Digital construction platform outlines five-to-10-year ambition to connect professionals with jobs, contracts, projects and other work opportunities
Nomarc Projects, a digital platform serving Nigeria’s construction industry, says it is working towards facilitating 200 million cumulative job opportunities for Nigerians over the next five to 10 years, with a focus on employment, contracts, projects and other forms of work across the built environment.
The ambition was outlined by the company’s founder and chief executive officer, Adepero Abraham, in a LinkedIn post on Monday, October 12, in which he urged architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, builders, project managers, technicians and artisans to prepare for opportunities by developing marketable skills, gaining practical experience and making their capabilities more visible to potential employers and clients.
The proposed target extends beyond conventional salaried employment. According to the CEO, the opportunities envisaged include consultancy engagements, freelance assignments, project-based work and contracts across the construction value chain.
Skills and professional visibility at the centre of the initiative
Abraham identified three areas professionals should prioritise in preparing for future opportunities: developing practical skills that employers and clients need, building demonstrable experience, and presenting their capabilities as services that can be engaged commercially.
The skills highlighted in the post include furniture making, electrical installation, welding and metal fabrication, plumbing, tiling, computer-aided design, Building Information Modelling, estimating, technical writing, teaching and research.
Professionals were also encouraged to document completed projects, identify their specific contributions and develop portfolios that demonstrate their experience.
The approach reflects a broader emphasis within the announcement on making professional competence visible, rather than relying exclusively on academic qualifications or conventional job applications.
How Nomarc Projects intends to connect professionals to opportunities
Nomarc Projects has developed a digital ecosystem for construction professionals, employers, contractors, and other participants in the built environment.
The platform allows professionals to create profiles, present their experience and portfolios, showcase skills and certifications, and explore job listings. Employers can use the platform to discover talent and connect with professionals for recruitment and project staffing.
The company says its objective extends beyond recruitment to improving connections across the construction value chain, where professionals and businesses often depend on personal networks to find work, identify suitable teams, and access projects.
According to Nomarc’s published company information, its network has grown to more than 2,000 construction professionals and industry keholders. The company also reports having facilitated opportunities ranging from internships and graduate placements to roles for experienced professionals. These figures and impact statements are company-reported.
What the initiative could mean for construction professionals
If supported by sustained platform development and a sufficient supply of genuine opportunities, a digital network that improves professional discovery could help employers identify suitable talent while giving qualified professionals additional routes to employment and project-based work.
For the construction industry, the practical value would depend not only on the number of registered professionals but also on the availability of verified opportunities, the quality of professional profiles, the reliability of matching, and the number of engagements that result in completed work.
Nomarc’s announcement places professional readiness alongside digital visibility. It encourages workers to develop relevant skills, document their experience and present their services in ways that make their capabilities easier to assess.
The company also cautioned in its post that it could not guarantee every professional a job, describing the platform instead as an ecosystem designed to make skills visible and connect professionals with opportunities.
As Nomarc pursues its stated ambition, the key measures to watch will include the number of genuine opportunities facilitated, the professionals and businesses reached, and the extent to which connections through the platform translate into actual work.
For now, the 200 million figure represents the company’s stated long-term ambition. Its eventual significance will depend on how the target is defined, implemented and measured.
