Job position (Building Quality Assurance Specialist) at RWANDA HOUSING AUTHORITY(RHA): Deadline Aug 26, 2021

Job description

-Advise on tests that are able to effectively analyze product components and yield helpful feedback to identify discrepancies, defects and problems in construction projects and in the sector in general;
-Operate engineering software and work with colleagues to create parameters and comparison data for improved accuracy and building stability;
-Collaborate with other departmental professionals to understand government requirements and specifications in regard to construction projects for smooth permitting processes;
-Through inspections, verify that building components are functioning as they should and in compliance with blueprints and carefully engineered design plans;
-Analyze testing data to determine areas where a building item or component can be improved or modified to optimize building performance;
-Present report findings, suggestions and detailed data to the division management in an informative manner to accurate decision making;
-Facilitate in the approval process of new building materials and provide guidance in the elaboration of related standards;
-Ensure that acknowledged dangerous building materials are phased out or kept out of the Country’s market;
-Ensure that suspicious building materials or construction technologies are banned and make sure that all defaulters are sanctioned to preserve a safe built environment;
-Collaborate with in house Quantity Surveyors to periodically prepare and publish a quality list of acceptable building materials with their specifications and their unit costs to guide Government projects;
-Collaborate with professional bodies to promote the use of standards templates, checklists, BoQ, Design codes, etc;
-write periodic reports in accordance to the timelines set by the direct supervisor.