Construction Coordinator – Short Term Let’s Build Foundation

Let’s Build Foundation, a global non-profit organization collaborates with the Government of the Republic of Zambia, through Ministry of Education to provide educational infrastructure. Our work is focused on the construction of additional classrooms in government secondary schools and the provision of school furniture. We believe well designed and built classrooms help to increase attendance, improve student outcomes, support better teaching, and reduce student dropouts. Let’s Build is non-religious and has no political affiliation. Our mission is to build classrooms to increase children and youths’ enrolment in secondary education. We are impartial, neutral, independent, and united by our common vision: A classroom for everyone.

OUR MISSION

We work to provide school infrastructure in alignment with government plans and community needs. We are united by a common vision, and we respect and honor different religions, cultures, and languages.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Construction Coordinator will provide technical support in monitoring and supervising construction of school infrastructure. The coordinator will further support the Construction Manager in project management. The coordinator should have technical knowledge and skills of construction and experience managing Contractors.

SCOPE OF ROLE

Role Dimensions:

Monitoring and supervision of construction of school related infrastructure and furniture
Support in Project Management
Support in contract administration
Monitoring and supervision of contractors and suppliers
Providing technical support to the team
Planning, Designing and documentation of school infrastructure

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Design school infrastructure using computer aided software (AutoCAD or similar)
Developing Bills of Quantities and supporting tender documents
Supervise and monitor contractors and suppliers to ensure that construction is completed to quality standards and within the set timeline and cost.
Checking contractors’ adherence to specifications, health, environment and safety standards.
Quality control
Provide technical support for the construction officer and contractors’ site teams
Recognize, report, and solve problems in a creative, positive, and constructive way and make recommendations for improvements in systems, procedures, and policies
Conduct quality control activities and provide solutions to any quality control related challenges.
Ensuring that contractors keep site records up to date
Assist in material testing and approvals
Support the Construction Manager in Project Management including handling of claims and issuing of site instructions
Cultivate strategic relationships with government district officials to ensure construction takes place with quality and within the required
Provide timely reports to the Construction Manager and Country Representative on construction progress.
Participate in meetings with contractors, suppliers, community leaders and Ministry of Education officials where required.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Willingness to Improve

Strive to be agile, solution oriented and open for change in our approach
Adaptive; aiming to listen, learn and adjust from experiences and failure
Reliable

Delivering as promised
Proactively communicating
Managing commitments
Collaborative

Supportive through:

leveraging skills and strengths
showing appreciation of others work
support through challenge
Driven by Purpose

Motivated by the why
Focused and aligning decisions and goals towards our purpose
Honesty and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS, DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Bachelor’s degree in architecture
Registered with The Zambia Institute of Architects
At least five (5) years of experience in the construction industry
Proven experience in overseeing the construction of schools or other similar construction projects
Proven experience in design using computer aided construction software e.g AutoCAD
Proven experience in preparation of Bills of Quantities and material schedules
Experience of preparing tender documents and selection of suppliers and contractors
Demonstrated experience in managing contractors and suppliers
Demonstrated experience in Project Management
Experience in working with community led construction procedures.
Strong English language communication skills – both verbal and written.
Attentive to detail and must be result-oriented
Ability to collaborate with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including community, government, and international consultants.
The ability to travel extensively within Zambia is required.
Willingness to travel to the field and work in a difficult environment on a regular basis
Holder of a valid driver’s license
LET’S BUILD OFFERS
Opportunity to be a member of an agile organization which is centered around our core values, which influence our way of working. Taking pride in being purpose driven, collaborative, reliable and willing to improve – values and behaviors we will be looking for in the candidate.

LOCATION
Office in Lusaka, Zambia