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Rasheed Dien

Cape Town,WC

Summary

Construction professional bringing valuable experience from large corporate construction sites like hotels, upper-class apartments,penthouses, and residential home repair projects. Specialist in detail finishing. An individual who has worked as part of a union and as an independent contractor. Adept at interpreting blueprints and plan reading and assessment. Specialize in safety regulation and procedure compliance. I am skilled in collaborating smoothly with a diverse range of management styles. Possesses project management skills and strong leadership qualities.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

Director

SRD Construction Rasheed Dien
2016.01 - Current
  • Building, Upmarket units, penthouses, Hotels, Residential upmarket housing, Maintenance of all buildings, specialist in detailed finishing.

Project: Sun Clare Building Claremont Upgrade of all bathrooms &toilets (Managing all subcontractors, project management, liaising with architect & engineers

Renovation House Malherbe

Detail Finishing:

  • Inspected elevations with the use of construction tools.
  • Responsible for overseeing employees to complete accurate work.
  • Helped to analyze and correct production problems when defects were found.

Chief Artisan (Facilities) & of All Buildings Nat

South African National Defence Force
2010.01 - 2015.10

Management of internal staff for minor maintenance work & supervising external subcontractors

Budget Planning and Quality Control

Manage daily Job Schedules, tasks staff, inspectors, contractors

Project Delivery and Project Management

Staff Performance Review

Travelling (coordinate transport, accommodation, etc.) co-coordinating of admin work petty cash for diesel, petrol

Procurement of Material, Equipment, machinery, and tools for utilisation by staff

Regular site inspection of maintenance calls logged by SANDF users, e.g. roofing, buildings, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, welding, etc.

Occupational Health & Safety

Cabinet-making and high-class joinery work of kitchen cupboards, bedroom cupboards and shelving

Co-ordination of sub-contractors regarding detailed finishing

Site meetings with consultants, architects, subcontractors and all other stakeholders

Snagging & De snagging with architects

Progress reports, yearly audits on assets, buildings, plants, equipment

Handing over completed units

Daily Maintenance of all buildings, e.g. plumbing, electrical, aircon, painting, carpentry & cabinet making and high-class joinery of kitchen cupboards, bedroom cupboards and general woodwork, welding & metal work, bricklaying & plastering

Response to emergency calls after hours (burst pipes, electrical problems, etc.)

Liaise with all stakeholders, e.g. municipality, Department of Public Works, etc.

Projects :

All buildings nationally that belong to SANDF

  • Monitored inventory and reported items to be restocked for each job.
  • Managed construction crew.
  • Experienced in estimating cost of projects.
  • Monitored and assessed project development for layout and grading of concrete placement

Senior General Foreman/Senior Finishing Foreman

WBHO
2003.01 - 2009.12

Snagging, de-snagging of detailed finishing cabinet making and joinery of kitchen cupboards, bedroom cupboards, tiling and other general work

Liaison with Architects and clients

Co-ordination of sub-contractors

Progress payments to sub-contractors

Site meetings & Project Management

Handing over completed units

Health & Safety

Coordinate all internal staff

Project:

Upmarket Apartments / Penthouses –R2-R10million (per unit)

Cape Town International Stadium – 2,5 Billion

One & Only Hotel Cape Town. Law Hill & Kyle more apartments in Waterfront Cape Town worth 3Million – 10 Million each

Knightsbridge Canal Walk – apartments valued at from R3million to R7million

  • Dug trenches, backfilled holes and compacted earth to prepare for new construction.
  • Applied caulk, sealants and other agents to installed surfaces.
  • Provided accurate measurements and estimates for projects.
  • Consistently assumed additional responsibilities and worked extended hours to meet project deadlines.

Finishing Foreman

Murray & Roberts/Model Development
2001.01 - 2004.12

Snagging &de snagging of detailed joinery work of kitchen cupboards and bedroom cupboards

Quality Control

Co-ordinating of Sub-Contractors

Finishing, setting out of wet works

Procurement

Renovations & maintenance

Health & Safety

Project :

Maintenance repairs on the Cape Grace Hotel (Cape Town)

Renovations and Maintenance Mount Nelson Hotel (Cape Town)

Ottery Hypermarket

Wooltru Head Office

Finishing Foreman

EDEL CONSTRUCTION
2001.01 - 2001.12

Setting out of wet works

Cabinet making and detailed joinery work of kitchen cupboards and bedroom cupboards

Roofing, painting and all maintenance work

General building work

Finishing, snagging, and de-snagging apartments for architect inspection.

Health & Safety

Carpenter/Leading Hand Foreman

MURRAY & ROBERTS / MODEL DEVELOPMENT
Cape Town
1982.01 - 2000.12
  • Finishing: Joinery work, hanging of doors, fixing of skirting, architraves, ceilings, wooden floors, kitchen cupboards and bedroom cupboards,
  • Roofing: constructing of roof trusses, fascia boards, barge boards, eaves, fixing of roofs sheets, roof tiles, gutters
  • Construction: columns ,beams & staircases
  • Snagging and de-snagging, setting out from plan brickwork, foundations
  • Residential and upmarket apartments
  • Health & Safety

Education

Masters in Philosophy - Philosophy

Stellenbosch University
Cape Town
04.2006

J.D. - Diploma in Project Management

Varsity College
Cape Town
04.2001

J.D. - Certificate in Builders Quantities, Estimating & P

Cape Draft Training Center
Cape Town
07.1987

J.D. - Nasional Certificate in Building

Athlone Technical College
Cape Town
11.1986

Skills

  • Safety procedures knowledge
  • Works well independently
  • Leadership - Time management skills, logical & critical thinking & problem solving,can delegate task easily & make quick decisions
  • Effective at multi-tasking
  • Project foreman
  • Dependable & reliable - deliver work before deadlines.
  • Self-motivated & strong interpersonal & communication skills
  • Responsible for overseeing construction projects & ensuring that completed work meets the standards & specification pre - agreed with clients

Timeline

Director

SRD Construction Rasheed Dien
2016.01 - Current

Chief Artisan (Facilities) & of All Buildings Nat

South African National Defence Force
2010.01 - 2015.10

Senior General Foreman/Senior Finishing Foreman

WBHO
2003.01 - 2009.12

Finishing Foreman

Murray & Roberts/Model Development
2001.01 - 2004.12

Finishing Foreman

EDEL CONSTRUCTION
2001.01 - 2001.12

Carpenter/Leading Hand Foreman

MURRAY & ROBERTS / MODEL DEVELOPMENT
1982.01 - 2000.12

Masters in Philosophy - Philosophy

Stellenbosch University

J.D. - Diploma in Project Management

Varsity College

J.D. - Certificate in Builders Quantities, Estimating & P

Cape Draft Training Center

J.D. - Nasional Certificate in Building

Athlone Technical College
Rasheed Dien