JOHN NMELE CONSTANCE

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT / INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR / LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

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THE ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION OF A BUILDING IN LIBERIA

THE EDWIN JAMES ROYE BUILDING
In effort to architecturally describe the Edwin James Roye building commonly known as the
E.J. Roye building and state the reason for choosing to write about this building it seem
proper to remember the building designer and architect Winston Richard or perhaps to
recommend to the Liberia Institute of Architects to name is very good professionally
exercise the Winston Richard Architectural Recognition Award for Best Building
Architectural Description, owing to the fact that this Liberian Architect project manager
and lead architect on numerous landmark projects in Liberia, including the Roberts
International Airport, University of Liberia Fendall Campus, Liberia Industrial Free Zone,
Department of Treasury Office Tower, John F. Kennedy Hospital, Unity Conference Center,
Virginia and Hotel Africa, Gabriel Tucker Bridge, Liberia-Sierra Leone road, and several
other rural roads and highways throughout Liberia.
The E.J. Roye building cushioned in one of Monrovias furthermost historic quarters towers
over the Mesurado River and Providence Island is surrounded by several of Liberias most
revered nineteenth century churches, the first executive mansion, and the national museum.
The building opened in 1965 was built on the site where Liberia fifth president Edwin J.
Roye was assassinated. E. J. Roye building covers an area of approximately 12500 square
feet and stands at approximately 100 feet with ten floors and includes a basement,
auditorium, several meeting rooms and office spaces. Constructed and opened in 1965 it is
one of Liberias first low-rise modernism architectural style buildings.
The building architectural elements include square and rectangular forms in its floor spaces
and elevations, and its faade include decorative concrete slabs of abstraction of Liberian
political motifs of Liberia settlers and indigenous people. The front entrance has a protruded
cantilever reinforced concrete canopy with huge abstract stain glass fixed windows above.
The materials used include concrete walls and roofs and glass windows with steel and
aluminum frames with hardwood heavy doorframes and panels.
ength, width and depth - form and space - surface - orientation

Completed writing Management Research Dissertation at the University of Liverpool, UK, on

Critical Success Factors for Construction Management having completed modules in Planning and
Budgeting with Risk; Execution and Control with Risk; Organizational Behaviour and People
Management; Contracts and Procurement; Project Management Applications for Construction, and
Integrated Infrastructure Management, that led to a Masters of Science degree in Project
Management for Construction and Infrastructure.

Member of the Engineering Society of Liberia;

Member of the UK Institute of Civil Engineers;
Member of the Project Management Institute in the USA;
Member of the American Society for Quality;
Affiliate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Certificate, PRINCE2 Foundation, Association of Project Managers Group
Certificate, Managing and Working Safely, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

MAIN CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Presently providing project management and technical advisory to the United Nations Office for
Project Services (UNOPS) in Afghanistan for community infrastructure development project in
Eastern Afghanistan for the construction of education and health facilities buildings, borehole
wells, etc. and upgrade of gravel surface to double bituminous surface treatment to existing
community access tertiary roads.

Provided emergency construction advisory and overall technical management and support to
Save the Children International (SCI) in South Sudan emergency team for construction
programming and construction of temporary structures within other programming sectors.

Provided consultant services to the Internal Audit Secretariat, RL, and the Ministry of Public
Works, RL, for the development of a Technical Audit Guideline document to be used in the audit
of capital construction projects implemented under the Ministry of Public Works, RL.

Provided technical management and support to Save the Children, South Sudan Emergency
Response team for construction programming and construction of temporary structures within
other programming sectors, that led to the development and implementation of an emergency
programme construction management for UNHCR, Danita, etc.

Provided project management capacity building advise through a USAID Private Contractor,
Development Alternatives Inc. (USA Private International Development Company) Project and
Engineering department to Sar-E-Pul Municipality authority in Northern Afghanistan that led to
the management and implementation of bridges, irrigation canals and roads in Sar-E-Pul,
Afghanistan.

