Ngoni Conilius Chirindo

A dynamic Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Engineer with nine years of hands-on work experience in initiating, designing, implementing and managing water and agricultural engineering-related projects, driven to achieve cost, quality and timeframe targets through strategic planning and project management. I demonstrate first-class leadership, coordination, negotiation, multi-tasking, sound technical knowledge, stakeholder management, creative and innovative thinking abilities and have consistently exceeds quality and cost targets for maximised project efficiency.

PERIOD: JAN 2022 -DEC 2023

• Improved access to safe and adequate water supply and sanitation provision for the Cyclone Idai- Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe, through the project initiation, designing and construction of 3 large solar piped water Network and the construction of 150 Blair ventilated improved pit latrines (BVIP) under the USAID -BHA Emergency Livelihood, WASH and Psychosocial Status Recovery of relocated IDPs and Host Community in Runyararo/ Westend Resettlement Scheme in Chimanimani District (November 2022 to November 2023).
• Improved access to safe and adequate water to the Cyclone Idai survivor's in Chimanimani District through the project initiation, designing and construction of 5 large Gravity Piped water Network and through coordinating the implementation of 11 large Solar Piped Water Schemes from designing and preparation of tender documents, tender adjudication, drafting Contractor contracts and construction works under the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP) phase 2 in Chimanimani District. The pipe network was more than 200km (May 2022 to October 2022)
• Improved access to safe and adequate water to the Tropical Storm ANA victims in Chimanimani District through the strengthening and extension designing of 4 Gravity Piped Water Network under the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Emergency Response (January 2022 to March 2022)




PERIOD: NOV 2021- JAN 2022




• Supervised the geophysical surveys and drilling of 68 individual and 23 NGO wet boreholes; Supervised the 6 to 48hour borehole capacity testing for 18 individual boreholes, 23 NGO boreholes and 2 cooperate boreholes; solar-powered borehole sizing/ designing and installation for 52 individual boreholes and 14 NGO boreholes for the Piped water schemes




PERIOD: MARCH 2020- DECEMBER 2021




• Improved safe water supply and hygiene awareness in Mwenezi Rural District through the designing and installation of 2 x 8km solar piped water schemes benefiting more than 8,000 people
• Increased access to safe water supply and improved sanitation in prioritized communities and schools in Mwenezi through the rehabilitation of 15 Hand pumps covering headworks, headwalls and cattle trough construction and the construction of 25 Blair Ventilated Improved Pit (BVIP) latrines with 13 girl-friendly latrines with Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) for adolescent and pre-adolescent girls, 3 disable friendly latrines and 9 boy child latrines
• Reduced COVID-19 casualties in the Manicaland Province through the rehabilitation of water, sanitation and hygiene related Infrastructure at the Mutare/ Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital's COVID-19 Isolation Centre covering structural modifications involving construction works, water and sewer reticulation system, tiling and painting
• Reduced COVID-19 casualties in the Chimanimani District through the rehabilitation of COVID 19 Isolation Centre at Biriiri District Hospital covering structural modifications involving construction works, plumbing works, tiling, painting and all the COVID-19 Isolation Centre's water and sewer reticulation system
• Improved solid and infectious waste management at Mutare Sakubva Council Clinic through the establishment of a Waste Management Site covering the modification and construction of a 25kg/hour De-Montfort Incinerator
• Improved safe and adequate water availability at the Chiredzi General Hospital's COVID-19 isolation centre through the installation of a Solar Powered borehole from the geophysical survey, drilling of a 50m wet borehole, 48-hour capacity testing up to the Installation of a solar-powered water supply system including storage and palisade fencing
• Reduced COVID-19 casualties in Chiredzi Urban through the rehabilitation of WASH related Infrastructure at Chiredzi Polyclinic covering structural modifications involving construction works, plumbing works, tiling, painting and all the clinic's water and sewer reticulation system




PERIOD: MARCH 2019-DECEMBER 2019




• Improved the availability of safe and adequate water supply to Chimanimani Cyclone Idai's survivor's through the designing and supervision of the Installation/Rehabilitation of 13 gravity Piped Water Schemes covering Schools, Clinics/ Hospitals, Communities and Business Centres which benefit at least 30,000 people in Chimanimani District
• Improved the sanitation coverage to Chimanimani Cyclone Idai's survivor's through the supervision of the construction of toilets and laundry facilities for the 3 Cyclone Idai survivors settlement camps, 50 upgraded Blair Ventilated Improved Pit (uBVIP) latrines for 5 schools and the rehabilitation of 30 flush toilets for 6 schools Improved the availability of safe and adequate water supply to Chimanimani Cyclone Idai's victims through the supervision of the rehabilitation of 18 Hand pumps covering the hand pump repairs and headworks




PERIOD: JUNE 2015 - SEPT 2016

• Successfully Designed 160 Ha and 62 Ha drip irrigation and lay flat irrigation systems respectively, Chipinge, Zimbabwe
• Water and electricity bills were significantly reduced at Green Fuel- Rating Middle Sabi by introducing the intensive productive use of water through water measuring with flow meters, proper irrigation scheduling and proper designing of pivot and sprinkler package systems
• Provided Consultancy in the designing and installation of 10HP and 7HP solar-powered Mutemwa and Mubaiwa irrigation schemes (2015 and 2016 respectively) under Green Fuel community development projects, in Chipinge, Zimbabwe
• Provided Consultancy in the designing and installation of a microjet irrigation system on a 40-banana plantation, Middle Sabi- Mutema Banana project, Chipinge




PERIOD: JANUARY 2013 -MAY 2015

• Tobacco quality was improved by introducing efficient curing and conditional systems at the Tobacco Research Board.
• life span of farm machinery and equipment was improved through a well defined preventative maintenance schedule

• Awarded a full scholarship to pursue a Master's degree in Water Engineering at the Pan African University, awarded in October 2016 by the African Union A study grant to undertake a course in Germany, awarded in July 2016 by the Pan African University