Position Title: Construction Project Manager
Location: Kenya
Reports to: Head of Construction
About Bridge International
Bridge
International Academies was conceived in 2007 out of the belief that giving
every child access to a high quality education would have the greatest impact
on reducing poverty worldwide. With that guiding insight, Bridge International
developed a strategy that would enable it to launch a large-scale network of
high-quality, ultra low-cost, for-profit primary schools.
Operating
a network of schools supported by a strong central headquarters gives Bridge
International the scale, experience, and capacity to invest in systems of
management, support, training, and innovation that allows individual schools to
dramatically increase their effectiveness.
Using
this model, Bridge International is able to profitably deliver high-quality
education for $5 per child per month. This ensures that its academies will
continue to successfully serve its communities as long as parents value the
educational service provided.
The
first Bridge International Academy launched successfully in Kenya in 2009 and
over 70 academies are operating in Kenya today.
Through
rapid and strategic expansion, Bridge International will provide a quality
education to over a million students in the coming years.
Job Purpose:
The
Construction Project Manager shall be responsible for the successful completion
of site works in time, within set budgets and to specification using a highly
consistent, efficient and effective formally systematised methodology.
Responsibilities:
- Pre-start
process including review of the initial site appraisals, site layouts,
site preparation details and budgets and statutory approval documentation.
- In charge of
site preparation processes, programmes organisation.
- Start-up of site
work including organising site visits, site staff travel, site work
pre-requisites, site documentation and site foremen deployment.
- On-site work
planning and organisation, site instructions and site inspections, work
certification; on-site trouble shooting and problem solving, handover and
project shut down.
- Participating in
facilitating training, work study and staff management.
- Inter-departmental
communications including periodic reporting, construction updates and
correspondence.
- Provide feedback
on design and process standardisation including design of process,
procedures and tools; determination of labour resource requirements;
review of designs, drawings and contracts; and feedback on design
implementation and buildability.
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years
experience in a busy and dynamic work environment.
- Handled multiple
projects in multiple locations concurrently.
Qualifications:
- Degree in any of
the building and construction professions; Architecture, Quantity
Surveying, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Construction or
equivalent
- Master’s degree
in Construction Management, Project management shall be an added
advantage.
Professional:
- Relevant
Professional registration
- Specialist
knowledge required:
- Excellent MS
Project (or other) knowledge & skills
- Excellent MS
Office package skills
Behavioural competencies:
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills
- Excellent
planning and organisational skills
- Systems and
formal standardisation orientation
- Ability to
synthesize complex ideas into simple concise instructions for
dissemination
- Problem
solving/decision making
- Information
gathering skills
- Analytical and
interpretation skills
- Excellent people
management skills
- Ability to be
adaptable and flexible
In
order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and
upload their CV’s on our website atwww.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
Only
short listed candidates will be contacted
