Site Engineer at Afrihood Development Company

Job Description

Afrihood is looking for a highly motivated engineer to handle projects from conception through to the final stages of construction to Join our company and serve as its "Site Engineer"

Responsibilities

• Managing construction projects
• Overseeing building work
• Undertaking surveys
• Setting out sites 
• Supervising contracted staff
• Strong Leadership Skills
• Ensuring project packages meet agreed specifications, budgets and/or timescales
• Liaising with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff, especially quantity surveyors and the overall project manager
• Organizing materials and ensuring sites are safe and clean.
• Preparing cost estimates and ensuring appropriate materials and tools are available.
• Providing technical advice and suggestions for improvement on particular projects.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting equipment as required.
• Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to ensure the best contracts.
• Authorizing technical drawings and engineering plans.
• Checking technical designs and drawings to ensure that they are followed correctly
• Drawing up work schedules and communicating any adjustments to crew members and clients.
• Gathering data, compiling reports and delivering presentations to relevant stakeholders.
• Delegating tasks and scheduling meetings and training sessions where required.
• Completing quality assurance and providing feedback to the team.
• Providing technical advice and solving problems on site
• Preparing site reports and filling in other paperwork
• Liaising with quantity surveyors about the ordering and the pricing of materials

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction, quantity surveying or a similar field.
• COREN registration with seal and stamp.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Sound knowledge of Engineering, construction, and design.
• Great leadership and organizational skills.
• Superb project management skills.
• Ability to apply logical and critical thinking skills to projects.
• Great written and verbal communication skills.
• A willingness to learn.