Michael Kuehnlein

Michael Kuehnlein

Civil Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Civil Engineer with 15 years Africa experience and valid Work Visa (Critical Skills) for South Africa.

  • Education

    • Hochschule Augsburg

      1993 - 1997
      Engineer's degree Civil Engineering
  • Experience

    • Libella Fertighausbau GmbH

      Oct 1998 - Apr 2000
      Civil Engineer

      • Libella Fertighausbau GmbH was a company specialized in pre-fabricated wood frame houses with an output of up to 130 houses per year.Responsibilities: • Preparation for the works from office • Preparation of material and loading lists • Crane management • Window and door procurement • Procurement of subcontractor services (Cellar Construction)

    • Hans Steidele GmbH

      May 2000 - May 2001
      Construction Manager

      • Hans Steidele GmbH Memmingen was a medium road construction company. I joined the company until it went into insolvency and had been overtaken by Kirchhoff-Heine Memmingen GmbH.Responsibilities: • Organizing and supervising of the asphalt works in our place of business. • Subcontractor management • Claim management • Site measurement and progress reporting • Preparation of invoicing documents

    • Kirchhoff-Heine GmbH

      May 2001 - Dec 2002
      Construction Manager

      • Kirchhoff-Heine Memmingen GmbH, was a part of F. Kirchhoff AG Stuttgart, which was one of Germanys biggest road construction companies.Responsibilities: • Organizing and supervising of the asphalt works in our place of business. • Subcontractor management • Claim management

    • Self-employed

      Jan 2003 - Jul 2004
      Project Manager

      • Renovation of an old pre-war villa to an absolute new standard including a dental laboratory. This was a time-limited contract with a personal friend including some physical work in all fields of the renovation.Responsibilities: • Preparation of initial construction budget • Site supervision of contractors Certification of acceptance of works • Certification of contractors invoices • Claim management • Some physical work where needed

    • IB Weis

      Aug 2004 - Jul 2007
      Resident Engineer

      • IB Weis (today Leitwerk-AG) is engineering company specialized in consulting construction supervision. I was mainly seconded to projects of the “Deutsche Bahn AG” which is the major railway service provider in Germany. Responsibilities in behalf of the client: • Supervision of quality, quantity and time lines • Implementation and supervision of HSE procedures • Certification of acceptance of works • Certification of contractors invoices • Claim management Show less

    • Prodeco Limited

      Jul 2007 - Sept 2017
      HOD Estimation + QS

      Prodeco Limited is part of the Orlean Invest Group. The purpose of Prodeco is to cover all the construction and property development needs of the group. To be named explicitly is the sister company Intels Nigeria Limited the main port operator in Nigeria respectively their clients which are basically all major Oil and Gas Companies operating in Nigeria.Responsibilities: • Administration, offering and invoicing of all requests / projects • Superuser of the technical part of the ERP software (Navision Dynamics) • Analysing tender documents and responding to tenders • Coordinating site visits and assessment of requested works • Creation of Bill of Quantities if not seconded • Cost estimation for the requested works • Developing and maintaining of standard cost estimations within the ERP System • Supervision and skill improvement of quantity surveyor team • Progress reporting within the ERP System • Invoice preparation within the ERP System • Claim Management • Budget estimations for major projects depending on the level of design • Assistance to the management for the year to year budget of the entire company • Assistance of the management of the cash flow of the entire company Show less

    • Julius Berger Nigeria PLC

      Nov 2017 - Apr 2020

      • Overseeing all projects of Region South East from technical point of view. • Overseeing pre qualification and tendering. • Data collection and administration. • Materials management for Region South East. • General administrative duties. Ajakuta – Warri Railway Project • Technical Manager for the overall project, dealing with all the non-operational technical aspects from the office like invoicing, claim management, documentation and reporting, general coordination of material, equipment and personnel. • Operations Manager for the Bridge Works, organizing and coordination of the site works.

      • Regional Technical Manager

        Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
      • Technical/Operations Manager

        Nov 2017 - Oct 2019
    • Delaney Home Inspector, Building Projects and Maintenance

      May 2020 - now
      Civil Engineer

      • Handling civil aspects of the company. • Project management. • Administration of the company

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ECSA Certificate

      Engineering Council of South Africa
      Oct 2018
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Paramedic

      Issued by German Red Cross
      German Red CrossAssociated with Michael Kuehnlein