Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Survey Engineer (for Project Sites) (Vacancy Code – Commercial 02/2024) – Ethiopian Construction Design & Supervision Works Corporation

Engineering, Architecture and Construction

Ethiopian Construction Design & Supervision Works 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. EEIG Construction will uphold Courage, Integrity, Reliability, Value for its People and Innovation as its core values.

 Position Overview/Scope of role:

Responsible for all commercial and contract aspects of a project with a focus on client facing relationships and full contract/commercial performance reporting requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that the contract is carried out in a cost effective manner – manage the Cost Versus Allowable process and Commercial interface ensuring that the base contract profit is maintained.
  • Make sure that contract compliance is adhered to at all times. 
  • Ensure that payment certificates are prepared and submitted monthly as per the timelines specified in the CSP.
  • Ensure that payments are effectively approved and paid by the Engineer/Client.
  • Manage the procurement team and make sure that they comply with the base commercial terms and conditions and perform within the requirements of the CVA schedule. 
  • Carry out weekly Commercial meetings incorporating Change Management Control, Variations, Deviations, Procurement Analysis and Cost Versus Allowable impact. 
  • Ensure that the Monthly Project Reports are accurate and issued per the requirements of the project reporting schedule.
  • Update the CVA with Senior Management and make sure that the CTC and Monthly Costs are Managed in line with the commercial requirements of the project.
  • Attend Monthly Cost meetings.
  • Carry out instructions as directed by Senior Management & Co-Ordinate the Project requirements ensuring that the Project is delivered on time and in budget.
  • Understands and Manages Contract conditions and requirements  (PPA, FIDIC, Time & Cost Claims)   
  • Understands and Manages Commercial requirements:- payment certificates, variations, cost vs allowable, P&G etc…         
  • Understands and Manages the Commercial Variables of the Project (Commercial Management) 

Qualification and Requirements:

  • Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
  • Work  experience above 3 years
  • Working in similar role in a construction company. Candidate with International company experience or have worked out of Ethiopia will be given priority
  • Must be aligned, Commercially Aware, Honest and Shows high levels of Integrity.

Show a high level of the following skills
·         Team Structuring & Resourcing                                                                                                
·         Commercial Control & Awareness                                                                                           
·         Knowledge Sharing & Innovation                                                                                              
·         Contract Risk Assessment Abilities (Commercial & Deliverable)                                                                          
·         Delivery Driven – On time & In Budget    

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