Gizaw Birhanu
Senior Project Manager
I am writing to express my enthusiastic interest in the Senior Project Manager Position. With over 16 years of experience in the construction and technical sectors, I offer a unique blend of civil engineering expertise, advanced project management, and a deep understanding of asset valuation. My extensive background in overseeing complex infrastructure and large-scale developments has prepared me to manage high-value industrial portfolios with a strict focus on operational efficiency and financial performance. Throughout my career, I have refined my ability to lead large-scale, high-impact operations from inception to completion. My approach to management is rooted in the following core competencies: Strategic Project & Site Oversight: I am adept at planning, directing, and monitoring multifaceted operations, consistently ensuring that projects meet rigorous technical and safety standards while remaining on schedule and within budget. Stakeholder & Financial Management: I prioritize transparent communication with stakeholders regarding scope, budget, and risk. My current pursuit of a Master of Business Valuation further enhances my ability to assess asset performance and maximize ROI for heavy machinery and infrastructure investments. Collaborative Leadership: I have a proven track record of fostering strong relationships with multidisciplinary teams, technical consultants, and contractors, aligning diverse groups toward shared organizational objectives in challenging environments. As a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) with a Professional Project Manager (PPM) certification, I bring a disciplined, data-driven methodology to industrial operations. I am eager to apply my technical background and leadership skills to contribute to the continued success and growth of your mining operations.
South Sudan /Uganda
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Site Engineer (On force Project) Tendaho Housing Project
Minister of Ethiopian Urban Development
- Preparation of Master Work Schedule : Develop a comprehensive Master Work Schedule that includes a Monthly Cash Flow Estimate illustrated both numerically and graphically. Additionally, create an Equipment Deployment Schedule presented in both formats.
- Workload Planning : Conduct meticulous planning of workloads on a monthly and weekly basis for construction activities.
- Progress Reporting : Prepare comprehensive Monthly and Weekly Progress Reports for contractors and consultants, utilizing Primavera Project Planner (P3), AutoCAD, and essential computer skills.
- Risk Management : Implement a risk management strategy, identifying potential project risks and developing mitigation plans to address them proactively.
- Stakeholder Communication : Establish a communication plan to regularly update all stakeholders on project progress, changes, and challenges, ensuring transparency and collaboration throughout the project's lifecycle.
- Quality Control Schedule : Develop a Quality Control Schedule that outlines key quality checks and balances throughout the construction phases, ensuring compliance with industry standards and specifications.
Resident Engineer (Acsi/Tsedey Bank Head Office G+B+14 Mixed Use Building with G+1 Meeting Hall)
Ultimate Plan Architect & Engineers Plc
- Supervise all activities in the project
- Responsible in assisting the General Forman
- Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports
- Coordinating and controlling different activities
- Supervising the construction activities of different Building Projects
- Keep daily records of the various project
- Controlling the efficiency of labour force on the project
- Controlling the execution of works at construction site
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope from beginning to end.
- Maintain a close communication with the client by giving 15 days and monthly report and arranging meetings...
- Manage different disputes among construction workers, sub contracts and even with clients concerning being behind schedule contract amendments.
- Monitor the agreement with the client and draft contracts to the sub-contractors and other parties interpret the contract conditions and specifications to the construction workers and monitor the Progress of Work.
- Preparation of structural working drawings including their quantities using AutoCAD
Project Manager (Federal Industry Park at BD Station)
CCECC (China Civil Engineer Construction Corporation)
- Tak manager Work Order and action objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees;
- communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions;
- planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures Set measurable objectives periodically for all managers.
Project Manager (Wanzay Lodge Project)
Amhara Development Association
- Coordinate preparation of proposed annual business plan for approval by the higherlevel Manager by agreed upon time.
- Plan, Evaluate & Monitor to include: operating, capital and cash budgets for each month.
- Analyzing risks going into the project like the site conditions, design assumptions, public regulations, worker safety, and environmental concerns and regulation make aware of the client and so that can reach a mutual agreement on how the risk will be shared. And work on trying to mitigate risks by carefully selecting material and equipment and closely monitoring the work being performed.
- Direct, Organize, Coordinate, Supervise and administer all the project activity in accordance with the Contract Provisions, based on the Company rules, regulations Develop full scale plan, execute, and finalize project according to strict deadlines, required quality and within budget using appropriate tools.
- Coordinate preparation of proposed annual Construction Schedule plan for approval by consultant
- Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees;
- communicating job expectations planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions.
- Monitor the agreement with the client and draft contracts to the sub-contractors and other parties interpret the contract conditions and specifications to the construction workers and monitor the Progress of Work.
- Preparing, following up and updating scheduling of works on all activities.
- Managing the processing of the required construction material.
- Keeping record of volume and quality of works in progress.
Project Manager (+100 Villa & G+ High Rising Building)
Ethiopian Airlines Group
- Coordinate preparation of proposed annual business plan for approval by the higherlevel Manager by agreed upon time.
