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Applications are invited from qualified and very experienced candidates for the position of CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGER.   Location: Ore, Ondo State.   Duration: 6 months (renewable upon satisfactory performance)   Age: 30 - 35 years   Experience: minimum 5 years.   Qualification: Minimum of HND or BSC. Master degree will be an added advantage   The responsibilities include the following among others:   supervising regular, contracted and casual staff liaising with the head office in carrying out sites' responsilities meeting subcontractors making safety inspections and ensuring construction and site safety ensuring site properties and c onsignments  are safe checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings maintaining quality control procedures motivating the workforce problem solving using specialist construction management computer applications. handling all administrative responsibilities handling all logistic responsibilities including

An English inventor, Peter Dearman has claimsed to create ‘green’ air-powered vehicle.. he modified his run-down jalopy - a 25-year-old Vauxhall Nova - to run on nothing but air. It won't produce any emissions because it uses only air Dearman's propulsion system operates similarly to a steam engine, except he uses very cold liquid air. He said he chose liquid air as a fuel source because it’s light and cheap. He turns on his car by connecting two wires. At around -390 degree Fahrenheit, air turns into a liquid that can be stored in insulated, vacuum-sealed containers. Dearman uses a beer keg as a makeshift container for the liquid air. Drawing from the principles of a steam engine, the inventor believes his air mobile could be used as a renewable resource and break the auto industry’s gas dependency. it can drive for about three miles and reach speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. Read more Here

Please we have need for personnel who are qualified for the position of SAP ANALYST all applicants are to title their CV with job. E.g. Adedoyin Femi-CV -SAP Analyst / Project Management etc. and send the CVs latest by 14th march 2013    see attached Job description for more information. look forward to receiving CVs from you.  NB. all C.Vs should be send to lovelyn@tricontinental.org and copy kemi@tricontinental.org Position Purpose To provide SAP and Cost Engineering support to SPDC H-Block Project Team, facilitate invoice processing for the Team and ensure timely payments to contractors Principal Accountabilities "1. Provide SAP support to the project. 2. Ensure and maintain strict adherence to the project WBS breakdown structure from other parties. 3. Keep an up-to-date SAP cost databases and reports for management. 4. Participate when required in project cost audits and technical challenge sessions to ensure consistent application of SPDC SAP cost

Just a little safety lesson A professor is giving the first year medical students their first lecture on autopsies, and decides to give them a few basics before starting. "You must be capable of two things to do an autopsy. The first thing is that you must have no sense of fear." At this point, the lecturer sticks his finger into the dead man's anus, pulls it out, and then licks it. He asks all the students to do the same thing with the corpses in front of them. After a couple of minutes' silence, they follow through with his disgusting command. "The second thing is that you must have an acute sense of observation: How many of you noticed that I stuck my middle finger into the corpse's anus, but I licked my index finger?  keep working safely and be observant !!!!!

Subject:  Personnel Request - RSA Position   Please, we need  CV's for personnel who are qualified for the position of "Rig Safety Advisor". attached is the job description for your use. Please note that we have preference for Nationals.   Your submissions should reach us by close of business March 15, 2013 NB. all C.Vs should be send to lovelyn@tricontinental.org and copy kemi@tricontinental.org   Reports to: On-Site Drilling Representative / Drilling Operations Superintendent Job Summary The Upstream Nigeria Drilling Safety Advisor is responsible for carrying out the work activity and objectives established by the Upstream Nigeria Drill Team, Drilling Representative and the administration and implementation of the Upstream Nigeria Drilling Safety Management Program. These duties include, but are not limited to, being role model for the EMDC Safety Credo and representing the Company in a professional manner both on

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  Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates for the following jobs:   1. 6G PIPING WELDERS   2. 3G STRUCTURAL WELDERS   3. FILTERS   4. GRINDERS/WELDMATES   Interested cadidates should forward their CVs or letters of interest to  humanresources@asbvaliant.com  or  o.ikupoluyi@asbvaliant.com   Every applicant will underdo pre-qualification test from 9th - 11th March 2013.   Closing Date: 12 noon Thursday, 7 March, 2013.

In the past 15 years, China has moved from 14th place to 2nd place in the world in published scientific research articles.

In the past couple of years FIDIC worked assiduously to encourage development of its Young Professional network. This is in recognition of the role the youths (our future leaders) will play in the development of engineering in the very near future. FIDIC and GAMA have notified us of their interest to invest and develop the youths in our region. They have consequently decided to call on its African member firms to participate in this course.

