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About the job Senior Site Engineer

                                  JOB DESCRIPTION 

Job Title: Senior Site Engineer

Grade: Senior Engineer

Department: Operations

ORGANIZATION: Aviation Travel Logistics (ATL)  


1. JOB PURPOSE

The ATL Project Engineer will be involved with airport planning, design, and construction and renovation of airports in Rwanda. 

Duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Review and Monitor construction plans, specifications, calculate quantities, and provide engineering support for the development of airport improvement projects, in accordance with RCAA and other local regulatory agencies

Perform field visits to obtain data and coordinate with aviation industry clients

2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Overview of the development process and progress of NKIA
  • Manage survey reports, maps, blueprints and other data.
  • Collate and Review engineering reports and liaise with Project and Construction team.
  • Review government standards and ensure that construction is compliant with building codes, RCAA regulations and other government regulations.
  • Involved in the planning, design and construction of airports, analyzing reports, and overseeing progress.
  • Review and Monitor costs and quantities of material, equipment and labor in relation to EPC contract.
  • Monitor progress and analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to plan projects.
  • Plan and review transportation or hydraulic systems and structures, following construction and government standards, using design software and drawing tools.
  • Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
  • Direct construction, operations, and maintenance activities at project site.
  • Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations and establish reference points, grades, and elevations to guide construction.
  • Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility.
  • Prepare or present public reports, such as bid proposals, deeds, environmental impact statements, and property and right-of-way descriptions
  • Provide technical advice regarding design, construction, or program modifications and structural repairs to industrial and managerial personnel
  • Conduct studies of traffic patterns or environmental conditions to identify engineering problems and assess the potential impact of projects.
  • Any other duties assigned by management

3. SPECIFIC DUTIES FOR NKIA PROJECT

Phase of NKIA Construction

  • Assist the Chief engineer on project management, engineering and cost related matters
  • Manage MININFRA Commander Center data
  • Manage data sharing point of the new airport
  • Manage and follow up The Master Plan of NKIA
  • Manage drawings related to NKIA
  • Attend NKIA related meetings and manage conference results
  • Monitor Design Development of NKIA
  • Review and manage of NKIA design procedure and results
  • NKIA construction stakeholder management and participate to relevant meetings
  • Support for NKIA construction and operation licenses and permits
  • Support for the management of NKIA Interface control meeting
  • Monitor Monthly report on the construction of NKIA and management of existing status
  • Monitoring Daily and Current status of construction of NKIA
  • Monitor construction schedules and progress of the work at site
  • Support budget planning for construction of NKIA
  • Monitor status and development of airport development plan in Rwanda
  • Monitor development and maintenance of KIA and other airports in Rwanda
  • KIA facility utilization plan business support
  • RAC weekly and monthly work status identification and reporting
  • RAC annual business plan, budgeting and execution plan monitoring

NKIA Operation Phase

  • Supporting buildup of NKIA construction historical record and White book
  • ATL's aviation-related subsidiary company's annual business plan and budget
  • monitoring work monitoring
  • ATL's aviation-related subsidiary company's management and support of operational status
  • Rwanda airports development plan establishment monitoring and management
  • Any additional business that is not included in the above business or an air related subsidiary
  • Any other duties assigned by senior managers such as senior engineers

4. MAIN WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Directly reporting to: ATL Chief Engineer

Supervision of: None

Functional relationships with: Other technicians.

External: BAC, RAC, MININFRA through Chief Engineer and Chief Operation Officer.

5. JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

  1. Airport Engineering Degree, Degree in Civil engineering or related fields
  2. At least 2 years experience preferably in civil and construction related fields
  3. Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  4. Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision ,technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  5. Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  6. Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  7. English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  8. Conversant with relevant Rwanda Civil Aviation Regulations
  9. He/she must similarly be computer literate

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

A. Skills and knowledge:

  1. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  2. Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
  3. Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  4. Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  5. Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
  6. Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  7. Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  8. Negotiation skills: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

B. Abilities:

  1. Problem Sensitivity: Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  2. Communication: Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  3. Deductive Reasoning: Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  4. Visualization: Ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
  5. Information Ordering: Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).