Suraya Property Group Limited, one of
the leading and fast growing Real Estate Development Companies in Kenya is
undertaking and plans to undertake major development projects ranging from
master planning, scheme design, detail design, supervision, services designs
and other construction related activities in projects spread in a number of
Counties and Cities in Kenya.
In order for the above objectives in
development to be realized, Suraya is encouraging the interested and qualified
applicants to express their individual interest for the positions listed below
for consideration:
Quantity Surveyors
Skills & Competencies:
Candidates for this role must be a team player and should meet the following criteria:
Candidates for this role must be a team player and should meet the following criteria:
- Qualified to degree level / equivalent or
compensating experience
- Must show longevity in employment history
- Must have a “Contractors” background and
preferably have experience of working with a major contractor
- Must have experience in Civil engineering and
Highways
- Must be an experienced Quantity Surveyor with
good contract knowledge of JBC
- Should have a reasonably stable employment
background
- IT Literate, particularly MS Word and MS Excel
- Should be ambitious. Career Development
opportunities exist for the right candidate
The Role
As a Quantity Surveyor you will be
responsible for:
- managing commercial and contractual
arrangements
- Monitor project progress
- Initiate invoicing
- Agree / negotiate costs and budgets
- Resolve commercial / contractual disputes
- Produce financial reports
- Sub-contract management
Requirements
- Experience of working for a contractor on
Highways projects
- Full Kenyan Driving License
- IT literate with MS packages.
- You will be based most of the time in the head
office however he/she will be required to go onto site to check works you
are pricing etc.
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Human Resources Manager
Duties and responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities:
- Formulation and implementation of Human
Resources Policies, strategies and evaluating their effectiveness.
- Advising senior staff on areas of recruitment,
transfers, pay, pension schemes
- Administering and processing of the payroll
and Human Resources database
- Advising on organizational and Human Resources
planning issues and other matters, including staff career development ,
employee relations and disciplinary matters
- Ensuring effective staff recruitment
- Providing advice on strategies regarding staff
training, welfare and development
- Developing and ensuring implementation of
reward systems, remuneration policies and strategies
- Developing and ensuring effectiveness of
performance Management systems
- Reviewing organizational structures and
analyze workload from time to time
- Provide employees counseling services,
- Representing the Company in labour disputes
Qualifications:
- A degree from a recognized University in Human
Resources Management
- MBA in Human Resources Management will be an
added advantage
- Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management
- A member of Institute Of Human Resource
Management (IHRM K)
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in Human
Resource Management in a busy organization, with at least 5years in a
senior management position.
- Well versed in the use of computers both as a
working and reporting tool
- Proven supervision, communication, problem
solving and reporting skills.
- Excellent command of written and verbal
English
Skills & Competencies:
- Demonstrate good understanding of Human
resource regulations and good practices
- Experienced in Employee Relations and dealing
with disputes
- Has an excellent knowledge and understanding
of local labour laws
- Ability to work effectively with minimal
amount of specific direction and guidance
- Strong communication, organizational, record
keeping and interpersonal skills
- A self-starting, effective problem solver and
influencer
- Ability to think ahead, identify new
opportunities and create new and innovative approaches to work related
issues in line with Corporate HR agendas
- A team player with excellent interpersonal
skills and a collaborative management style
- A demonstrated commitment to high professional
ethical standards in a diverse workplace
Relevant Experience:
- Experienced in Performance Management
- Ability to challenge and debate issues of
importance to the organization
- Experience in administration of statutory
deductions
- Knowledge of using HR Information Systems
essential.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft
office
- Excellent numerical and literary skills in
English
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Chief Accountant
Qualifications, Education and Experience:
Qualifications, Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a business related
discipline.
- Fully qualified accountant CPA (K) / ACCA or
its equivalent.
- MBA shall be an added advantage.
- Knowledge of SAP accounting system is a must.
- Experience with a large organization with
branches and/or subsidiary companies.
- Good leadership, interpersonal and management
skills.
- High level of integrity, values and
professional ethics.
- Over 6 years’ experience in a Senior
Accountant position.
Skills & Competencies:
- Knowledge of accepted standard accounting
principles and their applications.
- Knowledge of industry, regulatory and legislative
developments for financial reporting to analyses of accounting, finance
management and revenue projections.
- General knowledge of the Business policies and
procedures.
- Comprehensive knowledge of tax regulatory
framework.
- Numerical and analytical reasoning for
translation of business reports and financials.
- Analytical, technical and logical approach to
problem solving
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written
communication skills
- Strong report writing and presentation skills
- Self-motivated and quick to take initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
General Competencies
- Good leadership and management skills
- Business acumen and entrepreneurial skills
- Have a global mindset
- Ability to communicate and present clearly and
concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Good planning and organizing skills
- Good negotiation and influencing skills.
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Project Accountants
Job brief: We are looking for a qualified accountant to handle prepare, compute, manage, research and analyze all accounting data, in order to provide quantitative information on performance, financial position, solvency, liquidity and cash flows of our business.
Qualifications for Project Accountants Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or
relevant field with at least CPA(K).
