Excelon Limited addresses a critical gap in the MSME sector by offering specialized HR services. We are seeking a highly analytical and resilient to join our team in Nairobi. This role is designed for individuals with strong analytical capabilities and a background in engineering, quantity surveying, or architecture to develop schedules, analyze risks, and manage construction project controls using international standards.
Planning Engineer/Construction Project Manager
Key Responsibilities
Scheduling & Planning: Develop and maintain programme schedules in Primavera P6 across multiple disciplines (civil, structural, MEP, architectural).
Analysis & Reporting: Perform critical path analysis, schedule compression studies, and delay analysis. Prepare earned value management (EVM) reports with CPI/SPI tracking and traffic-light dashboards.
Site & Contractor Management: Visit construction sites to assess progress. Manage contractors and consultants, and administer contracts.
Scenario Modeling & Sequencing: Conduct what-if scenario analysis for procurement sequencing, resource levelling, and logistics planning.
Project Controls: Produce technical memoranda and briefing documents to international programme management standards. Operate within ERPNext for project controls and Google Workspace for document management with AI-augmented workflows.
Job Requirements
Domain Background: BSc/BEng in Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or Architecture from a recognized Kenyan university. Domain knowledge is essential as the foundation for planning competence.
Analytical Horsepower: Candidates must have strong cognitive capabilities to undergo rigorous aptitude testing covering abstract reasoning, numerical analysis, and critical thinking.
Technical Fluency: Proficiency or demonstrable aptitude in Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent scheduling tools. Comfort with data-driven analysis and spreadsheet modelling. Ability to articulate project management issues and execute actual construction tasks by creating Money-Ready Plans (MRPs) – Technical, cost, logistics & quality plans.
Interpersonal Skills: People management skills to deal with both internal and external (contractor) teams. Fluency in AI-assisted real workflows.
Character: Self-directed, intellectually honest, resilient under ambiguity, and capable of producing high-quality work without constant supervision.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV and a written response (500 words maximum) to the problem below to: recruitment@excelon.co.ke using the position as the subject of the email.
Application Problem:
"A client in the Middle East requires a mixed-use commercial tower to achieve structural completion within 18 months from mobilisation. The MEP subcontractor has indicated a 4-week delay to rough-in on levels 12–18 due to late shop drawing approvals. The façade contractor’s programme is sequenced floor-by-floor from Level 10 upward. Identify three critical-path risks arising from this delay and propose one mitigation strategy for each. State your assumptions clearly."
