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PSE Consultants Limited is seeking a capable and detail-oriented Project Coordination Officer to provide central coordination, documentation, and reporting support for an irrigation design assignment based in Kebbi State, delivered primarily online and remotely from Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. This is a fixed-term contract role for the duration of the assignment, reporting directly to the Team Leader / Managing Director. ROLE PURPOSE The Project Coordination Officer serves as the administrative and documentary backbone of the assignment delivery system. The Officer ensures that specialist inputs from a multidisciplinary technical team — spanning water resources, survey, agronomy, safeguards, CAD/GIS, quantity surveying, and mechanical/electrical disciplines — are compiled, tracked, formatted, and submitted in accordance with the project programme and client requirements. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Project Coordination - Maintain the project's live working registers, including the Deliverable Register, Action Tracker, RFI Register, Comment Log, Risk Register, and Issue Log. - Track progress of all specialist discipline inputs against the programme and promptly flag delays to the Team Leader. - Coordinate schedules, inputs, and deadlines across the multidisciplinary team. - Organise and minute virtual and in-person coordination meetings; maintain and circulate action logs. - Manage document version control and the project filing system in accordance with the project document control framework. - Monitor client correspondence and flag outstanding responses, approvals, and pending actions. - Represent the company in meetings in Abuja as required. Report Writing and Documentation - Assist the Team Leader and specialist experts in drafting, formatting, and editing project reports, technical sections, and deliverable packages to a professional consultant standard. - Compile and assemble milestone deliverable packages from discipline inputs, ensuring completeness and consistency prior to submission. - Prepare transmittal letters, submission cover sheets, and accompanying documentation for all client submissions. - Maintain and update the project's Assumption Register and Design Basis Register entries as directed by the Team Leader. - Ensure all reports are formatted in accordance with PSE house style and client requirements. Client Interface and Submissions - Prepare and submit deliverables to the Client Coordinator and relevant project management units as directed. - Attend client meetings, review sessions, and stakeholder engagements in Abuja and at the client's offices when required. - Record and circulate minutes of client meetings; track client comments and responses in the Comment Log. - Support the preparation of Requests for Information (RFIs) and track responses from the client. Commercial and Programme Support - Support the Team Leader in monitoring the programme against the technical production schedule. - Assist in the preparation of milestone invoice documentation at the appropriate time, subject to Team Leader confirmation of deliverable acceptance. - Maintain a log of all client submissions, transmittal references, and receipt confirmations. CONDITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT This role is contract-based for the duration of the assignment (approximately 6 months, subject to programme), with the possibility of conversion to a full staff position. Remuneration will be agreed based on qualifications and experience. Travel within Nigeria may be required as the assignment demands, with costs covered in accordance with PSE Consultants Limited policy. The role is subject to PSE Consultants Limited's confidentiality obligations under the project contract — all project materials are client-owned and strictly confidential.

Able to design circuits and lead a team

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Civil Engineer to provide senior technical leadership across civil engineering design, design review, and contract administration assignments. The successful candidate will join a technically rigorous and professionally disciplined engineering consultancy environment, contributing to the delivery of civil infrastructure projects spanning civil, structural, water, drainage, roads, utilities, and site development disciplines. The role is suited to a technically strong senior engineer who combines design leadership, professional judgement, contract understanding, and the ability to mentor and develop engineering staff. The candidate must have substantial verifiable experience working in the design office of a reputable engineering consultancy firm and must be capable of leading multidisciplinary engineering design work at the highest technical level. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and review civil engineering designs for various civil infrastructure projects, ensuring technical accuracy, code compliance, and professional standards. - Review and validate drawings, calculations, bills of quantities (BOQs), specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports prepared by engineers and design teams. - Provide senior technical guidance and professional oversight to engineers, surveyors, and other project staff across design and supervision assignments. - Validate design assumptions, design calculations, and software-generated outputs, and exercise independent professional judgement in challenging or interrogating such outputs where necessary. - Support design coordination across civil, structural, water, drainage, road, utilities, and site development disciplines, ensuring design integrity and interdisciplinary consistency. - Support construction supervision, contract administration, and technical decision-making on infrastructure assignments. - Review contractor submissions, method statements, work programmes, claims, variations, and technical queries, providing considered and well-documented responses. - Support site instructions, progress reporting, valuation and certification review, and contract correspondence in accordance with applicable conditions of contract. - Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, promote strong technical and professional standards, and contribute to a disciplined, learning-focused design and supervision environment. - Read, interpret, and work with technical textbooks, engineering manuals, national and international standards, specifications, drawings, reports, and training materials as part of ongoing professional practice. - Assist in preparing technical proposals, fee submissions, technical reports, and client-facing documentation to a high professional standard.

