Construction Supervisor

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Construction Supervisor

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Description

• This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects successfully while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• We are seeking an experienced and results-oriented Construction Supervisor to oversee and coordinate construction activities across our projects.
• The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved engineering specifications, project schedules, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities
Construction Planning & Supervision:

• Ensure work complies with approved IFC drawings, specifications, method statements, work packs, and project schedules.
• Coordinate execution of mechanical, piping, structural, civil, electrical, and instrumentation works as assigned.
• Plan, organize, and supervise daily construction, maintenance, shutdown, and modification activities.
• Monitor work progress and implement recovery actions where delays occur.
• Allocate manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontractors to achieve planned work targets.

Site Coordination:

• Resolve field engineering issues and escalate unresolved technical matters.
• Coordinate activities with Engineering, Operations, QA/QC, HSE, Planning, Procurement, Logistics, and Commissioning teams.
• Participate in daily coordination meetings and progress reviews.
• Ensure construction interfaces between disciplines are effectively managed.

Quality Management:

• Verify completion of inspections, testing, punch-list rectification, and turnover documentation.
• Coordinate inspections with QA/QC personnel and client representatives.
• Ensure all work complies with project specifications, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), and applicable international standards.
• Review and approve completed work before requesting client inspections.

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE):

• Stop unsafe work where imminent risks exist and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Promote a proactive safety culture and ensure strict compliance with HSE policies.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective and preventive measures.
• Conduct toolbox talks, pre-job briefings, and site safety inspections.
• Ensure compliance with Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), confined space entry, lifting operations, working at height, and hot work procedures.

Workforce Management:

• Coach, mentor, and develop field personnel.
• Maintain discipline and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Conduct performance evaluations and identify training needs.
• Assign work, monitor productivity, and ensure effective utilization of resources.
• Supervise foremen, technicians, craftsmen, and subcontractors.

Resource & Schedule Management:

• Coordinate material requirements with Procurement and Warehouse teams.
• Report resource shortages and recommend corrective actions.
• Support construction planning and scheduling activities.
• Monitor availability and utilization of manpower, materials, tools, and construction equipment.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Monitor productivity, construction milestones, and work completion status.
• Maintain site records, manpower reports, equipment utilization logs, and material consumption records.
• Report project risks, delays, technical issues, and corrective actions to management.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly construction progress reports.

Project Close-Out:

• Ensure punch-list items are completed within agreed timelines.
• Coordinate mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning support, and project handover activities.
• Support project close-out and lessons learned reviews.
• Verify completion of as-built documentation and quality dossiers.

Qualifications

• Professional certifications in construction supervision or project management are advantageous.
• HND / B.Eng. / B.Sc. in Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Valid offshore certifications (e.g., BOSIET/FOET, HUET) where applicable.

Experience:

• Proven experience managing contractors and client interfaces.
• Minimum of 8 years of construction or maintenance experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, power, marine, or heavy industrial projects.
• Experience in EPC/EPCM projects, brownfield modifications, shutdowns, commissioning, and offshore/onshore facilities.
• 3–5 years in a supervisory role managing multidisciplinary construction teams.

Technical Competencies:

• Engineering Drawings, P&IDs & Isometrics Interpretation
• Material Management & Resource Planning
• Permit-to-Work (PTW) Systems
• Contractor Management
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Risk Assessment & HSE Compliance
• Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project (desirable)
• Construction Scheduling & Progress Monitoring
• Mechanical, Piping, Structural, Civil, Electrical & Instrumentation Works
• Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs)
• Construction Planning & Supervision

Behavioural Competencies:

• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Continuous Improvement
• Safety Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Planning and Organization
• Leadership and Team Management
• Accountability
• Results Orientation
• Communication and Stakeholder Management