This curriculum vitae outlines the personal and professional details of Victor Chisanga Chipalabwe, a Zambian quantity surveyor currently pursuing a BSc in Quantity Surveying at The Copperbelt University. It provides information on his education background, work experience including positions at Ndola City Council and The Copperbelt University School of Medicine, skills, languages, and references. The CV demonstrates Mr. Chipalabwe's experience in areas such as project management, estimating, construction administration and safety, and his vision to contribute to development in Zambia through challenging professional work.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
VICTOR CHISANGA CHIPALABWE
C/o Mr. V.C. Chipalabwe Tel: +260968-212374, 0953-401110 (mobile)
VLC 0738, Cheza Cr. Pamodzi. Email: victorchipalabwe@gmail.com
Ndola.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name : Victor Chisanga Chipalabwe
Date of Birth : 06/04/1992
Residential Address : VLC 0738/Cheza Cr, Pamodzi, Ndola.
Telephone : 0968-212374,0953-401110
NRC Number : 420682/61/1
Nationality : Zambian
Marital Status : Single
Religion : Christian
VISION:
 To be involved in challenging professional work that meet my competencies, capabilities, skills,
education and experience.
 To contribute positively in diverse multi-task work groups and cultures which embrace
business aspects of Administration practice?
 Contribute directly or indirectly to the development of mother Zambia.
KEY STRENGTHS:
 Trainable
 Participative teamwork advocate and effective leadership player.
 Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities.
 Effective communication and applies continuous improvement and active monitoring.
 High integrity and ethical dealings.
 Able to work with less or no key supervision
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
TERTIARY EDUCATION
2011 to date
: The Copperbelt university, Kitwe, Zambia( Pursuing BSc.
Quantity Surveying) RICS accredited member No.
6567657
FIRTH YEAR COURSES : Thesis Project, Advanced Measurements, Project
Management, Professional Practice, Advanced
Construction, Intellectual Property, Housing Economics
and Policies
FOURTH YEAR COURSES : Measurement Studio, Measurements, Construction
Technology and Services III, Construction Law, Estimating
and Tendering, Research Methodology and Academic
Reporting.
SECOND YEAR COURSES : Statistics, Construction Technology(I), Structures(I),
Building Economics(I), Land Surveying, Computer
Application, Studio Project, Financial Accounting.
FIRST YEAR COURSES : Mathematics, Economics, Built Environment, Sociology,
Physical Environment, Communication Skills, Studio
Project.

2. CURRICULUM VITAE
VICTOR CHISANGA CHIPALABWE
C/o Mr. V.C. Chipalabwe Tel: +260968-212374, 0953-401110 (mobile)
VLC 0738, Cheza Cr. Pamodzi. Email: victorchipalabwe@gmail.com
Ndola.
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SECONDARY EDUCATION
2007-2009 : GCE’O’ LEVEL
Kansenshi Secondary School
2005-2006 : Grade 9 certificate
Kansenshi Secondary School
PRIMARY EDUCATION
1996-2002
: Grade seven certificate
Northrise Basic School
WORK EXPERIENCE
Trainee Quantity Surveyor at Ndola City Council
July 2015 – August 2015 (2 months)
Terms of Reference:
 Measurement and Cost Estimation of all CDF funded projects in Ndola.
 Conducting conditional surveys for the assessment of the required materials and
labour for maintenance of all public buildings in Ndola.
 Preparing BOQs (Bills of Quantities) and subsequent tender documents for the
construction of various CDF funded projects.
 Using AutoCAD to produce building plans to be used during the construction of the
respective buildings.
Work that I was directly involved in at Ndola City Council included but not limited to;
1. Preparation of the conditional survey report, construction Drawings and BOQs for
the construction of LUBUTO POLICE POST.
2. Preparation of the conditional survey report for LUBUTO COMMUNITY HALL for
maintenance preparations and procurement of materials.
3. Preparation of the Bills of Quantities and Material Schedule for the construction of
KAPALALA WEIGH POST.
4. Preparation of the Bills of Quantities and Material Schedule for the construction of
KANSENJI MOURNERS SHELTER.
5. Preparation of the conditional survey report for maintenance preparations of
NDOLA LIBRARY.
6. Preparation of the Bills of Quantities for the construction of KANSENSHI POLICE
POST.
Other items of the work I did also included: Making Preliminary evaluations of
Construction Claims submitted to our office, Preparing Project Estimates, Preparing
Feasibility Reports and Project Planning and Production of Construction Drawings.

