rehabilitation of Judge's residence• Rehabilitation of Deputy Minister's residence• Rehabilitation of Permanent Secretary's residence• Construction of 540 metres boundary Wall fence at Provincial Administration office block. • Construction of Zambezi Orthopaedic Workshop at Livingstone Hospital• Supervision of Rehabilitation of Livingstone Teachers' Training College • Design of Sinazongwe Bridge• Inspection of resealing of Kafue-Mazabuka-Monze roads

  • Provincial Buildings Engineer

    Aug 1998 - Mar 2001

  • Provincial Commissioner of Works

    May 1998 - Jul 1998
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  University of Zambia

  Apr 2001 - Mar 2005

  Lecturer

  Lecturer• In Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Water Retaining Structures (Dams) Structural Engineering and Civil Engineering Design Soil Science Highway Engineering and Roads, Clean and Waste Water Engineering, Concrete, Steel and Timber Structures. • Teaching, Research and Consultancy work in many fields of Civil Engineering

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  University of the Witwatersrand

  Sept 2004 - Oct 2007

  Sessional Lecturer

  University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Engineering and the BuiltEnvironment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Pursuing PhD in Fibre Reinforced Concrete and Shotcrete; entitled: “Shear Resistance, Flexural and Tensile Toughness of Polymeric and Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete and Shotcrete”.Sessional Lecturer in Civil Engineering Design and Planning (Offered to 2nd year Civil Engineering students)Sessional Lecturer in Civil Engineering Theory I (Offered to 2nd year Architectural, Quantity Surveying and Building Science students)Sessional Lecturer in Civil Engineering Theory II (Offered to 3rd year Architectural, Quantity Surveying and Building Science students) Show less

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  Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications

  Nov 2007 - now

  Assistant Director (Infrastructural & Technical Services)

   Responsibilities• Safety and health of others• Undertaking of proper utilisation of resources such as department’s equipment and other resources• Operational matters related to Technical Analysis Section of the Department Works done• Bilateral Meetings on One Stop Border Posts at Chirundu, Nakonde and Kasumbalesa• Bilateral Meetings on Chirundu Bridges• Infrastructure Sector Advisory Group• Road Sector Investment Programme (Phase Two)• All new avenues of cooperation with the Ministry of Works and Supply on infrastructure Contacts• Internal: Director, Planning and Monitoring Assistant Director (Economic) Senior Systems Analysts Principal Executive Engineer (Buildings) Principal Executive Engineer (Roads) Buildings Department Line Ministries• External: Private Sector  Roads Development Agency National Council for Construction National Road Fund Agency University of Zambia International Organisations such as JICA, NORAD, , DANIDA, SIDA, CIDA, EU, gtz, Chinese Embassy, and other Donors Show less