Project Engineer

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) - Sudan Project Office is engaged by the Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for implementation of Emergency Intervention for Water Security in Vulnerable Communities in Darfur, and the various water resources development projects in Darfur, including drought mitigation engineering works in rural areas and improvements to urban water supply schemes of major towns.

In line with its initiative to strive for organizational excellence, UNOPS Sudan Office belonging to the Ethiopia Operational Hub, is actively looking for highly motivated and competent candidates for the position of Project Engineer based in Zalengei for the above mentioned project funded by the Department for International Development (DFID)

The UNOPS, is responsible for design, tendering, construction supervision and contract administration of these works. The works are implemented in a partnership with State Government Authorities. UNOPS is soliciting applications from suitable qualified civil engineers with water supply projects design and implementation experience to be engaged in water for Darfur urban project.

The Project Engineer will be responsible for assisting the project development process, participating in assessment, development of BOQs and preparation of bid documents. The position holder will be assisting the Water Supply Engineer for the implementation and coordination of water project for Darfur to/in (i) the assessment of rehabilitation works and the preparation of assessment reports including preliminary design and cost estimate, (ii) the execution of the construction/rehabilitation projects as undertaken by UNOPS and (iii) Support and guide the Urban Water Administrative unit towards achieving its long term goal of cost recovery along with review of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).  The Projects include the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of water works/buildings using private sector to get the job done.

Related specific responsibilities:

• Work on the detail bill of quantities of the identified works on town water supply schemes rehabilitation needs, and other water resources development projects in consultation with the State authorities and the scheme operations staff.
• Liaison with local contractors engaged to carry out topographical and geotechnical investigations (if any) and direct supervision of the works, and provides technical input to the design development process.
• Collect schemes operational data, assets maintenance records, beneficiaries, survey information and carry out project assessments for new works.
• Undertake baseline (Preliminary) survey to assess the situations of the existing schemes
• Provide technical input to the preparation of costs estimates as well as project implementation schedules for the rehabilitation/ replacement/ extension/ new construction of various works such as deep wells, elevated tanks, transmission & distribution pipe lines and reticulation systems. 
• Facilitate the project implementation process with the state authorities and other project stakeholders.
• Carry out the contractor’s evaluation and selection processes.   
• Assist the Water Supply Engineer or PM to provide the technical input to the preparation of tenders, during bid evaluation process and in the preparation of the contracts award approval documents.
• As tasked by the Water Supply Engineer or the Project Manager, supervise the construction works, and administer the works execution as per the contractual provisions and the design specifications;
• Support the overall management of the works implementation in the field that will ensure the constructions works are completed on time, within budget and up to quality standards;
• Timely actions on potential delays and/or cost overruns that can either be prevented or mitigated are to be quickly reported with recommended remedial actions to the Water Supply Engineer or PM;
• Assist Water Supply Engineer, Senior Project Engineer or PM in the preparation of project / contracts related documentations such as periodic progress reports, site monitoring reports, stakeholder meeting minutes, Engineer’s Instructions and Variation Orders, Contractor’s bills review reports, certifications, client hand-over documents and contracts close-out reports.
• Assist in providing training and technology transfer to national personnel and contractor’s personnel and advise on good construction practices, good environmental management practices, and appropriate health and safety standards during construction;
• Represent UNOPS in project implementation activities in the field, as directed by the Project Manager, the Water Supply Engineer or the PM in order to ensure that UNOPS procedures and the standards adhere to all project implementation activities.
• Support the Water Supply Engineer and the Programme team in any other job-related matter as required.

  . Monitoring and Progress Controls:

(Clear description of measurable outputs, milestones, key performance indicators and/or reporting requirements which will enable performance monitoring)  

• Delivery works to meet the agreed periodical milestone on time
• All coordination issue with States Government levels are resolved in a timely manner.
• Regular supervision of the project work progress and quality for on time delivery
• Monitor contractor presence in the project site and monitor BoQ as per approved contract document
• Provide data and information about project work to Water Supply Engineer, Senior Project Engineer or PM for reporting purposes

 . Final Product:

• Support the Water Supply Engineer, Sr. Project Engineer or PM in preparation of interim and final payment certifications, provide input for drafting completion report 
• Follow up and submission of Handover certificate to the line department of the State Govt.

• A Master degree in Civil Engineering or any other relevant field is required
• A Bachelor degree in combination with 2 additional years’ relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master degree.
• Technical/Professional Diploma in combination with 4 additional years’ relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the BA/Master degree.

• At least 2 years of experience in Water supply project supervision and community infrastructure projects direct engagements is required.
• Experience in supervision of civil engineering construction activities is required.
• Work experience in post-conflict/ fragile environments and hardship is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic is required. 

• Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic is required. 

• 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.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• 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.

Sudan

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