Our well-established client is looking for a Construction Manager to manage and drive production on site within given budgets and deadlines.  The Construction Manager will manage luxury housing and large commercial buildings from foundations to project completion, with attention to detail.  You will also be required to ensure that quality standards are met and supervise the sub-contractors and casuals working on projects. 

Duties and responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

Site Administration & Fort-nightly Coordination (30%)

•             Adhere to CSP Construction standard operating procedures with regards to project management by:

•             Determining and Managing Project Timelines

•             Break the timeline of the construction program received from the Contracts Manager into weekly or monthly deliverables, depending on the duration of the project

•             Make sure to communicate the two-weekly program with the sub-contractors

•             Measure progress of completed work on a weekly basis

•             Sign-off of fort-nightly wages and quality control sheets

•             Drive production so that timelines are met

•             Regularly communicate any changes to the program to the Contracts Manager

•             Daily site diaries must be kept up to date and must be ready for inspection at any given time

•             Delivery notes, labour sheets and sub-contractor claims need to be done correctly and timeously

•             Delivery notes must be delivered to the head office at least once a week

Cost Management of Materials needed on Site

•             Order materials timeously and in adherence on ASANA so that production deadlines can be met

•             Check and sign-off on the quantity, quality and working order of materials delivered

•             All orders need to be placed timeously on systems

•             Delivery notes must be returned to head office on weekly basis

•             Manage preliminary and general costs, as well as material wastage

Management of Plant and Sub-Contractors

•             Manage all plant owned or hired according to Standard Operating Procedures

•             Book sub-contractors at least one week in advance before they need to commence work at site

Quality Control (50%)

•             Follow standard operating procedures and complete checklists to ensure that quality control is enforced

•             Daily evaluation of the quality and progress of work delivered by subcontractors

•             Ensure that all work is constructed according to the latest construction drawings available

•             Compile and report weekly snag list in writing to Contracts Manager

•             Responsible for making test cubes on all concrete delivered, or site mixed, for all projects

•             Regularly communicate any irregularities or quality problems to the Contracts Manager

•             Issue relevant NCR’s and CI’s according to procedures

•             In time and accurate resolution/execution of listed snags issued by the Quality Control Manager, must be attended to

•             Effectively record snags which must be communicated, in writing to the manager

Supervision of Sub-contractors and Casuals (15%)

Subcontractor Identification and Management

•             Timely identification of relevant subcontractors which are needed, when needed, to ensure optimal production output – reporting to contracts manager

•             Manage daily allocation of work to subcontractors based on project timeline

•             Calculate sub-contractor’s standard of work based on the quality and progress of work delivered

•             Report sub-standard sub-contractors within 48 hours to the Contracts Manager or CEO

Management of Casuals

Health and Safety Management

Housekeeping (5%)

If you meet all the above requirements, please email your updated CV in Word format along with a copy of your ID, qualification/s, reference letters or contactable referees and a profile picture of yourself to cvs4belinda@therecruiters.co.za

Minimum requirements:

Tertiary qualification

5+ years’ experience in luxury housing and large commercial buildings from foundation up - (NO civil experience) 

Excellent in:  Planning & Organising, Quality, Attention to detail

Experience in managing luxury housing and large commercial buildings from foundations to project completion