Planning Engineer (Road) (Vacancy Code – Planning 001/2024) – Ethiopian Engineering Corporation
Engineering
Ethiopian Engineering Corporation
Ethiopian Construction Design & Supervision Works Corporation is a fully integrated Engineering Consulting Firm giving consultancy services with six bussiness units in areas of Water and Energy, Building and Urban, Transport, Geotechnics and Underground Works which are supported by fully organized & dedicated two centers; One with advanced Laboratory & Research, the other with Surveying, Geospatial and Civil Informatics in search of excellence and quality. For ECDSWCo. excellence and qualities are more than rhetoric. It is our commitment to the creation of knowledge base and provision of excelling & sustainable engineering solutions to the challenges of our people and throughout Africa.
Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision Works Corporation (ECDSWCo.) is transforming and diversifying from the current consultancy business operations. Taking advantage of the existing ECDSWCo.’s strength and maximizing on the newly emerging external opportunities that are being prevalent with the shifts in Ethiopian Economic Policy – the Corporation is aiming to play a significant role to the success of the Ethiopian Construction Industry -by creating a vibrant business institution that will not only fill the gap that is in the current construction industry, but also replace the need for having international construction companies that are dominating the government mega scale projects.
To this, the Corporation is emerging as an Engineering and Investment Group. The proposed name of the Group is ‘’Ethiopian Engineering and Investment Group (EEIG)’’. The Group will comprise of three main operational business units i.e., Consultancy, Construction and Investment.
EEIG-Construction business unit key activities are high-end complex construction projects, predominately high-rise commercial and residential buildings, real-estate; infrastructure (roads, railways and airports) & water and energy sector construction. EEIG-Construction alone would grow into a conglomerate of several business units including Piling, underground and foundation Works, Fit-Out, Energy (Solar Solutions), Electro- Mechanical Solution, Facility Management, Landscape and Construction Materials Production.
EEIG Construction is launched with the vision of being the best construction company in Ethiopia with a strategy of Timeously executing high-end complex projects, by utilizing proactive management skills as a Design and Build Contractor in order to achieve an optimum return and aspiring to be a competitive and preferred choice that can replace the current dependence on international contractors and deliver excellence. EEIG Construction will uphold Courage, Integrity, Reliability, Value for its People and Innovation as its core values.
Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision Works Corporation (ECDSWCo.) is transforming and diversifying from the current consultancy business operations. Taking advantage of the existing ECDSWCo.’s strength and maximizing on the newly emerging external opportunities that are being prevalent with the shifts in Ethiopian Economic Policy – the Corporation is aiming to play a significant role to the success of the Ethiopian Construction Industry -by creating a vibrant business institution that will not only fill the gap that is in the current construction industry, but also replace the need for having international construction companies that are dominating the government mega scale projects.
EEC-Construction business unit key activities are high-end complex construction projects, predominately high-rise commercial and residential buildings, real-estate; infrastructure (roads, railways and airports) & water and energy sector construction. EEC-Construction alone would grow into a conglomerate of several business units including Piling, underground and foundation Works, Fit-Out, Energy (Solar Solutions), Electro- Mechanical Solution, Facility Management, Landscape and Construction Materials Production.
EEC-Construction is launched with the vision of being the best construction company in Ethiopia with a strategy of Timeously executing high-end complex projects, by utilizing proactive management skills as a Design and Build Contractor in order to achieve an optimum return and aspiring to be a competitive and preferred choice that can replace the current dependence on international contractors and deliver excellence. EEC Construction will uphold Courage, Integrity, Reliability, Value for its People and Innovation as its core values.
Position Overview/Scope of role:
Planning Engineer role holder should be well versed in project reporting & preparing baseline program, schedule updates, recovery programs and timelines as per project management plan
Top Roles and Responsibilities:
- Prepare quantity take off for planning & schedules.
- Co-lead preparation of baseline program, schedules, milestones, deliverables and timelines as per project management plan
- Maintain detailed construction planning schedules for new construction and renovation work, as required.
- Develop and analyze man-hour resources, equipment resources and cost loaded, time-phased schedule.
- Producing visual aids to help explain the schedule of work, including bar charts and network diagrams
- Coordinate with all project parties to collate project status reports
- Conduct regular project site inspections.
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports.
- Track projects continuously and identify schedule variances of project status against schedule baseline.
- Coordinate with Construction Engineers for resolution of project control issues on site.
- Track delays and prepare lessons learned throughout the whole project.
- Monitor project progress against an established baseline.
- Prepare other reports as advised by the Planning Manager
- Manage Jr. Planners and planning Engineers as required by the Planning Manager
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or related field of study
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Specific work experience of 3-5 years in road/highway construction. Experience must include all phases of construction from planning to closeout and as a minimum must also include experience in earthworks, sub grade, road bases, asphalt, structures and road furnishing works
As per the company scale
