About Bastille
Bastille is a construction project management and principal agent practice in the Helderberg, led by Leonard van Eeden.
Meet Leon and the team
Leonard van Eeden (Leon) is a senior construction project manager with many years of delivery across modular structures, hotels, healthcare, industrial, food, office, retail and residential projects, including live-environment sites.
He works closely with clients and the design team to put safety first, maximise value and deliver quality on time and within budget.
- CIOBSite & Building Management diploma, UK
- MSICRHealth & Safety Management diploma, UK
- BREEAMSustainable building assessment, UK
- FETAC Level 6Construction & Demolition Waste Management
A note from Leon
I am an ambitious, confident senior construction project manager, enthusiastic to meet new challenges and committed to working closely with clients and the design team to promote safety first, maximise value and deliver quality products on time and within budget.
Leonard van Eeden
Senior Project Manager, Bastille
Career path
Ireland and the UK
Hospitals, a live university campus, a live office campus in Dublin, London apartment blocks and a listed airship hangar.
The DRC
Project Manager and Principal Agent on Luano City, a secure compound of 76 houses, offices, a warehouse and apartments.
Western Cape
Senior Project Manager for Zutari and GVK Projects on public-sector work, including Tygerberg Hospital and rapid-build schools.
How we work
Safety first
An MSICR diploma in Health & Safety Management and the site safety certificates to back it.
Zero defects
A quality standard held from the first fix to the final handover.
On time, within budget
Programme and cost run from day one, with cost reduction built into the job.
Close to the client
Open lines to the owner and the design team, so problems are solved early.
Qualifications
Diplomas
- Diploma in Site & Building Management (CIOB), UK
- MSICR Diploma in Health & Safety Management, UK
- Construction & Demolition Waste Management Diploma (FETAC Level 6), UK
Management
- Project management
- People management
- Presentation skills
- Power negotiation skills
- Budget set-up & control
- Considered Construction Scheme Mentor, UK
- BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), UK
Site
- Scaffolding Inspection Certificate
- First Aid Certificate, Advanced (FETAC Level 5)
- Asbestos Awareness Certificate
- Working at Heights
- Manual Handling
- Harness Fitting & Inspection
- MEWP driving certificate
Tools: MS Project, AutoCAD LT and Microsoft Office.