Background

The Site Engineering Manager oversees daily site operations, coordinates technical teams, and manages construction or plant maintenance schedules within budget and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Site Management: Organize and manage daily construction or operational activities on-site, providing production command and coordination.
• Technical Supervision: Interpret engineering drawings, layouts, and specifications for site teams, ensuring work complies with design requirements.
• Quality & Safety Compliance: Conduct quality assurance inspections, resolve on-site technical faults, and enforce health, safety, and environmental regulations in line with Zambian standards (such as NCC or EIZ guidelines).
• Resource & Material Control: Manage site resources, equipment utilization, and requisition of materials against the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) to minimize waste.
• Progress Reporting: Prepare daily or weekly site reports, monitor project schedules, and escalate critical issues or delays to upper management or the Project Manager.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: A Technologist Diploma or National Diploma in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 to 5+ years of practical work experience in site supervision, technical management, or construction execution.
• Professional Registration: Fully paid-up membership with the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) and a valid practicing certificate or relevant regulatory registration WITH Engineering Registration Board
• Core Skills: Proficiency in technical drawing interpretation, computer literacy (MS Office, AutoCAD or similar design software), and strong leadership or decision-making abilities.

• Organize and manage daily construction or operational activities on-site, providing production command and coordination.
• Interpret engineering drawings, layouts, and specifications for site teams, ensuring work complies with design requirements.
• Conduct quality assurance inspections, resolve on-site technical faults, and enforce health, safety, and environmental regulations in line with Zambian standards (such as NCC or EIZ guidelines).
• Manage site resources, equipment utilization, and requisition of materials against the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) to minimize waste.
• Prepare daily or weekly site reports, monitor project schedules, and escalate critical issues or delays to upper management or the Project Manager.

• Proficiency in technical drawing interpretation
• Computer literacy (MS Office, AutoCAD or similar design software)
• Strong leadership or decision-making abilities

• A Technologist Diploma or National Diploma in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 3 to 5+ years of practical work experience in site supervision, technical management, or construction execution.
• Fully paid-up membership with the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) and a valid practicing certificate or relevant regulatory registration WITH Engineering Registration Board