Walk-in || Site Engineer / QS

Role & responsibilities

Site Engineer

The site engineer is the on-the-ground technical person who turns drawings into built work.

Execution and supervision

• Read and interpret drawings, and set out the work on site (levels, alignments, column and wall positions)
• Supervise daily construction activities and direct foremen, supervisors and subcontractors
• Make sure work follows the drawings, specifications and approved methods

Quality control

• Inspect work before concreting, plastering, waterproofing and similar stages (reinforcement checks, formwork, shuttering, MEP sleeves)
• Take concrete cube samples, check slump, and monitor curing
• Check materials on delivery (cement, steel, aggregates, bricks, tiles) against specification, and get tests done where needed
• Raise and close inspection requests with the clients consultant or project management team (PMC)

Planning and coordination

• Prepare short-term (daily and weekly) work plans in line with the master programme
• Coordinate with architects, structural, electrical and plumbing teams so trades dont clash
• Arrange manpower, machinery and materials, and raise material requisitions in time

Records and reporting

• Maintain the daily progress report, site diary, labour attendance and material register
• Record any changes or extra work instructed on site
• Report delays, shortages or technical problems to the project manager

Safety

• Enforce PPE use and safe practices, and check scaffolding, excavations and lifting equipment
• Report incidents and carry out toolbox talks

Quantity Surveyor (QS)

The QS handles the cost and contract side of the project.

Pre-construction

• Prepare the bill of quantities (BOQ) and cost estimates from the drawings
• Assist in tendering: prepare tender documents, evaluate bids, and compare subcontractor quotations
• Draft and advise on contract terms, scope and conditions

Cost control during construction

• Measure completed work on site, jointly with the site engineer
• Prepare running account (RA) bills and interim payment certificates for the client, and verify subcontractor and vendor bills
• Track actual cost against budget and flag overruns early
• Prepare cash flow forecasts

Variations and claims

• Value variation orders (additions, omissions and changes in scope)
• Handle extension of time and cost claims, and keep supporting documentation
• Negotiate rates for new or non-BOQ items

Procurement and reconciliation

• Reconcile material consumption against issued quantities, and identify wastage
• Maintain rate analysis and a database of market rates
• Support purchase orders and work orders to subcontractors

Preferred candidate profile

Immediate to 10 Days of Joining Candidates Prefered