- Proficient in use of accounting software and
wide exposure to all accounting aspects
- Knowledge of accepted standard accounting principles
and their applications.
- Strong Microsoft office skills (Excel and
Modeling)
- Experience with a real estate developer
- Good leadership, interpersonal and management
skills.
- High level of integrity, values and
professional ethics.
- You must be well organized, have excellent
attention to detail and accuracy
- At Least 4 years working experience in busy
accounting department.
Skills &
Competencies:
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to work with minimum or no supervision
- Ability to meet set targets and timely
deadlines
- Flexible to adapt to changing work conditions
and assignment
General accounting requirements
including but not restricted to:
- Providing timely project cost comparison
between actual and budget to management to help in decision making.
- Maintaining proper accounting records for
income, expenditure, assets and liabilities of the project company.
- Maintaining proper accounting records for
Accounts Payable and dealing with supplier’s statement and general ledger
reconciliation.
- Maintaining proper accounting records for
Accounts Receivable and dealing with customer’s statement and general
ledger reconciliation.
- Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly
reports and projects progress summary.
- Carrying out stock and maintain proper
inventory records
- Keep the management aware of all financial
transactions at all times.
- Work closely with the sales team to match the
financial position with the sales position.
- Any other related duties required by the
Management from time to time
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Architects
Work activities:
- creating building designs and highly detailed
drawings both by hand and by using specialist computer-aided design (CAD)
applications
- liaising with construction professionals about
the feasibility of potential projects
- working around constraining factors such as
town planning legislation, environmental impact and project budget
- working closely with a team of other
professionals such as building service engineers, construction managers,
quantity surveyors and architectural technologists
- applying for planning permission and advice
from governmental new build and legal departments
- writing and presenting reports, proposals,
applications and contracts
- choosing the materials to be used and
specifying the requirements for the project
- adapting plans according to circumstances and
resolving any problems that may arise during construction
- making sure the project is running according
to schedule and budget
- playing a part in project and team management
- Traveling regularly to building sites,
proposed locations and client meetings.
Key skills:
- Excellent communication skills, both written
and oral
- High levels of creativity, imagination and
vision
- A keen interest in the built environment and
the dedication to see projects to their conclusion
- Willingness to work long hours, under time and
budget pressure
- Excellent design and drafting skills and
proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD)
- Strong mathematical skills
- A keen eye for the detail of specific tasks,
combined with an understanding of how such specifics fit in with the
project as a whole organizational, project management and planning skills,
including the ability to juggle multiple tasks
- An analytical mind with excellent
problem-solving ability
- Leadership skills as well as the ability to
work well within a team of other professionals
Responsibilities
- Control project from start to finish to ensure
high quality, innovative and functional design
- Take the “brief” to identify clients’ needs
and put together feasibility reports and design proposals
- Develop ideas keeping in mind client’s needs,
building’s usage and environmental impact
- Produce detailed blueprints and make any
necessary corrections
- Compile project specifications
- Keep within budgets and timelines
- Ensure that all works are carried out to
specific standards, building codes, guidelines and regulations
- Make on site visits to check on project status
and report on project
- Cooperate and liaise with construction
professionals
- Follow architectural trends and advancements
Requirements
- Proven working experience as an architect
- Strong portfolio to prove artistic skills
- Expert knowledge of building products,
construction details and relevant rules, regulations and quality standards
- Excellent drawing skills and familiarity with
design software (Adobe Photoshop, Sketch Up, 3d Studio VIZ or similar)
- Strong imagination and the ability to think
and create in three dimensions
- Visual awareness and an eye for detail
- Communication and project management skills
- BS degree in Architecture
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Construction Clerk of Works
Function of Job: Under the general direction of responsible project manager or designated supervisor, coordinate and monitor all phases of building construction at the work site for Suraya Property.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate, monitor and inspect work of
construction contractor for assigned projects on behalf of Suraya
Property.
- Review contract documents, architectural
drawings and specifications in order to maintain familiarity with assigned
projects and insure construction contractor’s full understanding of
documents.
- Review contractor shop drawings and provide
comments on conformance/non-conformance to architect.
- Act as liaison between architect and
contractor.
- Conduct on-site observation and spot-checks of
work in progress.
- Ensure contract compliance by the contractor,
such as conducting tests specified in contract and installing
materials/equipment as specified in contract, and report deficiencies to
project manager, architect and contractor.
- Provide reports on all on-site matters,
including third-party inspections, progress, safety concerns, and causes
for delay.
- Maintain job-site files, documents, reports
and daily log; prepare periodic reports for University/University System
managers and architect as required.
- Attend all job-site meetings as Suraya
Property representative or in conjunction with project manager.
- Receive, record, present for architect
approval, and maintain custody of samples submitted by construction
contract.
- Review requests for progress payments
submitted by construction contractor and forward with recommendations to
architect.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree in construction technology,
building science or related field and six years of related experience in
building construction in capacity such as clerk of the works or project
manager, or Bachelor’s degree and four years of experience.
- Ability to read and interpret architectural
and engineering drawings, specifications, codes, and other material
pertinent to construction.
