Job Functions / Responsibility
Preamble
Reime Kenya projects mainly involve construction of base station for the various tower types ordered and the erection of those towers as well as the grounding and electrical installations. In this light; supervision of these works to meet design specs spelt out in design drawings are of utmost importance.
All civil and erection works are undertaken by sub-contractors hence inspection visits are required to guarantee proper execution of the works at the same time the antenna-coax and electrical works done by Reime Kenya staff should be monitored and guided.
Site Supervisor is thus assigned to visit sites under construction to ensure that works underway being undertaken adhere strictly to design specifications and that also safety procedures spelt out under Reime safety guidelines are also being adhered to.
MSV:
Site supervisor is responsible to attend the MSV’s assigned by the client.
Gather all the necessary information required to build the site in the most economical way and in the most appropriate design.
Follow up the design/construction drawings to be done as per on site agreement with the client.
If necessary correct the site design/construction drawings as per client’s comments in a very serious manner that the revisions should not repeatedly be done.
Construction:
Attending to the site visit with the assigned sub-contractor to explain and clear out any details which might come during construction period.
Site visit before base concrete is cast to ensure that reinforcement meets quantities and sizes required; to ensure that concrete mix is as indicated in design drawings and also to ensure that concrete blinding was made before steel re-bars were fixed. Finally to check excavation dimensions.
Site visit before concrete is placed to ensure that leg to leg dimensions are perfect and that levels are uniform to ensure precision and to guarantee that tower erection will be undertaken without problems emanating from poor foundation construction. To ensure that concrete mix as indicated in drawings is being followed.
To ensure that the sub-contractor has adequate mixer as per the volume, vibrator is present on site and being used during casting concrete and the formwork is well placed and supported to prevent the expansions due to the vibrator.
During the various site visits to ensure all the construction is set according to the approved drawings and the levels are as per the approved drawings as well.
The site supervisor should always be in touch with the ware house manager or the ware house manager assistant for the material deliveries, and with electrical supervisor for the grounding and electrical installations. The notice should be convenient enough for the warehouse manager and the electrical supervisor to prepare themselves and the requested material on time. There should be no delays due to material deliveries to site.
For visits laid down safety procedures are also checked for compliance.
Reporting findings of these visits forms part of the responsibility in order that project manager is able to prepare his weekly reports to customer as required.
Erection & Antenna-Coax Installation:
The site supervisor is also in charge of tower erection. Site visit before commencement of erection to inspect tower parts, to check that first legs mounted are appropriately leveled out and also that all parts listed in packing list for specific towers have been delivered.
Tower to be erected as per the erection drawings, to be completed on time, to make sure that the tower is erected fully with the tower members as in the erection drawings and the bolts are tight as per torque shown in the specs.
Site visit is undertaken after completion of erection works to conduct detailed inspection check on tower before customer is informed of completion and handover of works.
The antenna-coax installation is also the part of Reime scope. In that sense the installation should be done as per client specs and to be completed on time.
To make sure that the antenna-coax installation check list is completed by the teams in order to have full control on the scope.
Safety procedures are rigorously checked since this forms a key component of tower erection. Reime guidelines for safety are checked for conformance and any modifications or reviews pertaining to peculiar situations are discussed with foremen and set out for the particular works.
Office:
One of the site supervisor’s duties is to fill in the required data in the server for the managers to have full access to the information whenever needed.
Those reports should be fully filled with a maximum care and accuracy to avoid future conflicts might occur sometime in the future.
All the necessary documentation should also be prepared by the site supervisor to complete the FA binder.
All activities should be reported daily to Project Manager.
Only candidates with telecommunications industry exposure will be considered.
Job location is Nairobi.
We require Kenyan citizens only.
Relevant Professional qualifications are highly desirable.
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