Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer

Core Purpose of the Job

To carry out the full spectrum of design and supervision work while building solid customer relationships.

Context
Our Client is entering a new phase in its lifecycle where operational and commercial excellence has become critical for success. The urgency for change has become more heightened amid increased competitive intensity across all markets in which the Company operates.

Key Performance Areas

• Financial Performance
• Business Processes Performance
• Stakeholder Management [Internal and external]
• People [Growth and Learning of Individual and team]
• Mandatory behaviours critical to the Culture of CKR

Supervisory / Leadership / Managerial Tasks

• Manage Junior engineers and Technicians under direct supervision on technical aspect of their jobs.
• Manage the Human resource functions to direct reports such as Leave; Performance; Personal Development, Competencies etc.
• Provide design leadership to juniors.
• Influence Junior Staff and Colleagues to exert desired CKR Behaviours and Values.

Role Dependencies

• Draughting Personnel
• Internal Company disciplines for quality coordination of MEP services.

Discretionary Space - Independent Though and Judgement

• Allow project strategy and objectives as set by Client to guide decision making processes.
• Interpret situations (internally and externally); apply knowledge of process (discipline; customer requirements) to provide appropriate solutions and make informed project and business decisions.
• Evaluate project progress and make trade-offs to ensure the best use of available resources.
• Translate overall business objectives into Business Unit or team plans with clear and detailed objectives.
• Alert Management or colleagues to issues and risks in any project or the business itself.

Authorities

• Attendance and absence approval for direct reports
• Recruiting
• Client Entertainment

Due Diligence Reports

• Site investigation with reference to the discipline of competence.
• Evaluation of the condition of the relevant MEP services in a building according to competency.
• Comparison of services and design in the field of expertise with all regulations and requirements.
• Producing reports in the agreed standard format.
• Cost estimates

Concept Design

• Attend project meetings to obtain client requirements.
• Do draft design of relevant MEP systems as per competency.
• Compile preliminary design reports
• Provide cost estimates.
• Provide preliminary design drawings.

Detail Design

• Attend project meetings.
• Do detail design of relevant MEP system according to competency.
• Compile detail design report
• Provide cost estimates.
• Provide detail design drawings.
• Compile specifications and tender documentation.
• Compile bill of quantities.

Tendering

• Call for tenders as agreed per project.
• Tender adjudication and recommendations.
• Appointment of contractors and/or subcontractors.

Supervision During Construction

• Attend site progress meetings
• Inspection of works with reference to the tender and specifications.
• Handover of projects on completion.

Administration / Internal Management

• Plan your work every day and week.
• Complete work within agreed times and adhere to priorities.
• Plan your leave in conjunction with project engineers and project managers.
• Adhere to internal procedures and systems.
• Fill in time sheets daily, using the system as provided by Company.