SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execution & Scope Management: Oversees the physical implementation of road works, ensuring construction adheres to approved drawings and specifications. Identifies field changes and documents variations in scope.
- Construction Planning: Refines schedules and budgets for specific road segments. Monitors field progress against the baseline to ensure milestones are met without budget overruns.
- Procurement & Material Oversight: Technical lead for road-specific procurement (asphalt, sub-base materials, drainage components). Interfaces with subcontractors to validate bid technicalities and ensure timely material delivery to the site.
- Interdisciplinary Coordination: Synchronizes work between earthworks, utilities, paving, and electrical teams. Manages the allocation of technical field staff to ensure high-priority zones are adequately resourced.
- Technical Supervision: Assists the Project Manager in controlling the fiscal and administrative health of the site. Evaluates man-hour requirements and technical skill gaps within the contractor s workforce.
- Quality & Compliance: Ensures all road engineering disciplines meet client criteria. Acts as the primary "expeditor" for action items resulting from site inspections or client walk-throughs.
- Reporting: Generates detailed construction progress reports, RFI (Request for Information) logs, and technical documentation for QIC and senior management.
- Contractual Integrity: Analyzes and distributes technical information to site teams to ensure work remains within the contractual framework.
- Safety & Ethics: Enforces a "Safety First" culture, ensuring all road-work activities comply with corporate, contractual, and international safety standards.
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PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENC
- Education: Bachelor s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related construction discipline.
- Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in mega-scale construction projects.
- Specialization: Proven track record in Roads and Highways construction, specifically managing multi-disciplinary teams within a large-scale infrastructure environment.
- Certifications: Safety Qualification (e.g., NEBOSH or OSHA) and awareness training are highly preferred.
- Communication: Fluent in English with the ability to translate complex technical issues into actionable field instructions.
- SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
- Field Leadership: Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale contractor workforces in a high-pressure construction environment.
- Stakeholder Navigation: Ability to operate within a matrix organization (dual reporting) and influence senior management, consultants, and contractors alike.
- Operational Agility: Must function effectively under tight deadlines and time constraints, with a knack for prioritizing critical path activities.
- Contractor Management: Expert-level skills in supervising subcontractors, validating work-in-progress, and negotiating technical resolutions on-site.
- Follow-through: A relentless focus on closing out action items and delivering targets within a complex, multi-partner stakeholder landscape.
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