Thembelani CYRIL Dlamini

• Maintained site operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and adherence to project schedules.
• Delivered regular project progress updates to stakeholders throughout delivery.
• Led toolbox talks to teach construction safety practices to workers.
• Coordinated site labour, materials, and machinery to hit deadlines.
• Checked site work for progress and quality or code issues.
• Monitored subcontractor output, implementing corrective actions to uphold quality standards.
• Carried out demolition and excavation before starting new construction.
• Applied cost-control steps to reduce expenses without reducing quality or safety.
• Produced progress reports covering completed work and delay variances.
• Liaised with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and services.
• Project Name - Renewal of Reservoir: Hursthill No 2
• Project Value - 35 million
• Client - Johannesburg Water
• Collaborated with client project manager, Millicent Maluleke
• Reference - Maxwell Phiri (0796993862)

• Negotiated with suppliers and subcontractors, securing favourable terms and ensuring timely delivery of materials.
• Kept track of work progress and maintained daily logs.
• Inspected site work to check progress, identify quality or code issues and estimate completion times.
• Conducted daily briefings for team members to outline tasks and address potential safety hazards.
• Collaborated with management, technical crew members and fellow supervisors to organise site operations and achieve project milestones without delays.
• Conducted quality control checks, ensuring workmanship met or exceeded project specifications and industry standards.
• Prepared detailed progress reports, documenting work completed and highlighting any delays or variances.
• Project Name - Construction of Mandla Phone to Mzambane road
• Project Value - 35 million
• Client - City of Mbombela
• Collaborated with client project manager, Veli Mapayila.
• Reference - Calvin Shongwe (0761488918)

• Sequencing Operations: Plan and manage the end-to-end road construction sequence, from mass earthworks and sub-base preparation to stabilization and final paving.
• Optimised heavy machinery shifts (graders, excavators, rollers, paving trains) to maintain continuous production rates across road construction projects.
• Subcontractor Control: Coordinate specialized subcontractors for asphalt laying, chip-spraying, interlocking paving, and road marking.
• Layerworks Verification: Inspect and sign off on compaction, moisture content, and leveling of lower layers (subgrade, sub-base, and base) before paving approvals.
• Material Quality Control: Validate that all incoming paving materials meet SANS engineering specifications.
• Level & Geometric Control: Collaborate with surveyors to verify correct road cambers, cross-falls, longitudinal gradients, and seamless tie-ins to existing infrastructure.
• Monitored material quantities (paving blocks) to minimise waste and support adherence to budgetary constraints.
• Measured and quantified daily and monthly physical progress to ensure accurate payment certificates and validate commercial claims.
• Site Documentation: Maintain rigorous site records, including daily diaries, weather logs, material delivery notes, and plant utilization sheets.
• Traffic Accommodation: Oversee the implementation of approved traffic management and detour plans to ensure public safety and protect the workforce.
• HSE Compliance: Lead daily toolbox talks focusing on paving-specific hazards (hot materials, heavy moving plant) and strictly enforce PPE protocols.
• Project Name - Paving of internal streets in Block C Nkomazi
• Project Value - 35 million
• Client - City of Mbombela
• Collaborated with client project manager, Moses Sibuyi
• Reference -Purity Magagula(0609631457)

• Held training sessions to educate construction workers on site safety practices.
• Prevented intrusion, criminal activity and injuries through proactive oversight of location safety and security.
• Provided regular progress updates to stakeholders, maintaining transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Inspected site work to check progress, identify quality or code issues and estimate completion times.
• Enforced site safety rules, minimising work-related accidents and injuries.
• Monitored subcontractor performance, providing feedback and coordinating corrective actions to uphold quality standards.
• Prepared detailed progress reports, documenting work completed and highlighting any delays or variances.
• Maintained site records, including diaries, orders, and correspondence, to support accurate project documentation.
• Directed site logistics, planning the movement of materials and equipment to enhance efficiency.

