Construction Technical Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Provide input to technical studies/research projects, technical reports, project planning reports, etc. to be presented to the Managing Director.
• Attend meetings with the Managing Director, responding to technical inquiries as appropriate.
• Present technical knowledge and information on projects and services and provide answers when required.
• Attend meetings with or on behalf of the Managing Director and follow up on the raised issues/points of action from those meetings until they have been satisfactorily closed out.
• Evaluate, review, and interpret technical inquiries on contractors/vendors, and be able to provide recommendations to the Managing Director on both existing and potential contractors/vendors.
• Track projects and the decision-making process for projects that require management approvals ensure that the relevant information for management to make an informed decision is readily available, and adjust designs and plans to meet clients’ needs.
• Aid the Managing Director in the development, coordination, and implementation of strategic plans for the company and its affiliates.
• Prepare a dashboard for the entire business representing the organizational progress of the company with regard to each department’s ongoing respective projects, highlighting the positives and negatives and reporting performance to the Managing Director on a timely basis.
• Attend and contribute to meetings on behalf of the Managing Director, reporting back and following up if required.
• Ensures proper and timely follow-up on reports from units, departments, and divisions.
• Research for and prepare speeches and presentations in a variety of formats to support the activities of the Managing Director

Requirements:

• Experience in the construction industry is essential
• Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor's degree in Civil engineering, Architecture or similar discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of proven work experience
• Excellent interpersonal and people skills
• Proficiency in using collaboration and productivity tools

Core skills & Functional competencies:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to lead and direct members of the team
• Excellent people management skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills