General Foreman

Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision Works Corporation (ECDSWCo.) is transforming and diversifying from the current consultancy business operations. Taking advantage of the existing ECDSWCo.’s strength and maximizing on the newly emerging external opportunities that are being prevalent with the shifts in Ethiopian Economic Policy – the Corporation is aiming to play a significant role to the success of the Ethiopian Construction Industry -by creating a vibrant business institution that will not only fill the gap that is in the current construction industry, but also replace the need for having international construction companies that are dominating the government mega scale projects.

To this, the Corporation is emerging as an Engineering and Investment Group. The proposed name of the Group is ‘’Ethiopian Engineering and Investment Group (EEIG)’’. The Group will comprise of three main operational business units i.e., Consultancy, Construction and Investment.

 EEIG-Construction business unit key activities are high-end complex construction projects, predominately high-rise commercial and residential buildings, real-estate; infrastructure (roads, railways and airports) & water and energy sector construction. EEIG-Construction alone would grow into a conglomerate of several business units including Piling, underground and foundation Works, Fit-Out, Energy (Solar Solutions), Electro- Mechanical Solution, Facility Management, Landscape and Construction Materials Production.

EEIG Construction is launched with the vision of being the best construction company in Ethiopia with a strategy of Timeously executing high-end complex projects, by utilizing proactive management skills as a Design and Build Contractor in order to achieve an optimum return and aspiring to be a competitive and preferred choice that can replace the current dependence on international contractors and deliver excellence. EEIG Construction will uphold Courage, Integrity, Reliability, Value for its People and Innovation as its core values.

Position Overview/Scope of role:

Responsible for leading Site work. Their primary role is to ensure planning, organizing, coordinating, and end to end of all finishing works as a lead hand foreman. 

Top Roles and Responsibilities:  

Hire crew members and make related decisions Manage a crew of above 60 skilled and unskilled labor;

· Read and interpret drawings, blueprints;

· Follow the order of the site engineer;

· Ensure the quality of the end to end work;

· Coordinate safety meetings;

· Delegate tasks and responsibilities to crew members;

· Maintain a safe work environment by adhering to all company guidelines and safety requirements and also through reporting violations of policies, procedures and guidelines to immediate supervisor;

· Controlling inventory on truck, job-site, and in/out of stock (for active jobs); · Organize and maintain material lists for the crew;

· Gathering required material;

· Responsible for maintaining company tools;

· Inspect jobs upon completion and ensure areas are clean;

· Respond to emergency calls as needed; Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Level 3 Or Level 4 polytechnic Certificate from well-known college in construction
• Above 10 years of experience in a Construction setting as a Lead hand foreman.
• Strong Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• International organization experience is an added advantage where priority shall be given to applicants having such exposure.

Critical criteria/Skill to be successful in this role

• Experience planning and carrying out finishing tasks in a team environment;
• Experience working with floor and wall tiles
• Experience ceiling works
• Experience block works
• Experience gypsum works
• Experience aluminum works
• Experience electrical, sanitary and mechanical works
• Experience in joinery
• Experience renovation works;
• Experience curtain and blind works
• Experience in cladding works
• Experience in paint Ability to form material lists;
• Candidates must be comfortable working at night and weekends Good troubleshooting skills, repair abilities and installation skills;
• Able to work in high pressure, time sensitive conditions;
• Attention to detail; Strong communications skills and customer service orientation; Strong work ethic and positive attitude;
• Ability to supervise others’ work and coach for performance