About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our "school in a box" systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale.
We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, will double in size in the next 6 months,
and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students
across continentBridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our "school in a box" systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale.
About this position
The CSC is responsible for the construction work activities for the allocated school site. This begins with appraisal of proposed new sites and includes ensuring that prior arrangements are made for effective project start up, smooth work progress, effective decision making and finalised project close-out.
The role also entails planning, implementation and monitoring of the construction site activities including ensuring that work is planned for as they are carried out on each site specifically.
For existing schools, s/he shall be in charge of school Support Officer (SO) communications to receive and detail school facilities conditions concerns, their documentation, possible solutions and timelines, including work approvals and implementation.
The individual is also responsible for the liaison between the school sites and the headquarters in terms of Information flows and record keeping.
Responsibilities:
Site Appraisal
- Carry
out initial site visit, document the site characteristics, evaluate the
implications of site conditions to construction and prepare a report.
- Manage
information flows with the Land Department and site takeover.
Project Start-up
- Carry
out all tasks that are necessary for the construction to commence
effectively and complete the start-up checklist for approval.
Contract management
- Prepare
or modify the standard contract for site specific issues, discuss it with
the Site Foreman and manage it throughout the construction period.
Materials management
- Prepare
or modify the standard schedule of materials, prepare materials
requisitions, confirm orders and deliveries, ensure proper materials
acceptance procedures are duly applied, retrieve from site and forward to
headquarters the delivery notes and invoices, request payments and file
away the payment acknowledgement.
Labour management
- Source
qualified Site Foremen, skilled and unskilled labourers, manage labour
records, manage labour payments, retrieve from site and forward to
headquarters the invoices and time sheets, request payments and file away
the payment acknowledgement.
Programme Management
- Carry
out day-to-day monitoring of progress of work on site, tracking to ensure
programme targets are met, planning and implementing remedial measures in
case of programme slippage, including feedback information for programme
improvement.
- Carry
out early morning daily calls, prepare daily email reports and prepare
weekly work programmes.
Workmanship and Quality Control
- Communicate
the quality standards, implement procedures to ensure that work meets
them, monitor and provide feedback information for improved quality.
Payments
- Compute
or modify budget estimates for approval, prepare payment requests for
approval, confirm and record payments completed and balances and file away
the payment acknowledgement.
Records Management
- Implement
the proper entering and updating of site records including the site book,
invoices, time sheets and prepare summary reports as required.
Labour Relations
- Ensure
the employment of only desirable workers on the school sites, maintain
smooth labour relations and provide feedback information for improved
quality.
About You
- Minimum
of 5 years experience in site supervision on busy sites preferably in
labour intensive projects
- Should
have good knowledge of basic construction technology and practices.
- Should
be a good planner, well organized and able to carry out simple analysis
tasks.
- Should
be able to source skilled labour locally and handle labour-related issues
arising on site from time to time.
- Excellent
writing and oral communication skills are required
- Good
people management skills that result in timely meeting of deadlines
- Ability
and willingness to accept instructions, accept criticism and positive
feedback, while being very adaptable and flexible
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