Housing / Construction Manager at Saroafrica International Limited

Saroafrica International Limited (‘Saro’) is an indigenous private sector player with 3 decades of experience in Nigeria. Saro has five Subsidiaries (Saro Agrosciences, Saro Lifecare, Saro Agro-Allied, Gossy Warm Spring and Saro Oil Palm) and two Joint Ventures (AgriseedCo and Green Hills Agricultural Products). Saroafrica is set to become a leading consumer, manufacturing, FMCG and integrated agricultural value chain group. In pursuit of this ambition Saroafrica is making significant investment in a Palm Plantation and Cassava to Ethanol Plant.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Housing / Construction Manager

Location: Edo

Job Description

• Plan and coordinate theproject from start to finish, including organising the schedule of work, costings, and budget
• Plan the work and oversee the buying of necessary materials and equipment
• Hire and manage staff for the project
• Manage the construction site on a dailybasis, including supervising the labour force, monitoring subcontractors, checking materials, inspecting work, and overseeing quality control
• Ensure the project is delivered on time and on budget by setting benchmarks, agreeing budgets and monitoring progress
• Check design documents with architects, surveyors, and engineers
• Promote and maintain health and safety, including site inspections to ensure safety rules are being followed
• Write reports
• Maintain regular communication and attend meetings with clients and their representatives to inform them of progress on theproject, i.e. stakeholder management
• Communicate with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and others involved in the project.
• Deal with any unexpected problems that may occur during the project.

Requirements

• B.Eng. in Civil Engineer or Architect degree is essential or related field (minimum of second class upper division)
• Significant knowledge and experience (min 5 years) of implementing similar projects from inception to completion in remote places
• Experienced in challenging environments (remote site and low educational level of staff)
• Experience with interlocking soil block construction is a plus

Application Closing Date
17th March, 2022.