We are seeking a competent and well-organised Office Assistant / Administrative Assistant to support the day-to-day administrative operations of a professional services environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that office coordination, documentation, correspondence, and internal communication are managed efficiently and accurately. The role involves supporting the smooth running of administrative activities across the organisation, including maintaining office records, tracking correspondence and tasks, coordinating logistics, preparing and formatting professional documents, and assisting with internal and external communication. The ideal candidate will be disciplined, reliable, proactive, and comfortable operating in a structured professional environment where accuracy, communication, organisation, and timely follow-up are essential. Key Responsibilities: - Support general office administration and daily coordination activities. - Maintain office files, records, trackers, registers, and correspondence logs in an organised and retrievable manner. - Assist with logistics, scheduling, follow-up, and communication across teams and with external contacts. - Prepare and format letters, reports, proposals, minutes, memos, and other professional documents to a high standard. - Use Microsoft Word and Excel to produce documents, tables, trackers, schedules, charts, and structured reports. - Support internal communication between management, staff, consultants, clients, and external stakeholders. - Track pending tasks, deadlines, information requests, and administrative follow-ups to ensure timely resolution. - Assist with meeting arrangements, note-taking, document circulation, and formal record keeping. - Help organise project and office information in a clear, consistent, and accessible manner. - Support the preparation of reports, proposals, presentations, and administrative submissions as required.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Entry-Level Surveyor / GIS Survey Assistant to join our growing survey and geospatial team. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or junior professional to develop their surveying and GIS skills within a dynamic, technically driven environment. The successful candidate will assist in the planning, execution, and processing of survey and geospatial data activities in support of a wide range of civil infrastructure projects. Working closely with senior surveyors and GIS specialists, the role involves both fieldwork and office-based data processing responsibilities. Key Responsibilities: - Assist in conducting topographic, boundary, and engineering surveys using GPS/GNSS equipment and Total Stations. - Support the collection, processing, and quality checking of field survey data. - Assist in the preparation and updating of GIS datasets, spatial databases, and digital mapping outputs. - Use GIS software (ArcGIS and/or Autodesk Map 3D) to produce and maintain accurate maps, plans, and spatial analyses. - Interpret and work with engineering drawings, survey specifications, topographic data, and technical reports. - Assist in the preparation of survey deliverables including plans, schedules, and reports to the required standards. - Read and study relevant technical textbooks, manuals, standards, specifications, and training materials as part of ongoing professional development. - Participate in structured internal and external training programmes to develop core surveying and GIS competencies. - Maintain accurate field notes, records, and data logs in accordance with project and company standards. - Support the team in ensuring all survey activities comply with relevant health and safety requirements. - Engage in independent learning to keep abreast of emerging survey technologies and GIS methodologies.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Trainee Civil Engineer to join our professional services team. In this entry-level role, you will support the design and supervision of a variety of civil infrastructure projects under the guidance of experienced engineers. You will be involved in assisting with technical analysis, design computations, preparation of drawings, and contributing to project documentation. This role is ideally suited to a recent graduate or someone at the early stages of their engineering career who thrives in a strong academic and technical environment. You will be expected to read and interpret textbooks, technical manuals, engineering standards, specifications, drawings, reports, and training materials as part of your professional development. A genuine enthusiasm for independent learning and a willingness to engage in structured training programmes are essential. Key Responsibilities: - Assist senior engineers in the design and supervision of civil infrastructure projects - Prepare and review engineering drawings using AutoCAD and relevant design software - Contribute to technical reports, calculations, and project documentation - Study and apply relevant codes, standards, specifications, and technical manuals - Participate in site visits to support project supervision activities - Engage actively in structured graduate training and mentorship programmes - Undertake independent research and self-directed learning to develop technical competence

We are looking for an experienced and professionally accomplished Senior Civil Engineer to take a leading technical role in supporting the design of civil infrastructure projects. Working within a dynamic and technically rigorous professional services environment, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality engineering outputs, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring that all design work meets relevant codes, standards, and client requirements. This role demands a strong command of civil and structural engineering principles, with the ability to create high quality technical outputs to required standard. The successful candidate will be at ease operating in an environment that values academic rigour, continuous professional development, and independent technical reasoning. Comfort with reading and applying engineering textbooks, technical manuals, standards, specifications, drawings, software manuals and reports is expected as a matter of course. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and oversee the technical design of civil infrastructure projects - Produce and validate engineering calculations, drawings, and technical specifications - conversant with applicable engineering standards, codes of practice, and contractual specifications - Mentor and guide graduate and trainee engineers, supporting their structured development - Liaise with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams - Contribute to quality assurance processes and technical audits - Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry developments, standards, and best practice

PSE Consultants is seeking an Entry-Level Surveyor or GIS Survey Assistant to support survey data processing, spatial data collection, mapping, site measurements, asset data capture, and preparation of survey/GIS outputs required for the design of various civil infrastructure projects. The role is suitable for a graduate (BSC), HND holder, or early-career surveyor with practical knowledge of Autodesk Map 3D or ArcGIS and willingness to support engineering design teams. The successful candidate should be comfortable working in a technically demanding environment that involves reading manuals, learning software tools, studying maps and drawings, and improving through structured training and independent practice.