Experience

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  Bceom in association with jatula & partners

  Nov 1991 - Dec 1992

  Team leader for urban roads inventory study

  Worked as Team Leader for Blantyre City and Zomba Municipality on Urban Roads Inventory Study Project which was financed by the World Bank. Headed a team of technicians in the collection of the road inventory data on the maintenance requirements for the two urban areas in Malawi. Responsible for compilation of data and sending to BCEOM for processing.

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  Ministry of public works and supplies

  Jan 1993 - Jun 1994

  Highway design engineer

  Highway Design Engineer in the Highway Design Office of the Ministry. Designed both vertical and horizontal alignment of the following roads, including determining location and sizing of drainage structures:1. Rumphi-Mphora Road (M24/M9) about 45 km. This exercise was done using aerial maps complimented by fiel design techniques2. Bangula-Nsanje-Marka Road (M1). This exercise was done under the supervision of CODA and Partners from Kenya and done using a computer design package ccalled ROADCALC.3. Vertical alignment design of Dowa-Mtalanje Road Show less

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  Ministry of works and supplies malawi

  Jul 1994 - Jan 1995

  Project engineer - bitumen training and production unit (btpu)

  Fully responsible for planning and coordination of implementation of all activities for the Training Unit which was established for the purposes of offering practical training of road maintenance using hot asphalt premix on a section of the M1 Road in Kasungu District in Central Region of Malawi. Also responsible for the relocation of the Unit to Zomba District in Southern Malawi.

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  Regional controller of works (c) ministry of works and supplies malawi

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1995

  Civil engineer

  Civil Engineer responsible for planning and execution of road maintenance works in the Central Region of Malawi and reporting to the Regional Controller of Works (C). Also administered the procurement and contract management of minor works contracts financed by the World Bank.

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  Ministry of works and supplies

  Jan 1997 - Apr 1999

  European union (eu) desk officer

  Desk Officer in the Ministry understudying a Technical Assistant (TA) in coordinating the implementation of all EDF financed road projects in Malawi in terms of adherece to EDF procedures of procurement and contract administration. Projects included:1. EU Food Security Feeder Roads Project which involved mainatenance and rehabilitation of selected earth and gravel roads in Malawi.2. Construction of the Limbe-Thyolo-Muloza Road Project3. Preparation of pipeline projects in terms of preparation of project proposal and appraisal reports, Show less

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  National roads authority malawi

  May 1999 - Dec 2001

  Project engineer

  1. Compilation of road network inventory and road condition surveys in Mzuzu (Northern) and Blantyre (Southern) Zones of Malawi.2. Preparation of Annual National Roads Programme (ANRP) which formed the basis of all road maintenance activities in the National Roads Authority. This document was subject to approval by Parliament.3. Compilation of tender documents for works and services contracts.4. Procurement for works and services contracts - launching of tenders, pre-bid meetings, tender evaluation exercises5. Administration of road maintenance contracts - site inspections, site meetings, certification, resolution of contractual issues and reporting6. Contract Administration of the Construction of Limbe-Thyolo-Muloza Road Project financed by EDF Show less

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  National roads authority

  May 2001 - Apr 2007

  Senior engineer - development projects

  Coordination of the implementation of all donor funded (EDF, World Bank, KfW) road projects in the National Roads Authority, as follows:1. Construction of the Karonga-Chilumba-Chiweta Road Project (104 km with 18 bridges) - EDF2. Construction of the Dwambazi Bridge on M5 Road - EDF3. Priority Resealing of Selected Main Roads Project: Lumbadzi-Bunda-Mitundu Road; Lilongwe-Mchinji Road; Lilongwe-Salima-Senga Bay Road; and Salima-Nkhota Kota Road all under ROMARP financed by the IDA World Bank.4. Priority Resealing of Selected Urban Roads in the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe also under ROMARP financed by IDA World Bank. 5. Backlog Periodic Maintenance of Selected Main Roads: Blantyre-Chikwawa Road; Blantyre-Lirangwe Road and Balaka-Lirangwe-Mwanza Road all financed by EDF6. Construction of the Masasa-Golomoti-Monkey Bay Road (Phase 1) financed by EDF7. Rehabilitation of the Mangochi-Monkey Bay Road (partial involvement)In all the projects above, I was at the centre of coordination of all activities in the Project Cycle Management including Project Closure, stakeholder liaison meetings, handling compensation issues. I was also involved in claims and dispute resolution activities of the projects. All projects were successifully implemented. Show less

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  Roads authority

  Aug 2010 - now

  1. Coordination of Planning, Design, Procurement for works and services contracts for Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road and Liwonde-Mangochi Road both financed by the African Development Bank. Participated in Project Appraisal meetings, Loan Negotiation meetings and coordinated Bank Mission Visits on behalf of the Roads Authority and Malawi Government.2. Coordinated implementation of construction works on the Reconstruction of Blantyre-Zomba Road and the Construction of the Lilongwe Western Bypass Road both financed by the AfDB. Coordinated Bank Mission Visits on behalf of the Roads Authority and Malawi Government. Show less Coordinated the Design Review, Tender Documentation, Procurement and Implementation of works and services ontracts on the Roads Component of a multi-sectoral project which also had components on Water, Electricty, IT and Telecommunication. For the Roads component, works were done on five selected transport corridors in Malawi, as follows:1. Rumphi-Nyika-Chitipa Corridor in Northern Malawi2. Ntcheu-Tsangano-Mwanza Corridor in Central/Southern Malawi3. Mangochi-Monkey Bay-Cape Maclear Corridor in Southern Malawi4. Zomba-Phalombe-Mulanje Corridor in Southern Malawi5. Bangula-Tengani-Nsanje-Makoko Corridor in Southern MalawiProject scope involved the construction of low volume sealed roads, drianage structures, concrete pavements, reshaping and spot gravelling of unpaved roads. Project was successifully implemented despite acute shortages of forex and fuel in the course of project implementation. Show less

  • Project Coordinator for AfDB Projects

    Jan 2012 - now

  • Imprest Administrator, European Development Fund (EDF) Programme Estimates

    May 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Coordinator, Infrastructure Services Project (ISP) World Bank Funded

    Aug 2010 - Apr 2013
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  Roads authority malawi

  Jan 2015 - now

  Coordinated the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) exercise for the Transport Sub-sector following excessive flooding which ocurred in Southern and Central Malawi from late December 2014 to early January 2015. Exercise involved raw data collection on scope of damage in 15 affected districts, processing of inventory data, computation of damage costs due to flooding as well as computation of construction recovery costs. This information for the Transport Sector was compiled into a report by the World Bank and included all other affected sectors.The report would act as a shopping document for financial assistance in the disaster recovery process. Show less

  • Senior Maintenance Engineer

    May 2007 - now

  • Coordinator for Transport Sector Post Disaster Management Exercise (World Bank initiated)

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
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  Roads authority of malawi

  Sept 2015 - now

  Heading the Roads Authority Regional Office in Blantyre Malawi

  • Chief Engineer

    Sept 2017 - now

  • Chief Engineer (Acting)

    Sept 2015 - now