PROJECT ENGINEER

Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECR) supports UNOPS offices in the region, providing management and financial/programmatic oversight of Global and Country specific Portfolios, Clusters and Operations Centers including hosting services, fund management, management advisory services, implementing projects, procuring goods and services and managing human resources.

ECR ensures that projects are executed to the highest standards, providing a shared knowledge base and ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are disseminated between business unites and projects across the entire region.

UNOPS Geneva Office functions under ECR structures and is managing large number of multi-year, multi-stakeholders and multi-donor programmes and trust funds. Provision of hosting services and management advisory projects are also integral part of Geneva office operations.

On November 22, 2017 the Host Country Agreement was signed between Government of Ukraine and UNOPS to establish UNOPS Office in Ukraine. In April 2017, the firs project of the Office funded by European Union to support the reform of the National Police in Ukraine was launched in close cooperation with Swedish Police and European Advisory Mission to Ukraine.

The Project Engineer is based in LVIV/Ukraine to provide day-to day services ensuring smoothly implementation of the engineering works in the field.

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 

The overall objective of the project “Support to Police Reform in Ukraine” is to increase effectiveness and public trust in the police by contributing to the reform of the National Police of Ukraine in the areas of community policing and public order, in the regions of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv.

Specific Objectives of the project are:

• Develop partnership between police officers and communities by enabling better trained and equipped police officers to undertake a wide range of community policing tasks across the three pilot oblasts;
• Support development of public order structures where the police officers are equipped with the necessary skills and means to prevent and de-escalate conflict, facilitate the exercising of peaceful assembly and other democratic rights while maintaining order, security and safety.

The project includes refurbishment of 20 district police stations/hubs to enable the National Police to fulfil their new roles and to encourage citizens to feel welcome in the police stations and interact with police officers.

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Engineer the Project Engineer will undertake following tasks/duties in his area of responsibility which is Lviv oblast:

• Provide expertise opinion/advise to the Project Manager and the Senior Engineer on all engineering issues.
• Conduct needs assessment of the building and structures that are to be reconstructed and provide comprehensive needs assessment reports.
• Contribute to development, implementation, monitoring and updating of the Project plans and strategies in order to ensure delivery according to the scope budget and time.
• Provide regular reports to the Project Manager and provide inputs for the periodic and final Reports to inform donors and the key stakeholders on Project progress.
• Manage contractors and contract execution to ensure delivery according to the scope, budget and time and in compliance with the technical documentation.
• Formulate and/or check and revise ToRs, scope of works and all technical documents/designs in line with national legal framework and UNOPS norms and standards.
• Ensure the contractor provides method statement for works prior commencement, and perform the quality check of the presented document.
• Supervise the quality of the construction materials and collected attest documentation.
• Ensure that documentation on site is kept according to the valid law for planning and construction (daily logs, quantity books, approvals, act of appointments, tests, attest documentation).

Maintain the cooperation with the construction supervisors, contractors, designers and local authorities

• Ensure the Construction Supervisor provides reports on the activities specified within the valid law for planning and construction.  
• Provide Site Visit Reports on Project related activities, specifying work progress and arising issues
• Ensure respect of Health and Safety procedures on the site and notify the Supervisor of any irregularities immediately after
• Hold sites coordination meetings with the contractors, technical supervisors and other stakeholders as necessary and provide minutes of meeting for construction-related meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Manager and/or Senior Engineer in the agreed timeframe.

Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.

• With master's degree minimum 4 years of relevant professional engineering experience required; OR with bachelor's degree minimum total of 6 years of relevant professional engineering experience is  required.
• Experience in works related to management of complex construction and reconstructions works required
• Experience in working with the EU and other UN agencies is not necessary but will be considered as an advantage.

• Fluency in oral and written English and Ukrainian languages are required.

• Familiarity with FIDIC Contracts.
• Knowledge of MS Project.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.
• Ability to formulate written and oral information clearly and persuasively.
• Accountability for management of time, establishing clear performance goals, standards, and responsibilities.
• Ability to perform a variety of standard tasks related to results management, including screening and collecting of project documentation, projects data entering, preparation of revisions, filing, provision of information.
• Commitment to UNOPS' mission, vision and values, including cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
• Ability to initiate and sustain relationships with key constituents. 
• Focusing on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback.
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and external actors.

• Ability to travel independently; driver licence (B category)  required,

• THIS IS A LOCAL POSITION FOR WHICH ONLY UKRAINIAN NATIONALS OR THOSE WITH UKRAINIAN WORK PERMITS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• 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.
• 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.