Employment Opportunities
Sogea Satom is one of the leading
international building and civil engineering companies in Africa with presence
in about 20 countries within the continent.
We manage the permanent operations of
Vinci Construction in Africa.
We have been awarded a contract in Kenya that will commence in 2016.
We are looking to fill a number of
positions with qualified Kenyan nationals to work on the project site once the
project commences.
Site Administrative Manager
- Will serve as the right hand of the Project
Manager
- Experience managing communities around work
sites, local authorities, personnel on site, managing site agents, public
relations, problem solving skills
- At least 20 years management experience,
experience working in a project site will be an added advantage
- Manage works on site according to safety,
quality and environment rules of the company and client requirements
- Exerts authority and influence over
stakeholders
- Ensure correct application of company
procedures
- Serves as liaison person for the company –
through application of great interpersonal, communication and people
skills. s/he facilitates communication among stake holders and manages
communication channels
Procurement Manager
- Manage consultations and analyze offers and
negotiations
- Follow-up purchases (sourcing suppliers,
orders and deliveries)
- Handle suppliers complaints and non-conformity
of purchases
- Establish contracts with the transporters and
the forwarding agents
- Coordinate the transporters, forwarding agents
and follow up imports and exports (exemptions and customs formalities)
- Handle transit documentation (collection,
positioning of goods, forwarding administrative documents)
- At least 15 years procurement experience,
experience working in a project site is a requirement
Contract Manager / Quantity Surveyor
- Knowledge of YELLOW FIDIC contracts
- Study and analyze the financial and
administrative part of the site
- Show the difference between the referent FIDIC
contracts
- Write all documents (monthly reports, claims,
requests, variations) in accordance with the FIDIC contract
- Participate in various site meetings
- Prepare the APC and IPC with the QS of the
control office and submit a validation of his superiors
- Min 10 years relevant experience
Superintendent / Supervisor / Foreman –
Civil Works
- Ensure respect of the schedule and efficiency
of work
- Supervise the site daily and prepare
deliveries
- Supervise the sub-contractors on site
- Participate in the elaboration of working
procedures on site
- Manage teams and equipment
- Organize the teams according to the tasks to
be carried and take all necessary measures for the proper execution of
these tasks (PPE, temporary Signage on site, SPA…)
- Ensure the rational use of the resources
available and define the extra needs if necessary with site management
- Ensure respect of the specifications of the
contract and ensure the use of approved documents and quality of the work
- Monitor the consumption of the teams
(concrete, materials etc) and the indicators of profitability of his work
- Supervise preparation of daily reports
- Carry out the necessary checks to ensure the
quality of work and ensure the treatment of non-compliance
- Ensure the maintenance and proper use of the
equipment at his disposal
- Min 7 years’ experience
Electrical Engineer
S/he will be responsible for the design, developing and maintaining of all electrical control systems, machinery and equipment on the work site.
S/he will be responsible for the design, developing and maintaining of all electrical control systems, machinery and equipment on the work site.
- Testing installations and systems, and
analyzing data
- Making sure projects meet electrical and
construction safety regulations
- Overseeing inspection and maintenance programs
- Uses various equipment and tools to manage the
design, construction and maintenance of various electrical systems and
components, including power distribution and telecommunications, in
buildings and structures.
- Supervises operation of cranes and concrete
batching plants
- Follows applicable building codes and safety
regulations in electrical engineering
- Min 5 years’ experience
Mechanical Engineer
- Designs, develops, and tests all aspects of
mechanical components, equipment, and machinery.
- Applies knowledge of engineering principles to
design products such as engines, instruments, controls, robots, machines,
etc.
- May be involved in fabrication, operation,
application, installation, and/or repair of mechanical products.
- Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering
and 4-6 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Familiar with a variety of the field's
concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and
accomplish goals.
- Min 5 years’ experience
Civil Engineer
- Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings,
blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data
to plan projects.
- Plan and design transportation or hydraulic
systems and structures, following construction and government standards,
using design software and drawing tools.
- Compute load and grade requirements, water
flow rates, and material stress factors to determine design
specifications.
- Inspect project sites to monitor progress and
ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation
standards.
- Direct construction, operations, and
maintenance activities at project site.
- Direct or participate in surveying to lay out
installations and establish reference points, grades, and elevations to
guide construction.
- Min 5 years’ experience
Cost Control Engineer
- Monitors, identifies and analyses all projects
costs with a view of facilitating the completion of the project at minimum
cost and within budget limits.
- Monitors and analyses all the progress of the
construction activities, identifies any variances between the planned and
actual progress and advises project management of their impact on the
overall program. Also suggests remedial action as necessary.
