CAROL WAIRIMU GITAU
Summary
Strategic, innovative and results driven Project manager and Civil Engineer with a proven track record of 11+ Years in successfully leading and delivering projects, efficient CAPEX management, implementing strategies to mitigate risks, implement strategies to optimize resource allocation and use and change management. This is while ensuring adherence to established company and statutory project requirements and standards.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Engineer
Rubis Energy Rwanda
Rwanda
01.2023 - Current
- Development of Engineering department processes and procedures
- Development of maintenance processes, schedules and procedures
- Development of maintenance and projects standard documentation
- Adaptation of RUBiS station facilities standards i.e. station buildings, shops and external facilities to the local regulatory framework
- Stakeholder management i.e. internal and external stakeholders
- Team leadership in the engineering department
- Training contractors and engineers on safety standards
- Change management
- Project Initiation and Implementation: Designed projects and oversaw detailed design done for CAPEX projects
- Determining the required expectations, resources i.e labour, equipment and materials, requirements, and deliverables from start to finish as well as paying attention to budgetary constraints, assumptions, and dependencies
- Developed terms of reference, bills of quantities, and review tenders and proposals for service stations and depots
- Prepared of project interim and final completion certificates
- Prepared projects requisitions and LPOs
- Planned all construction activities and schedule intermediate milestones to ensure deadlines are met
- Prepared an overall work program and monitor it weekly to understand delays and reduce the risk of delays
- Coordinated and supervised the maintenance works within the service stations
- Supervised capital projects to successful completion within the projected time and cost
- Regularly inspected and monitored the progress of the projects to ensure that they adhered to the agreed timelines, schedules and cost and any deviations were addressed promptly
- Reporting on project status and performance
Project Engineer
Rubis Energy Kenya PLC (Previously Kenol Kobil PLC)
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Ethiopia
04.2020 - 12.2023
- Coordination of CAPEX Projects in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia and Ethiopia
- Development of RUBiS station facilities standards i.e. station buildings, shops and external facilities
- Stakeholder management i.e. internal and external stakeholders
- Team leadership
- Project Initiation and Implementation: Designed projects and oversaw detailed design done for CAPEX projects
- Determining the required expectations, resources i.e labour, equipment and materials, requirements, and deliverables from start to finish as well as paying attention to budgetary constraints, assumptions, and dependencies
- Developed terms of reference, bills of quantities, and review tenders and proposals for service stations and depots
- Prepared of project interim and final completion certificates
- Prepared projects requisitions and LPOs
- Planned all construction activities and schedule intermediate milestones to ensure deadlines are met
- Prepared an overall work program and monitor it weekly to understand delays and reduce the risk of delays
- Coordinated and supervised the maintenance works within the service stations
- Supervised capital projects to successful completion within the projected time and cost
- Regularly inspected and monitored the progress of the projects to ensure that they adhered to the agreed timelines, schedules and cost and any deviations were addressed promptly
- Reporting on project status and performance
Civil Engineer
Kenolkobil Limited
10.2018 - 03.2020
- Maintenance of petrol service stations, warehouses and fuel depots
- Initiation, implementation and supervision of major rehabilitation works in fuel service stations, depots and warehouses.
- Development and implementation of maintenance schedules
- Procurement of contractors and suppliers
- Ensuring that all works are carried out in accordance to the company's and OSHA safety standards
- Coordinated and supervised the maintenance works within the service stations
- Regularly inspect and monitor the progress of the maintenance works to ensure that they adhered to the agreed timelines, schedules and cost and any deviations were addressed promptly
Graduate Civil Engineer
Mangat, I.B. Patel and Partners
08.2013 - 03.2014
- Project Initiation and Implementation: Designed reinforced concrete, timber and steel structures to the Euro code, British Standards and the Ministry of Public Works manual
- Prepared details structural drawings and prepares their respective bar bending schedules
- Prepared civil works drawings within and serving the developments, which included the detailing of internal and external roads, storm water reticulation and foul sewer disposal systems
- Effective Monitoring & Inspections: Conducted site visits and inspections
- Attended site meetings/inspections
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Nairobi
01.2013
Skills
- Project management from initiation to closure
- Project execution and monitoring
- Stakeholder management to include clients, consultants and financial institutions
- Reporting on project status and performance
- Team leadership of multidisciplinary teams
- Risk management such as safety issues, delays and financial overruns
- Change management
- Capital expenditure management
- QHSEQ
- Civil engineering and design
- Procurement
- Capital, Expense and Budget Management
- Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS)Environment
- Management of project strategy
- Flexibility and conflict resolution
- Timely problem solving
- Microsoft office suite including MS Projects
- AutoCAD
Affiliations
- Member - Institute of Engineers of Kenya (IEK)
- Member - Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK)
- Member – Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Member - Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS)
References
Esther Kimani, Managing Director/Architect, +250 782 138 381, Sanifu Limited
Joseph Nzuki, Multi-sites Projects Manager, +254 728 114 244, RUBiS Energy Kenya PLC
Dan Ojwang, Project Engineer, +254 736 891 554/ +254 716 574 943, Upper Valley Energy Limited
Timeline
Retail Engineer
Rubis Energy Rwanda
01.2023 - Current
Project Engineer
Rubis Energy Kenya PLC (Previously Kenol Kobil PLC)
04.2020 - 12.2023
Civil Engineer
Kenolkobil Limited
10.2018 - 03.2020
Graduate Civil Engineer
Mangat, I.B. Patel and Partners
08.2013 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Nairobi