Construction Specialist II at SBA Communications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as part of a dynamic new-build team dedicated to building cell tower sites throughout South Africa.
• Work with Regional Site Specialists to visit sites on behalf of Site Development and ensure best design is identified in terms of specifications of site build and in line with approved permits.
• Arrange for contractors to provide site design layouts in line with the policies and procedures of SBA, which are to be used for ground leases and permits.
• Manage engineering firms or contractors to conduct site surveys for civil quotations; DCP and Geotech analysis; and power location and power application for new tower builds.
• Review construction plans and layouts with architectural and engineering firms, construction contractors, and others.
• Assist the Construction manager by reviewing all civil quotes in line with civil specifications and assist by driving contractor selection for Site builds by managing bid documents, pricing reviews, and bid awards.
• Review construction bids from contractors and verify all costs are reasonable, for final review by the Construction Manager.
• Understand typical Construction Regulations related to tower construction, ability to learn local nuances, and to apply these requirements to project(s).
• Supervise contractors and engineering firms who have primary day-to-day site construction management responsibility to ensure sites are delivered on time and within the approved budget.
• Coordinate with suppliers and warehouse personnel to ensure timely delivery of material to construction sites.
• Manage site acceptance process and ensure all closing documents such as As-Builts are delivered to the company.
• Ability to interface with customer site selection and construction managers to ensure delivery of sites to the customers.
• Travel extensively throughout the country and willingness to spend extensive time in the field, managing the process.
• Supervise engineering firms to ensure timely delivery of documents for permit purposes, and final detailed design drawings for construction.
• Supervise vendors and contractors to ensure work is completed according to the approved drawings and within the agreed timelines.
• Ensure alignment with SBA Engineering policies and procedures and train contractors to adhere to our way of work.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors or better in Construction Engineering or related field.

Experience

• Experience managing a multi-site, multi-month construction projects.
• Understanding of compliance issues to fit the regulatory environment.
• Ability to review and understand geotechnical reports (soil tests), foundation drawings, tower design drawings, tower erection drawings, site development plans.
• 3-5 years: Experience in wireless tower/telecommunications / electricity tower or industrial facilities development and construction

Preferred

• Less than 2 years: Experience and detailed knowledge of tower construction techniques - advantageous.
• Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• Project Mgmt Pro