Engineering Construction Manager at Afrihood Development Company

Afrihood is a Real Estate & Infrastructural Development Company with a vision to raise the living standard of Africans one building at a time. We are rebuilding Africa to become the foremost and inclusive infrastructural wonder of the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineering Construction Manager

Location: Lagos
Reports To: Managing Director

Job Purpose

• Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, Infrastructures and estates.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and design building structures following construction and government standards, using design software and drawing tools.
• Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
• Direct responsibility for construction operations, and building maintenance of structures at project site.
• Participate in surveying to lay out installations and establish reference points, grades, and elevations to guide construction.
• Participate in the development of work programme for housing projects to enhance its viability analysis
• Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labour to determine project feasibility.
• Participate in the process of testing soils and materials to determine the adequacy and strength of foundations, concrete, asphalt, or steel.
• Provide technical advice regarding design, construction, or program modifications and structural repairs to industrial and managerial personnel.
• Conduct studies of traffic patterns or environmental conditions to identify engineering problems and assess the potential impact of projects.
• Undertaking technical and feasibility studies including site investigations.
• Liaising with clients and a variety of professionals including architects and subcontractors.
• Resolving design and development problems.
• Ensuring the project complies with legal requirements, especially health and safety.
• Assessing the sustainability and environmental impact of projects.
• Ensuring projects run smoothly and structures are completed within budget and on time.
• Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photographs, and other topographical or geologic data to plan projects.

Qualification / Person Specification

• At least a B.Eng / HND in Civil Engineering
• Must be registered with COREN with current SEAL
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in the Real Estate/Infrastructure industry
• Vast Experience in the adoption of Green and SMART Technology in Estate and Infrastructural Construction
• Professional qualification will be an added advantage
• Current on industry standards and best practices
• Ability to work under pressure.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent follow through, ability to pay attention to details and organisational skills.
• High level of professionalism and multitasking.
• Analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Excellent people management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Good leadership and team building skills.
• Strategic thinking, forecasting and planning skills.

Application Closing Date
12th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should write convincingly on why they should be Afrihood's Engineering Construction Manager and attach their CV to: [email protected] using "Engineering Construction Manager Application" as the subject of the mail.