JD van Rensburg - Estimator CV.
- 1. J D VA N R E N S B U R G C V jdvr87@gmail.com Full Driving License 022 318 2598 PERSONAL OVERVIEW I am an Estimator with 4.5 years experience in the construction environment. During this time I have provided costing support to construction projects which included the building of mining plants and the entire infrastructure around the plant such as the roads, dams, housing for site personnel, service villages, water treatment facilities and administration blocks. I have always been interested in the Total Cost Management of various projects. I like to understand and control the costs associated with projects and therefore I chose a career path of estimating and cost control. During my tenure in the project environment I did proposal preparation, managing and forecasting of projects costs, as well as doing resource efficiency analysis (Earned Value Management). I have a very positive attitude towards life and always inspires to be a quality person and team player. I believe that I can add value to any company. CAREER HISTORY Between the years of 2011-2015 I was employed by TENOVA Bateman and was in charge of Estimating and Cost Control on the following projects: ZIMPLATS Execution Project - Base Metals Refinery (EPCM), 42 Members, $130m, Zimbabwe. My Role as Estimator/Cost Controller included: Proposal and Tender Cost Analysis, Defining Cost Breakdown Structure, Estimating and distribution of budget, managing of budget and forecast of all orders/contracts/indirect costs and home office costs, weekly cash flow reporting and resource efficiency control. KASSINGA Iron Ore Project ( EPCM), 42 Members, $10m, Angola Proposal Input, Budget Implementation into Oracle, Budget and Forecast Control of Sub- Contractors commitments, Indirect Field Costs and Home Office Costs and other costs, Resource Efficiency control done on Earned Value Management principle. KISANFU Pre Feasibility Study and Definitive Feasibility Study, 25 Members, $3m Budgeting and Forecasting, Change Management and progress reporting Bi-weekly MONDO Front end Engineering, 35 Members, $1.5m, Finland Weekly reporting on cash flow, Change Management and resource efficiency reporting on bi-weekly basis FOSKOR Feasibility Study, 12 Members, $1m, RSA Budgeting and Forecasting, Change Management and weekly cash flow reporting
- 2. Hartley Definitive Feasibility Study and Front end Engineering, 17 Members, $900,000, Zimbabwe Estimating Costs for proposal and price fix phase, Budget compilation, Budget and forecast control, Change Management and weekly cash flow reporting. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor Degree B.com Economics and International Trade North West University 2010 Certificate in Microsoft Excel Intermediate and Advanced User Comp ED IT 2012 Management Certificates for non-managers Astro Tech 2012 Certified Cost Technician AACE International 2013 Project Controls Certificate based on Earned Value Management MWC 2014 PROJECT RELATED EXPERIENCE / MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS During my time at Tenova, I have worked on various projects as the Estimator and Cost Controller. Below is an explanation of such projects. Type of project: Industry: Duration: Team size: Budget: Summary: My role: Execution Projects Mining and Infrastructure Construction 1-3 Years +/- 40 People $500,000 $220,000,000 In the execution phase, the project team are able to do Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management. This includes building the road leading to the mining plant (as well as all roads in and around the service village), building the service village, erecting the mining infrastructure, erecting the housing and administration blocks for all site personnel and building the water treatment and water storage plants. The team does the full commissioning of all infrastructures and the process plants. After Commissioning of the plant, it is to be handed over to the client to conclude the mining process. The team provides a full Operational Cost analysis report to client for the next 3 years of processing. Being the Estimator/Cost Controller on execution projects included tasks such as: - Studying of all client document to understand client requirements - Defining the Work Breakdown Structure - Defining the Cost Breakdown Structure - Implementing Cost Breakdown Structure in ERP System like Oracle - Manage the set Budget for entire duration of project. - Manage Man Hour Commitments - Manage Indirect Costs Occurred - Manage Consultant Commitments
- 3. - Reporting on monthly trends such as cash flows, monthly variance reports and man hour efficiency reports (Earned Value Management) - Establish proper Change Management principles and compile change register - Continuous evaluation of escalation receivable and payable - Participating in Risk Analysis - Compiling of Close Out Reports Type of project: Industry: Duration: Team size: Budget: Summary: My role: Feasibility Studies Mining and Infrastructure Construction 1-12 Months +/- 20 People $100,000.00 - $1,000,000.00 In this feasibility phase we compile reports to determine if it will be feasible for the client to conclude mining processes on the specific area. The feasibility report includes the costs of designing the plant and infrastructures (CAPEX) as well as the operational costs involved in running the mining process and up keeping of infrastructures build (OPEX) Being the Estimator/Cost Controller on these projects included tasks such as: - Implementing the Budget into an ERP System like Oracle, - Controlling the budget of man hours needed to conclude all infrastructures, - Forecasting of man hours to be used for work outstanding, - Forecasting the costs associated with sub-contractors, - Compiling cash flows for project managers, - Compiling Monthly Movement Reports, - Change Management, - Compiling History and Lessons Learned Reports. INTERESTS Golf, Rugby, Family REFERENCES Mr. Willem Heusdens Project Controls Manager, TENOVA Mining and Minerals Contact: (+27) 72 355 5461 E-mail: willem.heusdens@gmail.com Dr. Dick Joubert Project Manager, TENOVA Mining and Minerals Contact: (+27)82 927 9976, (+27)11 899 2555 E-mail: dick.joubert@tenova.com