Overview
Plans, schedules, and supervises engineering projects including construction, earthworks, and roadworks. Assesses requirements for installation, repairs, and maintenance of heavy-duty equipment and horizontal infrastructure.
Tasks Summary
- Plans, schedules and supervises implementation of engineering projects such as construction, earthworks, roadworks, land clearing and development, excavation, trenching and drainage, including maintenance.
- Assesses requirements for the installation, repairs and maintenance of earthmoving and construction equipment and horizontal infrastructure.
- Diagnoses problems and develops solutions for malfunctioning engineering equipment or systems and infrastructure.
- Supervises horizontal and transitional construction works and operates heavy-duty machinery.
- Supervises and coordinates the installation, servicing, maintenance and repair of engineering equipment.
- Inspects and reports on construction, installation and maintenance projects.
- Applies and ensures adherence to safety programmes.
- Identifies resource requirements for budget preparations.
- Assists in technical evaluation of bids and proposals.
- Secures equipment, materials, supplies and spare parts.
- Reads and interprets specifications and technical drawings.
- Prepares bills of quantities and costing for engineering projects.
- Supervises the maintenance of records.
- Reviews and approves work orders and assigns tasks.
- Verifies progress or completion of engineering projects and recommends payments.
- Follows up on correction of defects during the warranty period.
Experience Requirements
- Experience in horizontal engineering works and management of heavy-duty earth moving and construction equipment.
- Experience in construction, earthworks, roadworks, land clearing and development, excavation, trenching and drainage, including maintenance.
- Experience in installation, repairs and maintenance of earthmoving and construction equipment and horizontal infrastructure.
- Experience in supervising horizontal and transitional construction works.
- Experience in supervising and coordinating the installation, servicing, maintenance and repair of engineering equipment.
- Experience in supervising works carried by national, international junior staff and contractors.
- Experience in inspecting and reporting on construction, installation and maintenance projects.
- Experience in applying and ensuring adherence to safety programmes.
- Experience in identifying resource requirements for budget preparations.
- Experience in assisting in technical evaluation of bids and proposals.
- Experience in securing equipment, materials, supplies and spare parts.
- Experience in reading and interpreting specifications and technical drawings.
- Experience in preparing bills of quantities and costing for engineering projects.
- Experience in supervising the maintenance of records.
- Experience in reviewing and approving work orders and assigning tasks.
- Experience in verifying progress or completion of engineering projects and recommending payments.
- Experience in following up on correction of defects during the warranty period.
Qualification Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Recognized and valid license to operate heavy duty construction equipment is required.
- Technical or vocation certificate in construction management or in a relevant field.