Experience

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  South african department of defence

  Jan 1980 - Dec 1982

  Obligatory statutory military duty in citizen force 3-month camps every 2 years until end 1987. Successfully completed Squadron Commander (major) training course by 1987 at School of Engineers, Kroonstad. Completed all statutory military obligations at end 1987. Obligatory statutory military duty. Awarded Pro Patria medal for border duty. Officer's course as part of obligatory statutory military duty. Obligatory statutory military duty. Three months basic military training (achieved gold shotist bar). Followed by a 3-month Junior Leader training course.

  • Company Commander (Captain) part-time

    Jan 1982 - Dec 1982

  • Troop Commander (Lieutenant)

    Jan 1981 - Dec 1981

  • Candidate Officer

    Jul 1980 - Dec 1980

  • Sapper

    Jan 1980 - Jun 1980
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  Aurecon

  Jan 1982 - Dec 2008

  Developer, RDBMS in MS-Access, each to the following standard specs:- 3NF- Front-end back-end with extensive VBA- Different user levels (password-protected)- for Enterprise LAN-based small management multi-user teams, - Menu-driven Forms, Queries, Reports, Admin, etc- Specification- Documentation- Testing- User Training- Roll-out- Administratrionfor the following clientsMetropolitan Municipality Primary Power Distribution: - Quality Management Non-conformance RDBMS - Quality Management Design Deficiency RDBMSProvincial Govt, Housing Dept: - RDP Housing project tracking RDBMSProvincial Govt, Roads Dept, Materials testing lab: - Quality Management Non-conformance RDBMS - Quality Management Design Deficiency RDBMSOther clients: - Airline Flight-booking system RDBMS - Toll fee monitoring RDBMS - Quality Management Non-conformance RDBMS - Quality Management Design Deficiency RDBMS Show less

  • Associate: Construction Procurement

    Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

  • Associate: Wastewater Engineering

    Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Associate: ICT Systems Analysis and Software Development

    Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

  • Associate: ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

    Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

  • Associate: Construction Procurement

    Jan 1994 - Dec 1998

  • Assistant Resident Engineer: Olifantsvlei Wastewater Treatment Works

    Jan 1993 - Dec 1993

  • Engineer: Project Management

    Jan 1991 - Dec 1992

  • Engineer, Construction Procurement

    Jan 1990 - Dec 1990

  • Senior Design Engineer: Wastewater

    Jan 1985 - Dec 1989

  • Resident Engineer: Midrand Southern Reclamation Works

    Jan 1984 - Dec 1984

  • Design Engineer: Wastewater

    Jan 1982 - Dec 1983
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  Royal haskoningdhv

  Jun 2009 - Oct 2018

  Specialist in supply chain management and in engineering tendering, contracting and contract administration for construction procurement projects. Specialist in the interpretation and application of conditions of contract based on SAICE GCC 2015, FIDIC, NEC, and in Client-Consultant, Joint venture, Sub-Consultancy and other corporate agreements (CESA, CIDB, FIDIC, NEC). Compiler of standardised templates for external clients and internally for the company. Holds the National Treasury Certificate in the Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management (SIPDM). Show less Presenter of the first Royal HaskoningDHV in-house 2-day training course accredited with 2 ECSA CPD points, presented annually at each Royal HaskoningDHV office in South Africa. The course covers 23 different topics in the Supply Chain Management field that are necessary for consulting engineers to know to provide high-quality contract documentation as part of consulting services, against a strong legal background. The course is focussed to service organs of state and clients in the private sector. Developed and presented 4 more 1-day ECSA and SACNASP-accredited CPD courses owned by Royal HaskoningDHV. Show less Acting company Quality Manager: While fulfilling obligations as specialist in construction procurement, he also stood in simultaneously as ISO 9001 Management Representative for 18 months. Responsibilities included ISO 9001: 2008 certification, all other ISO 9001 Management Representative responsibilities, and training of internal quality auditors, scheduling of internal quality audits, revision of all QMS documentation, user training, etc. Facilitated successful ISO 9001 external surveillance audit by DEKRA in 2011 and successful ISO 9001 external re-certification audit by DEKRA in 2012. Show less

  • Construction Procurement Specialist

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Specialist: Supply Chain Management

    Jan 2016 - Oct 2018

  • CPD Course presenter: Construction Procurement Fundamentals in Consulting Engineering

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Specialist: Construction Procurement and Professional Services Agreements

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2015

  • Corporate Quality Manager: ISO Management Representative

    Apr 2011 - Sept 2012

  • Quality Auditor

    Jun 2009 - Aug 2012
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  Cesa - consulting engineers south africa

  Jan 2014 - now

  One-day definitive online virtual course on the various suites of standard forms of Professional Services Agreement used in South Africa for professionals in the built environment in the public and private sectors.The following types of Professional Services Agreement are covered:- Standard Form of Professional Services Agreement;- Short Form of Professional Services Agreement;- Compact Form of Professional Services Agreement;- Joint Venture Professional Services Agreement;- Sub-consultancy Professional Services Agreement;- Pre-Bid Agreement.A methodology is given on how to compile the Scope of Work for a Professional Services Agreement based on the statutory Guideline Scope of Services of each of the six Statutory Councils for the professions under the Council of the Built Environment (SACAP, SACPCMP, ECSA, SACLAP, SACPVP, SACQSP), as promulgated and published in Government Gazettes. The six professional councils are governed by the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) under the Built Environment Act.A methodology is also given on how to compile a Bill of Quantities of Professional Services and how to compile a total bid price for the standard services for all six statutory stages of a project.General Conditions of Contract (GCC 2015): A two-day definitive online virtual course on the SAICE General Conditions of Contract 2015 (earlier title: GCC 2015 for Professionals). Covers the fundamentals of contracts and covers the contractual mechanisms for construction contracts. Includes many instances of case law. The course appears to be popular with professionals in the public and private sectors of the built environment and is in its 4th year of running.Each day of an online and onsite course consists of a total of 4 x 2-hour online modules over 1 full day and a multiple-choice quiz and course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course for 1 ECSA CPD point per day. Courses also available as in-house training. Show less

