Current Vacancies In A Leading Engineering/Construction Company

Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a large Engineering and Construction company with substantial global projects, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:     Job Title: Planner - Expatriate Job Reference: 1514 Location: Lagos, Nigeria Industry: Construction & Real Estate Function: Engineering Job Description

• To establish, maintain and operate a planning system in accordance with the Planning Procedures, providing effective planning control/technical support to the project team throughout the life of each project, in order to bring about a successful contract completion.

• Reviews tender documents and produces a list of planning deliverables.
• Attends strategy meetings to allow a full understanding of the bid scope and current status, and also produces schedule relating to planning aspects.
• Attends a Contract Commencement Meeting to discuss with the project team the strategy in which the programme and method has been based on, reviews programme, method and logistics.
• Ensures the Master Contract Programme is issued to the client.
• Prepares monthly project reports encompassing technical, operational and contractual issues.
• Ability to work closely with Project Managers and other team members throughout the design process in order to prepare and maintain master resource schedules, provides assistance and guidance where required.
• Implements structured work methods to maintain high performance levels within design teams.
• Professional and practical experiences in schedule development.
• Coordinates with site team to check on progress and issues.
• Coordinates and monitors other departments to ensure design received on time, subcontracts placed when required and materials arrive on site when necessary.
• Manpower planning.
• Demonstrated scheduling skills, with the development of logic, durations and constraints with project teams for each task assignment.
• Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance.
• Updates actual progress and forecasts remaining work schedule.

• Diploma /Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 10 years experience as a planner
• Has already managed large projects
• Excellent communications skills
• Experience using Microsoft Project Software or Primavera software
• Previous experience in emerging markets/West Africa is a plus

• Supervise work procedures, method statements, time estimates, material and equipment lists and interfaces on site
• Manage HSE Systems of work on site
• Responsibility for all Process Safety issues on site
• Oversee the HSE project plans and company procedures
• Conduct HSE reviews, audits and inspections
• Conduct Safety studies and risk assessments both qualitative and quantitative
• Carry our incident investigations
• Develop induction and site HSE training program
• Reinforce Safe behaviors of work and correct unsafe behaviors
• Chair Weekly and Monthly HSE meetings and communicate to management

• Engineering Degree from an accredited university
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in the construction industry preferably in a similar position
• Experience of large civil construction projects
• Fully conversant with international health, safety & environmental codes, standards, recommended practices and regulations and their application to similar projects
• Additionally, experience of developing safe behaviors of work and communicating at all levels of management is essential
• Excellent in problem solving, analytical skills
• Ability to work in multicultural environment and under pressure
• Previous experience in Nigeria or West Africa will be a plus

• Attractive expatriate package.