Ruth Mwende Mativo
Summary
Seasoned Construction Project Manager with over 8 years of experience delivering high-value residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Proven ability to manage large-scale construction works from initiation to completion, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery, while maintaining quality and safety standards. Skilled in stakeholder coordination, contract management, project scheduling, and interpreting complex architectural/structural designs. Adept at fostering strong client relationships and leading multidisciplinary teams to achieve project objectives.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Coordinator
Unity SEZ Ltd.
11.2024 - Current
- Supporting the Project Manager in coordinating resources, equipment, schedules, and information for large-scale residential and commercial projects.
- Organizing and overseeing project activities to ensure completion on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality and safety standards.
- Arranging, attending, and documenting project meetings, tracking decisions, and following up on action items to ensure progress.
- Managing and updating construction-related data in the company ERP system for accurate reporting and planning.
- Coordinating procurement and scheduling of materials, labour, and equipment to meet project milestones.
- Preparing and processing legal documentation for contractors, ensuring timely approvals and compliance.
- Monitoring project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies to avoid delays or cost overruns.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to align expectations and achieve optimal project outcomes.
- Collecting and analyzing performance data to evaluate results and drive continuous improvement.
Project manager
Parklane Construction Ltd
11.2020 - 09.2024
- Monitoring and tracking the progress of work and updating the program to ensure timelines are adhered to regulations.
- Supervised and monitored that work was done per approved drawings and specifications to the client's satisfaction.
- Making the procurement schedule and sharing it with the procurement team for planning purposes and tracking as well to ensure no delays in materials.
- Project coordination and requesting for approvals of materials/samples and necessary inspection of works by the consultants.
- Preparation of all project-related correspondence: letters, emails, reports.
- Risk assessment Raising an alarm in case of any foreseeable delays.
- Coordination and preparation of weekly and monthly reports from the ongoing projects for proper tracking.
- Provide the necessary quality check controls and backup activities for the project team's activities.
- Consistent follow-up with consultants on all project-related action items that need to be executed.
- Organizing, scheduling, and attending site meetings.
- Maintaining all project logs using Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, including requests for information, approvals, proposal requests, and project cost reports.
- Distribution and tracking of project-related technical materials and information.
- Tracking and review of change orders.
- Successfully managed the Nairobi Gates Mini Units Project Phase 1 and 2 from inception to completion.
- Managed SEZ Project in Kenya (at Nairobi Gate) with a fully integrated customs-controlled zone.
- Handed over the projects within the set timelines and quality to the client's satisfaction.
- Great team coordination with all consultants and subcontractors engaged in the projects.
Project Coordinator
Plumbing Systems Ltd
08.2019 - 10.2020
- Prepared related correspondence; letters, emails.
- Coordinated and preparation of reports from the ongoing projects for proper tracking.
- Consistently follow up with consultants on all project-related action items that need to be executed.
- Maintained all project logs using Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, including requests for information, approvals, proposal requests, project cost reports, e.t.c.
- Sourced for more projects through communication with other contractors, consultants, and developers.
- Distributed and tracking of project-related technical materials and information, coordination, and scheduling of meetings.
- Tendered for new projects through price estimation and technical proposals.
- Produced close-out manuals and as-built drawings.
Construction Site Manager
Kurstan Builders Ltd
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Performed general site coordination and management.
- Acted as a link between the project's consultants and the team on-site for best coordination.
- Accurately interpreted architectural and structural drawings for the team on-site to ensure works are done as per design work.
- Attended site meetings and preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
- Managed the day-to-day working, utilization, and implementation on site.
- Engaged the consultants on all information and documents required on-site and ensuring it's delivered in good time.
- Prepared the program of works and ensuring it adhered to.
- Ensured timely submission of budgets and reports, working to identify and resolve problems within the project, and troubleshooting problems on the project.
- Provided the necessary quality check controls and backup activities for the project team's activities.
- Organized timely mobilization of all the required project team members.
- Assisted in communicating accurate project schedule information to subcontractors/suppliers regarding schedule dates and coordination among all trade.
Construction project manager
Le Grenier A' Pain Restaurant
01.2016 - 07.2018
Construction project manager and Assistant QS
Seyani Brothers Ltd
01.2015 - 05.2015
Construction Project Manager
Conier Ltd
09.2014 - 12.2014
Construction Project Manager
JM Kariuki Consultants Ltd
02.2014 - 09.2014
Assistant Site Supervisor Intern
Epco Builders Ltd
03.2012 - 05.2012
Intern
Pinnacle Project Managers & Financiers Ltd
02.2011 - 04.2011
Intern
Lalji Meghji Patel & Co Ltd
02.2010 - 04.2010
Education
Project Management Professional -
08.2025
B.Sc. Construction Management -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Kenya01.2009
Kenya Certificate in Secondary Education -
01.2007
Skills
- Project leadership and planning
- Contract negotiation
- Budgeting and cost management
- Conflict resolution
- Quality assurance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Design software proficiency
- AutoCAD and ArchiCAD
- Microsoft Project suite
- Microsoft Office suite
- Project management tools
Affiliations
- Member of the National Construction Authority (NCA)
- Member of the Association of Construction Managers of Kenya (ACMK)
Certification
- Certificate of completion in Managing project stakeholders
- Certificate of completion in Project leadership
- Certificate of completion in Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
- Maxwell Leadership Certificate
- Global Leadership Certificate
Timeline
Project Coordinator
Unity SEZ Ltd.
11.2024 - Current
Project manager
Parklane Construction Ltd
11.2020 - 09.2024
Project Coordinator
Plumbing Systems Ltd
08.2019 - 10.2020
Construction Site Manager
Kurstan Builders Ltd
07.2018 - 07.2019
Construction project manager
Le Grenier A' Pain Restaurant
01.2016 - 07.2018
Construction project manager and Assistant QS
Seyani Brothers Ltd
01.2015 - 05.2015
Construction Project Manager
Conier Ltd
09.2014 - 12.2014
Construction Project Manager
JM Kariuki Consultants Ltd
02.2014 - 09.2014
Assistant Site Supervisor Intern
Epco Builders Ltd
03.2012 - 05.2012
Intern
Pinnacle Project Managers & Financiers Ltd
02.2011 - 04.2011
Intern
Lalji Meghji Patel & Co Ltd
02.2010 - 04.2010
Project Management Professional -
B.Sc. Construction Management -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Kenya Certificate in Secondary Education -
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