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United Nations Development Programme Project Engineer- Education Support Palestinian Territory UNDP Jobs 2024

United Nations Development Programme looking for “Project Engineer- Education Support”. Applicants with a Secondary School Diploma may apply on or before 18-Jul-24.

The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 01/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Project Engineer- Education Support to be based in East Jerusalem , Palestinian Territory. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Development Programme

Job Title: Project Engineer- Education Support

Duty Station: East Jerusalem , Palestinian Territory

Country: Palestinian Territory

Application Deadline: 18-Jul-24

Responsibilities: 

The Project Engineer will be undertaking the following functions:

• Ensure effective supervision of the design, tendering, implementation, and closure of infrastructure projects.
• Provide quality assurance and ensure compliance for technical aspects of the project.
• Prepare and assist in the finalization of reporting requirements, filing system and communication material related to the infrastructure projects.
• The incumbent performs any other duties agreed to within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

1. Ensure effective supervision of the design, tendering, implementation, and closure of infrastructure projects.

• Preparation/ review of project’s tender documents including Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and verification of prices based on market survey.
• Follow up on the tenders, assist in technical analysis and review relevant evaluation reports.
• Field technical engineering follow up on site implementation and progress.
• Arrange weekly meetings with the contractors and draft Minutes of meetings.
• Review field inspection reports throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Assist the project manager in the drafting and issuance of tenders, budgets, cash flows, and preliminary schedules.
• Follow up on project schedule prepared and updated by contractors including coordination of activities and solving site problems.
• Assist the project team in the approval of materials and follow up on the installation of the approved materials.
• Follow up on the daily site activities and leading site engineers to maintain: Daily, weekly, and monthly reports about the development of works at the site and records of the contractor’s site personnel.
• Supervision and monitoring of physical and financial progress against the set work plan including reviewing all workshop drawings and the as-built drawings.
• Prepare variation orders and review relevant details with the contractor before submission for review and approval of the project manager.
• Prepare the payment certificates and updates on site measurements versus BOQ on weekly basis.
• Follow up on all the required tests for materials, concrete, or equipment, and report on any testing result under the minimum requested level upon the technical specifications, and line with the local requirements.
• Effective monitoring of access of materials, storage, and distribution of coordinated materials during the project construction.
• Proper filing of documents and records related to the project including approval of materials.
• Prepare substantial completion certificates and ensure all required project close out documents are obtained.

2. Provide quality assurance and ensure compliance for technical aspects of the project.

• Monitor and ensure that safety precautions are implemented and followed including close monitoring of the safety measures and labor (including preventing child labor) for the different sites, as well as following up on the project risks and issues and providing solutions where applicable; update the status of project risks and issues by maintaining the logs.
• Identify changes and challenges in the external environment and promptly suggest necessary actions/corrective measures.
• Monitor and ensure relevant gender mainstreaming considerations are embedded in project activities.
• Ensure project implementation complies with UNDP Rules and Regulations.
• Liaise with stakeholders and relevant authorities to ensure proper implementation of the project and to obtain any necessary permits.

3. Prepare and assist in the finalization of reporting requirements, filing system, and communication material related to the infrastructure projects.

• Handle correspondence and ensure the filing system is maintained and updated properly.
• Document lessons learned, best practices, and success stories to contribute to learning.
• Monitor project implementation against the established indicators in coordination with the RBM Team.
• Support the development of communication and visibility materials in coordination with implementation. partners and UNDP’s communication team.
• Ensure that all donor branding and visibility requirements are fulfilled.

4. The incumbent performs any other duties agreed to within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.       

Requirements: