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OLU PHILLIPS

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OLU PHILLIPS

Summary

Result-oriented Site Engineer, with over a decade in the industry. Passionate, paying attention to details and visionary professional. Disciplined, organized, and able to work efficiently individually and in groups. Experience includes setting out, surveying, construction management, quality assurance and quantity surveying. A compassionate volunteer with St John’s Ambulance as a community first aider. Open to learning, unlearning and relearning.

Overview

16
years of professional experience

Work History

M & H Civils
East Grinstead

Site Engineer
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Involved in setting out of lines and levels of groundwork, which include levelling of pile mats, setting out of pile positions, ground beams/pile cap
  • Drainages, communication boxes, and ducts
  • Set up laser levels for digs for drainage, ducts, chambers and manholes
  • Carried out as-built survey of finished element
  • Set out Kerb lines and level for Internal Road and fence lines
  • Involved in Quality assurance documents following (ITPS)
  • CAT scanning for buried services
  • Involved in making sure works are carried out in a safe manner
  • Call off for concrete, check slum and take cubes for compressive test analysis ensuring over 90% compliance.
  • Raised TQ and RFI.

Horley Homes Ltd
London

Site Engineer
05.2023 - 12.2023

Job overview

  • Carried out as built to check what the subcontractor built
  • Setting out & Surveying
  • Carried out the pre-pour, and post-pour checks for quality assurance and control
  • Issued permits; permits to dig, hot works and permits to penetrate
  • Recorded daily events and activities in the site diary to evaluate process and improve productivity.
  • Oversaw quality control and health and safety matters for construction teams.
  • Checked technical designs and drawings for adherence to standards ensuring over 90% compliance.
  • Displayed strong communication and interpersonal skills while visiting clients, job sites and consultant offices to support project and business development needs.
  • Interacted with state and local agencies concerning compliance with codes and regulations.

Midax Global
Abuja

Site Engineer/Supervisor
08.2008 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Setting out, Surveying & CAT scanning
  • Management and supervision of 50 members team
  • Achieved 90% compliance level in Quality Control & Quality Assurance
  • Assisting Senior site engineers with setting out
  • Setting Out and Surveying - RC Frames & Ground-works
  • Design checks and permits.

Education

Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife. Osun State. Nigeria

Bachelor of Science from Building Construction Technology
05.2003

University Overview

Skills

  • Communication
  • Cooperation and collaboration
  • Communication
  • Negotiation skills
  • Reporting and Documentation
  • Health and Safety Regulations
  • Estimate Preparation
  • Site Inspection
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Safety awareness

Certification

  • Construction Skills Certification Scheme for Academically Qualified Professional, [CSCS] - Feb 2029
  • Sentinel Card [Personal Track Safety] PTS - Sep 2025
  • Site Management Safety Training Scheme - March 2029
  • First Aid at Work - April 2027
  • Confined Space Medium Risk Combined - Feb 2027
  • CAT and Genny Training - March 2027

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Collaborated with team of over sixty hundred people in the development of a 50,000-capacity auditorium (Faith Tabernacle) for Living Faith Church, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria. This was completed at a record speed of less than twelve months. This was once the largest physical church auditorium in the world. An over hundred thousand capacity church auditorium, called, The Ark, is under construction at the same site.
  • Documented and resolved 5 major non-compliance issues which led to 60% savings on fines and penalties.
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Affiliations

Affiliations
  • Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
  • Association for Project Managers
  • Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria
  • Nigeria Institute of Building

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-SiteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CulturePersonal development programs

Quote

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Mark Twain

Software

Autocad

Microsoft office

Primavera

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
yoruba
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Elementary (A2)

Interests

Travelling

Movies

Football

Reading

AWARDS

AWARDS
  • Distinguished Service Award
    Nigerian Institute Of Building, Lagos State Chapter, Oct 2021
  • Award of Honour
    National Association of Building Students (NAOBS), Obafemi Awolowo University, O.A.U. Chapter, Ile-Ife. Osun State. Nigeria
  • Recognition Award
    Nigerian Institute Of Building, Lagos State Chapter, 2022
  • Award of Appreciation
    Women in Surveying l, 2022
  • Entrepreneur/Personality Recognition Award
    Africa Safety Award for Excellence (AFRISAFE), 2022
  • Award of Recognition

      SCS, HS2 Project, West Gate, London, 2024                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Timeline

Site Engineer
M & H Civils
01.2024 - Current
Site Engineer
Horley Homes Ltd
05.2023 - 12.2023
Site Engineer/Supervisor
Midax Global
08.2008 - 12.2022
Obafemi Awolowo University
Bachelor of Science from Building Construction Technology
OLU PHILLIPS