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Jacob Munthali is looking for a Construction & Building Industry job in Nicosia;Limassol;Larnaca;Paphos;Famagusta, Cyprus.

Candidate Info
Name
Jacob Munthali
Gender
Female
Age:
47 years old
Marital Status:
Married
Children:
3
Country Of Origin:
ZAMBIA
Last Updated:
22/10/2016
Residence / Contact Details
Address
Plot 11H Rockview Lusaka Zambia, Lusaka, ZAMBIA
Professional Experience

2013- to date: Senior Surveyor at Burrow Development Consultants-Zambia

Roles and Responsibilities

·     Managing and Supervising, and to carry out training and mentoring of Survey team members and other technical Staff.

·     Responsible for maintaining and procurement of Survey Equipment and Survey Software and firmware for the Survey Section of the technical department

·     To Carry out and Supervise all detailed surveys and mapping for Engineering designs, construction, Mining, Oil and Gas explorations. To Carry out all Cadastral Surveys and Applications regarding Servitude, Cadastral boundary clearances

·     Carryout procurement for Lidar Mapping and Authenticate Aerial Mapping data and LiDar Data to verify accuracy using Precise Ground Control Network

·     To Carry out End of Month Surveys for Mining Operations, data modelling, DTM and 3DM Block modelling for calculations of Volumes in the Pit and at Stockpiles for Payment Certificates and mineral reconciliation at Kalumbila Copper/Gold Mine. And to carry out periodic Accurate Surveys for stability monitoring for Pit High Walls and ROM Dump Station structures

·     To Carry out Construction Supervision and Volumetric measurement for Mining Infrastructure such as Raw Water Dams, Tailings Dams, Waste Dump Run Off Dams, Return Water Dams, Conveyor Road, ROM Dump Station during Mine Project Construction at Kalumbila Copper/Gold Mine

·     Roads Project Surveyor to Carryout detailed Topographic Surveys, geometric and pavement layer design, setting out and Supervision for Road construction Projects such as Mumbwa to Itezhi Tezhi (150Km highway upgrade from gravel to bituminous), Solwezi to Kasanjiku (100 Km of greenfield project from Bush Clearing to Surfacing including water crossing structures), Solwezi to Mwinilunga Road (200Km Asphalt Highway Road rehabilitation)

Achievements:

·     Has successfully completed Projects from ground breaking to commissioning and production

2008- 2013:     Senior Surveyor at Rio Tinto -Mozambique

Roles and Responsibilities

·         To Carry out Supervision, training and mentorship to Junior Surveyors

·         Carryout site Risk Assessments and ensure safe Survey practices in accordance with SHEQ regulations. Carry out Incident and Accident reporting for escalation to management

·         Carried out Construction Supervision of 100 Km surfacing Road with Double Seal Chipping of Tete – Songo Road. Carried out Site Setting out for Horizontal and Vertical Road Profiles for Road Construction

·         Streamlined Survey processes for efficiency and effective Surveying that reduced Survey operational costs for the company at Benga Coal Open Pit Mine. Carried out Pit and mine Infrastructure staking out during Mine Project Construction. Carried out mining operations control survey, Staking of blast holes and post blast surveys for bulk and powder factor calculations at Benga Coal Open Pit Mine.

·         Carried out Waste Dumps update for volumetric calculations and for EIA reporting, and carried out End of Week and End of Month calculations for mine planning and payment certificates. Managed the survey and mineral resources volumetric databases at Benga Coal Open Pit Mine project

·         Was accountable for the integrity of all mine and pit stability surveying techniques and practices, for the accurate measurement and storage of survey data, and for the integrity, depletion and reconciliation of mineral resources volumetric data and Stockpile measurements and updating of Site Plans

·         Was Involved with the Survey team that Established and maintained Site Control Beacon Network on Mine Site tenement

·         Was responsible for Opencast survey control, production, measurements, surface modeling and mapping, volume calculation, updating Master Plot Plans and compiling reports.

·         Staked out all spatial positions for construction of Conveyors, Roads, Open Cast Box Cut, Processing Plants, Resettlement Areas and Borehole drilling.

