Adexen HR and Recruitment services is looking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer. The current offer will take place in Lagos, Nigeria, overseeing several projects. The current projects will be realized alongside top banks, oil giants and other multinational corporations.
Our client is a leading electromechanical construction company with 2 decades of local presence and international expertise in construction of high quality buildings and the realization of specialized construction mandates in West Africa.
Job Title: Senior Mechanical Project Engineer
Job Reference: 802
Location: Lagos
Industry: Construction & Real Estate
Job Summary and Objectives
- The company is seeking a professional to follow the day-to-day activities on site, making sure the progress is being completed according to approved drawings and approved material submitted.
- This is to be done in coordination with site supervisors & site engineers.
- This position will use planning, monitoring and controlling processes, to ensure completion of projects on time and according to budget by setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring and communicating project progress.
- The mechanical project Site Engineer follows the day to day activities on site making sure in coordination with site supervisors & site engineers. That the progress is completed according to approved drawings and approved material submittals.
General Tasks/ Job Duties
- The responsibilities of the professionals required include but not limited to the following:
- Prepare of as built drawings in coordination with draftsmen and engineering department.
- Ensure the proper execution as per the approved shop drawings.
- Explain the work methodologies to the work and supervising force to ensure that the work is done as per the requirements.
- Reporting to Project manager regarding daily progress of work and plan for the next working days.
- Informing the Project Manager regarding material status on the site and preparing the requirement for the upcoming period.
- Carry out/Supervise all relevant testing before commissioning and handing over.
- Managing the work force.
- Analyze work non-conformities and provide recommendations and guidance for resolution.
- Ensure all the equipments used in the site are properly maintained and calibrated if required.
- Inspect received material in the site and check delivery note and PO and inform Project Manager.
- Ensure that all reporting personnel follow all company policies and procedures.
- Provide support during the development of operations and maintenance manuals.
- Assist the Project Manager during the execution of the projects.
- Manage all the project trade from the planning stage to the final hand-over of the execution and project maintenance.
- Ensure that the department is adequately resourced to satisfy the technical engineering needs using both permanent and temporary resources as appropriate.
- Ensure that all contracts are adequately resources to enable projects to progress to program and within budget.
- Ensure that all technical standards, specifications, codes and procedures of the company are properly maintained and updated to reflect changes, improvements and advances in technology.
- Manage the resources and manpower of project sufficient to achieve the level of quality production required.
- Ensure that any non-conformance or queries are highlighted and implemented speedily and effectively.
- Might be assigned to handle some part of the project individually on consultation with the Project Manager.
- Negotiate with the Consultant/Client on project issues and take suitable decision.
- Mobilize of resource manpower, equipment & material as and when required for the project.
Requirements
Overall Skills:
- Plumbing: booster pumps, submersible pumps, sanitary fixtures, floor drains, area drains, drainage piping network, water supply piping network, different type of plumbing valves, heat exchangers.
- HVAC : Chillers, pumps, piping network, GI ducting, air handling units, fan coil units, fans, grills diffusers & louvers, variable air volume box, insulation, cladding, volume, smoke & fire dampers, sound attenuators, black steel hood duct, air balancing, water balancing, heating system, chemical flushing, dry coolers, humidifiers.
- Firefighting: FM200, wet sprinkler system, electrical pumps, sprinklers, fire hose cabinets, landing valves, zone control valves, piping network, alarm check valves.
- Medical gas: piping network, manifolds, outlets, area control stations, bed head units.
- Good knowledge in NFPA 13 and NFPA 20.
- Good Knowledge in Plumbing codes.
- Good Knowledge in Ashree and Smacna Standards.
- Good skills in analyzing shop drawings and material submittals in accordance to design drawings and specs.
- Ability to control the quality of site installation.
- Ability to provide advice to site team on details of installations.
- Ability to provide to PM daily, weekly and monthly reports.
- Ability to follow up the works of subcontractors.
- Ability to meet and discuss technical matters with client and consultant.
- Ability to carry the commissioning of the mechanical systems installed.
- Ability to comply with QA/QC procedures.
- Ability to define the control of equipment based on the Specs and Sequence of operation.
- Ability to elaborate the method statement for installation.
- Ability to make quantity tale off for material needed.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent combination of education from a well reputed university.
- Masters/MBA preferred.
Work Experience
- Strong professional background with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in a managerial position in electro-mechanical construction projects.
- Previous experience in Africa an advantage.
- Proven administrative, leadership and management ability in the area of project management, business development and/or tendering.
Skills and Competencies
- Proficient in Autocad.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (MS Words, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Proficient in Project Planning tools.
- Must be adept in the use of Internet and E-mail.
- Fluent in English
- Strategy oriented and driven.
- Very good analytical thinking capabilities.
- Very good at solving complex problems.
- Very good leadership skills.
- Very good organizational skills.
- Very good negotiation and communication skills.
Remuneration
An expatriate salary
Application Closing Date
Not Stated.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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