  • Admitted to Consulting Engineers South Africa President's List of Adjudicators and Mediators

    Aug 2020 - now

  • CPD course presenter and developer: Professional Services Agreements (1-day), GCC 2015 (2-day).

    Aug 2020 - now

  • CESA Representative at SABS

    Jan 2014 - now
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  Saice

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Chairperson (voluntary): saice ad-hoc committee for conditions of contract

  Co-responsible for the committee for drafting new contract pro forma publications: GCSC 2018; SGCC 2018; GCCSF 2018; in a volunteer capacity.

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  Saice

  Feb 2018 - May 2022

  Voluntary chairperson of SAICE PMCD Contractual Affairs Subcommittee. SAICE Fellow. Previously chairperson of Contractual Affairs Subcommittee (Jan 2016 - June 2021), re-elected Nov 2021. Developer and presenter of online and face-to-face SAICE CPD courses on the SAICE Suite of Standard forms of Contract.Co-responsible for co-drafting and co-maintaining:- GCC 4th Edition (awaiting CIDB SFU listing): General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (4th Edition);- GCSC 2026 2nd Edition (planned for 2026): General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works;- GCC 2015: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (3rd Edition) 2015;- Guide to the General Conditions of Contract 2015 (Second Edition) (2015);- GCSC 2018: General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works 1st Edition 2018;- SGCC 2018: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Simplified Form) 1st Edition 2018;- GCCSF 2018: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Short Form) 1st Edition 2018.Currently under private commercial development by others:- Guide to the General Conditions of Contract 202X (Third Edition) (202X).SAICE is a Category A Voluntary Association of the Engineering Council of South Africa. Show less Presenter and developer of the 2.5-day definitive virtual CPD course on the SAICE Suite of standard forms of contract, and of the definitive four CPD face-to-face courses on the SAICE forms of contract since 2016 on the SAICE national circuit at 12 large cities across South Africa, including in-house events for the private sector and organs of state. Virtual courses:- SAICE Suite of General Conditions of Contract: GCC 2015, SGCC 2018 and GCCSF 2018 - 2.5-day virtual course. Beginner to intermediate level, ECSA CPD-accredited, discontinued after COVID-19.Face-to-face Courses:- SAICE Suite of General Conditions of Contract: GCC 2015, SGCC 2018 and GCCSF 2018 - 2-day seminar. Beginner to intermediate level, ECSA and SACPCMP CPD-accredited, discontinued after COVID-19.- SAICE General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Simplified Form) 1st Edition 2018 - 1-day seminar. Beginner to intermediate level, ECSA and SACPCMP CPD-accredited, discontinued after COVID-19.- SAICE General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works (1st Edition) 2018 - 1-day seminar. Beginner to intermediate level, ECSA and SACPCMP CPD-accredited, discontinued after COVID-19. Show less Chairperson (voluntary) of SAICE PMCD Contractual Affairs Subcommittee co-responsible for publishing and maintaining- GCC 2015: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (3rd Edition) 2015 - GCSC 2018: General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works 1st Edition 2018- SGCC 2018: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Simplified Form) 1st Edition 2018- GCCSF 2018: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Short Form) 1st Edition 2018 Show less

  • Chairperson: Contractual Affairs Subcommittee, Project Management and Construction Division, SAICE

    Nov 2021 - May 2022

  • CPD course Presenter SAICE Suite of GCCs, SAICE Subcontract (GCSC 2018), SAICE Simplified GCC.

    Jan 2016 - May 2022

  • Secretary: Contractual Affairs Subcommittee, Project Management and Construction Division, SAICE

    Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Chairperson: Contractual Affairs Subcommittee, Project Management and Construction Division, SAICE

    Feb 2018 - Jun 2021
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  Freelance

  Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  Sole practitioner

  Advisory services, consulting services and CPD training on Civil Engineering Construction Contracts, and for the six types of Professional Services Agreements for Built Environment Professionals, including Professional Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Architects, Project Managers, Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners, Landscape Architects and Property Valuers.

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  Joint built environment contracts (pty) ltd

  May 2022 - now

  Provider of specialist services in contractual affairs related to the civil engineering industry, including services related to CIDB mainstream Construction Contracts such as those published by SAICE, FIDIC, etc. Provision of services as Engineer, Consulting Engineer, Advisor, Dispute Mediator and Dispute Adjudicator, related to Professional Services Agreements for the Built Environment such as those published by CESA, FIDIC, SACAP, SAIA, SAIAT, etc. ADR Services such as Dispute Adjudication Board member on construction contracts. CPD training is also offered on Professional Services Agreements and the GCC 2015 Construction Contract onsite, online or in-house via Consulting Engineers South Africa. Show less

  • Managing Director

    May 2022 - now

  • Company Owner

    May 2022 - now