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10 Career Opportunities In The Nigerian Construction Industry by google1(m): 9:34pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
The following Career Opportunities are available for you to take advantage of in the Nigerian Construction Industry due to the recent increase of construction activities in the Nigerian economy. 1. Architect Nigeria is undoubtedly one of the fastest urbanizing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Close to 50% of Nigeria’s population now live in urban areas that heralds more demand for infrastructure. In response to this growing need for housing, the Government in alignment with their vision 2020 goals is aiming to build as many as 350,000 houses. For architects, these houses literally equals to 350,000 architectural designs. Meaning, there’s an enormous demand for more architects in Nigeria. They will never be short on demand as long as the Nigerian population keeps on increasing, there will be need for houses and those houses need to be first designed by an architect before they are built. 2. Builder With more buildings being erected and more public infrastructures being constructed, certainly there will be more construction sites to be managed across Nigeria. This is the role of the builder. They are the on-site professionals who supervise the actual construction process to ensure that work being done by the construction companies or contractors are in accordance to the designs and plans of both the architects and civil engineers. They are not the same thing as project managers as you will soon discover below. Their work is to supervise the work of the contractors to ensure that they adhere to the construction designs and plans. 3.Civil Engineer As Nigeria’s urbanization trend continues, not only will residential buildings be in high demand, so also will be other infrastructural amenities such as roads, rails, bridges, canals, dams, drainage, water supply system, pavements, airports, public structures, and other physical and natural infrastructures that benefit the general public. Civil engineering is the professional discipline that is responsible for designing and planning all these physical and natural environmental infrastructures. They define all the whole aspects of the infrastructural projects from the materials to use, to the construction equipment, and also ensuring that construction related laws and regulations are followed. 4.Quantity Surveyor Construction projects costs a lot of money and without an adequate understanding and estimation of the varying costs associated with construction projects, contractors can run out of budget and face the risk of project abandonment. This is where Quantity Surveyors come in handy; they are the professionals responsible for figuring out just what a construction project is going to cost. Quantity surveyors have this title because they prepare a ‘schedule of quantities’ — estimates of the material and labour costs — that contractors’ quote can be measured against. The implication of this for charting a career in the Nigerian construction industry is simple; government as well as private investors before embarking on any construction projects will need to carry out a feasibility study that will inform them of the project costs. Meaning for as many quantity surveyors out there, government and private investors are counting on your skills to help them figure out how much their proposed construction projects will cost. 5. Facilities Manager All the structures that are going to be developed are eventually going to be utilized for the purpose which they were created. And as people begin to use these structures, they will certainly require regular up keeping such as; cleaning, repairs and maintenance etc. The professionals charged with this responsibility are the facility managers. Facilities managers ensure the smooth running of buildings, such as; office blocks, arenas, schools, convention centers, shopping complexes, hospitals, hotels, stadium, etc. With the ongoing increase of infrastructural development in Nigeria, more public structures will need the services of facilities managers. Charting your career along this profession can land you a job with any property development company where you can be assigned the responsibility of taking care of their public facilities as well as that of their clients. 6. Project Manager On a construction site, the PM –project manager is the boss. The construction project manager is not only responsible for planning the work and making sure it gets done, but also supervising the people who do it. That means coordinating and directing the efforts of construction workers. It also means hiring, disciplining and perhaps even firing those who step out of line. In other words, it’s the PM’s job to get the work done through other people. In this and in many other ways, the PM is no different than a manager in any other job field. The career opportunities for project managers in Nigeria is directly linked to the increasing infrastructural projects being undertaken by the government as well as private investors. Meaning that for every construction project that is to be undertaken within any given period, there’s an opportunity awaiting you to become the project manager. 7. Electrical/ Electronics Engineer Residential buildings will need power, who doesn’t want to live in a well lit, well powered environment? So also will roads need light, as well as airports, railway stations and other public and environmental infrastructures. The professionals charged with this responsibility of designing, planning and supervising all the power related tasks of a construction project are the electrical/ electronic engineers. The main role of electrical engineers in construction projects is to supervise the electricians in handling all the electrical works considering the safety and quality requirements. So if you are an electrical engineer, or wish to build a career in electrical engineering, the Nigerian construction space is teeming with projects that require your professional expertise. 8. Structural Engineer Structural engineering — a specialty within the field of civil engineering — focuses on the framework of structures, and on designing those structures to withstand the stresses and pressures of their environment and remain safe, stable and secure throughout their use. In other words, structural engineers make sure that buildings don’t fall down and bridges don’t collapse. Within the Nigerian context, to ensure that all the 350,000 proposed housing projects in accordance with the vision 2020 development goals, are built to last, structural engineers will be in high demand. Also, to meet up with the current urbanization trends in the country, structural engineers will be needed to ensure that the public infrastructures being erected are safe, stable and secure throughout their use. 9. Health and Safety Manager With more construction sites comes more risk and danger, especially to the people working on these construction sites as well as the neighboring residents. Meaning there will be a growing need for health and safety managers on every construction site across Nigeria, who will be hired to work on either government or privately sponsored projects. They will be responsible for protecting construction workers’ health and safety by making sure potential risks and dangers on the construction sites are properly controlled. They ensure employers comply with all aspects of health and safety laws and that workplaces are not the cause off ill-health, injury or even death. 10. Waste Consultant It’s obvious as the Nigerian urbanization trend keeps increasing, and more houses are being built, more roads, more bridges and more rails are being constructed, the amount of waste created as a result of all these infrastructural projects will increase. So who will be responsible for managing all these wastes? That’s where waste management consultancy comes in; they provide practical advice to construction managers and engineers on all waste prevention, minimization, reuse, recycling, energy recovering and final disposal. You can tap into this opportunity and begin to acquire relevant skills and training to position yourself as a waste management consultant. Not only will you increase your odds of being employed, you can also venture out on your own as an entrepreneur selling your waste management expertise to private companies as well as government institutions. Conclusion There are still many other career opportunities that the Nigerian construction industry offers that is not listed here. It is high time Nigerian job seekers start paying attention to the Nigerian construction industry for career opportunities because it is yet an untapped industry. credits: www.lamudi.com.ng |
Re: 10 Career Opportunities In The Nigerian Construction Industry by jazinogold(m): 10:13pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
were u put geotechnical engineers n engineering geologist! tell me aw u wan build that estate n skyscrapers without their soil test report! |
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