- Working knowledge of building components and
systems.
- Knowledge of construction materials, means and
methods.
- Knowledge of applicable state and federal
building codes, Life Safety and hazardous materials.
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills and ability to establish and maintain professional working
relationships.
- Ability to wear/use personal protective
equipment as needed on construction site.
Additional Desirable Applications:
- Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering,
architecture; or related field.
- Experience in a construction setting.
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Project Financial Analyst
Key Skills & Competences
The Project Financial Analyst is responsible for the financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes of the organization and preparing Bank reports.
Responsibilities
The Project Financial Analyst is responsible for the financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes of the organization and preparing Bank reports.
Responsibilities
- Preparing monthly internal financial
statements, including multiple levels of consolidation of the Company’s
entities.
- Preparing monthly internal financial reports
for various levels of management.
- Preparing Joint Venture Financial Statements
to be provided to joint venture partners.
- Monitoring budget-to-actual performance on a
monthly basis and working with management to obtain budget revisions.
- Compiling the Company’s forecast on a monthly
basis, and analyzing forecast date provided by operations for
reasonableness.
- Preparing quarterly reporting for bank.
- Compiling the Project Budget, and analyzing
budget data provided by operations for reasonableness.
- Assisting with ad-hoc projects, presentations
for management and others and accounting research.
Academic and Professional
Qualification
- Degree in Quantity Survey
- Masters in Finance, CPA or ACCA
- Registered member of the Institution of
Architectural Association of Kenya or any other construction related
professional body.
- Effective communicator with individuals at all
levels and from various areas within the organization.
- Must be detail – oriented and have excellent
organizational skills.
- Must be focused on continual process
improvement.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work with
minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
- Strong proficiency in Windows environment and
MS Office; particularly, Excel, Word and power point.
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Project Managers
Skills and Competences:
Skills and Competences:
- Team motivator/player who gets things done in
time building positive relationship amongst project team and takes
responsibility for the project, coordinates construction projects input by
others.
- Construction Management, administration and
arrange, conduct project meetings with minutes circulated in time to
members.
- Ability to conceptualize project as a whole
and articulate clients’ needs to the consultants and the team effectively.
- An effective time manager and record keeper
for the projects information
- Able to develop comprehensive technical
reports to the team and other reports to clients who to develop
comprehensive technical reports to the team and other reports to clients
who have no technical background.
- Ability to develop practical and realistic
construction works program that covers all the participants towards
realizing the project.
- Able to identify the boundaries and the scope
of the proposed project and be able develop a realistic project
construction cost estimates.
- The candidate must able to apply effective
value engineering technique in a project for the benefit of the whole set
up/client.
- The candidate must be able to work under very
minimum supervision, be result driven and work under pressure which comes
with this level of responsibility.
- Monitoring the budget, arranging
commissioning, organizing site handover, occupation, prepare closeout
report assist the property managers in planning the post construction
maintenance of the facility.
- Ability to use IT project management software.
- Monitoring contractor and subcontractor to
ensure guidelines are maintained.
- Overseeing the accounting, costing and
billing.
- Must have exceptional people skills and the
ability to present ideas and negotiate.
- Must have Analytical skills and commercial
awareness.
Academic and professional
Qualification
- Master Degree in Construction Project
Management or equivalent qualification from an approved institution.
- Registered member of the institution of
Construction and Project Managers of Kenya or any other construction
related professional body but practicing project manager.
- The candidate should have at least 3 year
experience in the construction industry as a project manager, for projects
valued from Kshs 450 Million and above completed under them.
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
Construction Managers
Key Skills & Competences
These professionals are responsible for running and managing a construction site – or a large part of it.
These professionals are responsible for running and managing a construction site – or a large part of it.
A construction manager’s role
typically involves;
- Preparing the site and liaising with other
construction professionals such as architects, engineers, buyers,
estimators and surveyors before construction work starts.
- Developing the programme of work and strategy
for making the project happen.
- Planning ahead to prevent problems on site
before they occur, for example, planning the delivery and storage of
equipment and materials.
- Making safety inspections of the site when
works is underway and ensuring regulations relating to health, safety and
the environment (HSE) are adhered to
- Overseeing the running of several projects.
- Using construction management software
packages to plan smooth work flows.
- Communication with range of people including
the client, subcontractors, suppliers, the public and the workforce.
Qualities
- Must have exceptional people skills.
- Good problem solving skills essential
- Ability to use IT Construction Management
Software
Academic & Professional
Qualifications
- Degree in Construction Project Management or
equivalent qualification from an approved institution.
- Registered number of the Industry of
Construction and Project Management in Kenya or any other construction
related ……….
- The Candidate should have at least 3 years’
experience in the Construction Industry as a Clerk of Works or Manager for
project valued from Kshs 375 Million and above and completed under them.
Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing
members of their respective professional bodies recognized in Kenya.
How to Apply
Send your applications to vacancies@suraya.co.ke
The deadline for submission / expression of interest is 30th November 2015.
Send your applications to vacancies@suraya.co.ke
The deadline for submission / expression of interest is 30th November 2015.