Hugh Hodge

CONDITIONS ASSESSOR

IMESA PTY

June 2020 to Actually working here

Infrastructure Asset Management, Condition Assessment and Remaining Useful Life including photos.

SER RobertsInternational Airport

Wsp africa

May 2018 to August 2018

Monitoring and supervision of Turnkey Contractor for new Terminal Building and precinct hardstanding including water and electrical services

BSc(Civil) Eng, (Pr Eng); Principle/Partner/subbie

CEP

May 2018 to Actually working here

SER/RE/ARE: Civil and Structural Engineering including buildings site assessments and working with SANS codes of practice. Signing of contractors payment certificates and method statements. Voluntary Associations. Networking.

Resident Engineer

Ingerop South Africa

August 2015 to March 2018

Responsible for leading the reinforced concrete monitoring and construction supervision for Raising Hazelmere Dam Spillway: and team of four Candidate Engineers (Assistant RE's)

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Design Review Services (DRS)

KEO International Consultants

December 2012 to November 2013

DRS brand training and development. Strategic PM/CM consulting reporting to the Director and/or the Manager Design Review Services (DRS). Design codes and design review management systems application.
DRS proposals and preparation of Design Review Reports (DRRs) for site wide infrastructure, mixed use developments. LEED core principles course attendance and applications. Water supply cultural needs and design review of appropriate treatments and reuses. Innovative research and industry partnering and collaboration. Awarded 5-year Long Service pin and certificate 27/8/2013.

Resident Engineer Infrastructure

KEO International Consultants

June 2008 to December 2012

Establishing, planning, engineering, building and maintaining the inner and outer city new environment and heritage support systems as part of a large, multidisciplinary Team reporting to the Construction Manager Infrastructure. This included a wide range of municipal type development issues such as land use mapping, infrastructure development, zoning, regulatory services and Client policy with regard to environmental matters. As a veteran of more than 30 years of previous professional experience, including at least 5 years on sites involving direct contractor supervision Hugh Hodge was involved with major roads, water & electricity distribution, IT/Telecoms installation processes, buildings interfacing, drainage, OS&H and site Client hand-overs. Team as well as individual roles were always vital to the success of the simultaneous building, infrastructure progress and bid pack management requiring suitable and timeous design changes and solutions where interface designs were missing or inadequate. This sometimes required contractor and/or designer clarification and/or modification supported by KEO PM/CM Division staff. Renewed Professional Engineer registration with ECSA according to CPD points accumulation system and registration with IMESA. Applied for registration to Wits University for conversion of GDE by part-time research to obtain Master of Science in Engineering including preparation for registration with the Qatar Engineering Committee.

Senior Civil Engineer

Rand Water

January 2007 to May 2008

Senior Civil Engineer engaged in O&M for large diameter steel.(RW supply potable water via 18,000km of pipelines to metropolitan and rural areas). Design & construction of reinforced concrete pump stations, plinths, cross-overs, valve chambers, filter houses and bund walls. Elected during this time to SAICE Water Engineering Committee dealing specifically with the subject of Water Crisis and succeeded in lead authoring and publishing a paper in both ASCE and SAICE Journals dealing with the importance of bulk water supply and civil engineering on the very fibre of society.

Consulting Resident Engineer

various

November 2004 to November 2006

Responsible as Resident Engineer for communications between the Engineer and the Contractor. Contractual Aspects: Project Managers sometimes assume unassigned authority in the Engineering Contract between the Employer and the Contractor often resulting in unexpected tensions. The Employer (or the Engineer) can decide whether to assign duties or not. A prior JV (joint venture) or employment agreement not in the engineering Contract can sometimes complicate unassigned site supervision responsibilities. Facilitated understanding between various parties and implemented enhanced communications/testing systems by skilled site personnel. Technical aspects: Minimum in-situ non-constant CBR values were checked in determining appropriate varying layer thicknesses in clayey sand areas. Extensive intermediate/hard excavation required repeated low-charge blasting between houses and under-specified sub-terranean water inflows encountered in sewerage resulted in claims and heightened safety considerations on 6-7m deep excavations. Assisted with community liaison aspects of project implantation and achieving required contractual progress on site, without interference from rival sectors of the community.

Managing close corporation member; consulting engineer

(Hugh) Hodge & Associates cc

November 1991 to November 2003

Consulting Engineer, Public & Private. Managent marketing, Team Management, Project planning, design & construction supervision and HR (maximum seven employees). Contractual Aspects: Government, Private Clients or Owner-builder requiring engineer certification for building plans, waste water sanitation, geotechnical and structural engineering. Completed 14 projects under Umgeni Water?s KZN rural schools sanitation pdrive utilizing appropriate technology and 50/50 cost sharing between the school and the service provider. Exploratory sub-consultant contract on emerging mega projects to address services backlog. Sanitation Expert contract with Employers Representative for Department of Water Affairs & Forestry DWA(F) BOTT. Acting Employers Representative, DWA(F). Large Thatch facility design and design management and contract supervision assistance for Ilembe Regional Council through BEE consultant. Internal Roads & Stormwater rehabilitation for Hillcrest Town Council, Durban Metropolitan Area. Other Technical details: FC/steel/uPVC/HDPE water supply distribution project to rural community with +-300m pressure difference in Kloof Gorge for Umgeni Water. Sewage metering for Durban Waste Water Management. Evapotranspiration facilities. Sub-division reports. Deep DCP testing for foundation design. Auger piling, Reinforced Concrete structural design and supervision. Large rural-river crossing/causeway using local stone arch construction and labour intensive road building methods. Government Reconstruction & Development Programme. Sabbatical.