1) Project Name - Upgrading of water pipeline from AC to uPVC in Boskruin (from February 2017-July2017)

• Project Value - 5.3million
• Client - Johannesburg water
• Collaborated with client project manager, Oarabile Mawasha
• 2) Project Name - Upgrading of Wemmer sewer pipeline from AC to uPVC (from August 2017-July2018)
• Project Value -10.5million
• Client - Johannesburg water
• Collaborated with client project manager, Mduduzi Nhlapo
• 3) Project Name - Upgrading of water pipeline from AC to uPVC in Wemmwer(from February 2019- November 2019)
• Project Value - 6.5million
• Client - Johannesburg water
• Collaborated with client project manager, Mduduzi Nhlapho
• 4) Project Name - Construction of Moloto Water Storage Reservoir (from July 2022-August 2023)
• Project Value - 16 million
• Client - Thembisile Hani Local Municipality
• Collaborated with client project manager, Nkululeko Mahlangu
• 5) Project Name - Construction of Arlington 3 Ml reservoir ( PO375100)
• Project Value - 5.3million
• Client - Nkotoana Local Municipality
• Reference- Maxwell Phiri (0796993862)

• Sequencing Operations: Plan the precise construction sequence—moving from earthworks, sub-base layers, and base stabilization to final paving.
• Resource Allocation: Schedule and coordinate heavy machinery (graders, rollers, asphalt pavers, milling machines) and labor shifts to ensure continuous work flow.
• Layerworks Verification: Oversee the compaction and leveling of lower layers (subgrade, sub-base, base) before allowing any asphalt commence.
• Material Quality Assurance: Verify that incoming materials (aggregate, bitumen emulsion, hot-mix asphalt) match the design mix specifications, temperatures, and NQF engineering standards.
• Supervising Levels & Slopes: Ensure the road's cross-falls, cambers, and gradients are perfectly aligned with structural drawings to prevent water ponding and guarantee proper stormwater drainage.
• Traffic Management: Developed and enforced traffic accommodation and detour plans, ensuring safety for public and construction workers.
• Daily Site Logs: Maintain precise records of daily progress, weather conditions, material deliveries (diaries, delivery notes), and equipment hours.
• Setting Out & Surveying: Coordinate with surveyors to establish reference points and benchmarks for the paving machine's guiding stringlines.
• Monthly Progress Claims: Assessed completed quantities to prepare accurate monthly payment certificates and progress reports for client.
• Conducted safety briefings to educate workers about hazards associated with paving operations.: Lead regular safety briefings focusing on the specific hazards of paving (e.g., working around hot materials, moving heavy plant machinery).
• Enforced PPE regulations by ensuring all workers wore high-visibility gear and thermal protection on site.
• Project Name - Upgrading of gravel streets to asphalt in Sol Plaatjie
• Project Value - 1.1 million
• Client - Johannesburg Road Agency
• Collaborated with client project manager, Nthangeni Mlovhedzi
• Reference - Lijeng Mokoatle(082454254)

• Crane & Heavy Lift Planning: Coordinate the logistics, staging, and rigging plans for heavy cranes required to hoist and position massive precast concrete beams or structural steel bridge spans.
• Resource & Subcontractor Management: Coordinate specialized subcontractors, including piling specialists, steel fabricators, post-tensioning teams, and painters/coaters.
• Structural Sequencing: Plan and manage the precise execution of bridge elements—moving from deep foundations (piles/caissons), substructure (abutments, piers), to superstructure erection (precast beams, structural steel, or cast-in-situ decks).
• Foundation & Earthworks Verification: Oversee excavation, piling, and soil compaction around riverbanks or embankments, ensuring the load-bearing capacity matches structural engineering designs.
• Formwork & Shuttering Inspections: Ensure that formwork, scaffolding, and temporary staging support structures are perfectly stable, level, and capable of handling heavy concrete pours.
• Reinforcement & Concrete Quality Control: Verify steel fixing (rebar placement, spacing, and concrete cover blocks) and manage concrete pours. This includes tracking slump tests, managing concrete temperatures, and ensuring cube samples are taken for compressive strength testing.
• Precision Alignment & Levels: Work closely with surveyors to verify exact geometric tolerances, spans, vertical clearances over roads or rivers, and finish levels of the bridge deck.
• Bearings and Expansion Joints: Supervise the precise installation of bridge bearings (elastomeric or pot bearings) and expansion joints to allow for structural thermal movement.
• Parapets & Handrails: Oversee the installation of pedestrian safety elements, including balustrades, handrails, anti-climb mesh, and public lighting.
• Waterproofing & Drainage: Ensure the application of deck waterproofing membranes and the installation of weep holes or drainage channels to prevent water accumulation on the walkway.
• Managed delivery and storage of specialized materials, ensuring timely availability of structural steel, bridge bearings, expansion joints, and high-strength concrete mixes for project milestones.
• Quantified structural works, compiling monthly payment claims for client based on accurate measurements of steel and concrete used, facilitating financial transparency.
• Working at Heights & Rigging Safety: Enforce strict fall-protection protocols, including the use of safety harnesses, catch nets, rigid edge protection, and secure scaffolding systems.
• 1)Project Name - Construction of Newclare Pedesterian bridge and side walks (from June 2013 -December 2013)
• Project Value - 4 million
• Client - Johannesburg Road Agency
• Collaborated with client project manager, Siyabonga Genu
• 2) Project Name - Upradingof gravel road to asphalt in Mogaladi (February 2014 - September 2014)
• Project Value - 25 million
• Client - Road Agency Limpompo
• Reference - Godfrey Rambanduli (0116751585)

• Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and align project objectives with business goals, enhancing project alignment and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Kept project leaders regularly updated with progress, maintaining open, productive communication.
• Improved methods and procedures for processes, measurement, documentation, and workflow techniques, driving greater efficiency and consistency.
• Prepared detailed reports and presentations to communicate project status and results to senior management and clients.
• Conducted risk assessments to implement control measures, fostering a healthier and safer environment.
• Monitored environmental impact of construction activities, implementing measures to minimise harm.
• Monitored project progress against timelines and budgets, making adjustments as necessary to meet key milestones.
• Helped to outline Quality Assurance (QA) procedures for consistency and accuracy.
• Oversaw the maintenance of critical infrastructure, ensuring operational reliability and safety standards were met.

• Foundations & Retaining Walls: Supervise deep excavation, piling, and large-scale raft foundation pours typical of multi-story retail structures.
• Formwork & Shuttering: Inspect complex formwork configurations for large columns, expansive suspended slabs, and escalators/lift shafts to ensure stability before concrete pouring.
• Steel Fixing & Concrete Pours: Verify rebar layouts against structural engineering drawings and manage heavy concrete delivery scheduling, pump placements, and compaction crews.
• Brickwork & Drywalling: Manage large teams of bricklayers and drywall contractors setting out shopfront boundaries, service corridors, and back-of-house storage areas.
• Precast Elements: Coordinate the safe offloading and structural installation of precast concrete panels, staircases, and hollow-core slabs.
• Roofing & Waterproofing: Oversee the installation of wide-span steel roof trusses and large-scale roof waterproofing systems to ensure the building shell is completely watertight before interior finishes begin.
• Service Routing Integration: Coordinate the spatial layout for heavy HVAC ducting, smoke ventilation systems, main electrical cable trays, and overhead fire sprinkler lines in the mall walkways and service bulkheads.
• Under-slab Utilities: Ensure all drainage, grease traps (for food courts), and floor-box electrical conduits are accurately cast into the floor slabs before finishing.
• Daily Task Delegation: Organised diverse site workforce, assigning daily production targets to direct labour, artisans, and specialised commercial subcontractors to optimise workflow.
• Material Logistics: Coordinated storage, hoisting, and distribution of high-volume building materials across multiple floors using tower cranes and material hoists to ensure timely project progression.
• Progress Tracking: Maintained detailed daily site diaries documenting manpower counts, material deliveries, accomplished milestones, and equipment utilisation to support project oversight.
• Working at Heights Safety: Strictly enforce the use of scaffolding, mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs), safety harnesses, and perimeter edge protection across open internal voids and atrium areas.
• Housekeeping & Fire Paths: Maintain meticulous site housekeeping to keep vast floor spaces free of debris, ensuring designated emergency escape routes and fire zones are always clear.
• Daily Toolbox Talks: Conduct regular safety briefings focused on the hazards of multi-tier construction, heavy lifting operations, and high-voltage electrical tracking.