Senior Site Engineer at O'Spaces Nigeria Limited

Job Description
The primary assignment of the successful candidate will be to:

• Supervise the activities of the site engineers on the projects under his supervision.
• Ensure that all projects are managed and delivered on time following laid down procedures.

Qualification and Experience

• B.Sc. or Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering
• Minimum of 7 years post qualification experience and must have worked on site for a construction company for at least 5 years.
• Candidates must have supervised the construction of a minimum of one 10-storey building or two projects valued at 1Billion Naira each as a site engineer for a construction company.
• Must have the capacity to manage site engineers on more than one project simultaneously.
• Must thoroughly understand the intimate details of building construction.

Additional Requirements:
In addition to the academic qualifications and experience required for the position, please ensure that the prospective candidate can:

• Use leveling instrument
• Set out buildings
• Align columns both horizontally and vertically
• Check plastering gauge and plastered walls to ensure they are plumb
• Check formwork alignment and bracing
• Interpret structural details
• Understand concrete work and do concrete trial mixes
• Check block work
• Resolve all issues that may arise during tiling - tile sizes, spacing, straightness, squaring etc.
• Interpret building services drawing Understand roof trusses, roof covering, felting and other roof related issues
• Resolve quality issues related to doors and windows - profile types, mitre, wood type etc
• Resolve conflict at the project site, manage suppliers and supervise subcontractors.
• Use planning software e.g. MS project, Design software e.g. AutoCAD etc
• Mobilize human resources like carpenters, masons, tillers etc to project site.
• Construct leak-proof underground water retaining structures e.g. tanks, swimming pools etc.
• Construct concrete roof, balconies, roof gutter etc. that are leak proof.