Women’s Institute for Secondary Education & Research (WISER) is a Kenyan NGO founded in 2006 that has established a strong community partnership in Muhuru Bay where the organization has built a private secondary boarding school for girls that it operates in addition to other community programs focusing on education, health, and economic development.
Job Purpose
Job Purpose
- To oversee the completion of construction works of the WISER Campus
- Report to action agent appointed by WISER NGO Board
1. Building Construction
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitate effective supervision of skilled and semi-skilled workers engaged in construction, installation, and repair of structures and fixtures
- Examine blueprints to assess dimensions of structures, and lay out floor plans using approved equipment
- Select and inspect materials and structural units to ensure conformance with provisions of building code and local ordinance
- Determine sequence of activities concerned with fabrication, assembly, and erection of structures
- Assign workers to tasks such as: cutting material to size, building concrete forms, and preparing surfaces to apply paint
- Inspect work performed by specialist tradesmen, including ductwork, wiring, and pipe installations, to ensure conformance with specifications
- Install doors, ceilings and apply glazing to windows and doors.
- Ensure construction work adheres to plans, specifications, and work orders
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates and other employees
- Follow an agreed programme of works and provide early warning of any deviations
- Account for all materials and justify expenditure on wages on a weekly basis
Requirements
- Diploma in Building Construction or equivalent from a recognized institution plus five years experience.
- Considerable knowledge of building maintenance and construction practices and methods, standard skilled trade operations and repair methods and materials and tools used in landscaping and building work.
- Ability to plan and direct the work of skilled and semi-skilled workers
- Ability to interpret structural and architectural drawings
2. Water Engineering
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitate effective supervision of skilled and semi-skilled workers engaged in construction, installation of water mains, valves, service connections, metres, service connections and related accessories.
- Examine blueprints to assess dimensions of structures, and lay out floor pipe work using approved equipment.
- Determine sequence of activities concerned with fabrication, assembly, and erection of water supply structures
- Inspect work performed by specialist tradesmen, including pipe installations, to ensure conformance with specifications
- Install pipes, storage tanks, water metres and similar fixtures.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates and other employees
- Follow an agreed programme of works and provide early warning of any deviations
- Account for all materials and justify expenditure on wages on a weekly basis
Requirements
- Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent from a recognized institution plus five years experience.
- Considerable knowledge of the materials, techniques and equipment used in the construction, maintenance, repair, testing and adjusting of potable water and reclaimed water distribution systems
- Familiar with principles of plumbing and water hydraulics
- Skilled in special pipe laying, cutting and other tools and equipment utilized in the work
Contract Details:
- A maximum 90 day contract
- Compensation calculated on performance based remuneration system
How to Apply: Address to Country Director via email marta@wisergirls.org CC to dorcas@wisergirls.org by January 26th 2011.
P.O Box 28 Muhuru Bay, Kenya
Please include
P.O Box 28 Muhuru Bay, Kenya
Please include
- cover letter describing your interest,
- curriculum vitae and copies of credentials,
- salary history, and
- telephone contacts and email addresses of three referees (previous supervisors).
