Engineering Assistant

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of Regional Engineering Officer_ Mopti Sector Centre), the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Review all received designs, Bills of Quantities, highlight discrepancies between design and site “if any”;
• Develop detailed resource requirement as needed for all approved tasks/projects including but not limited to equipment, human resources, and material;
• Develop project plans and schedules in close collaboration with the Regional Engineer;
• Prepare and submit weekly progress reports for all ongoing projects;
• Develop the detailed requirement for NICs and submit for approval of Regional Engineer and Chief Engineer accordingly;
• Conduct QA , QC to ensure all implemented project components are within acceptable standards;
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and annual report for the ongoing construction works in area of operation;
• Monitor the contractor’s works in area of responsibility, report their progress and recommend corrective actions as needed in close collaboration with the regional engineer;
• Prepare and submit handover vouchers to FM Cell on completion of projects/ works for all engineering assets and or equipment installed as part of the project.
• Submit monthly AUC (Asset Under Construction) report on progress to the REO and Planning and design Unit in the HQ.
• Ensure performance management are conducted for each cycle are completed on timely manner and a constructive dialogue is maintained along the cycle.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Architecture/Civil Engineering

Required experience: 36 Months Experience remark:

3 years of experience in supervision of construction projects out of which a minimum of 1 year in construction/ maintenance of camps.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• French(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise: Architecture and urban planning, Civil engineering and construction supervision Area of expertise details:

Excellent commands of Microsoft project, words, excel, PowerPoint, knowledge of any other project planning software is an asset.

Driving license: Yes Competencies values:

Adaptability and Flexibility, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call for to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 2 February 2020