3. CURRICULUM VITAE
VICTOR CHISANGA CHIPALABWE
C/o Mr. V.C. Chipalabwe Tel: +260968-212374, 0953-401110 (mobile)
VLC 0738, Cheza Cr. Pamodzi. Email: victorchipalabwe@gmail.com
Ndola.
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Clerk of Works at The Copperbelt University School of Medicine in Ndola
February 2015 - June 2015 (5 months).
Terms of reference
 Interpretation of technical information and advising Chinese and Zambian site
personnel.
 Documentation/ Writing correspondences such as submitting daily and subsequent
monthly reports to the practice office.
 Interaction with other project members.
 Communicating/ attending project and contract meetings.
 Representing the Practice Office on other remote issues.
 Other technical and administrative duties assigned to me.
 Monitoring the batching of concrete and ensuring concrete test cubes were made
from the mix whenever concrete was being placed.
 Reviewing test results for recommendation of actions to be taken.
 Monitoring the works and ensuring only materials that conformed to the designed
technical specifications were used.
 Ensuring an acceptable construction method was used during the entire
construction process.
 Providing/offering solutions and information to the contractor when information on
the drawings was insufficient.
 Offering a chain of communication with the practice office to provide information
and/or instructions when the instruction would change the scope of works.
 Taking site measurements to be used as a basis for evaluating claims.
 Ensuring there were no unnecessary stoppages that would delay the works.
 Communicating all changes that were made to the scope of works, drawings and the
resultant changes to the BOQ quantities to the Quantity Surveyor.
 Documenting and reporting all site queries and instructions to the project Quantity
Surveyor.
 Monitoring and documenting all on-site material deliveries.
 Performing pilot site inspections for scaffoldings, formwork, electrical conduits and
steel reinforcement.
My main responsibility was to make sure work was carried out to the client's standards,
specification and schedule. In most cases, the specifications were prepared by the
architects or engineers employed by the client. I made sure that the correct materials and
workmanship were used and that the client was given quality work and value for money.

4. CURRICULUM VITAE
VICTOR CHISANGA CHIPALABWE
C/o Mr. V.C. Chipalabwe Tel: +260968-212374, 0953-401110 (mobile)
VLC 0738, Cheza Cr. Pamodzi. Email: victorchipalabwe@gmail.com
Ndola.
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Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Ndola City Council
February 2013 - April 2013 (3 months)
Terms of Reference:
 Measurement and Cost Estimation of all CDF funded projects in Ndola.
 Conducting conditional surveys for the assessment of the required materials and
labour for maintenance of all public buildings in Ndola.
 Preparing BOQs (Bills of Quantities) and subsequent tender documents for the
construction of various CDF funded projects.
 Using AutoCAD to produce building drawings to be used during the construction of
the respective buildings.
Work that I was directly involved in included;
1. Estimation and Tendering of all Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Projects in
Ndola.
2. Taking conditional surveys of all council buildings that needed renovation.
Census Enumerator at Central Statistical Office
October 2010 - November 2010 (2 months)
Making field surveys and census
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Project Planning, Management, Project Management Training, Strategic Planning, Program
Management, Construction Estimating, Construction Drawings, Construction Administration,
Construction Safety, Construction Cost Control, Microsoft Office, Construction Management,
AutoCAD, Contract Management, Project Estimation, Feasibility Studies, Budgets, Cost Management,
Cost Control, Surveying, Procurement, Civil Engineering, Value Engineering, Contracting,
Subcontracting, Commercial Management, Cost Planning, Roads, Project Control, Cost Engineering
and Highways
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English (Fluent)
Bemba (Fluent)
Nyanja (Average)
LEADERSHIP ROLES
2012-2013 : Project Coordinator for Surveyors Institute of
Zambia(SIZ) Student Chapter ( The Copperbelt
University)
HOBBIES
 Listening to music(Gospel, Rnb)
 Visiting New Adventurous Places and Buildings
 Reading

5. CURRICULUM VITAE
VICTOR CHISANGA CHIPALABWE
C/o Mr. V.C. Chipalabwe Tel: +260968-212374, 0953-401110 (mobile)
VLC 0738, Cheza Cr. Pamodzi. Email: victorchipalabwe@gmail.com
Ndola.
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REFERENCES
1. Mr. Solomon Silwamba
Ndola City Council
Council Architect
Contact detail: 0969910742
2. Mr. Mulambya
Dean of students
The Copperbelt University,
P.o Box 21692,
Kitwe.
Contact detail: (0212) 220552
3. Dr. R Chileshe
Dean of school of Built Environment
The Copperbelt University,
P.o Box 21692,
Kitwe
Contact detail: (0212) 225086
4. Ms. Alice Lungu
Head of Building Science Department(up to 2012)
The Copperbelt University
P.o Box 21692,
Kitwe.
Contact detail: (0212) 225086
5. Mr. Ephraim Zulu
Head of Building Science Department(up to 2015)
The Copperbelt University,
P.o Box 21692,
Kitwe.
Contact detail: 0969690560
(0212) 225086