Site Supervisor - Construction

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Position Description

The Site Supervisor will be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities on the ground and coordination of all construction or engineering personnel on the construction site The Site Supervisor will also ensure productivity and safety of all construction, engineering, or visiting personnel on the ground. The Site Supervisor shall be based in country at the construction site daily. and manages projects, and is responsible for planning, monitoring projects. The Site Supervisor will be based in East Africa on a remote site.

Position Requirements

  • Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
  • Two years of management experience on construction projects in sub-Saharan Africa or other post-Conflict countries. Management experience shall be defined as the senior-most or second most-senior person on the ground for the project and would have titles such as Site Supervisor or Construction Manager. Projects must be $2 million or greater in value.
  • Five years of construction experience focusing on vertical construction.
  • At least two years of experience on vertical construction must be overseas in either sub-Saharan Africa or other post-conflict countries as listed above. Construction experience can be military or civilian.
  • Candidate must have excellent supervisory, organizational, and training skills, skill in project development and execution, skill in coordinating activities, evaluating data, and establishing priorities.
  • Excellent communication in both written and verbal English is necessary, and must be proficient in Word, MS Office suite of programs.
  • Candidate must be able to analyze problems and make well-reasoned, sound decisions.
  • Candidate must be highly capable of interacting confidently with senior management and customers.
  • Candidate should have management experience with and a demonstrated history of managing direct reports within a large organization.
  • Extensive travel throughout Africa required and will need to spend time on remote construction sites.
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