Civil Engineer, Multiple positions

 These include, among others, the following:

• Security aspects, with the persistence of violence and conflicts that are blocking the development of agricultural activities and thus generating food and nutritional insecurity for the population;

• The isolation of production areas due to the poor condition of the roads creating difficulties in collecting and marketing agricultural products;

• The very poor access of producers to the following: agricultural inputs, finance, basic agricultural and rural infrastructure equipment;

• A weak structure of the environment, hence the predominance of activities often limited to self-consumption;

• Recurring conflicts between farmer-breeders or wild animal farmers linked to massive destruction of production;

• A deficit in terms of decentralized public services, negatively impacting the possibilities of stimulus and extension actions;

• Youth unemployment in production areas due to several factors.

Based in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), since 1991, the UNOPS Central Africa Hub (CDOH) covers eleven countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africal Republic, Comoros, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Rwanda. The Hub has forged strong working relationships with international partners, United Nations agencies, including United Nations missions, and governments of Central African countries.

It provides technical support and capacity building in areas of strategic national development, including sustainable infrastructure development in the fields of health, education, public works, governance and public administration, as well as in sustainable procurement, project management and sectoral advisory services in the areas of peace and security, preservation and protection of the environment, program/project revitalization among others.

The Civil Engineer provides technical assistance and expertise with reference to the construction works as well as field coordination, ensuring high quality and consistency of work, for the a/m construction works . He/She promotes a collaborative, client focused, quality and results-oriented approach in the Project Team. He/She will report to the Project Manager.

• Plan and coordinate work activities with the project manager .

• Take timely action to prevent potential delays and/or cost overruns that can be avoided.

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

• Provide supervision of project work progress and quality for on-time project delivery. 

• Monitor contractor presence on the project site, including Bill of Quantities (BoQ) as per approved contract.

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

• Provide monthly report to the Project Manager 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 Project manage

The Civil Engineer will complete the below activities whenever requested on area covered by his/her duty station:

• Complete needs assessment, organize preliminary studies and monitor/supervising consultants.

• Support the review of requests for new construction and rehabilitation works 

• Carry out assessments and prepare reports with recommendations for follow up actions.

• Assist the Project Manager in redacting the tender dossier, with particular focus to the technical documents (drawings, BoQ, technical specification and standards).

• Assist the Project Manager to outline design requirements (e.g. timeline) to procure design services, including concept, preliminary and final stages where applicable.

• Assist the Project Manager to manage the design plan ensuring deliverables are available on time, and to the required quality.

• Prepare the BoQ for comment and approval by the Project Manager.

• Assist the procurement team with technical assistance in preparation of tender documentation and bid analysis where required.

• As tasked by the Project Manager, supervise construction works and administer works execution as per the contractual provisions and the design specifications.

• Ensure quantity/quality control and time schedule consistency.

• Verify that works are consistent with the project technical specifications and inform promptly of eventual deviations.

• Support the overall management of works implementation to ensure constructions works are completed on time, within budget and to quality standards.

• Provide regular supervision of the project work progress and quality for on time delivery. 

• Assist the Project Manager in the preparation of project/contracts related documentations such as periodic progress reports, site monitoring reports, stake holder meeting minutes, engineer’s instructions and variation orders, contractor’s bills review reports, certifications, client hand-over documents and contracts close-out reports.

• Oversee surveying works, engineering control of the works etc.

• A Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field is required.

• A combination of Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience, related to the project requirements, in civil engineering or construction management or any related area is required

• Work experience in post-conflict/ fragile environments is desirable.

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

• Fluency in French in both written and oral is required
• Intermediary knowledge of English Language is required

• AutoCAD certification is desirable.

• Project Management certification (for example PRINCE2® Foundation) is desirable.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  
• Central African Republic is a Non Family Duty Station

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.