Technical Assistant

Technical Assistant

Main Responsibilities include:

Prepare in the prescribed format Bills of Quantities for approval by the Technical Manager.

Manage sites; to ensure safety of staff, materials and equipment.

Inspect to ensure completion of scheduled works and Pay casuals workers engaged.

Prepare daily site expenditure logs.

Preparer bid and tender documents.

To prepare and maintain a database of service providers. 

To help in the procurement of materials and other site consumables. 

To act as the liaison person between foremen and the office.

To keep abreast industry trends and developments and advice the management as appropriate. 

Ensure proper custody of the organization’s assets including materials and equipment.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Diploma in Building and Construction, construction management or a construction related course. 
• Knowledge of the civil engineering and construction industry operations.
• Ability to interpret and develop BOQs and engineers estimates.
• Understanding of the Kenyan construction environment and the context of public sector developments implementation.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in the English, both oral and written
• Experience in working with excel spreadsheets and word processing packages.
• Basic office management skills.
• Report writing skills.

This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to the site locations within the country

Applicants should be willing to travel.

Deadline for Application: 30.11.2013

Applications should be submitted to:

Backstop Ltd ,

Nairobi, Kenya

Email Address: backstopltd@outlook.com

Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.