JOB SIMIYU WATILA

JOB SIMIYU WATILA

Civil Engineer / Site Engineer at Mibasa Contractors

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Civil engineer with nearly four years of experience delivering public infrastructure in Kenya: road construction, a new maritime training and survival centre, and government facilities across the Coast region. Works where design meets the site, turning drawings into Bills of Quantities, programmes and quality-checked construction for public clients. Motivated by engineering whose primary goal is social benefit, and by computational design as a way to plan and build better. Seeking graduate study to lead public infrastructure that serves communities at scale.
Experience
Civil Engineer / Site Engineer

Mibasa Contractors

March 2026 - Present

Current

- Supervise road and civil works to approved drawings, specifications, quality and safety requirements. - Coordinate surveying and setting out, including centreline, chainages, benchmarks, existing ground levels and finished road levels, and the day-to-day execution of civil works. - Monitor earthworks and pavement layers (improved subgrade, gravel sub-base and base course), checking layer thickness, levels and compaction, and support DCP, CBR and Proctor testing before the next layer begins. - Coordinate survey crews, plant operators and site teams, resolving site issues before they cause delays. - Track materials, resources and progress, and keep construction records for reporting and follow-up.

Clerk of Works / Administrative Officer

Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA)

March 2024 - February 2026

- Acted as the Academy’s representative on site, tracking daily construction progress and quality against the programme and escalating issues that needed technical or management decisions. - Inspected workmanship for conformity with drawings, specifications and quality requirements. - Coordinated BMA management, the consultant and the contractor, and supported site safety and compliance. - Managed material deliveries, stock levels and usage records, and kept daily written and photo records. - Prepared Bills of Quantities, cost estimates, procurement approval memos and maintenance records. - Supervised the maintenance team, served as first point of contact for site and campus emergencies, and managed facility-use records, water, generator fuel and landscaping works.

Civil Engineering Intern

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

January 2023 - February 2024

- Prepared architectural and structural drawings for construction and maintenance projects, revising CAD drawings to suit design and site requirements. - Prepared Bills of Quantities and cost estimates to support budgeting, procurement and project planning. - Contributed drawings and quantities to five facility projects: KESRA Swimming Pool, Hola Lease Office Partition, Diani Container Office, Taita Taveta Structure Maintenance and the KPA CFS Office Partition. - Inspected Coast-region facilities, joined site meetings, and monitored progress, quality and compliance. - Supported estate maintenance, facility repairs, carpentry works and front-office coordination.

Civil Engineering Industrial Attachments

Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA)

February 2021 - April 2021

- road maintenance works, surveying, material testing, daily record keeping and quality control on highway construction activities.

Civil Engineering Industrial Attachments

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)

May 2019 - July 2019

- earthworks, surveying and levelling, concrete works, welding, railway-line maintenance, painting, ArchiCAD drafting, Bills of Quantities, plumbing and waterproofing.

Education
Bachelor of Science

Technical University of Mombasa

September 2016 - December 2021

Field: Civil Engineering

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

St. Luke’s Boys High School

February 2011 - November 2014

Skills
Advanced
Bills of Quantities & Estimates Contractor & Stakeholder Liaison Earthworks & Pavement Layers HSE & Specification Compliance Material Testing (DCP, CBR) MS Project Work Programmes Progress Reporting & Records QA/QC & Site Inspection Road & Building Construction Setting Out & Levelling Site Supervision Structural Detailing & Drafting
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