Austin M.

Experience

• Division Project Engineer Ministry of Education · Full-time Jun 2023 – Jun 2026 3 yrs Mzuzu, Northern Region, Malawi Key Responsibilities
  • Ensured adherence to contractual obligations and regulatory standards throughout the project
  • Continuously monitored contractors’ performance through site supervisions and progress meetings
  • Liaised with district and city council authorities to ensure contractors’ compliance to labour laws
  • Approved progress payments and final disbursements, maintaining financial oversight
  • Collaborated with various school management to ensure that the intended structural needs were incorporated in the learning facilities under construction
  • Worked closely with the project architect, quantity surveyor and services engineer in design processes and course of project to achieve infrastructure sustainability
  • Ensured compliance to environmental, health and safety safeguards
  • Resolved disputes related to contractual agreements between contractors and site workers
  • Monitored construction project progress, provided regular status updates, and adjusted schedules as necessary to ensure adherence to budgets and timelines
  • Conducted final technical assessments for site handovers
  • Analyzing weekly and monthly reports submitted by the Clerk of Works
• Civil Engineer Mangalasi Construction · Full-time Aug 2020 – May 2023 2 yrs 9 mos Lilongwe, Malawi • Managed all construction works to ensure smooth project delivery within schedule, quality and cost
  • Prepared and managed work schedules and programs of works
  • Continuously monitored the project to ensure that the works were implemented according to design specifications and requirements
  • Assisted the client and project manager in generating solutions for rock blasting to fast-track project commencement
  • Trained artisans for advanced building techniques through the TEVETA On-Job Training Programme
  • Continuously derived technical solutions for construction blueprint errors
  • Managed budgets for material procurement, workers’ PPEs, subcontractor payments and site wages
  • Accomplished mitigation of construction accidents through trainings to encourage compliance to environmental health and safety safeguards throughout project life cycle
  • Managed meetings with construction workers for effective work output
  • Prepared and compiled progress reports and presented them to relevant authorities including the program manager and consultants
  • Inspected construction works with reference to BOQs, drawings and specifications
  • Maintained inventory of equipment, supplies and all resources
  • Coordinated with mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors from project start to finish towards a sustainable and user-friendly structure