Job Title: Road Design Engineer
Location(s): Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Ambassage Properties Limited
Summary:
• The Road Design Engineer will provide the Project with quality engineering design services and advice for rehabilitation, renovation and construction of assigned projects.
• Also perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, bridges, and water and sewage systems.
Basic Duties:
• 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.
• Conduct studies of traffic patterns or environmental conditions to identify engineering problems and assess the potential impact of projects
• Provide technical advice regarding design, construction, or program modifications and structural repairs to industrial and managerial personnel.
• Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems and structures, following construction and government standards, using design software and drawing tools.
• Promoting and improving professional standards for road engineering design;
• Undertaking design duties as assigned by the Head of Construction,
• Advising the Project Manager on project design in all projects.
• Providing design and drafting services for roads design team for the preliminary and detail design phases of a project;
• Preparing drawings in accordance with our client and the Host Government and internationally recognized standard formats;
• Preparing design drawings using AutoCAD or similar type software;
• Reviewing design and drafting works completed by colleagues or other parties for compliance with original design intent, recognized best practice;
• Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to plan projects.
• Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, and material stress factors to determine design specifications.
Requirements:
• Relevant experience in developing Estates for the purpose of infrastructure development;
• Excellent written and spoken English;
• Proven ability to work as part of a team;
• Proven ability to deliver design tasks on time;
• Ability to mentor other staff in road design engineering and AutoCAD.
• B.Sc/MA degree in Civil Engineering;
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in civil or road engineering;
• Profound knowledge of AASHTO Road Design;
• Good knowledge of AutoCAD or other computer based design packages;
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified applicants should apply online or send their Cover Letter and CV to hr@ambassagegroup.com and careers@ambassagegroup.com.
Deadline: 15.11.2013
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