·         And Carried out Powerlines staking out and wayleave for powerlines safe crossing heights and servitudes

Achievements:

·         Was given a management responsibility in Acting capacity as Technical Services Manager to supervise Mine Geologists, Mine Engineers, Mine Surveyors and Geo Technical Engineers at Rio Tinto Mining Mozambique for period of three (3) months

2000-2007         Construction, Building and Mine Surveyor at Zulu Burrow Engineering Consulting

        

Roles and Responsibilities                                                                                      

·         Roads Surveyor responsible for Topographic Surveys, Design and establishment of control points for Road construction. Responsible for the control of the final formations of sub-bases and stone bases of all construction sections involved with the Project

·         Mine Surveyor responsible for Initial Topographic Survey for Mine Project at Fitwaola Copper and Gold Open Pit Mine. Carry out Surface DTM Surveys and Modelling for Pit designs. Setting out of Mine infrastructure and supervision for Construction. Setting Out Open Pit and carry out Mine Surveys for mining operations

·         Building Surveyor for a five (5) story Building for Central Statistical Office. Setting Out of Building Structures at progressive story levels and dimensional control. Responsible for Earthwork quantity calculations for payment certificates. Setting Out of all infrastructure for the Building that included water and sewer reticulation, access roads, cadastral boundaries

·         Construction Surveyor at Mulungushi Power Station. Responsible for all Survey works and construction at Power station that included Dams, Canals, Concrete weirs, Spillway gates, Holding reservoirs, Concrete Penstocks and Turbine Houses

Achievements

·         Raised from position of Graduate Surveyor to Position of Surveyor. Attained a lot of hands on experience with Survey Equipment and was trained in various Survey Equipment and Software

Qualifications

Jacob Munthali has hands-on professional and practical experience of 16 years as a Surveyor working on various Projects. He has vast and broad experience and specialization in Surveying and Mapping for, and quality control of Cadastral Surveys, Open Cast and Open Pit Mines, Roads, Dams, Airports and other Engineering and Mapping Infrastructural Developments.

He is an expat Surveyor with excellent analytical skills who is seeking a career position within a challenging professional environment such as Mines and Mine Projects, Exploration, Oil and Gas Fields, Roads Projects, Construction and other engineering projects. With his experience, he has capability and confidence to solve technical problems and challenges that come with the roles and responsibilities of a Surveyor

Skills

Safety Health Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) skills

He is actively involved with his teams to carry out Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality talks to identify hazards using safety techniques such as 10 Golden Rules, take 5, 5 whys, Incidents and near miss incident reporting and learning. And to plan for effective control measures for safety and health of personnel, equipment and environment during progress of daily Survey tasks. He has undertaken First Aid training for emergency response in an event of an Accident

 Survey Equipment Skills

He has vast practical experience in the utilization, maintenance and calibration of modern Surveying equipment such as Laser Levels, Robotic Total Stations, Laser 3D Scanners, GPS and GNSS equipment

Computer and Software Skills

His computer skills include proficiency and efficient utilization of AutoCAD 2D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, GIS packages such as ArcGIS and PlanetGIS, Microsoft Office, CivilCAD, Model Maker Systems, Gemcom and Geovia Surpac, Maptek Vulcan and Minescape 3D packages. Other Computer software and firmware he has utilization experience include Trimble, Topcon, Leica and Sokkia Products, Global Mapper

Interpersonal and Management Skills

He has very strong interpersonal skills and a natural team member who has worked in a multidisciplinary team work environment. He is involved with developing Survey team strategies to deal with problem solving through participating as a team member in work related assignments. He has also learnt the importance of prioritizing work tasks through efficient time management by setting achievable goals. His management skills include supervision, mentoring, training and carrying out Key Performance Index (KPIs) appraisals of Junior Survey team members and other technical staff. He has furthermore, developed excellent Report writing skills through Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Survey reports to management.

Languages

Communication Skills and Languages

He has very strong communication skills and he is an excellent Speaker and Writer in English Language. He speaks Portuguese and he is a student of French Language

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying)-University of Zambia (1997-2000)

Training

AutoCAD Civil 3D, 3D Dyna Scanner, GPS & GNSS Equipment

Affiliations

Member - Surveyors Institute of Zambia

Interests

Reading, playing tennis, Pool table game, Chess and soccer, jogging,

Watching Rugby and Cricket

References

Available on Request