Job Summary

The Construction Manager / Project Manager will head the Client Construction Unit and take overall responsibility for delivery of the canal works.

The position will direct the construction programme, coordinate labour, plant and materials, establish weekly and monthly production targets, coordinate activities across all work fronts, enforce approved drawings and specifications, chair construction coordination meetings, ensure timely inspection requests, oversee closure of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), and manage interfaces between earthworks, structures, drainage and lining.

The role will also be responsible for reviewing project progress and risks, coordinating recovery programmes where necessary, and ensuring that appropriate as-built and handover documentation is prepared.

Role Objective

The role is responsible for delivering the assigned construction function with:

• Clear accountability.
• Auditable records.
• Timely identification and escalation of risks.
• Effective coordination of construction activities.
• Compliance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements and Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).

Key Responsibilities

1. Construction Leadership

• Provide overall leadership and command of construction delivery across the full 28.8 km canal corridor and associated structures.
• Coordinate construction activities across the various work fronts.
• Ensure that construction activities are delivered in accordance with approved project requirements.
• Coordinate the work of the Canal/Irrigation Engineer, Site Engineers, Survey, Laboratory, HSE, Documentation and Logistics teams.
• Ensure that construction activities remain coordinated and traceable throughout the project.

2. Work Planning and Production

• Convert approved drawings, specifications, BOQ requirements and method statements into coordinated work packages.
• Establish work fronts and measurable production targets.
• Prepare, maintain and enforce the baseline construction programme.
• Prepare four-week look-ahead programmes.
• Establish weekly production targets.
• Develop recovery plans whenever progress falls behind the approved programme.
• Monitor progress against established targets and take corrective action where required.

3. Coordination of Resources

• Coordinate labour, plant and materials required for construction.
• Coordinate access arrangements and temporary works.
• Coordinate subcontractors and construction interfaces.
• Ensure excavation, fill, drainage, structures and lining activities progress without avoidable conflicts.
• Review resource deployment against productivity.
• Implement corrective resource or sequencing measures where required.

4. Construction Coordination Meetings

• Chair daily and weekly construction coordination meetings.
• Ensure decisions made during meetings are properly recorded.
• Assign responsibilities and deadlines.
• Follow up on agreed actions to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain effective communication among construction teams and other project stakeholders.

5. Drawings, Method Statements and ITP Compliance

• Ensure no construction activity starts without the required current approved drawings.
• Ensure approved method statements are available before activities commence.
• Confirm that relevant Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) are in place.
• Ensure required material approvals have been obtained.
• Ensure required setting-out information is available before work begins.
• Ensure hold points and witness points are communicated sufficiently early for Client and Consultant inspection.

6. Technical Risk Management

• Review unforeseen ground conditions.
• Identify and escalate design conflicts.
• Monitor seepage and groundwater conditions.
• Identify unstable slopes and other technical risks.
• Raise formal Requests for Information (RFIs) where technical clarification is required.
• Maintain the construction risk register.
• Immediately escalate risks affecting safety, hydraulic performance, quality, cost or completion dates.

7. Quality and Non-Conformance Management

• Ensure non-conforming work is identified.
• Isolate affected work where necessary.
• Coordinate corrective actions.
• Ensure non-conforming work is formally closed before being covered or incorporated into permanent works.
• Oversee the closure of NCRs.
• Coordinate quality records with survey, HSE, environmental and commercial records.
• Ensure completed work lots remain traceable and auditable.

8. Inspection, Testing and Handover

• Ensure completed sections are ready for inspection.
• Coordinate readiness for testing and commissioning.
• Coordinate as-built surveys.
• Ensure completed sections are ready for handover.
• Ensure required handover documentation is prepared and maintained.
• Maintain section completion and handover readiness records.

9. Progress Monitoring

• Review daily and weekly productivity.
• Compare productivity against resources deployed.
• Monitor progress against the approved construction programme.
• Identify areas where production is falling behind.
• Implement corrective resource or sequencing measures.
• Prepare and maintain progress dashboards.
• Forecast completion dates.
• Prepare monthly construction reports.

10. Project Risk and Escalation

The Construction Manager shall maintain the construction risk register and promptly escalate matters that could affect:

• Safety.
• Hydraulic performance.
• Construction quality.
• Project cost.
• Completion date.
• Technical compliance.
• Programme delivery.

The position holder must operate within approved drawings, specifications, method statements, ITPs and delegated authority.

11. Consultant Coordination

• Coordinate with the part-time Consultant.
• Provide the information and documentation required for effective Consultant involvement.
• Ensure that routine construction-management responsibilities remain with the Client Construction Unit rather than being transferred to the Consultant.

Key Deliverables

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing and maintaining:

• Monthly construction reports.
• Monthly production plans.
• Weekly production plans.
• RFI status reviews.
• NCR status reviews.
• Section completion records.
• Handover readiness records.
• Resource deployment plans.
• Construction risk register.
• Progress dashboard.
• Forecast completion reports.

Performance Indicators

Performance will be monitored using indicators including:

• Progress against the approved programme.
• Productivity by work front.
• Percentage of planned hold points passed the first time.
• NCR closure time.
• Availability of approved drawings and materials ahead of construction activities.
• Timeliness and completeness of monthly reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants should have:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Agricultural Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline.
• Be a registered or registrable professional engineer.
• Have a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Have at least 5 years of experience in construction management.

Experience and Professional Requirements

The position requires substantial experience in construction management, particularly the coordination and delivery of complex infrastructure works.

The successful candidate should be able to manage multiple construction work fronts while coordinating engineering, quality, survey, laboratory, HSE, documentation, logistics and other project functions.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates should submit their applications by email to:

eve.nasassira@horyalinvestments.com

Application Deadline: 15th October 2026