Job Description

My Client, Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Consultants is seeking a Professionally Registered Site Engineer with extensive Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineering Design Experience design and construction experience to work on a 22-month Fuel Storage and Handling Terminal project in Northeast Africa.
Main job function

• Review of Contractors design with support from home office design team.

• Review of Contractors proposed method of work.

• Ensure compliance of contractors work with the project Scope, Standards & Specifications.

• Review contractorsxe2x80x99 selection of materials for compliance with

• specifications.

• Monitor, co-ordinate and inspect the contractorxe2x80x99s work.

• Witness testing and certification of the Contractorxe2x80x99s work.

• Monitoring of Project progress in terms of schedule.

• Liaise and co-ordinate with the Contractor to resolve all design and construction issues.

• Attend site meetings with Contractor on matters concerning:

o Designs o Procedures o Progress o Construction works. o Constraints o Schedules.

• Work as integrated team with Project Safety Supervisor/Officers assigned for the Project.

• Support the issuing of daily work permits and monitoring.

• Inspect and ensure that works are carried out in accordance with approved designs.

• Review of the availability of necessary materials and supplies as well as adequacy of the Contractorxe2x80x99s site staff and labour for the execution of the works.

• Coordinate with the Client and ensure a minimal disruption to the Clientxe2x80x99s normal operations especially during tie-in/shutdown durations.

• Maintain an accurate record of all tests and inspections conducted, findings, and test reports.

• Evaluate work done by the Contractor and verify Contractorxe2x80x99s progress payment claims, issue payment certificate to the Project Manager, and make recommendations on variation order items instructed by the Client.

• Advise Project Manager of any or potential claim situations.

• Ensure all facts/ data are recorded xe2x80x93 make recommendations to Project Manager.

• Liaise with terminal staff, local authority, and Project Manager to pro-actively identify and attend to potential problems.

• Regularly audit site instruction books, site diaries, testing procedures, etc.

• Propose extra work rates to the Project Manager.

• Agree variations to a limit set by the Project Manager and prepare all VOs for formal issue by the Project Manager.

• Agree progress quantities with Project Manager.

• Prepare draft payment certificates for formal issue by the Project Manager.

• Regularly vet dayworks and authorize items.

• Inspect works on regular basis and ensure contractor closes out snag items on an ongoing basis.

• Agree final snag lists.

• Assist with commissioning.

• Counter sign acceptance certificates for sections of work

• tested and commissioned.

• Agree final quantities during the contract and on completion.

Qualifications:

• Technical tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering

• Professionally registered

• 15-20 yearsxe2x80x99 experience

Experience:
Criteria

• Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineering Design Experience

• Extensive Construction supervision Experience

• Quality Control experience in electrical, instrumentation and control installations at fuel

• storage and distribution depots

• Experience in Fuel storage and handling infrastructure, Terminals, and Depots

• Leadership skills

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.
Please contact Juanita Strachan juanita@armstrongappointments.com