 [REPORT BY ENGR OKEY EZEMA [MNSE, MNICE] NICE, JOS CORRESSPONDENT As the rainy season draws near, we should have a retrospect to help us evaluate the level of destruction of lives and properties by flood in 2012 to enable us prepare for what lies ahead. The year 2012 cannot be forgotten quickly in Nigeria especially with respect to flood disaster. From Kano to Adamawa,Taraba to Kaduna,Kogi to Anambra ,Lagos to Cross River, the story of flood disaster and its attendant destruction of lives and properties is the same. The Lokoja -Abuja road which accounts for about 70% of traffic between northern and southern Nigeria was reported submerged for days trapping travelers. Even the Benin/Asaba road and river Niger Bridge are being threatened by flood. Many Nigerians have lost their homes and valuable properties to this flood menace. More than 76,000 victims of the devastating floods that hit about 200 communities in five local government areas of Anambra State were evacuated fro

The Nigerian Society of Engineers Headquarters, Abuja         APRIL 2013 TIME-TABLE FOR NSE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION       & INTERVIEW S/N  BI-NORMAL ROUTE START DATE END DATE 1 Submission of Forms 14/01/2013 28/2/2013 2 Chief Examiners� Meeting 2/3/2013 2/3/2013 3 Three (3) Days Mandatory Continuing Professional Education (MCPE) Course for Prospective Corporate Members (1 st Week) 13/3/2013 15/3/2013 4 Three (3) Days Mandatory Continuing Professional e\Education (MCPE) Course for Prospective Corporate Members (2nd Week) 20/3/2013 22/3/2013 5 Submission of Reports by Candidates to Chief Examiners (2 Weeks from Date of Contact) 1/4/2013 5/4/2013 6 Assessment of Technical Report by Chief Examiners 05/4/2013 18/4/2013 7 Part 1 Exam- Oral Defense of Designs, Technical Report 18/4/2013 20/4/2013 8 Submission of Part 1 Results Thru Email by Chief Examiners (Four Days after Part 1 Exam) 22/4/20

THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, IKEJA BRANCH IS ORGANISING A 1-DAY  NSE/COREN  REFRESHER SEMINAR FOR PROSPECTIVE NSE CORPORATE MEMBERS DATE: 9TH MARCH 2013 VENUE: LASEPA CONFERENCE HALL TIME: 9:00AM TO 4:00PM FEE: N15,000.00 You can pay into NSE Ikeja Branch 1st Bank Account 2009996717. and inform the Branch immediate you make your payment. PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE ON OR BEFORE THE 7TH OF MARCH TO ASSIST PLANNING. PLEASE COME WITH YOUR REPORT IF YOU HAVE STARTED WRITING FOR COUNSELING & GUIDANCE. ENGR FUNMI AKINGBAGBOHUN TECHNICAL SECRETARY 080299990543

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COREN AND NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGNEERS The two are separate and different bodies so that they cannot be referred to interchangeably. The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) is a voluntary association established by the practitioners of the profession while the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) is a statutory organ of Federal Government, established by decree and concerned with certificate of persons for the purpose of practicing the engineering profession in Nigeria. COREN being the regulatory body for the engineering family in Nigeria, it is therefore necessary to have relevant portions of relevant COREN publications reproduced to serve for both emphasis and as information to all.

24-year-old Arthur Zang, a Cameroonian engineer, invented the Cardiopad. The Cardiopad is a portable, touch screen device that enables heart examinations such as the electrocardiogram to be performed at remote locations while results of the test, are transferred wirelessly to specialists who can interpret them. How does it work? Firstly, the CardioPad like the electrocardiogram allows examination. "The goal of this functionality is to acquire the signal that comes from the heart patient. The signal has to be scanned, processed, displayed and printed as an examination report" explains Arthur Zang. This report shall be transmitted by GSM to a cardiologist located in a different city. The Cardiopad also provides elements for the diagnosis by extracting the necessary information to present to the cardiologist. Finally, all information related to the examination are stored in the shelf and can be reused later. The CardioPad has other advantages. According to its creator,

The only constant in the professional lives of civil engineers is that they never have typical days. Every day is different, bringing new challenges and unique demands, and the nature of these demands varies according to the specialization and seniority of the engineer. On the other hand, most report they work in teams, the spend time on things not necessarily well described in their titles, they concern themselves with continuing education and their networking part of the time, and women and minorities report a better environment than may once have been the norm in engineering. Virtually all engineers spend some part of every day doing some routine administrative tasks, and newly-graduated engineers may be surprised to find they will most likely file, type, send e-mail, make phone calls, take notes in meetings, and many other ordinary chores. Teams and Co-workers Almost all jobs in civil engineering require some sort of interaction with co-workers. Whether they are working