- Plan, Evaluate & Monitor to include: operating, capital and cash budgets for each month.
- Analyzing risks going into the project like the site conditions, design assumptions, public regulations, worker safety, and environmental concerns and regulation make aware of the client and so that can reach a mutual agreement on how the risk will be shared. And work on trying to mitigate risks by carefully selecting material and equipment and closely monitoring the work being performed.
- Direct, Organize, Coordinate, Supervise and administer all the project activity in accordance with the Contract Provisions, based on the Company rules, regulations and procedures of the company.
- Develop full scale plan, execute, and finalize project according to strict deadlines, required quality and within budget using appropriate tools.
- Coordinate preparation of proposed annual Construction Schedule plan for approval by consultant
- Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees;
- Communicating job expectations planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions.
- Monitor the agreement with the client and draft contracts to the sub-contractors and other parties interpret the contract conditions and specifications to the construction workers and monitor the Progress of Work.
- Preparing, following up and updating scheduling of works on all activities.
- Managing the processing of the required construction material.
- Keeping record of volume and quality of works in progress.
- Organizing and coordinating road bed preparation, borrow placing, sub base surfacing and wearing coarse surfacing.
Site / Engineer
Minster of Works and Urban Development
Apr 2008 — May 2010
Resident Engineer
Ultimate Plan Consulting Engineers Plc
Sep 2010 — Mar 2012Bahir dar Industry Park
Project Manager
CCECC (China Civil Engineer Construction Corporation)
08/03/2012 G.C. — May 16/2022 G.CFederal Industry, Park Bahir Dar Station
- Project Amount; - 13 Million USD
Project Manager
Amhara Development Association (ADA)
May 16/2022 G.C — February 18/2025 G.CBahir Dar
- Project Name; - Wanzaye Lodge with 15 km internal Asphalt Project
- Project Amount: - 9 Million USD
Operation Manager
Denova Engineering Plc
February /2025 G.C — May 30/2026 G.CBishefetu
- Client: - EIG (Ethiopia Air Lines Group )
- Project Name; - Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Site Villa House + 2B+G+13 Building, Air filled Project
- Project Amount: - 19 Million USD
Senior Project Manager
GS Construction Group
May 01 /2026 G.C — PresentCurrentJuba South Sudan
- Client: - South Sudan Aviation
- Project Name; - Juba International Airport terminal Project
- Project Amount: - 300 Million USD
Skills
MS Project v-2021BIM TechnologyWorking With Auto CADCon - Miss Construction Management SystemPower Ap Eagle pointCivil 3DSap AnalysisManage Every Construction Activity on the projectMonitor deviations from budgetTake corrective actionReport to the Head Office on actions takenMonitoring all surveying worksProviding full guidance for Site EngineerFollow Site Engineer Activity and take daily, weekly & Monthly ReportGives solution and decision whenever questions arise about quality of material and work performance of the projectResponsible for the close follow up of all Construction Activity & Construction qualityProviding equipment and material ahead of time and monitoring the efficiency and utilizationPrepare detailed engineering drawingsProvide inputs to the design processSetting a specific schedule for different activitiesReview the work on a daily and weekly basisSupervise all activities in the projectPrepare and submit weekly and monthly reportsKeep daily records of the various projectPreparation of Master Work ScheduleWorkload PlanningRisk ManagementStakeholder CommunicationQuality Control Schedule
Education
Master of Business Valuation, Real Estate Management
Florida University South East
Master of Science, Project Planning & Management
Yom Institute of Economic Development College
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Hydraulic
Arba Minch University
Certifications
Sustainable Design of Infrastructure for African Countries
Cons.Africa
Certified from Simply learn Skill up in digital Marketing Fundamental Certificate Code (7077246)
UAE, Government Experience Exchange Office & Ethiopia Minister of labor & Skill in Data Analysis Fundamental
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Certified From Florida University of South East Online Training Project Sustainably
Certified From Florida University of South East Online Training Capital Market Based on Ethiopia Context
Certified From Florida University of South East Online Training Foundation Project Management
Certified From ZHEJANG COLLEGE OF CONSTRUCTION 2022 Training Workshop on China Language & Vocational Education on China Construction Industry
Certified from Ethiopian Minister of Works & urban development. Building Quality Control & Supervision.
Certified from Virtual Computer Training School/in Eagle Point & Auto Cad
Certified from Helvitas Ethiopia, Swiss Corporation, Bahir Dar University with Anrs Road & Transport Bureau, Design Foot, Suspended & Suspension Bridge .
Certified from Institute of International Business & Management London. Tokyo. New York. Berlin. Online Course http://www.ibm-Institute.gov/ Basic Project Management
Certified from Helvitas Ethiopia, Swiss Corporation, Bahir Dar University with ANRS, Road & Transport Bureau, and Trail Bridge Management System Suspension Bridge.
Certified From WATSAN TRAINING & DEVELOMENT CENTER (Project Risk Management
Certification
Languages
Amharic
Advanced
English
Advanced
Menderin (China)
Basic