A local Class "A" Building and Civil Engineering Construction firm with approx. 800 employees wishes to recruit the following qualified dedicated professionals for the following employment opportunities;
1. Project Manager
Applicant will be a holder of B.Sc (Civil Engineering) degree from a recognized University with a broad based background in construction and at least Five (5) years experience in all levels of Construction Project Management.
Qualifications and experience:
* Have successfully supervised at least 5 major construction projects with a contract value of 150 Million plus;
* Have overviewed the contracts together with labour and plant resource management, allocation, procurement programming, scheduling, information co-ordination and quality control;
* Have knowledge in contracts administration for pre-and post-contract services, tendering evaluation and adjudication, contract review, project cash flow management, general correspondence, contractual procedures in the selection of Nominated/Domestic sub-contractors and good communication skills.
Have proven ability to:
* Set systems on construction site that creates class "A" workmanship; Draw the Master plan & Gantt chart;
* Handle environmental, Government & Local Authority issues and licences;
* Prepare, interview & assemble the site construction team;
* Places benchmark for quality & efficiency of materials & labour;
* Handle several sites;
* Complete projects on time and to specifications, and follow ups on costing and payments;
* Liaise with clients, councils and consultants for contract issues;
* Supervise both domestic & nominated subcontractors;
* Provide technical solutions.
2. Assistant Project Managers
Duties & responsibilities:
* Assist in the planning and implementation of new unit construction projects;
* Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables;
* Define project tasks and resource requirements;
* Develop full scale project plans;
* Assemble and coordinate project staff;
* Manage project budget and resource allocation;
* Plan and schedule project timelines;
* Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders;
* Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
Qualifications and experience:
* Higher Diploma in Building & Construction/Electrical Engineering;
* University Degree is an added advantage;
* Must have minimum five (5) years experience in a similar position;
* Professional training and working knowledge in ArchiCAD and AutoCAD is an added advantage;
* Excellent business management and development skills;
* Direct work experience in project management capacity;
* Has management and coordination skills and experience;
* Leadership and supervisor skills;
* Good communication and negotiation skills
3. Site Agent
Qualifications and experience:
* Diploma (Bid. & Civil Engineering), from a recognized institution (e.g. Kenya Polytechnic or equivalent) with a broad based background in construction, and at least five (5) years experience in similar role.
* Have proven ability to: Interpret project drawings e.g. Architect, structural, mechanical e.t.c; Do day to day & Monthly programming of works.
Further to the above, the application will be required to:
* Attend site meeting & keeps essential site documents and records;
* Manage the subcontractors & coordinate both nominated & domestic sub-contractors;
* Be responsible for site safety;
* Be responsible for Quality and proper building practice & engineering;
* Create site harmony;
* Be able to define & procure materials;
* Liaise with consultants i.e. Architect, Structural, and Mechanical Engineers for details;
* Be permanently on site during working hours to give guidance and prevent defects.
4. Building Construction Supervisors
Duties & responsibilities:
* Superintend over construction workers;
* Oversee and enforce quality to the subcontractors;
* Assist the Site Agent in performance of the duties at the workers level
Qualifications and experience:
* Diploma in Building Construction Engineering from a recognized Institution;
* Minimum 5 years experience at supervisory level;
* Experience in BoQ preparation;
* Conversant with AutoCAD and MS Office applications.
All applications should reach the address below by 30th October 2010 at 12.00 pm.
Day telephone contacts should be included.
Only shortlisted candidates will be invited and contacted for interviews.
DNA 750
P.O. Box 49010-00100,
Nairobi
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Project Managers, Site Agent and Building Construction Supervisors
