Donald Mutai

Experience

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  DAI

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Engineer Intern

  - Planning and design oversight, in consultation with USAID, TIS-DAI program counterparts, COP, DCOP, Senior grants Manager, Field Coordinators, Grant managers, Site Engineers/supervisors and local staff, of small scale infrastructure projects including new construction and rehabilitation works. - Preparing technical specifications, design drawings and developing of bills of quantities for RFPs and RFQs and environmental review forms.- Supporting project implementation.- Providing substantive technical inputs in bid analysis on RFPs and RFQs.- Structuring appropriate infrastructure hand over from TIS-DAI to grantees.- Monitoring the appropriate use of quality materials on projects and compliance with designs and specification.- Supporting community based and TIS-DAI sub-contractors with respect to contract deadlines and deliverables.- Submitting reports and updates on work progress to TIS-DAI senior grants manager in timely manner.- Evaluating sub-contractor requests and advising TIS-DAI management on the best alternatives.- Leading collaborative approaches to problem solving between key stakeholders and grantees.- Audit all the infrastructure work to ensure that all the documents were filed correctly both on TAMIS and on other filing systems- Participate in making construction valuations, issuing construction payment certificates and other payment documentations.- Assist in tracking process of ongoing works, attending all burn rates sessions and support project closedown administration.- Trouble shooting and making recommendations on various infrastructure projects.- Assist Senior Engineer in receiving, processing and providing comments/advice on weekly or ad hoc reports.- Overseeing and performing as needed, technical assessments for community infrastructure projects. Show less

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  DAI

  Nov 2015 - Aug 2016

  Civil Engineer

  -Planning and design oversight, in consultation with USAID, TIS-DAI program counterparts, COP, DCOP, Senior grants Manager, Field Coordinators, Grant managers, Site Engineers/supervisors and local staff, of small scale infrastructure projects including new construction and rehabilitation works. -Preparing technical specifications, design drawings and developing of bills of quantities for RFPs and RFQs and environmental review forms.-Supporting project implementation.-Providing substantive technical inputs in bid analysis on RFPs and RFQs.-Structuring appropriate infrastructure hand over from TIS-DAI to grantees.-Monitoring the appropriate use of quality materials on projects and compliance with designs and specification.-Supporting community based and TIS-DAI sub-contractors with respect to contract deadlines and deliverables.-Submitting reports and updates on work progress to TIS-DAI senior grants manager in timely manner.-Evaluating sub-contractor requests and advising TIS-DAI management on the best alternatives.-Leading collaborative approaches to problem solving between key stakeholders and grantees.-Audit all the infrastructure work to ensure that all the documents were filed correctly both on TAMIS and on other filing systems-Participate in making construction valuations, issuing construction payment certificates and other payment documentations.-Assist in tracking process of ongoing works, attending all burn rates sessions and support project closedown administration.- Trouble shooting and making recommendations on various infrastructure projects.-Assist Senior Engineer in receiving, processing and providing comments/advice on weekly or ad hoc reports.-Overseeing and performing as needed, technical assessments for community infrastructure projects. Show less

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  Empower Dealers Building and Construction Ltd

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2023

  Project Manager
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  DAI

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Consultant Engineer
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  DAI

  Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  Consulting Engineer

  Provide support to start up team in setting up office space to an operation office; through redesigning of office space, developing bill of quantities, preparation of EMMP report, review and evaluation of bids and overseeing re-modelling works.