- Responsible to control and monitor project
total expenditure including verifying and checking of invoices and claims
from suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure that all project
expenditures are captured and properly recorded.
- Provide planning and cost controlling support
for all projects which includes variation reporting, monitoring of
milestone progress to the preparation of customer billing processes,
etc
- Perform and manage project activity scheduling
and monitoring
- Monitor the status of all purchases, invoicing
and delivery up to the closure of the project.
- Perform project costing related reporting to
the team and management’s review on a monthly basis to ensure that
expenditures are kept within the project budget.
- Provide cost control and planning advice to
the internal PMT team as and when required.
- Min 5 years’ experience
Lab Engineer
- Ensure verification of materials, supplies and
works performed in accordance with the contract requirements
- Participate in the creation and setting up
laboratory team and equipment on site
- Establish and follow the schedule of
inspections and tests in accordance with current standards
- Manage checklists and ensure the traceability
of samples and tests
- Establish the analysis and test reports
- Analyze testing results with the project team
and advise on measures to be taken in case of anomalies
- Carry out duties in the laboratory and in the
field, with resources in staff and equipment
- Check maintenance and standardization of
equipment
- Organize document filing for the laboratory
department
- Min 5 years’ experience
Lab Technician
- The Laboratory Technician is responsible for
testing (Concrete and Soil) and ensuring the quality of raw materials.
- Testing, design and quality control of
construction materials.
- Advising clients and civil engineers on
construction materials and their application, both in meetings and on
construction sites.
- resolving problems - especially with unusual
soil and aggregate samples, and special concrete mix designs;
- Attend contract planning and site meetings
when special construction material related matters are discussed;
- Min 5 years’ experience
Surveyor
- Lead and plan topographic teams
- Communicate with the site teams (site manager,
site agent) in order to anticipate:
- The set up required for proper progress of
work
- The preparation of bills of quantities and
approvals
- The various movements of topographic teams on
site or outside
- Prepare and optimize layouts
- Check topographic features given by the
Engineer and raise issues to the Site Manager /Agent
- Supervise topographic approvals with the
project management office
- Manage checklists and daily reports
- Monitor, maintain and verify the
standardization and conformity of topographical equipment
- Min 7 years’ experience
HSE Officer
- Assist the site manager in the implementation
of safety procedures
- Ensure the organization of work (preparation
of tasks, protective equipment ...)
- Raise awareness about safety and the
environment and monitor the implementation of instructions
- Manage safety equipment (follow procurement
and inventory, check the compliance of facilities ...)
- Make reports and investigations following
dangerous situations, accidents, incidents ...
- Planning HSE inspections, toolbox, safety plan
action ...
- Ensure signage on site
- Reporting to site management (project manager,
site manager, site agent…) and HSE Manager
- Welcoming new arrivals
- Capitalize feedback on incidents, accidents
and near-misses
- Follow the safety and environmental indicators
on site
- Ensure the good sorting of waste on site
- 3 – 5 years’ experience in a construction work
site
Security Officer
- Responsible for a safe and secure environment
of the site and other SOGEA SATOM offices
- Manages all security personnel assigned to the
company
- Knows and understand post orders assigned
posts, is alert and observant and communicates unusual activity.
- Observes and reports to deter theft,
vandalism, and illegal entry at work sites.
- Periodically reports on security status and
recommends measures to improve security on work sites and offices
- Write detailed narrative reports and maintain
daily activity reports (DARs)
- Enforce rules, regulations, policies,
procedures, and respond to emergency situations requiring security
assistance
- Ex – policeman and/or military with a minimum
of 10 years’ experience candidate is highly desirable
Quality Officer (ISO Certification)
- Represent the top management for the Quality
Safety Environment Management System
- Head of the QSE certification: ISO 9001 /
OSHAS 18001 / ISO 14001
- Ensure the implementation and the relevance of
the QSE policy for the objectives
- Ensure that the necessary processes for the
QSE management system are established, implemented and maintained
- Lead Quality department team and set the
priorities and quality relay lines of work on site
- Provide training and sensitization for the
proper functioning of the QSE system
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the QSE system
through audits and site visits
- Check that the improvement actions decided by
management and processes are shared with all sites
- Ensure the effectiveness of corrective and
preventive actions and management of QSE indicators
- Manage documents and records of the QSE
Management system
- Advise the construction teams and validate
procedures and the Quality Assurance Plan for the site
- Define the quality level requirements for
subcontracted services
- Participate in feedback and ensure handling
and monitoring of nonconformities and malfunctions
- Conduct the management review and present the
QSE results (indicators, targets, improvements, blocking points ...)
