International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Ibadan-Nigeria
IITA is an international non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization established in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and a member of the CGIAR Consortium Our R4D approach is anchored on the development needs of tropical nations. We work with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. We have more than 100 internationally recruited scientists from about 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. Please visit http://www.iita.org/ for more information on IITA
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable candidates for the position of Housing and Construction Superintendent at the Institute’s Headquarters in Ibadan.
Position: Housing & Construction Superintendent
(2-year renewable Contract) Ibadan
Duties:
Successful candidate will among other things:
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise new construction and remodelling of existing buildings;
- Organizes, coordinates, and supervises the works of Foremen, Sub Foremen, on construction projects;
- Determines work priorities and coordinates work activities within the design area;
- Apportions work among employees according to specialized training;
- Coordinates new construction and major remodelling, which involves scheduling; meetings and reviewing project documents (e.g., contracts, specifications, blueprints) as necessary
- Keeps cost of records on work performed and materials; 0 Assists in the control of costs in materials and wages;
- Exercises control over rate of construction progress in order to complete construction project within time limits; schedules jobs and operations
- Estimates materials needed for specific jobs; estimates manpower needed for specific jobs;
- Leads inspection of work to enforce conformity to specifications;
- Supervises construction staff;
- Deals with staff demanding information or service, department heads and others
- Carry out duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualification and Experience
- B.Sc/HND Civil Engineering or any other construction related discipline plus a minimum of 8 years relevant working experience of which 4 years should be in a supervisory position.
- Candidates must have a sound analytical mind, a good knowledge of computer and must be willing to put in extra hours.
- Candidate must be committed, resourceful, honest and must possess very outstanding leadership qualities.
Remuneration:
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of Application:
Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA website: http://www.iita.org/careers not later than 5th September, 2013. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include either the Head of applicant’s current or previous organization or applicant’s Supervisor/Superior officer at work and evidence of current remuneration package.
IITA is on equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from female candidates.
