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Petrus Gerhard  Du Preez

Petrus Gerhard Du Preez

Site Manager

Summary

TELECOMMUNICATION Reason for change: ILO- MCT WESTERN CAPE The ILO will be responsible for the supervision of contractors and internal splicing teams, material management as well as the successful completion of site installations. This will be done in such a way that the stated objectives are optimally achieved. Main responsibilities: Adherence to Company Policies and Procedures Understand MCT Structure and Reporting Lines Understand MCT Business Ethics and Values Knowledge and understanding of the telecommunications industry Technical knowledge of telecommunications networks Strong coordination, organization, material management, planning and report writing skills. Good analytical, organizational and coordination skills Must have knowledge of Construction and Health & Safety Regulations Computer literate. Good knowledge of MS Office software packages Achievements: Maintained good labour relations, working with Clients and contractors and ensuring a safe and harmonious work environment Worked as a team to meet agreed targets /timescales and meeting deadlines. Established excellent working relationship with Vodacom, Cell C, MTN, IS, E-networks, City of Cape Town and DFA employees and managers. Working without supervision. Do As Built documents and invoicing of Client and sub-contractor. Improved my skills by independently studied and learned by myself. Assist our Planners with surveys and Visio Planning and costing Have a good understanding of the criteria what a Planner's duties and responsibilities are. Liaise with the Landlords and clients for planning documentation to be approved. Assist with material to be booked out Liaise with sub-contractor and clients to complete the project successfully. Due to Company's restructuring processes- looking for a more permanent position so that my family and I have a more sustainable future. Career aspirations: Permanent position in Telecommunications industry. (Installations /Commissioning / Maintenance / Technical Management)

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Site Manager

Frogfoot Telecommunications
Cape Town
05.2017 - Current
  • To manage all network build processes and supervise contractors to ensure the effective and on-time execution of build projects with the end result of successful handover to Operations and clients
  • Main Responsibilities:
  • Attend kick-off meeting
  • Assist the Site Manager with accurate information relevant to the OSP and ISP builds in accordance to build policies and procedures
  • Contractor management process compliance to achieve on-time delivery of CWCs, CACs, DITs, DITs and FACs
  • On-site Community, landlord and client management during the build phase
  • Management of materials availability and collections between supply chain and contractors
  • Assist the PMO with On-time processing of administration requirements during the build phase e.g
  • Variation BOQs and associated POs
  • Compliance to permissions requirements e.g
  • Wayleaves, ROUs and landlords
  • Supervising ISP and OSP contractors during the build phase through regular site visits to ensure on-time completion
  • Responsible for all sign-off documents required for invoicing
  • Progress reporting as and when required
  • Escalation of problems and deviations from approved purchase orders
  • Quality assurance
  • Compliance to Health and Safety regulations, policies and procedures
  • Identification and management of risks
  • Achievements:
  • Maintained good labour relations, working with Clients and contractors and ensuring a safe and harmonious work environment
  • Worked as a team to meet agreed targets /timescales and meeting deadlines
  • Established excellent working relationship with City of Cape Town and
  • DFA employees and managers
  • Working without supervision
  • Do As Built documents and assist with actuals and accurate measurements
  • Improved my skills by independently studied and learned by myself
  • Assist Planners with actual As Build data capturing.
  • Complied with safe operating practices and assessed operational procedures against best practices.
  • Supervised contractor work processes and adherence to project schedule.
  • Maintained records and logs of work performed and materials and equipment used.
  • Built and maintained vendor relationships, serving as main liaison for gaining building access.
  • Resolved issues between employees and customers using company policies.
  • Provided general office administration, correspondence, filing and spreadsheet development.

LINK AFRICA
04.2016 - 04.2017
  • Performed system requirement analyses during pre-deployment operations to confirm post-deployment compatibility with connected devices.
  • Configured switches, routers and other hardware for integration into designed networks.
  • Simplified high-level business requirements into actionable hardware design plans for use in network design frameworks.
  • Led development of network intelligence efforts to provide post-deployment tracking of vital performance metrics.
  • Offered troubleshooting of proposed designs, discerning potential weaknesses and suggesting remediation possibilities.
  • Provided technical support to network engineers maintaining and repairing designed networks following deployments.

NETWORK PLANNER

FUTURETELL
CAPE TOWN
09.2015 - 04.2016
  • WESTERN CAPE
  • The Network Planner will be responsible for surveying, planning and costing all work accurately
  • He will also be required to provide support for the PM/ILO with regard to resolving technical problems on site
  • To collect data and information
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  • Reason for change: about the sites and routes of the Fibre optic cable network
  • To understand conditions of the terrain and classify the type of soil and distances through the routes
  • To prepare maps and schematic descriptions of the physical routes depicting the routing of the civil work to connect the sites, fibre optic cable and its related connectivity
  • Main responsibilities:
  • Receive new site build request and evaluate
  • Contact end client and schedule site visit
  • Prepare for site survey
  • Plot customer on Google to determine route availability
  • Determine closest hand hole
  • Inform Customer and PM of date and time of survey
  • Evaluate site for most cost effective and practical executable route
  • Measure all distances
  • Take relevant photos
  • Draw site layout indicating proposed route to follow
  • Discuss cabinet placement with customer
  • Determine termination position and equipment required
  • Identify potential safety and security risks
  • Identify and record all client requirements
  • Understand conditions of the terrain and classify the type of soil and distances through the routes
  • Make use of correct planning and costing template as per client specifications
  • Accurately plan project according to fieldwork on:
  • Google Planning and plotting
  • Visio
  • Map Info
  • Conduct accurate costing estimate based on all labour and material components
  • Achievements:
  • Maintain good labour relations, working with Clients and contractors and ensuring a safe and harmonious work environment
  • Worked as a team to meet agreed targets /timescales and meeting deadlines
  • Established excellent working relationship with IS and DFA employees and managers
  • Working without supervision
  • Do As Built documents and invoicing of Client and sub-contractor
  • Improved my skills by independently studied and learned by myself
  • Have a good understanding of the criteria what a Planner's duties and responsibilities are
  • Liaise with the Landlords and clients for planning documentation to be approved
  • Assist with project management and material to be booked out
  • Liaise with sub-contractor and clients to complete the project successfully
  • Due to Company's restructuring processes- looking for a more permanent position so that my family and I have a more sustainable future.
  • Performed system requirement analyses during pre-deployment operations to confirm post-deployment compatibility with connected devices.

