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Chris Simelane

Chris Simelane

Surveyor
Springs

Summary

Accomplished Surveyor with extensive experience at Eskom Rotek Industries, skilled in 400kV Powerlines and Construction. Proven track record in delivering precise surveys and documentation, while effectively collaborating with project teams to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Strong analytical abilities and commitment to quality control drive successful project outcomes. Surveyor experienced in current techniques for gathering and presenting land measurements. Contributed to optimal land utilization by identifying legal boundaries and preparing maps and diagrams to present data on land characteristics. Skilled in topographic, boundary, utility locate and volumetric survey types using land-based GPS units and aerial drone technology.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Surveyor

Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
09.2025 - Current

Duvha Emergency Staith Bypass Project

  • Establishment of control points and levelling
  • Design modelling
  • Conducted land surveys to determine property boundaries and topographical features.
  • Assisted in preparing detailed survey reports and documentation.
  • Utilized surveying instruments such as Trimble Total Stations and Trimble GPS equipment.
  • Setting out and monitoring of civil/earthworks
  • Collaborated with project teams to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements.
  • Concrete works
  • Monthly claim quantities

Surveyor

Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
08.2023 - 08.2025

Medupi- Witkop 400Kv Line

  • Data preparation and establishment of control points along servitude
  • Calculation of tower positions and setting out tower legs and links
  • Setting out stubs( V-block )
  • Calculating back to back, diagonals and K-point for self- supporting towers
  • Setting out tower masts and verifying links for guyed towers
  • Calculating guy ropes
  • Plumbing guyed towers for erection
  • Data capturing and processing
  • Volumetric surveys
  • As-builts and survey reports

Surveyor

PVR Engineering Surveyors
09.2022 - 07.2023

Mortimer Smelter Early Works Project

  • Detail and Topographical surveys
  • Roads calculations (Toe points, Profiles, Tapers, Belmouths, Cut & Fill Quantities and Re-designs)
  • Platforms and Stormwater Calculations
  • Setting out and Monitoring of Civil/ Earthworks
  • Calculating Concrete Piles and Setting out
  • Culvert Calculations and Setting out
  • Setting-out Acid Plant Terraces
  • Bulk Calculations
  • Draught Design
  • Design Quantities
  • Monthly Claim Quantities
  • Structurals Surveys
  • As-builts and Survey Reports
  • Re-design of Design Structures

Surveyor

Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
03.2017 - 08.2022

Dust Handing and Conditioning Plant- Blower Room (Unit 5 & 6)

  • Data preparation
  • Establishment of control points around site
  • Setting out profiles and stormwater pipes
  • As-builts surveys
  • Volumetric surveys
  • Survey report

Eskom Academy of Learning 400Kv Line

  • Data preparation and establishment of control points along servitude
  • Calculations of tower positions and setting out tower legs and links for tower- 518D, 518H, 529A, 528C, 538D, 517J & 705C
  • Setting out stubs( V-block )
  • Calculating back to backs, diagonals and K-points
  • Setting out tower masts and verifying links for guyed towers
  • Calculating guy ropes
  • Plumbing guyed towers for erection
  • Data capturing and processing
  • Volumetric surveys
  • As-builts and survey reports

Kusile Powerstation Truck Offloading Facility

  • Data preparation in earthworks
  • Control points
  • Platform calculations, setting out and monitoring
  • Road profile setting out
  • Stormwater calculations and setting out
  • Detail and topographical surveys
  • Volumetric surveys
  • Concrete structural surveys
  • Computer data capturing
  • Monthly claim quantities
  • Monitoring of site work
  • As-builts and survey reports

Kusile Powerstation R545 Access Road

  • Road calculations using Model Maker and Road Maker
  • Calculating road volumes cut and fill
  • Horizontal and Vertical alignment calculations
  • Road network and alignment strings
  • Road profiles
  • Quantifying layer works
  • Kerb and drain calculation
  • Road profile steeting for layer works
  • Bulk calculations
  • Draught design

Silimela- Manogeng 400Kv Line

  • Ground control points along the servitude
  • Benchmark levelling
  • Drawing interpretation, design verification
  • Design modelling and calculations
  • Calculating back to backs, diagonals and K-point for self- support towers
  • Setting out stubs
  • As-builts and survey reports

Duvha Powerstation Penstock Line

  • Establishment of control points and leveling
  • Design modelling
  • Data preparation and volumetric calculations
  • Penstock line profile setting out and monitoring
  • Access road setting out (Toe points and profiles)
  • Anchor frames, manholes calculations and setting out
  • Weekly survey reports
  • Monthly claim certificates

Kusile Powerstation High Mast Lights

  • Data preparation
  • Cable trench setting out
  • Foundations setting out
  • Leveling
  • Creating redline drawings
  • Monthly claim certificates
  • Survey reports

Surveyor

UNN Surveys
02.2016 - 02.2017

Eskom Kimberly 66Kv Powerline (Prisca to Karoo)

  • 108km 66kv Eskom powerline (Topographical Survey)
  • Data preparations
  • Drawing interpretation and survey calculations
  • Establishing control points
  • Survey as-builts and survey reports
  • Volumetric surveys
  • Claim certificates

Secunda Eskom Powerline 66Kv

  • Setting out ground control points for Aerial Survey
  • Topographical survey of existing powerline
  • Survey calculation
  • Setting out tower legs, centers and offsets
  • Volumetric surveys
  • Monthly claim quantities

Surveyor

Gora Projects
02.2015 - 01.2016
  • Calculating design models
  • Calculating design quantities
  • Establishing ground control points
  • Setting out profiles and monitoring
  • Aerial survey
  • Leveling to required standards
  • Draught design
  • Structural surveys and design
  • Pipeline surveys
  • Claim certificates
  • Survey reports

Education

AdvDip ( Geomatics ) - Surveying

Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
01.2018 - Current

Ndip Surveying - Surveying

Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
01.2013 - 08.2016

Skills

Instrument Use- GPS/GNSS Systems, Total Station, Dumpy & Auto Levels, 3D Laser Scanners

Data Management & Office Software- CAD Software, Model Maker and BIM (Building Information Modeling)

Mathematical & Computational Skills- Geometry & Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry and Volume Calculations

Geodesy & Survey Theory- Coordinate Systems, Datums & Projections and Survey Law

Construction Methods & Materials Knowledge

Transmission Lines- 400kV Overhead Powerlines

Quality Control & Management

Certification

South African Geomatics Council

Timeline

Surveyor - Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
09.2025 - Current
Surveyor - Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
08.2023 - 08.2025
Surveyor - PVR Engineering Surveyors
09.2022 - 07.2023

South African Geomatics Council

03-2020
Tshwane University of Technology - AdvDip ( Geomatics ), Surveying
01.2018 - Current
Surveyor - Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
03.2017 - 08.2022
Surveyor - UNN Surveys
02.2016 - 02.2017
Surveyor - Gora Projects
02.2015 - 01.2016
Tshwane University of Technology - Ndip Surveying, Surveying
01.2013 - 08.2016
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