Associate Construction Management Engineer, Multiple positions

S/he must be able to apply, independently, the below duties and responsibilities of the project success criteria:

Specifically, the Associate Construction Management Engineer will be responsible for supervision of contractors and other tasks on several construction sites and shall perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Report and recommend remedial actions regarding potential delays and/or cost overruns to the Project Manager.
  

• Provide supervision on the construction and engineering works progress and quality for delivering the project within the contract’s time for completion and technical specifications.
  

• Monitor and measure the execution of work’s quantity  through the agreed Bill of Quantities (BoQ) as per the contract.
  

• Provide data and information about project progress to the Project Manager for reporting purposes.
  

• Provide weekly and monthly reports to the Project Manager (Infrastructure)  detailing all project matters including quality, health and safety, environmental and financial, as well as any issues relating to possible delays, cost overruns, variations and any other matter as agreed with the Head of Office.
  

• As tasked by the Construction Supervision Team, administer the Works as per the contract. 

• Support the overall management of works implementation to ensure the execution of construction and engineering works  are in compliance with contract’s time for completion, budget and technical specifications / quality standards.
  

• Assist the construction supervision team with the preparation of project/contracts related documentations such as periodic progress reports, site monitoring reports, stakeholder meeting minutes, engineer’s instructions and variation orders, contractor’s bills review reports, certifications, client hand-over documents and contracts close-out reports.
  

• Assist the construction supervision team with reviewing electrical/ mechanical detailed designs, technical specification and reports, prepared by design consultants.
  

• Support on preparation of solicitation documents for tendering such as BoQs, technical specifications, drawings.
  

• Support Contractor with the Implementation of quality controls (QC) and provide quality assurance (QA) over the Works , to ensure all infrastructure projects are correctly initiated, managed, monitored, reported and closed in accordance with UNOPS policies and procedures.
  

• Monitor the contractor’s HSSE project’s site implementation plan.
  

Knowledge sharing and management

• Contribute to the project evaluation process; highlight challenges associated with the project and feedback into a continuous improvement cycle.
  

• Provide training and knowledge transfer to national/contractor personnel including advice on good construction and engineering practices, environmental management practices, and appropriate health and safety standards during construction.
  

• Contribute to the dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned for development planning and knowledge building.
  

• Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice,  actively interact with other Engineers and the Engineering community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practice on the Knowledge System
  

• Provide feedback to Practice Leads on policy, supporting guidance with an aim towards continuous improvement of UNOPS policies.
  

Reporting

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of progress and conditions on site through daily site records prepared and submitted by the engineering team.
  

• Ensure that issues, risks and lessons learned are identified, managed and documented throughout the project stages (using UNOPS tools) and shared with the supervisor.
  

• Prepare and submit to the Project Manager or construction supervision team reports  summarizing progress of contractor activities, quality control issues, health & safety issues, environmental issues, resourcing and scheduling issues, and any other relevant pertinent facts as required.
  

• Produce any appropriate documentation identified by the Project Manager (Infrastructure) and construction supervision team in a professional and accurate manner.

Impact of results:

• Completion of Secondary School is required.

• First Level University Degree in Engineering  or related areas with 2 years relevant experience in implementing works under complex, quality, safety and environmental management plans may be considered in lieu of the 6 years relevant experience outlined below. 

• A Master's Degree preferably in Civil/Electrical/ Mechanical/Construction or other relevant engineering background is a distinct advantage.

• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience implementing works under complex, quality, safety and environmental management plans is  required. 

• Experience in  site management directing engineering technical works is an added advantage. 

• Experience in the UN system organizations and/or a developing country is desirable.

• Ability to deliver projects on time, within budget in a demanding cultural context with transitional government partners under challenging physical conditions and limited national infrastructure is desirable.

• Fluency in written, reading and spoken English Language is required.