PROJECT LEADER

FUTURETELL
09.2015 - 04.2016
  • To manage all network build processes and appointed contractors to ensure theeffective and on-time execution of build projects with the end result of successfulhandover to Operations and clients
  • Main Responsibilities:
  • On-time kick-off of EXE files allocated by the Project Manager
  • Management and execution of allocated ISP and OSP EXE files inaccordance to build policies and procedures
  • Contractor management process compliance to achieve on-time deliveryof CACs, CTOCs, POTOCs and OTOCs
  • On-site Community, landlord and client management during the buildphase
  • Management of materials availability and collections between supplychain and contractors
  • On-time processing of administration requirements during the buildphase e.g
  • Variation BOQs and associated POs
  • Compliance to permissions requirements e.g
  • Wayleaves, ROUs andlandlords
  • Supervising ISP and OSP contractors during the build phase throughregular site visits to ensure on-time completion
  • On-time collation and preparation of all sign-off documents and As-builtfiles
  • Progress reporting as and when required
  • Escalation of problems and deviations from approved purchase orders
  • Quality assurance
  • Compliance to Health and Safety regulations, policies and procedures
  • Identification and management of risks
  • Achievements:
  • Maintained good labour relations, working with Clients and contractorsand ensuring a safe and harmonious work environment
  • Worked as a team to meet agreed targets /timescales and meetingdeadlines
  • Established excellent working relationship with Vodacom, Cell C, MTN,
  • IS, E-networks, City of Cape Town and DFA employees and managers
  • Working without supervision
  • Do As Built documents and invoicing of Client and sub-contractor
  • Improved my skills by independently studied and learned by myself
  • Assist our Planners with surveys and Visio Planning and costing
  • Have a good understanding of the criteria what a Planner's duties andresponsibilities are
  • Liaise with the Landlords and clients for planning documentation to beapproved
  • Assist with material to be booked out
  • Liaise with sub-contractor and clients to complete the projectsuccessfully
  • Due to Company's restructuring processes- looking for a more permanentposition so that my family and I have a more sustainable future.

MCT
03.2010 - 09.2015
  • Complied with safe operating practices and assessed operational procedures against best practices.
  • Supervised contractor work processes and adherence to project schedule.
  • Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.
  • Maintained records and logs of work performed and materials and equipment used.
  • Built and maintained vendor relationships, serving as main liaison for gaining building access.
  • Provided general office administration, correspondence, filing and spreadsheet development.
  • Planned, coordinated and managed operations and field safety programs for building construction and infrastructure and public works projects.
  • Managed site development with assistance from civil engineers and complied with city and county ordinances.
  • Read plans and blueprints and communicated to workers.
  • Coordinated site investigations, documented issues and escalated to executive teams.
  • Attended weekly meetings to discuss safety procedures, compliance issues and facility maintenance.
  • Supported work of superintendents and liaised with off-site designers.

Education

Intermediate & Advance Project Management Certif. - Project Management

UNISA
Cape Town
08.2014 - 08.2015

National Certificate (N4): Engineering Studies - Engineering Technology

Northlink College
Cape Town
08.2000 - 01.2004

National Certificate (N4): Engineering Studies - Communications Technologies

SA Navy & Northlink College
Goodwood Campus
08.2000 - 04.2004

High School Diploma -

Wonderfontein High School
Gauteng
01.1990 - 11.1994

Skills

Visio and Google Earth

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Interests

Spending valuable time with my familiar, watch movies, playing chess and playing family games,

Timeline

Site Manager

Frogfoot Telecommunications
05.2017 - Current

LINK AFRICA
04.2016 - 04.2017

PROJECT LEADER

FUTURETELL
09.2015 - 04.2016

NETWORK PLANNER

FUTURETELL
09.2015 - 04.2016

Intermediate & Advance Project Management Certif. - Project Management

UNISA
08.2014 - 08.2015

MCT
03.2010 - 09.2015

National Certificate (N4): Engineering Studies - Engineering Technology

Northlink College
08.2000 - 01.2004

National Certificate (N4): Engineering Studies - Communications Technologies

SA Navy & Northlink College
08.2000 - 04.2004

High School Diploma -

Wonderfontein High School
01.1990 - 11.1994
Petrus Gerhard Du PreezSite Manager