Planning Engineer

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:

Produce project reporting & preparing baseline program, schedules, milestones, deliverables and timelines as per project management plan.

Top Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Prepare quantity take off for planning & schedules.
• Construct a network of work appropriate for the specific project.
• Prepare baseline program, schedules, milestones, deliverables and timelines as per project management plan.
• Develop detailed yet simple to understand schedules and graphs.
• Conduct regular project site inspections.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Coordination with Planning Manager all project parties to collate project status reports.
• Track projects continuously and identify schedule variances of project status against schedule baseline.
• Coordinate with Planning Manager for resolution of project control issues on site.
• Track delays and prepare lessons learned throughout the whole project.

• BSc. In Civil Engineering or Construction Management (COTM)
• 3+ years total experience of which at least 1 year in planning role
• Internationals experience or working in an international organization in Ethiopia.

Critical criteria/Skill to be successful in this role

• Knowledge in Autocad (including civil 3D for earthworks), scheduling software (Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project) and Microsoft Excel is required.
• Attention to detail as well as the ability to see the broader picture
• Creativity and understand drawings and scope of projects
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team
• The ability to remain flexible and calm under pressure and in the face of a tight deadlines