Chief Civil Engineer, BKS Durban Branch

AECOM

November 1988 to November 1991

Township development and eco re-engineering using 50-year old aerial photographic archives included in: Panorama Estates, Sanlameer and NTC Rest and Service areas: Civil works for Engineering Services: Engineer responsible for the design management to Client Project Manager. The briefs required the Consultant to appoint a reputable Designer subject to approval as well as an Independent Checking Engineer. The Consultant employed three separate designers as well as drafts persons. Review all specialist design-review comments on all aspects at the various stages. Attend external and chair internal Design Workshops. Monitor the design progress and advice for release of the critical designs to expedite construction timeously for developers. Troubleshoot all design-related construction problems regarding constructability and quality. Managed Interface between the Civil Contractor, and Developers Housing Teams and other core element systems. Responsible for site management and engineering coordination of internal civil department designs, attend construction coordination reviews to ensure overall Client requirements were met.

Engineer-in-Training, Assistant RE, Design Engineer

Keeve Steyn Inc (now Hatch Goba)

November 1971 to November 1988

Student Engineer, Site ARE, Professional Engineer. KSI, South Africa Project Engineer, 1986 ? 1988 Kwamashu Civil works for Engineering Services: Chief Design Engineer for Project Managers to the Clients. The brief required Consultant to appoint a reputable Designer subject for approval and Independent Checking Engineer. Review all design-review comments. Attend regional workshops to resolve technical/ issues. Monitor design progress. Troubleshoot all design-related construction problems. Chair site meetings. Technical Aspects: - Geology: Where necessary platforms were created and material stockpiled. Other Aspects: Safety and security, human resources, community liaison and environmental matters. KSI, South Africa Design Engineer, 1978 ? 1988 1978-1985: Sasolburg, Secunda, Bapsfontein, Vryheid and Randfontein; Industrial & Domestic Effluent and Water Treatment Works & Pump Stations: Responsible for all civil design aspects reporting to a senior partner. Technical Aspects: Further university post graduate study majoring in waste water treatment and pumping systems leading to a Graduate Diploma in Engineering during this period. 1985-1986: Boksburg and Benoni: Review projected Road traffic assessment figures using the Deltran Traffic Model for the South Rand Toll Road system. Carry out travel-time survey of alternative route for replacement system toll tariff calculations. KSI, South Africa Assistant Resident Engineer/ Assistant Design Engineer, 1975 ? 1978 Esikhaweni, Richards Bay: Design and production of working drawings of sewage treatment plant civil works from mechanical & electrical equipment shop drawings produced as output from performance specifications based on predetermined organic and hydraulic load. Construction supervision of Rising Mains and Pumping Stations, Roads, Drainage and other gravity and Traffic catering systems, measurement and payment certifications to the contractor. Registered as Professional Engineer 1978.

Business Management Diploma

January 2001 to January 2002

Public Speaking

January 1986 to January 1988

Graduate Diploma in Engineering GDE

January 1978 to January 1980

BSc(Civil)Eng

January 1970 to January 1973

Career Goals

The civil engineering career of Hugh William S. Hodge apart from some minor business excursions into Angola, was dedicated wholy to South Africa's development and the transition phase to democracy all before joining KEO PM/CM in Qatar to offer his multi-cultural skills and expand his experience into the Middle East in 2008. During this career Hugh was able to benefit from working on a wide range of infrastructure projects from low budget to multi million developments. Hugh's qualifications, acquired management skills, team-player work-ethic, passion for people and adding value to projects have been instrumental in ensuring the success of infrastructure and building installations. His wide range of infrastructure-type support commitments and experience have included: Listed Buildings and low-cost housing needs. On-site treatment applications. Multi-use developments and development planning Conservation & Recreation areas Water supply, Utilities, Wastewater and Disaster Management Residential (from housing estates to schools, hospitals and sporting facilities) Roads & Drainage (urban, rural and inter-city, highways) Healthcare (public & private sanitation). Industrial applications. Working with Government Bodies and Institutions: City & Town Engineering, O & M; Municipal Engineering SAICE; Corresponding member of institutional divisional committee set up in 2008 to address local crisis impacting utilities, environment, land reform & and the RDP. Understanding historical issues and imbalances. Interfacing & Coordination. Team Management. Specialties: Exercising wisdom & non-profit: One can't eat if one does not work; Conflict & Crisis Resolution. Favourite quote:"Oxidation Ponds are better than badly managed activated sludge processes."

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Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies

Philanthropy, Christian, Mat 13:29 "He said, 'No, if you weed the thistles, you'll pull up the wheat, too. Mat 13:30....