Senior Civil Engineer at Ultimus Holdings

Ultimus Holdings is a global investment company with the sole purpose of contributing to the sustainable development of African economies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• You will provide all reasonable forms of assistance including but not limited to project leadership and technical documentation, concept ideation, project coordination, construction administration phase documents etc for the Project Director.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for leading the production of schematic design, design development and construction document.
• Developing integrated structural designs of buildings, renovations, or restorations from conception through to completion and performing supporting calculations for the planned work
• Supervision of project team
• Reviewing of documents for quality control evaluations
• Managing sub-contractors by locating, evaluating, and selecting sub-contractors; monitoring and controlling performance;
• Coordination and maintenance of project schedule
• Meeting with clients and coordinating with consultants
• Meeting with suppliers and vendors
• Ensuring that quality requirements are met using QA/QC tools and forms
• Thinking both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems
• Overseeing construction phases of projects
• Actively seeking new design and construction methods
• Ensuring close-out documentation and project archives are complete
• Meeting with clients to discuss project objectives, needs, and budget
• Preparing and presenting design proposals, including detailed drawings of finished buildings, renovations, or restorations
• Meeting construction budget by monitoring project expenditures, identifying variances, implementing corrective actions as approved by the Project director
• Accomplishing construction project results by defining project purpose and scope, calculating resources required, establishing standards and protocols, allocating resources, scheduling and coordinating staff and sub-contractors, evaluating milestone assumptions and conclusions, resolving design problems, evaluating and implementing change orders
• Meeting with construction professionals and clients to discuss the feasibility of designs
• Reviewing local rules and regulations to ensure the construction project falls within all constraints
• Specifying the materials needed for the construction of projects
• Working with computer-aided design software to create blueprints and images
• Working with contractors, surveyors, and building service engineers to create a construction schedule and bring the designs to fruition
• Coordinating work between various contractors
• Supervising construction of buildings to ensure projects meet deadlines, stay on budget, and adhere to the original vision for the design
• Visiting proposed locations and building sites
• Participating in project management throughout the construction and resolving issues that surface during construction
• Developing technical procedures and contributing to the development of standards, specifications, construction documents, and guidelines;
• Prepare BEME, BOQ, MTO, WBS, work program schedule, Budget and all other necessary project documents
• Prepare and submit progress reports to the project director
• Thinking both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems;
• Meeting with construction professionals and clients to discuss the feasibility of designs;
• Working with computer-aided design software to create blueprints and images and carrying out technical and feasibility studies and draw up blueprints that satisfy technical specifications
• Conduct on-site investigations and analyse data (maps, reports, tests, drawings and other).
• Identify project risk and implement risk response plans
• Other duties as assigned by the project director

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering Degree is required
• Minimum of 8 years of working experience
• Licensed by recognised Engineering Regulatory bodies in Nigeria such as:
• Council for The Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and
• The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)
• Proficient in standard industry software.

Skills:
To successfully perform the typical tasks and duties of the position, the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities listed below are required:

• Ability to effectively solve problems and conflicts
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and provide leadership in the execution of complex construction projects
• Knowledge of theory, principles, and practices of Civil Engineering
• Knowledge of design-build project delivery methodology
• Develops and manages budgets within established parameters
• Ability to analyse and interpret technical materials accurately and effectively
• Effective in making objective decisions.

Application Closing Date
29th April, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: ultimushrconsulting@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.