Housing Unit-Clerk of Works Internship

Safaricom Investment Co-operative Society (S.I.C) is an investment company that pursues joint investments for its members, through real estate investments, marketable securities and private equity. Since its inception in 2009, SIC Investment Co-operative has attracted over 4,000 members,
drawn from the current and former staff of Safaricom PLC and the public at large. S.I.C has over 100
land projects spread across 14 counties in Kenya and 6 Housing projects in Nairobi, Kiambu,
Machakos and Kajiado counties as of July 2021.

Housing Unit- Clerk of Works Intern

The Housing Unit-Clerk of Works Intern shall assist in overseeing quality and safety of work on site during the execution of Buiding and Infrastructure works scope.

What You Will Do

• Assist Project team (consultants and developers) as required and as appropriate.
• Ensure accurate records are prepared and maintained.
• Ensure a consistently high standard of quality control and supervision is maintained for each sub-project, via site visits, assessing contract implementation with due regard to building and health and safety legislation.
• Aways provide service to the Contract Administrator by ensuring that the standards of work and the materials supplied by contractors are specified in accordance with the contract information.
• Ensure information being used for implementation of site is current, conducting regular information audits and reporting accordingly.
• Assist in maintaining records and data; site activities, staffing and daily progress and undertake general and administrative tasks on site.
• Assist in identifying technical problems on site/risks, to alert respective project consultants and/or Project client to attend the same in good time.
• Witness onsite testing and commissioning and keep appropriate records of results.
• Attend internal and external meetings, both on and offsite as required.
• Assist in making sure that all the amendments or instructions to the Contractor are confirmed and documented contractually.
• Work with and under the Project Structural Engineers, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to oversee the day-to-day coordination and supervision of Civil/Structural and MEP services works including interpretation of drawings on site.
• Assist in setting out general quality control in liaison with the Contractors Site Agent.
• Ensure the compliance with specifications of materials and workmanship.
• Refer significant queries on design or engineering matters and promptly notify the Consultants of any events or, anticipated events that may affect the progress of the works.
• In liaison with the Consultants, ensure instructions issued to the Contractor in all matters relating to the Structural and MEP services works.
• Assist in Checking and approva of temporary and permanent works.
• Carry out joint establishment of Survey controls with the siSte Agent.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Architecture, Building and Construction, or any other related field.