Construction Engineer at Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Construction Engineer

Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Role Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to supervise all the constructional work for 1 year. The role will ensure all construction works are done to meet project expectations in line with donor guidelines, Plan policies and Nigerian laws and policies on construction.

Dimension of Role

• The role of the Engineer is to provide technical support to the BMZ project in matters related to constructional work including rehabilitation of health facilities in Yobe state.

Key Roles/Responsiblities
The selected Engineer will be expected to perform the following roles:

• Develop/review bill of quantity for the construction work to include health facilities and others
• Develop/review health facility designs in line with the approved guidelines.
• Coordinate with the relevant ministries, communities and other stakeholders before, during and after constructions to ensure smooth and timely completion of all constructional work.
• Supervise closely the contractors and ensure constructional work is carried out as per the agreed standards.
• Provide technical advice to the team to inform decision on selection of contractors.
• Issue on behalf of Plan International a certificate of completion for based of satisfactory quality checks on constructions.
• Perform any other project related duties as specified by supervisor.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge

• University degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Poly technical schools or any related back ground
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in implementing and supervising construction works, preferably health facilities.
• Experience working in emergency settings.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Community mobilizations skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Languages: Excellent command of English language and Hausa

Behaviours:

• Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
• Provides good and adequate administrative and logistical support to enable programmes to meet meets it’s agreed financial and program outcomes.
• Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
• Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organisational development.
• Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
• Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
• Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
• Very strong commitment to continuous learning

Application Closing Date
16th August, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online