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Job Title | Construction Coordinator |
Code | 0291 |
Place of Work | Addis Ababa, |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization scale |
No. of Positions | One |
Length of Contract | One year with possibility of extension |
The Construction Coordinator will be tasked with overseeing all functional aspects of construction related projects from design and procurement, to supervision and contributing to reports. With challenging environments for constructing schools, HP, HC, WASH facilities, Rural Development Infrastructures and other buildings, this position will demand a highly motivated, detail oriented individual who will be able to solve challenges as they arise.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Planning, Coordination & programme support
Contribute to project proposals when it is required from country and FO
Collaborate with respective FO resident Engineers during new project proposal development in the process of project planning: design of facilities, specification and BoQs preparation.
Collaborate with respective FO procurement and technical teams during tender planning, evaluation and contract agreement formulation.
Guide and provide directions to respective FOs procurement and technical team while the implementation of contractual construction works
Provide weekly and monthly reports outlining progress of construction undertakings by respective project/program as well as keep a construction contract trucking and record of contract administration documents.
Technical/operational
Review technical design documents from the programme sectors (Health, education and WaSH) and recommends relevant modifications, if required, and also ensure that the project plans, drawings or sketches are well understood by the implementation contractors/teams, provide implementation guidelines and give feedback as appropriate.
Visit and assess proposed construction sites in project areas and make decisions based on consultation with project owners, construction manager, procurement & concerned project stakeholders as required.
Assist the procurement team in outsourcing and contract administration for all the programme’s construction activities implemented by the programme in your respective operational areas.
Examine and process payment requests for construction works undertaken by different projects in the programme area.
Keep record of federal and regional standard designs for Education, Health and WASH and other rural development infrastructure activities and share to the FO staffs
Establish a contract management database and keep updated record of progresses for each construction project under contract, also coordinate and supervise construction works in order to assure quality of construction.
Work closely with programs/projects to ensure that contract values are within the limit of project cost estimate and available budget. Keep record of payables (retentions) and receivables (advances) and inform all concerned units and individuals involved timely for release and/or recovery.
Identify gaps and provide support where necessary through acceptable and transparent ways to contractors/specialists/suppliers to carry out specialised pieces of work where project personnel do not have the capacity to do so
Ensure that the project plans, drawings or sketches are well understood by the implementation contractors/teams, provide implementation guidelines and give feedback as appropriate.
Identify and propose procurement of locally available construction materials for contractual and own force use by contracting company and SCI in close collaboration with the FO technical team.
Ensure effective and efficient use of all SC’s financial and material resources in order to keep costs to the lowest possible
Review, Follow up and assessment
Review technical design documents for construction works and fully participate in the preparation and analysing tendering and contract administration processes.
Follow up on planning and implementation of all construction undertakings and also review and monitor the performance of construction companies for compliance with the contract agreements they entered into with SCI
Review and verify construction payment requests submitted by the FO technical staff
Review the status and progress of SC’s construction projects, including assessment of the construction work quality including design, and implementation processes
Follow up Actively participate in the construction projects management Processes (Planning phase, Design phase, Bidding phase, & Construction phase and Post construction phase)
Capacity Building
Build and develop the capacity of the projects construction and engineering team through the use of effective training, performance management frameworks and development plan.
Provide construction contract administration rule, manuals and guideline updates to the respective FO technical and procurement team
Report
Collect data from field offices and compile construction work progress reports on regular basis to concerned program representative and Logistic Addis
BSc in construction engineering or related technical field with a minimum of five years’ experience on full construction contract administration.
Proven and significant experience in international procurement and contract management, including an ability to review procurement demands and trends, and to develop strategies to fill identified gaps.
Field level experience in logistics for INGOs in international development and emergency programmes
Knowledge of key institutional donors and their compliance requirements in respect of logistics and procurement
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
Commitment to Save the Children values.
Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies including travelling at short notice and for extended periods of time
Highly organised with good administration skills for order and information management, able to develop filing systems and databases to ensure an auditable trail.
A high level of computer literacy (word, excel, ppt etc)