Provided technical advisory services to Save the Children International that led to the
development of Capital Asset Management Plan for the organizations facilities in South Sudan

Supported Development Alternatives Inc. (USA Private International Development Company) in

working with Provincial Government and Shuras Leaders and managed 12 civil engineers
directly and 100 civil engineers indirectly in Nangarhar and Kunar Provinces respectively in

Eastern Afghanistan, providing project management, monitoring and reporting, human resource
management, financial management, and procurement and logistical services support that led to
the management and implementation of more than 100 infrastructure projects that included
roads, suspension and concrete bridges, irrigation systems, flood walls, retaining walls, schools,
health centers, office buildings, district centers, and boreholes, reservoirs and bazaars/markets

Provided technical writing support to Development Alternatives Inc. (USA Private International
Development Company) in the development of Infrastructure Management Manual for
international use, and Engineering Implementation Guidebook for Engineering works in
Afghanistan

Supported a team of 157 staff and 700 volunteers and provided voters education to more than 1
million voters in five states in South Sudan by first managing finance, administration, logistics,
procurement, fleet, and security to later completing the project as program manager

Led a team of more than 30 staff and provided architecture, engineering and construction
management support through the USA NGO CHF International to the Government of Southern
Sudan, in the implementation of community-based projects including flood protection dike,
municipal office buildings, schools, community pipe-scheme, radio station, and water supply
and sanitation facilities, as well as hygiene promotion education, and community development
committees and state government capacity building workshops

Technical advisory consultancy and construction auditing support to UNICEF in its Tsunami
Recovery Program for Aceh Province in Indonesia that led to the construction of more than 250
primary schools and 200 maternity health centers

Project monitoring and reporting support through UNDP/UNV to UNICEF in collaboration with
more than 500 local community leadership groups in the design and construction of primary
schools and maternity centers in Aceh, Indonesia

Provided project management, human resource management, financial management,

procurement and logistics services, as well as monitoring and reporting services to United
Methodist Committee on Relief or UMCOR (USA-based NGO), leading a team of more than
150 staff including engineers, agriculturists, community developers and mobilizers, accountants,
logisticians and construction workers, to 6 communities and more than 8000 Liberian refugees
in Sierra Leone in the construction of family shelters, agricultural irrigation system, and water
and sanitation facilities respectively

Provided technical advisory to the Corrections Advisory Unit of the United Nations Mission in
Liberia and UNDP Liberia in the planning, design, estimation, scheduling, contracting, and
construction/renovation of correction facilities in the 15 counties of Liberia

Worked with German Technical Co-operation (Now GIZ) and liaised with the national
government and five local governments in Liberia, and the UNHCR that led to the planning,
design, estimation, and construction of more than 100 schools, health centers, and boreholes and
latrines as well as the repairs to more than 100Km of primary and feeder roads

KEY SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to network and relate to others and immediately gain
trust and respect of others
Effective communication skills by both listening and persuasive speaking
Professional and effective leadership and management skills with the ability to co-ordinate and
provide strategic thinking and clear directions for project teams
Strong integrity in organizational and peoples values and ethical standards
Good business and operational environment understanding of humanitarian mandates especially
in conflict and post conflict terrains
Efficient and effective skills in multi-tasking and work scheduling priorities
Energetic, positive, and constructive ability in the development, maintenance and supervision of
accountability systems for resources and services
Demonstrated planning and organizational skills and ability to coordinate the work of others, in
tight deadlines, and multiple concurrent program and project activities
Strong mentoring, coaching and management skills for technical teams through demonstrated
leadership in organizational and people and talent management
Excellent written and oral English, as well as spoken, written and presentational communication
skills
Wealth of experience in working within diverse multi-cultural, multi-ethnical environment
Strong skills in negotiating and influencing others to collaborate and identify and solve
problems, issues and disputes amicably
Ability and commitment to travel to visit conflict and insecure project sites when required
Strong and demonstrable skills in the use of project management tools including project
initiation, planning, execution and monitoring and control software
Exceptionally customer and client focused and seen to be an active business partner

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY

Construction Advisor, Save the Children International, Emergency Response Programme
South Sudan, (June - September 2013). Provide overall technical management and support to
emergency programme implementing Child Protection and Education in Emergency activities for
refugees in South Sudan.
Project Management Capacity Building Advisor, Development Alternative INC., Regional
Afghan Municipalities Program for Urban Populations - North Project Afghanistan (January
- April 2013). Advise on a project to create effective, responsive, democratic, transparent, and
accountable municipal governance to increase the capacity of the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) municipal officials, markedly improve the delivery of municipal
services to citizens in target municipalities, and increase municipal capacity to enable, support, and
sustain economic growth.
Construction Consultant, Save the Children in South Sudan, Country Programme
Transitioning Project South Sudan (December, 2012). Develop Capital Asset Management Plan,
including facilities management of Country Office Head Quarters and four Regional Offices, and
also recommend construction options for Semi-Permanent Schools and Child Friendly Spaces in
UNHCR Refugee Emergency Program.
Project Management Capacity Building Advisor, Development Alternative INC., Regional
Afghan Municipalities Program for Urban Populations - North Project Afghanistan, (JulyOctober 2012). Advise on a project to create effective, responsive, democratic, transparent, and