- Provide technical and regulatory watch
- Min of 7 years relevant experience
Tower Crane Operator
- Operates and ensures maintenance of all
travelling, fixed or climbing type cranes with a vertical tower and a job
- Operating cranes to life, move or place
equipment and materials
- Inspecting cranes and calculating capacities
- Assembling lower cranes on site
- Performing routine crane maintenance such as
cleaning and lubrication
- Complete job tickets, service quality
summaries, and all other necessary paperwork.
- Lift, position and place machinery, equipment
or other large objects at construction sites and industrial facilities.
- Drive trucks to worksites and unload trucks.
- Technical Diploma and minimum of 10 years’
relevant experience
Mobile Crane Operator
- Operates all mobile cranes
- Assembles and properly sets-up Mobile Cranes,
and performs boom changes when required.
- Reads and interprets Crane load charts.
Programs various Crane computers to the proper configurations for each
job.
- Performs all OSHA and ANSI required annual
inspections on mobile cranes. Ensures cranes are properly serviced
at the appropriate time as specified by manufacturer.
- Operates various size forklifts loading and
unloading tractor trailers.
- Technical Diploma and minimum of 10 years’
relevant experience
Batching Plant Operator
- Position is responsible for the set up and
tear down, operation, maintenance and record keeping of portable concrete
batch plant. Manage controls to heat, weigh and mix aggregate, cement, and
water to produce concrete that conforms to processing specifications
- Coordinate and monitor daily work load
throughout the plant; monitor plant cleanliness.
- Oversee all maintenance and mobilizing of the
mobile concrete batch plant.
- Ensure that all products meet 100% total
quality requirements; take samples and test as necessary;
- Complete all required reports timely and
accurately; inform proper personnel of any quality problems that need
resolving.
- Ensure all vehicles and equipment continually
remain in safe and efficient operating condition;. § Ensure that all
company safety regulations and policies are followed at ALL times.
- Technical Diploma and minimum of 10 years’
relevant experience
Site Accountant
- Responsible for the accounting operations at
the project site
- Participate in the formation and
implementation financial plans
- Preparation of all monthly financial reports
- Provide reporting and budgeting as required by
Senior Management.
- Manage company and project cash flow
- Supervise accounts payable and accounts
receivable staff and functions.
- Work with project management staff ensuring
proper compliance with accounting procedures including reviewing and
analyzing job cost estimates and reports monthly.
- Develop written accounting procedures for the
operations staff and work with team to ensure proper implementation and
compliance.
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
Store Keepers ( 4 positions – mechanical store, pipeline fittings
store, concrete, cement, reinforcement store, General store - ladies preferred)
The Store Keeper is in charge of
controlling all the storage activities with an accurate monitoring (material
in/out).
S/He is also in charge of the
protection and the Security of the Goods up until their installation
- Monitoring the quantities available on stock
with a clear picture of the material delivered (to whom and when).
- Report on periodic basis on the exact
quantities available in the stock.
- Check all materials when they arrive on Site
and immediately input these new items in the Stock list
- Prepare checkout vouchers following the
request for materials which have been approved by the PM
- Protect all delivered goods on Site in order
to avoid any damage
- Verify articles against purchase orders or
packing lists and count and inspect materials for damage or defects.
- Research discrepancies in purchase orders and
duplicate orders and report the same.
- Track material usage and establish reorder
points.
- 2 – 3 years relevant experience
Welder
- Supervise construction and welding operations
- Carry out tasks while respecting the QSE rules
- Respect the deadlines and quality expected for
work done
- Coordinate with the site team
- Register the construction works carried out
and monitor the welding
- Report and handle non-conformities
- Know the procedures to follow in case of an
accident
- Detect near misses on the site and inform the
managers about the potential risks
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
IT Assistant
- Manage data input and update for SOGEMAT
software
- IT hardware and software management on site
- Periodic reporting to relevant parties
- 2 – 3 years relevant experience
Personnel Assistant
- Keep personnel records
- In charge of time/attendance at the site for
purposes of payroll
- Ensure discipline and adherence to work site
rules and regulations
- 2 -3 years relevant experience
Notes: Unless explicitly indicated all positions require
candidates to have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
For all positions, candidates with
experience working in construction sites will be given preference
All applications should include the
position you are applying for on the subject line
No hardcopy applications will be
accepted
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted
How to Apply
How to Apply
If you are who we are looking for and
have the right skill set then send your application, CV with daytime telephone
number to hr@sogeasatom.com {do not attach copies of your certificates}
All applications should reach by
close of business on Friday 8th January 2016.
SOGEA SATOM is an equal opportunity employer
