Civil Engineer
Agility, Ghana

We are looking for a fundamental member of the Engineering team of Agility Logistics Parks (ALP), a leading provider of world-class logistics facilities and services for businesses requiring storage, distribution, e-commerce, assembly, light manufacturing and processing across Ghana. This role will be responsible for planning and design, project budgeting, and overall management of ALP’s engineering projects.

Your Responsibilities

Planning and Design

• Plan preparation and/or review of design documents (drawings and specifications) for new construction or renovation projects
• Knowledge in Facility Management
• Assess potential construction sites, check existing structures for upgrades, and analyze survey reports, maps, drawings and other data to plan projects
• Consider construction costs, government regulations, potential environmental hazards, and other factors in planning stages and risk analysis
• Carry out technical and feasibility studies and draw up blueprints that satisfy technical specifications
• Create drawings and schematics of projects using computer-aided design (CAD) software
• Compile and submit permit applications to local, state, and federal agencies verifying that projects comply with various regulations
• Ensure that building materials used in particular projects are in compliance with the projects’ specifications and are subjected to the appropriate testing procedures

Project Budgeting

• Complete cost estimations for materials, equipment for all phases of a construction project, and develop the complete budget to determine a project’s economic feasibility
• Manage budget and purchase equipment/materials

Project Management

• Oversee the construction team comprising of contractors, junior engineers, ensuring that all project contributors within assigned responsibility are performing their duties and meeting the demands of the project
• Perform/oversee surveying operations
• Monitor progress and compile project status reports
• Comply with standards, guidelines and regulations, and deliver technical documentation/files as required
• Manage projects in a safe, timely and sustainable manner
• Perform a final evaluation of completed structures to ensure compliance to local codes and specifications

Requirements

Your Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience including years in a supervisory and/or design role

Your Proficiencies

• Use of computer aided design tools
• Business math
• Good understanding of building code compliance
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and verbal and written communication skills

Job Rewards and Benefits