Assistant Civil Engineer - One(1) Position at Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI)

Job Purpose

• Reporting to the Head Human Resource and Administration, the position will be responsible for assisting in implementation of general maintenance and execution of infrastructure in accordance with specified schedules in the Institute

Duties and Responsibility

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Supervise contract management for outsourced building contracts
• Review Contractors’ and Consultant’s interim payment applications.
• Prepare condition and inventory survey reports for building & fences contracts.
• Prepare quotations for building and fences maintenance services
• Provide timely accurate reports
• Coordinate the collections of data for building design and engineering investigation for periodic maintenance and construction work.
• Take measurement and estimates quantities of works for preparation of payment certificates
• Assess quality control quality of construction works and materials.
• Prepare annual work plans and budget for the building and fence maintenance within the Institute based the outcome annual inventory and condition surveys.
• Coordinate annual inventory and condition survey for preparation of annual work plans and budget for the building and fence management.
• Assist with the development of the preventive maintenance plan.
• Comply with Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policies, procedures and regulations when carrying out work.
• Control project quality to ensure project objectives are met.
• Coordinate repair and maintenance functions.
• Plan the implementation of projects by determining specifications, installation schedules and planning shutdowns.
• Prepare purchase documentation for resources.
• Propose workflow improvements to improve efficiency technical support and knowledge for service recovery team in rectifying fault tracing and diagnosing breakdown problems.
• Support and initiate enhanced maintenance systems and procedures to improve maintenance efficiency.
• Track cost of repairs and maintenance.
• Liaise with suppliers and vendors on the delivery of resources

Qualifications and Experience

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering/ Building construction
• Registration with EBK and IEK
• Construction Authority, Institute of clerk of works