Job Details
The Company and the Role:
An International Peacekeeping Force operates in the Sinai. As part of its role, it maintains two military camps one in the North close to the Mediterranean coast and one in the South in Sharm El Sheikh.
They are currently seeking a Construction Projects Supervisor to be based in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The position is offered on a 2-year contract, renewable.
Key Features of the Role:
- Collate and define project scope from end-user requirements, investigate project parameters and identify all potential construction and engineering solutions.
- Perform site surveys, estimate labour, plant, equipment, and materials for project works, as required.
- Make design recommendations for projects, detailing engineering solutions for infrastructure and basic construction projects to specified standards.
- Draft statements of work and minor project plans for construction, prepare time estimates for construction using MS Project Gantt Charts.
- Work with Supply staff to procure any materials required for projects well in advance of the start date and, once the project has started, monitor the use of such material.
- Oversee external contractors and assess and brief them on the viability and accuracy of contractor designs and proposals for a project.
- Prepare and maintain a master Gantt chart schedule for each delegated project to demonstrate realistic milestones, track critical path and pinpoint all potential variations and obstacles to maintaining schedule.
- Oversee inspection, testing and commissioning of new facilities ensuring that they meet the standards required for warranty and turnover to the end user and Facilities Team for preventive maintenance.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- A strong working knowledge in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- A robust understanding of engineering and construction regulations, including UK electrical and building codes, USACE, ASTM, NFPA, ISO and other internationally recognized codes. Health & Safety Training and accreditation.
- Project estimating, planning, and budgeting and Ideally knowledge of SAP and AutoCAD.
- Ideally a university or technical college graduate, with major coursework in Engineering,
Project Management, or related field. Professional or post-graduate studies and courses
are desirable, including in project management (PMP/Agile/P2), estimating, quantity
surveying, construction quality management and safety.
- Ideally Health & Safety Training and accreditation and prior military/Middle East
construction experience
- You should be a confident communicator with the ability to supervise, motivate, coach and train a team of mixed nationals and possess excellent communication skills in English and ideally be able to speak some Arabic or Spanish but this is not essential.
- Superb inter-personal skills and instant credibility are essential as they will be inter-facing with a number of people from different backgrounds, nationalities and religions.
- Resourceful with a flexible outlook, have the ability to multi-task in order to handle competing priorities and be able to fit in to an international dynamic and multi-cultural environment.
What`s on Offer?
Salary guide is $89,891 per annum depending upon your experience and skill set and is paid in US Dollars and is tax free for an Ex-Patriate employee. Included in the basic salary is a 20% location allowance payable and also a 7% allowance in lieu of a pension scheme, both of which are tax free for an Ex-Patriate employee.
A 2 year unaccompanied status contract is offered which includes free accommodation, laundry, local transport, life assurance, health insurance and meals. In addition, employees have the use of a phone to call family and friends and the internet for e-mails etc.
The holiday entitlement is 30 days plus 12 public holidays
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Do not apply for this vacancy unless you are an experienced Construction Project Supervisor.
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