Civil Engineer (Retainer)

Under the direct management of the Project Manager, the overall supervision of the Head of Programme, and in coordination with Projects Team Members, the Civil Engineer, in what concerns Civil engineering related activities, shall support the Project Manager in specific duties and responsibilities ensuring their effectiveness, transparency and integrity:

• Coordinating the day-to-day design and implementation of construction, and procurement activities under the projects.
• Ensuring that the best practices and techniques of key technical design and construction management work areas are embedded in project implementation from planning to handover phase. In particular, the Civil Engineer will support in ensuring that  all the design, construction and procurement activities are implemented in compliance with quality assurance requirements, including through a proper mobilization and management of resources and ensuring that Health, Safety, Social and Environmental- HSSE management and Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment- PSEAH practices are implemented within the design and implementation of the activities under the projects.

The Civil Engineer, shall:

• Support in maintaining records for all site memos and instructions, inspections, testing, shop drawings review, measured quantities of work and material on site, photos, etc.
• Participate in identifying risks, proposing mitigation measures and solutions, and escalate issues where deemed necessary.
• Support the Project Manager, in the below tasks:

-   Engaging relevant Project Team Members during the implementation of the design and the implementation of rehabilitation, construction, and infrastructure activities as per the project requirements, assessing and incorporating the extent of their input into the projects.
-   Preparing progress reports on rehabilitation, construction, and infrastructure activities, according to the agreed timeframe of works and submission of such on a weekly basis to the Project Manager.
-   Planning, supervising, and managing the checking, verification of the quantity survey, payment requests submitted by Consultants/ Suppliers/ Contractors, and submit detailed reports in this respect with recommendations to the Project Manager.
-   Planning, supervising, and managing project closure plans, and reporting back to the Project Manager.
-   Participating in site meetings as and when needed.
-   Liaising, coordinating, developing and maintaining good working relationships with the stakeholders (Beneficiary, governmental entities, etc..) such as for obtaining necessary permits and approvals.
-   Ensuring compliance with UNOPS Organizational Directives, Administrative Instructions, Project Management Manual and UNOPS Construction Templates.
-   Assisting in the management of the project information flows and overseeing change controls, risk and issue registers by conducting oversight procedures.
-   Preparation of reports.
-   Ensuring accurate and timely reporting of progress and conditions on site through daily site records prepared and submitted by the Project Team in accordance with UNOPS procedures and practices.
-   Assisting the Project Manager in the timely preparation of various types of reports (Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, ad-hoc, etc..) and presentations pertaining to the implementation of the projects.
-   Supporting Quarterly Assurance, HSSE, and PSEAH inspections and reporting, following up with Project Team Members to prepare reports on incidents and provide information for daily/ weekly/ monthly/ quarterly assurance and yearly reporting to the Head of Programme and the Project Management Office.