Job Description

The Main Purpose of the Role:

• Responsible for overseeing and coordinating every aspect of a project being done from the planning until completion of the project.
• Supervising the teams and sub-contractors used for each project to ensure optimal efficiency and high-quality service at all times.
• Assisting with ordering and obtaining supplies, scheduling equipment maintenance as needed, and managing employees.
• Have efficient Health and Safety training and understanding.
• Responsible for coordinating the contracts managers, making sure they are carrying out their duties correctly within budget and timeline as well as communicate daily updates on progress on sites.
• Ensure that the contacts managers have the materials, tools, equipment, PPE etc. working in coordination with the buyer and storeman required to carry out the work.
• Will be required to do basic costings on smaller maintenance jobs and send through basic quotes when required.
• Will have to adjudicate hearings in coordination with HR when required and make sure employees are held responsible for non-conformance and material wastage.
• Responsible for asset management (controls and inspections), working in coordination with the storeman.

Requirements:

• Higher education in Construction management/ building studies, quantity surveying or related.
• Health and Safety Training (Imperative).
• Computer literate understanding of Microsoft Office (other programs advantageous).
• Industrial Relation skills (i.e. know how to handle staff effectively, discipline etc).
• Be able to understand and communicate in English and Afrikaans.
• Proven experience of at least 7+ years working as a Contracts Manager / Supervisor or related management experience, especially in the Construction Industry.
• Experience in working with big teams.
• Health and Safety Management experience.
• Experience in interpreting engineering plans and drawings.
• Scaffolding Erecting experience (advantageous).
• Working at Heights Experience (advantageous).
• Higher education in Construction management/ building studies, quantity surveying or related.
• Health and Safety Training (Imperative)

Key Performance Areas:
Site Management:

• Plan projects to ensure that the site teams can deliver according to budget and within time constraints.
• Analysing plans to ensure that projects meet design specification, safety, and budget specifications.
• Ensuring all projects are complete within budget and according to deadline dates.
• Recommending changes to operations or procedures to increase efficiency.
• Inspecting sites regularly to identify and eliminate potential safety hazards.
• Ensuring procurement and reconciliation of materials are carried out in accordance with Company procedures to the best value and to prevent delays.
• Establish teams on site.
• Supervising and instructing the teams as well as subcontractors on each site.
• Ensuring material management and employee management for each site.
• Ensure site team compliance with company rules, policies, and procedures.
• Sign off daily permits.
• Attending site meetings.
• Communicate daily toolbox talks to employees.
• Communication with workshop employees.
• Measure work for clients for invoicing and quotation purposes.
• Manage the workshop to optimize production to prevent a bottle neck in materials

Labour Relations:

• Dealing with staff grievances.
• Dealing with Trade Unions (if applicable).
• Assisting with issuing warnings.
• Evaluating the performance of employees and instituting disciplinary measures as needed.
• Assisting with recruiting employees in the correct process.
• Providing and communicating on behalf of staff for payroll related/ HR documentation.
• Ensuring that all staff under your direct supervision follow company and onsite company health and safety rules and regulations at all times

Employee Management:

• Calculating and updating daily staff timesheets according to time worked.
• Maintaining an accurate record of employee attendance.
• Ensuring employees are working towards the benefit of the company at all times and if not report immediately.
• Offer to train and help a junior or struggling fitter or Lagger when he /she is struggling with a task.

Health, Safety and Environmental:

• Maintain and manage teams and subcontractors, ensuring all subcontractors follow proper Health and Safety procedures and processes.
• Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety procedures and legal obligations.
• Handling site accidents in accordance with established accident protocol.
• Educating site workers on safety regulations and accident protocol.
• Enforcing site safety rules to minimize work-related accidents and injuries.
• Do monthly audits/ updates on site safety file

Quality:

• Establish and promote best practices.
• Carry out QCPs on jobs with photos supplied on phases / layers until completion to ensure a functional as well as aesthetically pleasing finished product

Customer Relations:

• Build and maintain relationships with both the client and external customers.
• Meeting with clients to find out their requirements.
• Liaising directly with clients.
• Consult with clients on the best option to suit their needs.

Housekeeping:

• Site is to be kept clean and in working order continuously throughout the shift/ day.
• Ensure that sites/ projects are kept in good working order throughout the project.
• Ensure the working spaces are kept clean and in good condition throughout projects

Ad hoc:

• Toolbox talks.
• Toolbox inspections.
• Vehicle inspections.
• Be willing to work overtime when needed in order to meet deadlines.

Salary:

• Basic : R30,000 R35,000.00 (Depending on experience)
• Benefits : Laptop, cell phone, and vehicle for business use

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying.

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