An International Financial Institution with Headquarters in Lagos (Nigeria), Six Regional Office in Casablanca (Morocco), Nairobi (Kenya), Abidjan (Cote d’ Ivoire), Port Louis (Mauritius), Lagos (Nigeria) and Cairo (Egypt), as well as a subsidiary Company in Johannesburg (South Africa), owned by 42 member States of the African Union (AU), the African Development Bank (ADB), the IFC (International Finance Corporation), the DEG (German Developemnt Finance Institute), the FMO (Dutch private sector financing company), PROPARCO (Subsidiary of the Agence Francaise de Development) and 107 insurance and reinsurance companies.
Announces Vacancy for the Following Position
Position: Maintenance Engineer
Main Duties / Responsibilities:
- To ensure optimum performance of facilities in the Headquarters building and Management residences all year round.
Detailed Duties/Responsibilities
- Ensure maintenance agreements are executed and renewed periodically for all equipments and machinery in the HQ building and Management residences
- Monitor and ensure prompt routine and planned maintenance of all equipments and facilities are carried as per the schedule of maintenance
- Ensure optimal and satisfactory performance of key facilities in the Corporation buildings e.g. lifts, generators, borehole/treatment plants, etc
- Ensure timely execution of reported unplanned maintenance faults within reasonable period
- Supervise and ensure all maintenance works in the HQ building and Management residences are executed to the best engineering standard and to the satisfaction of the end users
- Keep and update quarterly a schedule of prices of goods and services for use in vetting contractors/ suppliers bills for maintenance works.
- Participate in the yearly inventory of the Corporation assets, supervise the tagging of new assets and ensure assets movement / disposal forms are duly executed and the records kept
- Ensure bills for service providers and maintenance works executed are processed within 48 hours of receipt
Key Performance Indicators:
- Supervision of facilities in the HQ building & Residences
- Adherence to Planned Maintenance schedule by Service providers
- Record keeping of Asset movement and disposals in HQ building and Residences
- Sourcing and updating of quarterly schedule of market prices of goods and services relating to maintenance
- Prompt processing of bills submitted by Contractors for maintenance works executed
Technical Competencies:
- Apply the principles and understanding by preparing a fire safety strategy for commercial building
- Carry out relevant negotiations to provide solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of real estate
- Provide evidence of reasoned advice, write and present reports on maintenance management.
- Implementation of the procurement routes selected for projects and carrying out tendering and negotiation processes relevant to them.
- Apply the principles of property management to provide solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of real estate.
- Apply knowledge and understanding by using an existing process to manage suppliers to ensure that the cost and quality of the service received meets organizational requirements.
- Assess the condition of housing, prepare reports and cost estimates. Advise on obtaining funding and prepare contracts in relation to the work programmes.
- Ability to apply knowledge to analyze data and assemble it for use in a database.
- Application of the practical requirements and monitoring of waste facilities.
- Knowledge of the use of the various standard forms of contract at project level including the implications and obligations that, apply to the parties to contract.
- Involved with the insurance of construction and/or property-related matter.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Applicants should hold:
- First degree (or equivalent) in Building, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with bias for Building Services
- Minimum of 3 Years relevant work experience
- Membership of relevant professional bodies would be an added advantage (CORBON, COREN)
- Additional professional qualifications would be an added advantage
- Knowledge of preparation of bill of quantity would be an added advantage
- Bilingualism (English/French) would be an added advantage.
Additional Requirements for Candidate for this Position:
Applicants must be:
- National of member States of Africa Re:
- Not more than 32 years old
Other Information:
Salary and other conditions of service are competitive and comparative to what is obtainable in similar organizations.
Procedure:
Interested candidates for the position of Maintenance Engineer are requested to visit the Africa Re website at: http://www.africa.re.com/careersandtenders/page/34/employment-forms to complete and submit the employment / application form.
Closing date in 5th March, 2013
