Civil Works Supervisor

Safaricom Limited is the leading mobile telecommunications company in Kenya.

We are at the forefront of the industry and always seek to attract and retain talented, creative and innovative team players who are excited by the opportunity of pushing the frontiers of this evolving technology, growing our services, exciting our customers and contributing to our community.

At Safaricom, we take pride in our talent and develop them to realize their maximum potential!

Civil Works Supervisor

Ref: TECHOLOGY-CWS-DEC-2013

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Regional Network Operations   department within Technology Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Reporting to the Regional Implementation Manager, the holder of the position will be in charge of the overall responsibility relating to civil works (construction changes) within existing sites, ranging from optimization to health and safety corrective measures.

Key Responsibilities:

• To design various elements of civil works or construction required on existing sites;
• To evaluate and approve or amend designs submitted by contractors to achieve optimal civil works implementation;
• To supervise from time to time implementation of various construction works on existing sites;
• To ensure that all existing site infrastructure is in compliance to Safaricom’ s Health and Safety policy;
• To generate high level dashboard reporting of all major projects in Regional Network Operations;
• To conduct acceptance tests on optimization projects with regard to agreed checklists and standards.

Role Requirements

BSC in Civil / Construction Engineering;

2 to 3  years of work experience in civil works in the Mobile industry;

Project Management experience will be an added advantage;

Extensive knowledge of internal processes and procedures;

Proactive, analytical, confident, energetic and able to work under pressure with a positive attitude and good organization skills.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below by Thursday, 26th December, 2013.

Head of Talent & Resourcing

Safaricom Ltd