Design Manager

Austria Multi-Country Office (AUMCO)

The Austria Multi-Country Office (AUMCO) is part of the UNOPS Europe and Central Asia Region (ECR). Specifically, AUMCO aims to enable achievement of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement through global programmes and tailored interventions in the Balkans, South Caucasus, and Central Asia, focused on:

• Infrastructure

• Procurement 

• Project Management (full service, back on track)

• HR and Transactional Services

• Grants Management 

• Technical and Advisory Services

• Project Information

Project Information

The UNOPS Uzbekistan Project Office currently has two ongoing projects both of which are major contributions to SDG3 (Good Health and Wellbeing). 

The first project, “Support to Development of Oncology Services in Uzbekistan” is funded through a major loan from the Islamic Development Bank. UNOPS will support the Government of Uzbekistan in strengthening the preparedness of its national healthcare system, and preventing and treating oncological cases in an effective and timely manner. By identifying, procuring, delivering and operationalizing urgently needed medical, laboratory, radiological and ICT equipment, the project will significantly contribute to improved access and quality healthcare services for local communities in 14 regional locations including Tashkent and throughout the country.

The second project is the “Uzbekistan COVID-19 Emergency Response Project” with the Republic of Uzbekistan's Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service (SES). Funded through two major loans from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. In this project UNOPS will support the Government of Uzbekistan to upgrade up to 54 existing laboratory and treatment facilities across the country, procure diagnostic equipment and supplies, and establish an ICT system for monitoring the epidemiological situation to strengthen preparedness and resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemics.

• The Design Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic and effective Infrastructure Design Management services reflecting international  best practices, compliance with UNOPS policies, rules, regulations and procedures, ensuring appropriate risk management and obtaining the best value for money for the Infrastructure Design services delivered by external consultants as well as by the UNOPS infrastructure team, the Design Review processes on Government and UNOPS levels, and the contracting of works, in a timely manner. 
• The incumbent analyzes and interprets the respective rules and regulations and provides advice and solutions to a wide spectrum of complex issues related to the management of the Infrastructure Design process from design planning and design development through design review and construction . The role requires a deep understanding of Design Management policy and processes and the Design Manager should be able to apply them to the appropriate situations.
• In addition to responsibility for the deliverables of the work team, the incumbent’s work is focused on strategic relationship building and demand management, mainly referred to aggregation and dealing with complex organizational structures, preparation of business cases and understanding of the supply market, as well as sharing knowledge with projects in order to achieve reductions of costs and savings.
• Maintaining the highest degree of personal and professional ethics, the Design Manager promotes a collaborative, client-focused, quality and results-oriented approach in the Business Unit.  The Design Manager works in close collaboration with the portfolio/project colleagues in the given geographical area and with UNOPS HQ personnel, particularly with the Infrastructure and Project Management Group (IPMG) , as well as the Government officials, international and national consultants, to successfully deliver services.
• The Design Manager will work in close cooperation with the project Infrastructure team as well as the Portfolio Manager and report to the management on central issues related to Infrastructure Design Management  activities.  S/he advises  Infrastructure personnel to deliver work results, in close cooperation with the leadership team in the given geographical area. 
• The Design Manager position is based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with the responsibility to enact and oversee the production and review of UNOPS infrastructure covered by the Business Unit, upholding high standards and providing critical feedback/recommendations.

1. Technical advice regarding infrastructure design production

a. Education

• Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in CEng, PE, P.Eng, MArch or equivalent professional certification in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar relevant discipline.

• A first-level university degree/Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with a relevant combination of academic credentials and 2 years of additional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

b. Work experience 

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in infrastructure of which 4 years in technical infrastructure engineering/design review is required;

• Experience in development infrastructure is essential to the role

c. Languages

• Fluency in English is required.

• Fluency in Uzbek and/or Russian is an advantage.

Contract type: ICA
Contract level: IICA-2/ICSC-10
Contract duration: 1 year ongoing contract. Contact extension is subject to need and availability of funds
Contract title: The contract title will be Lead Architect 

• 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.  

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.