Construction Engineer Job in Lagos at Walcoss Consulting

Walcoss Consulting offers a product of inspired professional management consulting services to a focused clientele who desire to distinguish themselves from the teaming competitors in their industries.


We envision a business climate in Nigeria which is gradually revolutionarizing into a global one to be guided by key universal business principles. This has been our driving force and has led to a reinvention of our service offerings and our mode of delivery. We are highly energetic and self-motivated to take our clients to the top of their industry and to maintain such position.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Construction Engineer

Location: Lagos

Summary of Position
The Construction Engineer will be responsible for the management of construction, contractors, drive the company's construction, performing work during the execute phase of projects. Projects may range in size from large designs construction on a turnkey bases to small repairs to new field developments etc.

Job Description

• Maintain compliance with the safety-assurance plan so that work is accomplished in an environmentally sound manner using safe work practices;
• Conduct safety observations and conversations (SOCs) to help achieve a zero-incident culture;
• Lead the “authorization to proceed process for contractors;
• Ensure equipment and manpower resources are being used efficiently;
• Review contractor work performance and project status updates;
• Ensure all process safety management (PSM) and management of change (MOC) requirements regarding field design modifications and scope changes are met by forwarding appropriate documentation to the appropriate unit for processing;
• Participate in the MOC control process;
• Administer project’s management-of-no-change process for scope, schedule and budget impacts for client approval;
• Review and approve field purchases and contractor invoices and timesheets;
• Coordinate schedules for vendor representatives;
• Deliverables
• Participate and lead in engineering package reviews during the select, define and execute phases of projects and provide constructive input to the design team;
• Support the off-site project leaders through the stage-gated process of projects;
• Support the off-site project leader and design groups in the development of functional systemization of projects for guidance on certification (GOC);
• Ensure construction and operations personnel review design packages early in the course of projects to eliminate rework and optimize construction;
• Anticipate and resolve problems encountered in the field to eliminate costly rework or retesting;
• Ensure work is performed per plans and specifications via coordination with the Quality Assurance (QA) and Functional Checkout (FCO) groups;
• Coordinate with clients to ensure proposed construction and work methods are clearly understood and accepted and ensure agreement on environmental and safety work plans for permitting;
• Coordinate between the construction contractor and the project lead to resolve field discrepancies in design packages and material delays;
• Work deliverables are items deemed necessary to manage and control project work. These deliverables will include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Coordinate solutions between the construction contractor and the project lead to address field discrepancies in design packages and material delays;
• Deliver status reports as requested to the Construction Manager;
• Create and submit weekly project narratives to the Construction Manager;
• Complete the construction portion of the project on schedule, within budget, meeting safety requirements and with appropriate quality;
• Develop plan for construction contractor's interface with on-going operations;
• Develop the Construction Plan and provide to the Project Lead to incorporate into the Project Execution Plan.

• To be considered for the role of Construction Engineer, applicants must have the following qualifications:
• Minimum of 5 years of construction experience in civil and/or structural engineering disciplines in reputable construction firms;
• Demonstrated knowledge of cost control, cost reporting and project schedule management;
• Demonstrated track record of multi-project coordination with projects in varying phases of completion;
• Knowledge of commissioning turnover systems;
• A minimum of a HND/ bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering discipline or equivalent technical experience;
• Willingness and ability to work day/night shift, and lots of travelling( based on project);
• Experience in a construction management role & Must be able to start a project without supervision;