Jobs at Bradfield Consulting LTD

Responsibilities:

•   Reviewing construction plans, preparing quantity requirements and working bills presented as material and labour schedules.
•  Conducting market survey of material costs, forecasting and updating management.
•    Scrutinizing maintenance and material costs, as well as contracts to ensure the best deals
• Liaising with site managers, clients, contractors, and subcontractors
• Preparing reports, analyses, contracts, budgets, risk assessment, and other documents
• Advising managers and clients on improvements and new strategies
• Keeping track of materials (materials tracking on site) and ordering more when required so as not to interrupt work program.
• Documenting any changes in design and updating budgets
• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Traveling from the office to various sites as required
• Analysing existing budgets and making improvements
• Reviewing plans and preparing quantity estimates
• Negotiating with various contractors and vendors
• Build relationships with clients and site managers
• Construction estimating and/or finance experience will be an added advantage
• Sound knowledge of construction
• Good at analysing costs
• Good at reading people and tailor their negotiation strategies to ensure the best possible outcome
• Measure and value the work done on site
• Pay subcontractors
• Liaise with the client and other construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers

Personal Competencies:

The right candidate must possess:

•  Methodical approach to work
•  Ability to organize, plan, and strategize
•  Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills
•  Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
•  Great networking abilities

Educational Qualifications/Requirements:

• B.Sc./HND in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Building Technology or related course from a reputable university
• Membership of The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) will be an added advantage
• Must have 3 years and above cognate experience
• Must be between the age of 24 -30years
• Must have completed 2 to 3 projects

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Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Responsibilities

• Managing parts of construction projects.
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force and the work of any subcontractors.
• Setting out, leveling, surveying the site and organizing facilities.
• Checking plans, drawings, and quantities for accuracy of calculations.
• Supervising contracted staff.
• Ensuring projects meet agreed specifications, budgets or timescales.
• Liaising and communicating with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff, especially quantity surveyors and the overall project manager; regularly providing progress report.
• Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts people and operatives.
• Preparing site reports and filling in other paperwork.
• Liaising with quantity surveyors about the ordering and negotiating the price of materials, making cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project.
• Ensuring that health and safety and sustainability policies and legislation are adhered to.
• Ensuring that all materials used and work performed are as per specifications.
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant.
• Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client or architect.
• Liaising with the local authority (where appropriate to the project) to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws.
• Planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet set deadlines.
• Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise

Requirements

• Bachelor’s / HND Degrees in Civil, Construction or Building Engineering / Technology.
• Minimum of 4-7 years’ experience in construction and site engineering.
• Must be COREN certified.

The Prospect Must Demonstrate:

• Commercial awareness – an understanding of how your actions can affect the profitability of a project.
• Communication skills; written and verbal,
• Technical and excellent IT skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Project management skills.
• Organization skills and a methodical approach to work.
• Negotiation skills.
• Strong team working skills.
• Flexibility.
• Knowledge of relevant building and health and safety legislation