Civil Engineering Specialist
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United Nations Development Programme Civil Engineering Specialist Mozambique UNDP Jobs 2024
United Nations Development Programme looking for “Civil Engineering Specialist”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 19-Jul-24.
The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 04/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Civil Engineering Specialist to be based in Maputo , Mozambique. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: United Nations Development Programme
Job Title: Civil Engineering Specialist
Duty Station: Maputo , Mozambique
Country: Mozambique
Application Deadline: 19-Jul-24
Responsibilities:
In coordination with UNDP and MoH teams, the Civil Engineer will be responsible for the following key functions.
Conducts field visits to assess the feasibility or progress of infrastructure interventions.
- Conducts field visits to several potential locations requiring specific technical assistance and, based on performed assessment recommends the best solution for project implementation and contracts management, to mitigate any deviation and ensure timely delivery.
- Prepares/reviews budget estimates based on the recommended solution for project implementation and contracts management.
- Prepares/reviews Terms of References for detailed design for reconstruction/ rehabilitation of structures where needed.
- Responsible to coordinate the works and oversight the construction and supervision companies of the rehabilitation work under his/her responsibility.
Develops technical design documents for rehabilitation/construction interventions and provides technical inputs and quality assurance.
- Provides the oversight of the rehabilitation/construction work done by contractors, including the quality and quantity of the materials, construction techniques and works finishing.
- Certifies that repairs and rebuilding are done in accordance with national Building Codes, Public Building Guidelines principles to promote resilience.
- Reviews and refines technical documentation and specifications (existing and future layout, Bill of Quantities (BoQ) with an estimation of costs, technical description, design, and specific drawings, provide technical support to procurement processes under the project).
- Ensures that technical documentation on rehabilitation/construction sites are maintained in accordance with relevant national laws and standards for building back better and contract for works.
- Signs off on the final handover documentation upon completion of all(re)construction/rehabilitation works in coordination with the relevant Government counterparts.
- Negotiates modifications with architects and engineers; dealing skillfully with a diverse range of people including clients; architects; other engineering professionals; sub-contractors.
- Licensing: determines necessary building permits, licenses, and ensures that they are obtained.
Formulates bidding documents in coordination with the relevant functional areas of UNDP and provides effective support throughout all stages of the tendering process.
- Provides technical assistance in the establishment of minimum standards for public buildings and health infrastructure requirements for the implementation of specific rehabilitation/construction tasks as required by the specific project.
- Develops technical project and tender documentation (ToR, tender dossier, tender evaluation, etc.) for the implementation of specific rehabilitation/construction tasks in partnership with the Government.
- Ensures that necessary supporting documentation is in place prior to issuance of tender.
- Participates in the evaluation of bids and selection of best bidder to the tender for rehabilitation/construction works and assessment of the bidder’s competencies and experience against minimum qualification requirements as per the Request for Proposal/Invitation to Bid requirements.
- Analyses measures, quantities and descriptions of each item in the offers against the advertised BoQ;
- Analyses and reviews the offered unit rates against the cost estimate in correlation with BoQs, provided by a design company, and to assess whether they are realistic.
Provides written report about the compliance of the evaluation process with UNDP procurement procedures.
- Provides technical assistance and quality assurance services to UNDP and national institutions.
- Provides technical support to national institutions, contractors, implementing partners and other stakeholders under Health Portfolio.
- Prepares guidance and technical documents as applicable and reviews others as requested by national and local partners.
- Strengthens national and local capacities, provides training, and participates in capacity building initiatives as well as facilitates information sharing.
- Promotes awareness-raising among partners on standards and guidelines.
Oversight and building capacity of national institutions.
- Train, coach and mentor national institutions, contractors, implementing partners and other stakeholders under Health Portfolio – on the designing, BoQ preparation, technical specifications, reporting formats and on the supervision/monitoring of implementation, ensuring quality control and application of international standards.
Requirements:
Competencies
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact;
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems;
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences;
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands;
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results;
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration;
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.
Functional/Technical competencies
Business Directions & Strategy
- System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how alerting one element can impact on other part of the system.
Business Development
- Knowledge Generations: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
Business Development
- Collective intelligence design: Ability to bring together a diverse group of people, data information or ideas and technology to design the services and solutions.
Business Management
- Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures, and protocols to achieve the specific goals.
Business Management
- Partnership Management: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders Governments, civil society and private sectors, experts, and others in line with UNDP Strategy and polices.
Business Management
- Risk Management: Ability to identify and organize action around mitigation and proactively managing the risk.
Business Management
- Working with Evidence and data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusion, and supporting decision-making.
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or relevant related field is required.
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in civil engineering in Mozambique is required.
Required skills:
- Experience in the usage of computers and construction and architecture software packages and web-based management systems;
- Registration in Mozambique (MOPHRH) as engineer/architect;
- Proven flexibility to work in remote areas with difficult access conditions;
- Computer skills in the use of Office package.
Desired additional skills:
- Work experience as civil works contract manager successfully delivering at least 1 similar project;
- Sound background of international organization infrastructure procurement procedures highly desirable;
- Experience working in or directly with relevant Ministries of related field is an asset;
- Having qualifications and experience with Water Supply and Sanitation sector is an asset.
Language:
- Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.
Professional Certificates:
- Having qualification in Administration is an asset considering that the job requires management of contractors.
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