Assessment of geotechnical conditions (foundations: Piles and Footings)
Geological logging and assigning hardness class to pile samples
Core logging and soil profiling
Site supervision of geotechnical investigations (exploratory boreholes)
Supervised geotechnical investigation for south and west access road of the Kusile coal offloading facility.
Foundation improvement (Compaction)
Supervise in-situ geotechnical testing
Daily reports on project progress
Reviewing of contractor’s Method Statement
Data pack review
Assist in the development of soils specifications, compaction requirements, quality control and quality assurance
Evaluation of materials for use in earth works construction (test holes and laboratory analysis)
Coaching, mentoring and training of junior geotechnical resources assigned to the project.
2) Company: BEAL Consulting Engineers and Project Management
Duration: 2012/2013/2014
Position: Acting Geotechnical Manager (Eskom Kusile Project)
Responsibilities:
Day to day management of the geotechnical department
Decision making
Resolve geotechnical escalated issues
Issue stability certificates for approved Data Packs
Geotechnical advice to package engineers and junior resources regarding contractors information requests, evaluation and interpretation of obtained data from field testing and foundation issues.
Management Reporting
Coordinating geotechnical resources
