Senior Site Manager

Job description / Role

Role:

Reporting into the visiting Contracts Manager your role will be to lead complete on-site Construction operations & work execution to ensure completion of the project within specified timeframes, in an organized, safe and cost-effective manner, accordance with the approved design and quality standards, to meet customer's requirements

Responsibilities:

Assist in the preparation of weekly, monthly progress reports.
Examine the project scope and program and assess the plant, material, and manpower requirement for the job. Input into the procurement of sub-contractors required for different packages and manage them effectively once they are on site.
Implement best practices and tools for safe and efficient project execution and management, define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders also develop and administer, quality control/ safety provisions and propose value engineering.
Liaise with the consultant team on all issues pertaining to the drawings, project plan, schedules, and problems for quick resolution of all issues on site. Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path, regularly monitor actual progress against the project plan and keep senior management updated on the progress/ project milestones and deliverables.
Collaborate effectively with project stakeholders (clients, PM’s, QS’s etc.)
Manage quality for the works carried out to ensure that the products meet all specifications. Coordinate with the municipality agencies during visits on the site and ensure adherence to Quality, Health, and Safety regulations on all assigned sites.
Supervise the site regularly; attend to all technical and engineering problems, additional manpower requirements, drawing changes, etc. in an effective and timely manner thereby achieving project requirements and quality standards.
Manage the process for timely and accurate drawings production, submittals, and approvals, assess the material requirements, approve and submit the material requisition accurately to facilitate purchase of appropriate quantities of materials
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members /subcontractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned tasks
Receive snag lists from consultants, arrange manpower for various works, and monitor all jobs for timely completions and compliance to project specifications, inclusive of close out procedures as stipulated in ISO manual. Also ensure timely attendance during defects liability period to ensure final completion certificate and subsequent release of retention guarantees etc.

Candidates must have researched and understand the living/working environment in Mauritius before applying.
Minimum 10 years' experience in the Main Contracting industry working on Office, Commercial, Hospitality schemes.
Strong English language skills are essential coupled with French would be ideal.
Degree Qualified in Civil Engineering or Construction Management and member of professional Construction related Institution or demonstrating suitable experience.

Salary:
USD 3,000 to 3,750 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: company car, flights, medical, pension

About the Company

At NSR we pride ourselves on market knowledge, integrity, loyalty and professionalism. Through personal relationships and knowledge of what our clients look for in specific requirements we like to pride ourselves on matching people to the right role.

The partners at NSR have always dealt with people in an open and honest manner and as a company we are driven to find the right opportunity for people enhancing their career where ever this may be worldwide.

We work on the principal that every person we deal with is a potential client, this process has proved beneficial for us as there are many people we have dealt with on the International circuit that have approached NSR Associates to recruit for them as a client after we have worked on their behalf as a candidate.