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Job Title: Assistant Resident Engineer
Location: Maseru, Maseru, Lesotho
Reference #: WSP/T&I/BRY/04/2022
Contract Type: Contract
24 Months
Salary: Market Related

Job Summary:
The Assistant Resident Engineers will be responsible for the day-to-day surveillance and inspection of construction activities. The Assistant Resident Engineers will manage the works and supervise that all construction is in accordance with the design intent and specifications and are completed to schedule and with minimal disruption to operations.
The Assistant Resident Engineer is a specialist who will plan and undertake and / or verify inspection and testing of processes and/or infrastructure so as to ensure conformance with agreed specifications and standards requirements and will strive to assure that the works are constructed in accordance with the design requirements. The Assistant Resident Engineer works with the established project standards for review and acceptance of the Contractors’ Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA / QC) plans.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Fully acquainted with the scope of the contract, the schedule, the technical specifications and commercial aspects of the contract.
•Attend the kick-off and site meetings. Chair and record each meeting in the absence of the Resident Engineer.
•Review and comment on Contractor’s planning as required under the contract and monitor and control compliance.
•Attend and participate in Construction Risk Assessment Workshops.
•Maintain records of site activities in the form of a site daily diary.
•Provide all reasonable assistance to the contractors in the execution of their Works.
•Minimize interface problems by coordinating the operations of the different works.
•Liaise with the CMS team (including the Design Office) to ensure the timely availability of drawings, technical data and free-issue materials and equipment.
•Issue written site instructions (as delegated by the Resident Engineer) to the Contractor as required.
•Monitor procurement progress on materials supplied by the Contractor.
•Adjust the construction order or methodology in the field to minimize the effect of delays, when practical.
•Monitor resources employed by the Contractor, including number and caliber of staff, field personnel and equipment.
•Compile and track the status of punch lists as each contract or work section nears completion.
•Co-ordinate any site surveying requirements.
•Co-ordinate the resolution of site technical queries.
•Prepare field sketches as required for records of changes or for clarification.
•Collect and collate Contractor’s as-built drawings and manuals.
•Assist with quantity measurements for payment purposes.
•Assist in the site document control function and distribute all engineering documents to appropriate Contractor’s personnel.
•Monitor the Contractor’s and supplier’s quality of work, procedures, installation of material and equipment for quality control compliance.
•Inspect and document acceptance of construction activities and installations and assist with the preparation of practical completion documentation and handover packages; and
•Compile weekly non-conformance reports.
•Reviews the corrections for the BOQ

Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
•B. Tech/B. Eng in Civil Engineering with 10 years structural/bridge construction experience as ARE.
•10 years structural/bridge experience as ARE

KEY COMPETENCIES AND GENERIC SKILLS:
•The Resident Engineer is to be thoroughly familiar with the Scope of Works details and objectives, Conditions of Contract, Project Specifications, AFC Specifications, AFC Drawings, design/engineering related studies and reports (eg. Geotechnical Reports, Land Survey Reports, etc.) Statutory requirements (eg. EMP, pertinent Safety Regulations, etc.), etc Passion for marketing and communications
•Excellent communication skills
•Problem solving
•Ability to work independently

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Application Deadline: 17/02/2022