Site Engineer at Homeland Development Company

Homeland is a Real Estate Development & Construction Company in Lagos State and we invite applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the position below:

Job Title: Site Engineer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Head of Project

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily log system on the cloud based information management system
• Develop weekly reports of the overall progress of work on site
• Supervise all the work purchases and contractors
• Develop and manage the quality assurance and quality control sign-off systems & Manage the external consultant sign-offs
• Manage the information timeline and quality assurance deliverables of the projects & Attend weekly/monthly management/site meetings
• Provide monthly progress reports across all projects
• Develops and initiates standards and methods for Inspection, testing, and evaluation, utilizing knowledge in engineering fields such as chemical, electrical, or mechanical.
• Devices sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.

Supervision Received:

• Receives technical and operational supervision from supervising construction engineer or assigned supervising discipline superintendent.

Supervision Exercised:

• Provides technical and administrative direction to subordinate construction engineers and others, as assigned.

Contacts:

• Jobsite contacts are with superintendents and subcontractor’s personnel associated with construction engineering.
• Continuous interfacing with client personnel, pertaining to negotiations on subcontract changes.
• Interface with the engineering design functional group to identify and resolve design- related issues as implemented in the field.

Essential Job Duties

• Responsible for the activities of assigned construction engineers, such as the application of drawings, specifications, and subcontracts.
• Directs preparation of quantity listings of field purchased material and equipment. Initiates requisitions for field purchases.
• Supervises preparation of construction drawings and schedules. Supervises design of temporary construction facilities and ensures preparation of “as built” drawings and other job plans.
• Assists subordinate construction engineers and superintendents in:
  • Interpreting design drawings.
  • Monitoring equipment installation and planning for delivery of construction materials and equipment.
  • Assuring that proper warehousing and storage exists to ensure environmental protection.
• Reviews specifications, purchase orders, subcontracts, inspection reports, delivery schedules, instruction manuals and technical data.
• Administers assigned subcontracts to ensure contract remains up to date in areas such as drawings, specifications, cost and schedule.
• Coordinates with the Field Construction Manager on activities affecting the contract administration operation.
• Coordinates with engineering design on constructability issues.
• Supervises subcontractor work efforts and administers routine subcontract changes and interfaces with client personnel. May represent the company in contractual discussions and negotiations.
• Reviews and/or supervises, as assigned, the preparation of construction estimates, cost engineering studies, schedules and budgets.
• Analyzes assigned construction activities to determine the scope, time and resource requirements.
• Ensures that vendors’ bids for material and equipment are in conformance to specifications.
• Coordinates the interfacing between the construction automation plan and the project controls program at the jobsite. Reviews project controls documents on progress relating to cost and schedule.
• Performs personnel evaluation of assigned subordinate personnel and ensures they receive progressive training.
• May direct minimal numbers of manual craft field forces during project closeout.
• Works with various functions to ensure the project achieves corporate goals set for environmental, safety & health, quality, cost, and schedule.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Building Technology and Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or any related course will be an added advantage.
• NSE, COREN, CORBON, NIOB professional qualification is required and additional related qualifications will be a definite added advantage
• At least 5 years recent and relevant experience in a similar role in the construction industry.

Additional Requirement:

• Must be Proficient in the use of Microsoft suites.
• Must be familiar with Local and International building standards.
• Must be able to Speak and write the English Language Fluently.
• Must be a team player and a manager of time, Limited resources and Human Capital.
• Must be articulate in interfacing with Contractors and various clients.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess good working knowledge of forms of contract currently used within the Real Estate industry.
• Must possess good working knowledge of standard forms of measurement.
• Must have understanding of construction terms, scheduling and planning concepts.
• Candidates should reside within Lekki/Ajah Axis for easy proximity to the site.

Job Knowledge:

• Technical knowledge of a specialized engineering discipline, cost, scheduling and/or contracts administration relating to the construction of heavy industrial or commercial complexes.
• Demonstrated leadership in a team-based environment.

Application Closing Date
22nd June, 2021.