PATRICK KALAMUZI
Project Manager
Kampala
Summary
Professional engineer with experience in site management and civil engineering projects. Skilled in project coordination, quality control, and safety compliance. Strong focus on teamwork and achieving project goals efficiently. Adaptable to changing project requirements with reliable problem-solving abilities. Proficient in AutoCAD, project scheduling, and site inspections.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Site Engineer
Kenvin Company Uganda Limited
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Setting out and coordination of construction activities of a a 3 storyed building for for modern coffee analytical laboratory and Rwenzori Regional offices for UCDA in Kasese
- Assisted in the completion of projects within budget and on
- schedule, leading to increased client satisfaction.
- Conducted regular site inspections to identify potential issues, resulting in proactive problem resolution.
- Supported quality control processes to ensure construction met design specifications and safety standards.
- Enhanced project efficiency by streamlining communication between team members and site staff.
- Developed comprehensive project progress reports, contributing to informed decision-making by stakeholders.
- Reviewed engineering drawings for accuracy and consistency before sharing them with field personnel to avoid misinterpretation and errors during execution stages.
Assistant Project Manager
Kenvin Company (U) Ltd
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Project: Renovation and Removal of Asbestos at Selected PTCs under Ministry of Education and Sports
- Supervisor: Ministry of Education and Sports
- Funder: Ministry of Education and Sports
- Project Cost: UGX 506,723,338
- Responsibilities:
- Overseeing quality control, health and safety matters, including training on handling asbestos
- Monitor financial progress of the project(s) managed in line with contract financing agreements respond to audit reports and implement agreed recommendations within specified time frames
- Setting out the works
- Ensuring health and safety of workers and protection of the environment
- Ensuring material quality tests
- Review of project designs prior and during implementation and advise Client accordingly for effective project goals.
- In charge of managing project correspondences
- Preparation and submission of progress reports for ongoing projects in line with performance agreements.
- Scope of works: removal of asbestos sheets and disposing them off in NEMA designated landfills, tile fixing, water harvesting and supply, plumbing fixtures, construction, and finishes
- Challenges and Solutions:
- Challenge: managing three sites in different places
- Solution: the same teams for specific activates were used, but handled a given site at a time.
- Challenge: handling asbestos
- Solution: we sourced a specialized NEMA registered provider to manage the hazardous waste and ensured that he delivered it to approved landfills
- Lessons learnt:
- Managing many sites concurrently can be expensive is human resources and material deliveries are not planned and synchronized well
- Asbestos should be stored in sealed manner, transported in sealed containers and disposed-off in designated places
Assistant Site Manager – Civil Works
Seyani Brothers Construction Limited
10.2019 - 11.2020
- Project: Construction of Arena Mall Nsambya
- Supervisor: Seyani Brothers construction Limited
- Client: Chestnut Uganda Ltd
- Project Manager: Betts Townsend Ltd
- Project Cost: $ 50M
- Responsibilities:
- Design review of project design, drawings and Bills of Quantities.
- Quality control through joint road and construction material testing done with the Central Materials Laboratory for MoWT – Kireka.
- Geotechnical investigations for the load bearing soils and road sub grade material as well as imported G8 gravel from borrowpit.
- Measurement and validation of construction works as submitted in the sub-contractors’ payment invoices and preparation of the payment certificate.
- Interpretation and revision of working drawings to ensure quality of the project works as well as timely completion of the project in regards to the project duration.
- Review and interpreting the BOQs with respect to the project drawings and issuance of site instructions on established variations, quantify the works executed “as is” and also establishing the extent of overall works achieved.
- Monitoring of the contractor’s resource and work plan for timely project execution, optimal resource management as well as issuance of site instructions for work progress in line with the contractual requirements.
- Ensuring safety on site and to the general public, organizing the work force as well as the site plant and equipment.
- Budgetary control and monitoring of the project to ensure correct financial management.
- Organizing periodic project progress review meetings and preparation & submission of periodic site progress reports to the Project Engineer
- Monitoring the daily site works which include: basement excavations, retaining wall construction, basement water pumping, concrete mixing, casting and curing, setting out columns for the structure, steel distribution and fixing and masonry works among others.
- Scope of works: Demolitions and carting away, excavations for foundations, substructure works, substructures, R.C. frame, walling, and finishes, Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC works
- Lessons learnt:
- Geotechnical investigations and socio – economic surveys should be done during the design phase to minimize issues arising therefrom that can cause huge variations in contract prices.
- Project Work plans should be made with consideration for operational incongruities
- Further still, it’s important to detect possible variations to contract in terms of works and costs and notify the client well in time to decide on the way forward.
Trainee
Roko Rehabilitation And Upgrade Of Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH)
06.2016 - 08.2016
Trainee
Energo Projekt (Mpigi-Kanoni Road Project)
06.2015 - 08.2015
Trainee
Nakawa Vocational Institute (Recess)
06.2014 - 08.2014
Education
BSc. - Civil Engineering
Ndejje University
Kampala, Uganda10-2017
UACE - undefined
St. Mark’s College Namagoma
01.2012
UCE - undefined
St. Henry’s College, Kitovu
01.2010
Skills
Design, Draft and Analysis
Laboratory tests and analysis of results
Project supervision and management
Effective communication and Report Writing
Contract and Contract Change Management
Construction supervision
Site inspection
Estimation and costing
Material testing
Certification
Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers
References
- FREDRICK, MWESIGYE, Executive Director, info@fenu.org.ug, 0312262154, +256755255959, FENU
- Sam, Nkundamazima, Structural Engineer, 0705372293, 0787801551, SASA consults
- Ndyabarema, Vincent, Director, 0782604047, Kenvin Company (U) Ltd
Attachments
- Transcript
- U.A.C.E. Certificate
- U.C.E Certificate
- Recommendation letters
- UIPE Student member certificate
Timeline
Assistant Site Engineer
Kenvin Company Uganda Limited
06.2023 - 04.2024
Assistant Project Manager
Kenvin Company (U) Ltd
10.2020 - 07.2021
Assistant Site Manager – Civil Works
Seyani Brothers Construction Limited
10.2019 - 11.2020
Trainee
Roko Rehabilitation And Upgrade Of Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH)
06.2016 - 08.2016
Trainee
Energo Projekt (Mpigi-Kanoni Road Project)
06.2015 - 08.2015
Trainee
Nakawa Vocational Institute (Recess)
06.2014 - 08.2014
UACE - undefined
St. Mark’s College Namagoma
UCE - undefined
St. Henry’s College, Kitovu
BSc. - Civil Engineering
Ndejje University