Engineering, Facility and Security Services, Infrastructure, Urban and Rural Development
Deadline:
25/03/2025
JOB DESCRIPTION
Duties and Responsibilities
The assignment of the Individual Contractor will be conducted over a period of 3 months. The Individual Contractor will follow up and supervise the implementation of several ongoing and planned engineering projects. The Individual Contractor will leverage the required expertise to deliver the following tasks: 1. Site and technical assessments • Take part in the engineering site assessments required for new projects as requested by the Supervisor. • Prepare Auto-Cad architectural drawings of assessed sites following the norms and standards applied by UN-Habitat engineering unit. • Contribute to the development of BoQs and specifications of different work items as per projects’ requirements. 2. Review and verification of technical and administrative documents • Assist in reviewing technical design documents and submittals from 3rd parties (consultants, contractors, etc…) to ensure compliance with Lebanese and international standards and respecting • Assist in reviewing and validating technical documents submitted and shared by the engineers working within concerned municipalities. 3. Site inspections • Support in the follow up on work progress through developing site inspection plans, responding to contractors Quality Control and Quality Assurance correspondences. • Participate in site inspection visits (daily and/or weekly basis) to collect technical information, and ensure compliance with approved designs and standards, as well as milestone achievements. • Support in preparing payment reports for contractors upon achieving the set milestones of each project in South Lebanon and Beirut. • Drafting minutes of meetings and ensuring proper archiving for each project under implementation. 4. Testing, commissioning, and handing over rehabilitated buildings • Participate in testing and commissioning processes, ensuring all installed services are properly installed and functional. • Support in conducting final inspection of services, in addition to verifying compliance to the scope, and following-up on corrective measures to be implemented by contractors. 5. Coordination, reporting and other tasks • Take part in meetings with contractors and design firms to discuss projects’ implementation matters. • Contribute to the preparation of progress, final reports and other reports or documents as requested and as relevant • Undertake other tasks related to the assignment and as advised by the Supervisor.
Qualifications/special skills
A high school diploma with supplementary training in architecture is required. Minimum of five (5) years of proven progressive experience in the field of Architecture, with a focus on working with municipalities is required. Experience within the development and/or humanitarian sector, particularly with the United Nations System is required. Experience and good knowledge in navigating Lebanese Municipal Laws is desirable. Experience in heritage preservation principles and knowledge in practical engineering strengthening solutions for heritage buildings, is desirable. Strong computer literacy in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD is required.
Languages
Fluency in both written and spoken Arabic and English language is required.