accountable municipal governance to increase the capacity of the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) municipal officials, markedly improve the delivery of municipal
services to citizens in target municipalities, and increase municipal capacity to enable, support, and
sustain economic growth.
Senior Construction & Quality Assurance Manager, Development Alternative INC.,
Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative - East Project Afghanistan (2011 - June 2012). Engage
local community and government leaders to mitigate the effects of conflict and create space for
longer term development projects while supporting the legitimacy and capacity of the Government
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to plan for and implement sustained, civilian led responses.
Senior Technical Officer, CHF International, Office of Global Operations Africa, Rumbek,
Southern Sudan (2010), Provide training and education empowerment to eligible voters in five
States (Lakes, Unity, Warrap, Western Bar el Ghazel, and Jonglei) in Southern Sudan for the 2010
national elections.
Consultant and Deputy Program Manager, CHF International, Sudan (2009), Improve the
socioeconomic condition of the local target communities in Bor, Twic East and Duk Counties in
Jonglei State, South Sudan.
Construction Consultant, United Nations Children Fund, Banda Aceh, Indonesia (2008
2009), Provide technical advisory and construction auditing support to a project to Build Back Better
Child Friendly Schools and Maternity Health Centers in NAD Province in Indonesia.
Site Monitoring Engineer, United Nations Volunteers, Banda Aceh, Indonesia (2006 2008),
Provide capacity building and monitoring support to UNICEF Tsunami Recovery Program for the
design and construction of Child Friendly Schools and Maternity Health Centers in NAD Province,
Indonesia.
Civil Construction Engineer, United Nations Development Programme, Liberia (2005 2006),
Provide technical advisory to United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Corrections Advisory
Unit for the rehabilitation of Correction Facilities in Liberia.
Program Officer, Liberia Opportunities Industrialization Center, Monrovia, Liberia (JulyDecember 2005). Provide sustainability, program and project management support to senior
management in an institutional program focused on implementing accelerated skills training for
exchild soldiers and war-effected youth in Liberia.
Program Development Officer, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), Liberia
(January - July 2005). Support Country Office in the assessment and development of programs for
emergency relief and post-crisis assistance to the most vulnerable people of Liberia.
Project Manager, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), Sierra Leone (August
December 2004). Provide program and project management support for emergency relief and postcrisis assistance to Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone and returning farming families of Eastern
Sierra Leone respectively.
Architect/Construction Supervisor, German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), Monrovia, Liberia
(1997 2000), Liaise with the UNHCR and the Government of Liberia in the implementation of
Liberia Reintegration Program through the provision of construction project management of roads,
schools, clinics and health centers, boreholes, and latrines

Construction Trainer/Supervisor, Salaloe Rural Water Construction Company, Monrovia,

Liberia (1995 1997), Train and use the services of ex-combatants in the construction of steel
girder bridges in Nimba County, Northern Liberia, under a program designed to reintegrate disarmed
and demobilized ex-combatants of the Liberian civil war under an accelerated apprenticeship
program.
Architect/Engineer, Finda Architecture and Construction Company, Monrovia, Liberia (1991
1995), Technical team leader in the assessment, planning, design, estimation, scheduling, and
construction and repairs of civil engineering systems including buildings, roads, drainages,
boreholes, pipe borne water systems, etc.
Engineer, Architecture Division, Ministry of Public Works, Liberia (1989 1991) Monitor and
report on the construction and repairs of public buildings in the Central District Area of Liberias
capital city, Monrovia

EDUCATION
Accredited Certificate, Managing and Working Safely, Institute of Occupational Health and Safety,
Leicestershire, United Kingdom, 2015
PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate, Project Management, Association of Project Managers Group,
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, 2014
Masters of Science (MSc.) Project Management for Construction & Infrastructure, University of
Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2012
Masters Certificate, Applied Project Management, Villanova University, Florida, USA, 2012
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds,
United Kingdom, 2004
Associate of Applied Science (AASc), Architectural Engineering, Tubman College of Technology,
Liberia, 1989

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nationality: Liberia
Date of Birth: December 10, 1966
Marital Status: Married with 4 children
REFERENCES
1) Fadha Uzaldin: Senior Engineer/Manager,
DAI, Afghanistan
fahda.uzaldin@gmail.com
2) Isaac Michael: Civil Engineer/Manager, Total Exploration & Production,
Southern Sudan

nabeisam@gmail.com
3) Colin Coyle: Projects Supervisor,
DAI, Afghanistan
Coylin_Coyle@ramp-up-north.org