Housing & Construction Superintendent

Housing & Construction Superintendent (2-year renewable contract)

Duties
Successful candidate will among other things:

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise new construction and remodelling of existing buildings;
• Organizes, coordinates, and supervises the works of Foremen, Sub Foremen, on construction projects;
• Determines work priorities and coordinates work activities within the design area;
• Apportions work among employees according to specialized training ;
• Coordinates new construction and major remodelling, which involves scheduling; meetings and reviewing project documents (e.g., contracts, specifications, blueprints) as necessary
• Keeps cost of records on work performed and materials;
• Assists in the control of costs in materials and wages;
• Exercises control over rate of construction progress in order to complete construction project within time limits; schedules jobs and operations
• Estimates materials needed for specific jobs; estimates manpower needed for specific jobs;
• Leads inspection of work to enforce conformity to specifications;
• Supervises construction staff;
• Deals with staff demanding information or service, department heads and others
• Carry out duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification and Experience
BSc/HND Civil Engineering or any other construction related discipline plus a minimum of 8 years relevant working experience of which 4 years should be in a supervisory position.
Candidates must have a sound analytical mind, a good knowledge of computer and must be willing to put in extra hours.
Candidate must be committed, resourceful, honest and must possess very outstanding leadership qualities.
Remuneration:
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of application:
Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to the IITA website no later than Two Weeks from the date of this publication. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include either the Head of applicant’s current or previous organization or applicant’s direct Supervisor/Superior officer at work and evidence of current remuneration package.
Please complete our online application form using this link: http://www.iita.org/nrs-online-application.
Closing Date: 4th September, 2013