Employment Opportunity at Roads Directorate

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Roads Directorate (RD) has been established through Roads Directorate Act 2010 as a body corporate with perpetual succession and it is a non-profit making public institution. It is responsible to the Board of Directors. Roads Directorate manages road infrastructure and ensures that existing roads and access routes are comprehensively and regularly maintained and rehabilitated when required, upgraded and extended in an efficient manner to meet the needs of the economy and the nation. The main functions of the Roads Directorate are road network planning, development and maintenance; quality assurance as well as construction and maintenance of footbridges.

POSITION: CONTRACTS MANAGER (ENGINEERING)
Scope of Services
Under the general supervision of the Director Road Network Development the incumbent will have technical, financial and managerial responsibility for Road Network Development Division. The incumbent will be responsible for construction, upgrading, and rehabilitation of roads and bridges to the required standard in accordance with social, environmental and road safety guidelines. Specifically he/she will supervise, manage and monitor all roads and bridges rehabilitation, upgrading and construction works carried out by contractors assigned to the Directorate and ensure that all works are executed properly in respect of specification, quantity, quality and financial obligations.

POSITION: MANAGER LABORATORY AND QUALITY CONTROL
Job Purpose:
Under the general supervision of the Director Pavement and Maintenance, the incumbent will have technical, financial and managerial responsibility for Road Pavement and Materials Division. The incumbent will be responsible for construction, upgrading, and rehabilitation of roads and bridges to the required standard in accordance with social, environmental and road safety guidelines. Specifically he/she will supervise, manage and monitor all roads and bridges rehabilitation, upgrading and construction works carried out by contractors and force account teams assigned to the Directorate and ensure that all works are executed properly in respect of specification, quantity, quality and financial obligations..
Duties:
S/He should have knowledge for the below mentioned areas. The specific duties and responsibilities for this position are:
a. To have technical, financial and administrative responsibility for Laboratory and Quality Assurance Sections.
b. To enforce road and bridge standards across the country and carry out technical and performance audit for all public roads in Lesotho.
c. Ensure the provision of research, testing and advisory services to various sections of the Directorate on the quality of construction and maintenance materials, on the soil conditions for road/bridge design and on required quality of construction.
d. Ensure the provision of soil and subsurface investigation reports for design purposes of special and complicated projects, such as, high embankments, embankments on soft foundations, foundations for bridges etc.
e. Managing RD research programs and publish reports on materials related issues and appropriate advanced research work.
f. Managing investigation of particular failures in road/bridge construction works.
g. Review and recommend amendments to Standard Test Procedures, Construction Guidelines and Standard Specifications.
h. Ensure administrative and technical control and supervision of Laboratories.
i. Ensure that standard test procedures for quality control of all standards and types of work are periodically updated.
j. Oversee the operation of field and contract laboratories and ensure equipment is adequate for the purpose and correctly adjusted.
k. Ensure materials and geotechnical investigations are conducted on prospective and ongoing projects are carried out, advise projects on pavement & materials related issues and monitor all pavement, laboratory and quality assurance activities.
l. Ensure Road Safety Audit Reports on National, Regional and major feeder road and bridge projects are carried out departmentally or procured.
m. Recommend Road Safety Countermeasures at identified high prone Road Accident areas to minimize hazards.
n. Co-ordination of other departments of the project in regard to Road and Bridge Standards and specifications and on the Quality Assurance requirements for both materials and workmanship.
o. Implement the RD Accreditation Roadmap activities such as documenting procedures as per ISO 17025 and ISO 9001.
p. Training lab technicians / lab assistants for quality control tests and other documentary procedures.
q. Preparation of as built and completion reports.
Job profile also available on Roads Directorate website athttp://www.rd.org.ls
NB: The closing date for the submission of applications is 06th MAY, 2016. No late applications will be accepted.
Only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. Applications should be addressed and submitted to:
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: POSTAL ADDRESS: Human Resource Office
Roads Directorate Headquarters P.O. Box 194
Industrial Area, Maseru Industrial Area, Maseru 100
Tel: (+266) 22324191 Lesotho
OR
Industrial Area, Maseru
Tel: (+266) 22312090/22323019