Westfield Senior Planner

In-depth knowledge of -
•     project management and overall project planning of development process,
•     resources planning,
•     liaison with clients, municipal authorities, consultants and building specialists,
•     preparation of construction and package tender documents, tendering, evaluation and award,
•     design coordination and integration of façade systems in 4D model environment,
•     design process of construction,
•     building structures, services and finishes,
•     design and installation coordination of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire installations,
•     establishment of quality assurance systems,
•     establishment of site security arrangements,
•     cost and progress tracking,
•     monitoring of cash flows,
•     establishment of project control and monitoring,
•     review and update of work sequences,
•     analysis and negotiation of claims,
•     administration and contractual correspondence,
•     assessment and analysis of development potentials of properties,
•     direction of construction activities and construction supervision,
•     management of materials,
•     coordination of specialist and nominated subcontractors,
•     coordination of payment and final handover certificates,
•     coordination of municipal and local authority inspections,
•     monitoring and management of racial participation.

RECORD OF EXPERIENCE

Project :      Construction of White City Shoppingtown, Shepherd’s Bush, London, UK
Client :     Multiplex Construction UK, TUPE transfer to Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd 2006/10
Project Volume :      Approx. £1.6bn
Company :           Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd
Position :     Senior Planning Engineer for Developer / Main Contractor
Services :     Retail delivery, design, development and construction of shopping town
Duties :      
•     Planning of all pre-construction and construction activities of tenancy-related work for retail delivery, including planning retail requirements and delivery for approximately 330 tenants with design consultants and construction teams,
•     planning liaison with regards to client and tenant changes between tenants, developer, consultants and production,
•     planning work package design development for architect, engineers and developer,
•     development of tracking systems for tenancy delivery and fit-out from requirement identification, design and production stage,
•     impact assessments of all Developer Instructions, Employers Agent Instructions and Internal Change Control Items,
•     developed and tracking anchor tenant programmes,
•     planning procurement department deliverables,
•     planning change control items,
•     planning design development deliverables for building services,
•     temporary façade package manager, including installation planning, tender package planning, mid-tender interviews, sub-contractor appointments, design workshops and procurement until work package contract award phase,
•     change integration into main programme,
•     package manager for Centre Management requirements during and after completion of project,
•     planning AFL deliverables for anchor tenants and major shopping units.

Duration :          2006/07 to current




Project :     Construction of Terminal 5 Car Park and Rail Station Façade Systems, Heathrow Airport, London, UK
Client :          British Airport Authorities
Project Volume :     Approx. £7.5m & £8.7m, respectively.
Company :          Schmidlin – UK (PTY) Ltd & Lindner Schmidlin Façades
Position :      Senior Planner for Façade Subcontractor
Services           Design and Construction of façade systems

Duties :     
•     Incorporation of façade project planning including preparation of building programmes with detail resource planning,
•     management, review and update of work sequences and rescheduling of construction programmes,
•     daily project management tasks including administration and correspondence,
•     tracking of progress,
•     liaison with clients, architects, consultants, quantity surveyors and design coordinators in relation to façade system integration,
•     design integration of façade system in 4D model environment,
•     project cost and production review participation,
•     compiling and issuing of progress reports including production, installation and cost overviews.

Duration :           2005/05 – 2006/07



Project :      Construction of Botswana Bureau of Standards Headquarters Building and Ministry of Health Headquarters Building, Gaborone, Botswana
Client :           Botswana Bureau of Standards & Ministry of Health
Project Volume :      Approx. BWP520m
Company :           Stocks & Stocks Botswana
Position :      Senior Planner Main Contractor on MoH & BoBS, Snr Project Manager Main Contractor Completion & Handover Phase of MoH
Services :      Construction of buildings

Duties :      
•     Overall project planning, preparation of building programme including resource planning,
•     management, review and update of work sequences and rescheduling of construction programmes,
•     general daily project management tasks including administration, IT and correspondence,
•     managing on site operations and modifications,
•     managing drawings administration,
•     managing building hand-over and completion sequences,
•     tracking of progress,
•     analysis and negotiation of claims for Extension of Time,
•     coordination of specialist and nominated subcontractors (mechanical, electrical and electronic installations),
•     establishment of quality assurance system,
•     liaison with clients, architects, consultants, quantity surveyors and subcontractors,
•     tender planner for eight major projects of which the two largest were successful.

Duration :          2002/04 – 2005/04


Project :      Facilities management and property development, Nelspruit, RSA
Client :           Old Mutual Properties / Property Developer, Nelspruit
Project Volume :      Approx. ZAR20m and ZAR15m, respectively
Company :           Facilities Manager & Development Consultant
Position :           Consultant for Facilities Management Company
Services :      Management of properties and feasibility study on development potential

Duties :      
•     Countrywide inspection and assessment of commercial properties regarding operation and maintenance requirements,
•     preparation of maintenance reports including costing, presentation of findings to client,
•     assessment and analysis of development potentials of properties in the eastern SA region,
•     preparation of feasibility studies,
•     liaison with architects, contractors, municipal authorities and anchor tenants.
•     Package manager for three specialist packages, including installation planning, tender package planning, mid-tender interviews, sub-contractor appointments, design workshops and procurement, work package contract award phase, construction and hand-over of the works.

Duration :           2001/08 – 2002/03

Project :      Construction of Mpumalanga Government Legislature Building, RSA
Client :      Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport, Mpumalanga
Project Volume :      Approx. ZAR570m
Company :           Stocks Building Africa
Position :      Senior Planner: Main Contractor – multiple office block contract
Services :           Construction of Provincial Legislature Building

Duties :      
•     Overall project planning including preparation of building programme and resource planning, including installation planning, tender package planning, mid-tender interviews, sub-contractor appointments, design workshops and procurement until work package contract award phase,
•     management, review and update of work sequences and rescheduling of construction programmes,
•     managing drawings administration,
•     assistant to project manager tasks including administration, IT and correspondence,
•     tracking of progress,
•     analysis and negotiation of claims,
•     coordination of specialist and nominated subcontractors (mechanical, electrical and electronic installations),
•     establishment of quality assurance system,
•     building hand-over and completion sequences,
•     liaison with clients, architects, consultants, quantity surveyors and subcontractors.

Duration :           1998/08 – 2001/07