| Employer: | United Nations Office for Project Services - UNOPS |
| Job Title: | Infrastructure Site Engineer |
| Description: |
Vacancy codeVA/2016/B5303/9435
Position titleInfrastructure Site Engineer
Department/officeAFR, KEOH, Kenya
Duty stationMogadishu, Somalia
Contract typeLocal ICA Specialist
Contract levelLICA Specialist-10
Duration1 year
Application period15-Feb-2016 to 06-Mar-2016
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Background Information - UNOPS
UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.
Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’ expectations.
With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.
A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.
Background Information - Kenya
The East Africa Hub Located in Nairobi, Kenya, the East Africa Hub manages a growing portfolio of engagements, including associated strategic and operational risks. The East Africa sub-region currently consists of an established Operations Center in South Sudan, an Office in Somalia and a portfolio of engagements managed by the Kenya based East Africa Hub office. This includes primarily transactional projects in partnership with the Nairobi based UN Agencies UN-Habitat and UNEP, and multiple ‘operational’ projects in Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya and several Atlantic and Indian Ocean island states.
Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Under direct supervision of the Project Manager and overall guidance of the Hub Director, the Senior Site Engineer is required to perform the following duties and responsibilities:
• Oversee the design, planning, and implementation of construction works within the project;
• Monitor the progress of works according to contract schedules, specifications and project plans;
• Inspect and report on Contractors’ weekly and monthly works in progress, in accordance to UNOPS standards;
• Approve Contractors’ set out and works, including compliance with Contract Specifications and ensure that contractors comply with their work plans to complete work with specified time frame;
• Provide support and guidance to the contractors and assists in resolving site problems, as necessary;
• Attend the project site(s) daily, in order to monitor progress of works, identity the existing problems and provide appropriate solutions through application of sound engineering standards in consultation with the Project Manager;
• Maintain records, compile and check daily progress reports prepared by the Site Engineer on construction activities, according to the agreed time frame of works for submission to the Project Manager on a weekly basis and other periodic reports required by the UNOPS standard procedures;
• Prepare, check and maintain a database for the available materials shipped to the project, schedules of labor force, and monitor the of quality of such during the progress of works;
• Assess, check, and approve the work activities of contractors, check and verify the measured completed work and make recommendations to the Project Manager for progress payments to contractors.
• Define and document the construction procedures according to UNOPS specified quality assurance requirements with full consolation with the Project Manager;
• Identify, set the procedures, and check that the activities to ensure that the constructed works on site meet UNOPS Quality Control requirements in full consultation with the Project Manager;
• Identify and control any environmental risks that can affect the site or the neighboring domestic areas around the site in full coordination with the Project Manger;
• Coordinates between Contractors and UNOPS;
• Perform other related duties as required by the Project Manager.
Competencies
- Initiative
- Ability to Analyze
- Monitoring
- Organizing and Quality Orientation
- Results Orientated
- Client Focused
- Decision Making
- Teamwork Skills
- Situation Sensitivity
Technical skills
- Buildings - Business (Banks / Government / Social Services) is required
- Buildings - Institutional (Prisons / Hospitals ) is required
- Solid Waste Management - Landfill / Disposal is required
- Transportation - Airports is required
- Transportation - Roads is required
- MS Office is required
- Project Management - Quality Control is required
- Project Management - Reporting is required
Education
- A Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized University or a relevant Bachelors Degree appropriate experience in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
- 7 years of relevant experience in civil engineering of which at least 4 years is construction experience. Previous UN experience is a plus.
- Engineering experience in Somalia is desired
Languages
- Fluency in English is required
- Must be able to speak in Somali language.
- Working knowledge of additional UN or regional languages is considered an asset.
Certifications
PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner will be considered an asset.
Additional Considerations
- Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
- Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
- Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- For staff positions UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
- The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.
It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.
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