Principal Civil Engineer: Contracts Administrator – Bigen 566 views

Principal Civil Engineer: Contracts Administrator

Water Directorate

Permanent position

at the Bigen Botswana Office Qualifications and Requirements

• Candidate must have a BEng and higher qualification (minimum BEng Honours) in Civil Engineering
• Candidate must be registered with the Engineering Registration Board of Botswana and preferably also with the Engineering Council of South Africa as a registered Professional Engineer with at least ten (10) years post registration experience
• A minimum of 15 years contract administration experience in the construction and implementation of water, wastewater treatment, bulk water supply and associated infrastructure
• Minimum of 15 years experience inthe FIDICand GCC suit of Contracts
• Experience as Contracts Engineer in at least 3 mega projects with values above BWP 400 million
• Candidate must have broad knowledge of various engineering disciplines including civil, mechanical, electrical, control and instrumentation
• Candidate must have experience in Dispute Resolutions with at least two (2) dispute cases as the principal Contracts Engineer
• Candidate must be a Botswana Citizen
• Expert level of various software packages that include Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Visio, Power Point. Duties and responsibilities:
• Contracts Engineer responsible for variation orders, programme variance reports, project progress reports, resource management, financial status and cash flow reports, site instructions, chairing of monthly site meetings, payment certificates, monthly statements, quality management, commissioning, Taking-Over Certificates and completion reports.
• Experience in professional services tendering, agreements and contracts.
• Good presentation skills.
• Good report writing skills.
• Excellent technical with good communication and time management skills.
• Maintaining knowledge of statutory procedures.
• Able to work independently, but also to function well in a team environment.
• Self-motivated.
• Maintain client relations.
• Support Bigen Africa core values of creativity, commitment and integrity.

Remuneration

Negotiable and based on the candidates qualifications and years of relevant experience

Starting date

As soon as possible

 

 

Please note

Bigen is a transforming company and preference will be given to qualifying AA candidates. Closing Date: 29 September 2021

Register and apply on the Bigen website – Careers (Recruitment Portal)