1. Theodor Schoonraad
Calgary, Alberta Cell: 403-408-6172 Email: tgschoonraad@gmail.com LinkedIn
Canadian Permanent Resident
Property Development and Construction Management – Affordable/Middle Income Housing
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SPECIALIZATION:
Coordinating Large Scale Construction and Property Development Projects
I am a multitalented leader with over 11-years of experience in the residential property development
industry, working with all key stakeholders to ensure the successful completion of large scale affordable
and middle income residential development projects. Previously, I held the position of Department Head
of Development and Construction Management for a prominent listed company where I have an
exceptional track record of successfully implementing development projects from the moment of
inception till the final handover to the end consumer. I am an effective, efficient, and confident project
manager, having controlled projects budgeted at over CAD $170 million.
KEY PROJECT SKILLS & TASKS:
Pre-Construction Phase
 Complete due diligence on proposed development opportunities to determine development
potential and to determine feasibility regarding sale prices and the profitability of developments.
 Plan development projects with budgets, timelines and resources
 Negotiate fees and appoint professional team members
 Manage the professional team from obtaining development rights and council service agreements
up to completion of the design phase
 Write project specifications focussed on specific developments
 Measure bill of quantities from architectural drawings and specifications
 Cost engineering during design stages with architect
 Assemble tender documentation with project specific required details
 Evaluate tenders on specified rules, deliverables and requirements
 Prepare construction contracts on Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) terms with detailed
annexures depicting scope, cost and time
Construction Phase
 Manage the contractors from site handover up to release of retention
 Chair site meetings with recorded minutes
 Complete quality control by detailed inspections and issue site instructions and defects lists
 Finalize cost control and payment certification including variation orders and re-measurable items
on a monthly bases to pay the contractors and to monitor actual costs vs approved budget
 Ensure forward planning to reach deadlines and ensure projects are completed within the contract
period
 Change management to issue variation orders to record time, cost, scope, or specification changes
Post Construction Phase
 Monitor the handover to end consumers
 Liaise with contractors and end consumers regarding latent defects encountered
 Close out final statements with contractors to determine final payment and possible penalties
General Duties
 Personnel management focussed on guidance, training and motivation to reach project objectives
 Liaise with major role-players such as councils, service providers, financial institutions, engineers,
quantity surveyors, architects, contractors, sales agents etc. Must maintain databases.
 Manage human resource as the leader of the site staff and link to head office
 Communicate relevant information on a daily basis to the right people and following up for feedback

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 Report to the managing director on a weekly base with regards to progress, costs and quality
 Give lectures to personnel of a prominent South African bank on the residential development process,
incl. due diligence, town planning, design, budgeting/estimating and construction.
CAREER SUMMARY:
Department Head: Development and Construction Management Oct 2009 till Mar 2016
Phuhlisa Development Solutions (Pty) Ltd (Part of the Raubex Group) Johannesburg, South Africa
Key projects include:
Lufhereng Phase 1 (1600 affordable housing units, 1200 social housing units: 2015+)
 Estimated project cost – ZAR1 225 000 000 (CAD$107 600 000)
Riverside View (2050 affordable housing units, 1885 social housing units and 2292 low cost
units: 2015+)
 Estimated project cost – ZAR1 936 000 000 (CAD$170 100 000)
Pennyville & Riverlea (253 social housing units: 2015+)
 Project cost – ZAR74 000 000 (CAD$6 500 000)
Dawn Park Ext 38 (78 sectional title units: 2014+)
 Project cost – ZAR47 000 000 (CAD$4 129 000)
Clayville Ext 45 (1100 affordable housing units and 1900 low cost units: 2014+)
 Estimated project cost – ZAR820 000 000 (CAD$72 037 000)
Woodwind Estates (13 sectional title complexes, comprising of 870 units including a crèche
and a retail centre: 2013+)
 Estimated project cost – ZAR648 000 000 (CAD$56 900 000)
Allendale View (304 affordable housing units: 2012-2013)
 Project cost – ZAR35 000 000 (CAD$3 074 745)
Sonwaba Sectional Title Project (52 affordable sectional title housing units: 2011-2012)
 Project cost – ZAR11 300 000 (CAD$993 000)
Various Projects for Standard Bank (refurbish 30 luxury upmarket units: 2011-2013)
 Assisted principal agent on quality control, site visits and site meetings
Cosmo City (2000 affordable housing units: 2009-2012)
 Project cost – ZAR866 550 000 (CAD$76 126 000)
Site Manager Jun 2005 to Sep 2009
M5 Developments (Pty) Ltd (Gauteng, RSA) Johannesburg, South Africa
Key projects include:
Cosmo City (5000 low cost units, 1000 Finance Linked units and 150 bonded units)
 Managing of sub-contractors and ensuring quality control
 Payments Authorisation
 Completing inspections with banks and council inspectors
EDUCATION:
 Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying – University of the Free State, South Africa – Completed
2016
 Certificate in Quantity Surveying, Construction and Project Management – University of the Free
State, South Africa – Completed 2014
 High School Diploma – Overkruin High School, Pretoria, South Africa – Completed 2001