1. J D VA N R E N S B U R G – C V
jdvr87@gmail.com
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PERSONAL OVERVIEW
I am an Estimator with 4.5 years’ experience in the construction environment. During this
time I have provided costing support to construction projects which included the building of
mining plants and the entire infrastructure around the plant such as the roads, dams,
housing for site personnel, service villages, water treatment facilities and administration
blocks.
I have always been interested in the Total Cost Management of various projects. I like to
understand and control the costs associated with projects and therefore I chose a career
path of estimating and cost control.
During my tenure in the project environment I did proposal preparation, managing and
forecasting of projects costs, as well as doing resource efficiency analysis (Earned Value
Management). I have a very positive attitude towards life and always inspires to be a quality
person and team player. I believe that I can add value to any company.
CAREER HISTORY
Between the years of 2011-2015 I was employed by TENOVA Bateman and was in charge
of Estimating and Cost Control on the following projects:
 ZIMPLATS – Execution Project - Base Metals Refinery (EPCM), 42 Members, $130m,
Zimbabwe. My Role as Estimator/Cost Controller included:
Proposal and Tender Cost Analysis, Defining Cost Breakdown Structure, Estimating and
distribution of budget, managing of budget and forecast of all orders/contracts/indirect
costs and home office costs, weekly cash flow reporting and resource efficiency control.
 KASSINGA – Iron Ore Project ( EPCM), 42 Members, $10m, Angola
Proposal Input, Budget Implementation into Oracle, Budget and Forecast Control of Sub-
Contractors commitments, Indirect Field Costs and Home Office Costs and other costs,
Resource Efficiency control done on Earned Value Management principle.
 KISANFU – Pre Feasibility Study and Definitive Feasibility Study, 25 Members, $3m
Budgeting and Forecasting, Change Management and progress reporting Bi-weekly
 MONDO – Front end Engineering, 35 Members, $1.5m, Finland
Weekly reporting on cash flow, Change Management and resource efficiency reporting
on bi-weekly basis
 FOSKOR – Feasibility Study, 12 Members, $1m, RSA
Budgeting and Forecasting, Change Management and weekly cash flow reporting

2. Hartley – Definitive Feasibility Study and Front end Engineering, 17 Members,
$900,000, Zimbabwe
Estimating Costs for proposal and price fix phase, Budget compilation, Budget and
forecast control, Change Management and weekly cash flow reporting.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor Degree B.com Economics and International Trade – North West University 2010
Certificate in Microsoft Excel Intermediate and Advanced User – Comp ED IT 2012
Management Certificates for non-managers – Astro Tech 2012
Certified Cost Technician – AACE International 2013
Project Controls Certificate based on Earned Value Management – MWC 2014
PROJECT RELATED EXPERIENCE / MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
During my time at Tenova, I have worked on various projects as the Estimator and Cost
Controller. Below is an explanation of such projects.
Type of project:
Industry:
Duration:
Team size:
Budget:
Summary:
My role:
Execution Projects
Mining and Infrastructure Construction
1-3 Years
+/- 40 People
$500,000 – $220,000,000
In the execution phase, the project team are able to do Engineering,
Procurement and Construction Management. This includes building the
road leading to the mining plant (as well as all roads in and around the
service village), building the service village, erecting the mining
infrastructure, erecting the housing and administration blocks for all site
personnel and building the water treatment and water storage plants.
The team does the full commissioning of all infrastructures and the
process plants. After Commissioning of the plant, it is to be handed
over to the client to conclude the mining process. The team provides a
full Operational Cost analysis report to client for the next 3 years of
processing.
Being the Estimator/Cost Controller on execution projects included
tasks such as:
- Studying of all client document to understand client requirements
- Defining the Work Breakdown Structure
- Defining the Cost Breakdown Structure
- Implementing Cost Breakdown Structure in ERP System like Oracle
- Manage the set Budget for entire duration of project.
- Manage Man Hour Commitments
- Manage Indirect Costs Occurred
- Manage Consultant Commitments

3. - Reporting on monthly trends such as cash flows, monthly variance
reports and
man hour efficiency reports (Earned Value Management)
- Establish proper Change Management principles and compile change
register
- Continuous evaluation of escalation receivable and payable
- Participating in Risk Analysis
- Compiling of Close Out Reports
Type of project:
Industry:
Duration:
Team size:
Budget:
Summary:
My role:
Feasibility Studies
Mining and Infrastructure Construction
1-12 Months
+/- 20 People
$100,000.00 - $1,000,000.00
In this feasibility phase we compile reports to determine if it will be
feasible for the client to conclude mining processes on the specific
area. The feasibility report includes the costs of designing the plant and
infrastructures (CAPEX) as well as the operational costs involved in
running the mining process and up keeping of infrastructures build
(OPEX)
Being the Estimator/Cost Controller on these projects included tasks
such as:
- Implementing the Budget into an ERP System like Oracle,
- Controlling the budget of man hours needed to conclude all
infrastructures,
- Forecasting of man hours to be used for work outstanding,
- Forecasting the costs associated with sub-contractors,
- Compiling cash flows for project managers,
- Compiling Monthly Movement Reports,
- Change Management,
- Compiling History and Lessons Learned Reports.
INTERESTS
Golf, Rugby, Family
REFERENCES
Mr. Willem Heusdens – Project Controls Manager, TENOVA Mining and Minerals
Contact: (+27) 72 355 5461
E-mail: willem.heusdens@gmail.com
Dr. Dick Joubert – Project Manager, TENOVA Mining and Minerals
Contact: (+27)82 927 9976, (+27)11 899 2555
E-mail: dick.joubert@tenova.com