Lead Electrical Engineer

1.      Stakeholder Management

• Manage communications and ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities, progress, exceptions and that stakeholders are able to accept the handover of the project outputs;
• Manage design consultants and their performance/delivery during the design development phase for MV electrical distribution systems;
• Manage the performance and delivery of works being conducted by both contractors and ZETDC to ensure compliance with designs, codes, regulations and standards;
• Advise the Project Manager regarding issues that may impact the achievement of the project outputs, including issues of sustainability, resilience and post project requirements such as maintenance;
• Manage project information flows between the various assigned work packages and the rest of the project team;

2.      Operations

• Implement approved work packages (including the establishment of milestones) within tolerances set by the Project Board;
• Lead in the management of the delivery of effective designs which conform to all codes of practice and industry standards in Electrical Distribution Systems, Substation Design and Build projects up to 33kV;
• Manage the production of the required project products, taking responsibility for the overall progress and effective use of resources and initiating corrective actions where necessary;
• Ensure compliance with UNOPS and Zimbabwe National Health & Safety and Electrical Distribution Systems Regulations and Construction Quality Assurance;
• Lead the preparation of tender and contract documentation including specifications, bills of quantities, drawings and engineer estimates where required;
• Liaise with external equipment and services suppliers and/or account managers;
• Advise the Project Manager of any deviations from the project plan;
• Identify and manage risks so that maximum benefits to the project are achieved. Review and manage project products quality and ensure that completed outputs are accepted by the relevant stakeholders;
• Monitor and evaluate the performance and delivery of service providers;
• Identify and report potential business opportunities for UNOPS to UNOPS Management. Identify and report threats to the UNOPS internal project business case to the Project Manager;
• Daily coordination with relevant stakeholders such as other UN agencies, NGOs, Community and government counterparts and contractors;
• Quality Control of all matters pertaining to the delivery of the project;
• Daily coordination with relevant stakeholders such as other UN agencies, NGOs, Community and government counterparts and contractors;
• Schedule and time management;
• Provision of relevant information to enable reporting in line with the provisions of design documentation and contractual requirements;
• Assist with the final closure of the project upon completion, delivery and acceptance of all project outputs;
• Perform other duties as assigned by the respective Project Manager;

3.      Procedures

• Follow the Project Management Cycle Instructions and ensure that all UNOPS organizational policy is complied with (Organizational Directives and Administrative Instructions);
• Prepare and provide contributions to Checkpoint Reports and Monthly Project Highlight Reports;
• Ensure that all expenditures comply with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations (FRR);
• Manage budgets, cash flow and obligations to ensure that deliverables are achieved and payments to consultants and contractors are received in accordance with contractual requirements;
• Understand and manage UNOPS overheads, allocable charges and related corporate charges as they apply to the project;
• Understand the unique structures of the United Nations (UN) and budget appropriately for assigned posts;
• Manage and remain responsible for expenditures against the project budget, based upon accurate financial reporting and records;

4.      Knowledge Building and Knowledge Sharing

• Participate in the relevant UNOPS Communities of Practice;
• Actively interact with other members of the project management team, engineers, health, safety and environment etc;
• Complete lessons learned as per UNOPS reporting format and incorporate into the UNOPS Knowledge Management;

5.    Personnel Management

• Lead and motivate the design and construction teams;
• Ensure that the behavioral expectations of the United Nations are established and met by all members of the electrical distribution systems team;
• Ensure that performance reviews are conducted and recorded in the relevant UNOPS systems;
• Identify assigned staff performance issues both positive and negative, and bring to the attention of the Project Manager for the appropriate performance related actions;
• Have a thorough understanding of all UNOPS personnel contract modalities;
• Ensure compliance by assigned staff with all National and UNOPS safety and security requirements. To include the full compliance with UNDSS systems and requirements;

6.    Core Values

• Understand and Respect National ownership and capacity;
• Seek opportunities to identify and recruit qualified staff;
• Identify opportunities to build the capacity of project stakeholders;

7.    Accountability for Results and Use of Resources

• The project management processes are designed to deliver maximum accountability, transparency and results. If a project output or process is not in line with this intent, it is the responsibility of the Lead Electrical Engineer to raise the issue to the Project Manager and/or supervisor;
• Ensure that the project work packages deliver the required project products within the specified tolerances for time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits;
• Maintain formal records and files in accordance with UNOPS policies and procedures;
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager, prepare and circulate periodic reports on all aspects of the progress of design development and construction activities;
• Be present at all times during the course of construction and installation activities;
• Notify the Project Manager promptly with respect to all matters that require immediate and/or urgent decision making/action, to include those affecting health and safety and environmental issues;
• The Electrical Distribution Engineer shall be responsible for the progress and quality of the delivery of design development and construction. S/he will be responsible for the daily on-site supervision of all works being conducted by contractors and/or ZETDC to thereby ensure the on-site quality control and compliance with design requirements is met;

• All project activities are successfully supervised and monitored against UNOPS Project Management Policies and Procedures, including understanding of the risks and impacts and implementation of mitigation measures;
• Successful corrective measures to ensure quality delivery are undertaken by UNOPS and all project partners where mitigation measures have failed;
• All reporting, is developed with appropriate levels of quality and delivered as defined in the UNOPS PMM;