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- 1. Theodor Schoonraad Calgary, Alberta Cell: 403-408-6172 Email: tgschoonraad@gmail.com LinkedIn Canadian Permanent Resident Property Development and Construction Management – Affordable/Middle Income Housing 1 SPECIALIZATION: Coordinating Large Scale Construction and Property Development Projects I am a multitalented leader with over 11-years of experience in the residential property development industry, working with all key stakeholders to ensure the successful completion of large scale affordable and middle income residential development projects. Previously, I held the position of Department Head of Development and Construction Management for a prominent listed company where I have an exceptional track record of successfully implementing development projects from the moment of inception till the final handover to the end consumer. I am an effective, efficient, and confident project manager, having controlled projects budgeted at over CAD $170 million. KEY PROJECT SKILLS & TASKS: Pre-Construction Phase  Complete due diligence on proposed development opportunities to determine development potential and to determine feasibility regarding sale prices and the profitability of developments.  Plan development projects with budgets, timelines and resources  Negotiate fees and appoint professional team members  Manage the professional team from obtaining development rights and council service agreements up to completion of the design phase  Write project specifications focussed on specific developments  Measure bill of quantities from architectural drawings and specifications  Cost engineering during design stages with architect  Assemble tender documentation with project specific required details  Evaluate tenders on specified rules, deliverables and requirements  Prepare construction contracts on Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) terms with detailed annexures depicting scope, cost and time Construction Phase  Manage the contractors from site handover up to release of retention  Chair site meetings with recorded minutes  Complete quality control by detailed inspections and issue site instructions and defects lists  Finalize cost control and payment certification including variation orders and re-measurable items on a monthly bases to pay the contractors and to monitor actual costs vs approved budget  Ensure forward planning to reach deadlines and ensure projects are completed within the contract period  Change management to issue variation orders to record time, cost, scope, or specification changes Post Construction Phase  Monitor the handover to end consumers  Liaise with contractors and end consumers regarding latent defects encountered  Close out final statements with contractors to determine final payment and possible penalties General Duties  Personnel management focussed on guidance, training and motivation to reach project objectives  Liaise with major role-players such as councils, service providers, financial institutions, engineers, quantity surveyors, architects, contractors, sales agents etc. Must maintain databases.  Manage human resource as the leader of the site staff and link to head office  Communicate relevant information on a daily basis to the right people and following up for feedback
- 2. 2  Report to the managing director on a weekly base with regards to progress, costs and quality  Give lectures to personnel of a prominent South African bank on the residential development process, incl. due diligence, town planning, design, budgeting/estimating and construction. CAREER SUMMARY: Department Head: Development and Construction Management Oct 2009 till Mar 2016 Phuhlisa Development Solutions (Pty) Ltd (Part of the Raubex Group) Johannesburg, South Africa Key projects include: Lufhereng Phase 1 (1600 affordable housing units, 1200 social housing units: 2015+)  Estimated project cost – ZAR1 225 000 000 (CAD$107 600 000) Riverside View (2050 affordable housing units, 1885 social housing units and 2292 low cost units: 2015+)  Estimated project cost – ZAR1 936 000 000 (CAD$170 100 000) Pennyville & Riverlea (253 social housing units: 2015+)  Project cost – ZAR74 000 000 (CAD$6 500 000) Dawn Park Ext 38 (78 sectional title units: 2014+)  Project cost – ZAR47 000 000 (CAD$4 129 000) Clayville Ext 45 (1100 affordable housing units and 1900 low cost units: 2014+)  Estimated project cost – ZAR820 000 000 (CAD$72 037 000) Woodwind Estates (13 sectional title complexes, comprising of 870 units including a crèche and a retail centre: 2013+)  Estimated project cost – ZAR648 000 000 (CAD$56 900 000) Allendale View (304 affordable housing units: 2012-2013)  Project cost – ZAR35 000 000 (CAD$3 074 745) Sonwaba Sectional Title Project (52 affordable sectional title housing units: 2011-2012)  Project cost – ZAR11 300 000 (CAD$993 000) Various Projects for Standard Bank (refurbish 30 luxury upmarket units: 2011-2013)  Assisted principal agent on quality control, site visits and site meetings Cosmo City (2000 affordable housing units: 2009-2012)  Project cost – ZAR866 550 000 (CAD$76 126 000) Site Manager Jun 2005 to Sep 2009 M5 Developments (Pty) Ltd (Gauteng, RSA) Johannesburg, South Africa Key projects include: Cosmo City (5000 low cost units, 1000 Finance Linked units and 150 bonded units)  Managing of sub-contractors and ensuring quality control  Payments Authorisation  Completing inspections with banks and council inspectors EDUCATION:  Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying – University of the Free State, South Africa – Completed 2016  Certificate in Quantity Surveying, Construction and Project Management – University of the Free State, South Africa – Completed 2014  High School Diploma – Overkruin High School, Pretoria, South Africa – Completed 2001