Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a leading international construction and marine engineering company, is recruiting for a major port rehabilitation project in the capacity below:
Responsibilities
- The project involves large-scale marine works, heavy civil construction activities, concrete production, precast operations, heavy lifting equipment, and fleet management within one of West Africa's most strategic infrastructure developments.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all yard operations and ensuring the efficient management of resources, equipment, materials and personnel to support project execution.
Yard Operations Management:
- Lead and manage all activities within the project yard, ensuring safe, efficient and cost-effective operations.
- Establish and enforce operational procedures, workflows and performance standards across all yard activities.
- Coordinate the movement, storage and allocation of materials, equipment and construction assets.
- Ensure optimal utilization of yard facilities to support project requirements and deadlines.
- Maintain strict discipline and operational control across a large multicultural workforce.
Concrete & Precast Production:
- Oversee the operations of multiple concrete batching plants serving the project.
- Ensure production targets, quality standards and delivery schedules are consistently achieved.
- Supervise precast concrete production activities and ensure compliance with technical specifications.
- Coordinate production planning with construction and marine operations teams.
Equipment & Fleet Management:
- Manage a large fleet of construction equipment, lifting machinery, trucks and operational vehicles.
- Ensure equipment availability, utilization and maintenance performance meet project requirements.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance programs with technical and mechanical teams.
- Monitor equipment productivity and implement corrective actions where necessary.
- Ensure effective management of spare parts, consumables and workshop operations.
Logistics & Resource Planning:
- Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics activities related to project operations.
- Monitor inventory levels and ensure availability of critical materials and equipment.
- Develop efficient yard layouts and storage systems to optimize productivity and safety.
- Support procurement and project teams in forecasting equipment and material requirements.
Health, Safety & Compliance:
- Promote a strong safety culture throughout all yard operations.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, HSE standards and local regulations.
- Lead incident investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping, security and operational discipline.
Leadership & Team Management:
- Lead, mentor and develop supervisors, operators, mechanics and support personnel.
- Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, productivity and operational excellence.
- Manage workforce planning, performance evaluations and training initiatives.
- Maintain strong discipline and clear reporting structures across the organisation.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in heavy construction, marine works, infrastructure, mining, military engineering or large industrial operations.
- Proven experience managing large construction yards, equipment fleets and operational bases.
- Strong knowledge of concrete batching plants, precast production and heavy lifting operations.
- Extensive experience managing heavy equipment including cranes, excavators, loaders, trucks and specialized construction machinery.
- Demonstrated experience working in Africa within complex operational environments.
- Strong understanding of logistics, maintenance planning and resource allocation.
- Proven ability to manage large multicultural workforces under demanding project conditions.
- Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- Strong character, resilience and ability to enforce discipline and operational standards.
- Former military engineering corps, military logistics, naval engineering or comparable highly structured operational environments.
- Experience on major port, marine, mining, oil & gas, EPC or large infrastructure projects.
- Previous experience managing workforces exceeding 300 personnel.
- Experience in remote or challenging operational environments across Africa.