Civil Engineer (Site Engineer) - Retainer, Multiple positions

UNOPS HAMCO is recruiting for this position: Civil Engineer (Site Engineer) - Retainer based in Multiple Duty stations:  Werabie, Tercha, Metu, Mizan Tepi, Asebe Teferi, Bahirdar, Karamara, Fitchie, Shashemene, Haramaya, Duramie, Addis Abeba, Wolaita Sodo and possible project locations in Ethiopia.

• Oxygen Plant Systems: This involves designing, producing, and installing oxygen plants and associated medical gas piping systems.
• Oxygen Plant House Construction: Appropriately designed facilities will be built to house the oxygen plant equipment.

• Support the day-to-day supervision, progress and management of the planning and coordinating work activities.
• Monitor, communicate and report potential delays and/or cost overruns. 
• Monitor the project construction work progress to ensure construction works are completed on time and to quality standards as per the contract and project design documentation.
• Assist in monitoring and measuring the work progress through the agreed Bill of Quantities (BoQ) as per the contract. 
• Verify and inform that works are consistent with the project technical specifications and inform promptly of eventual deviations.
• Provide guidance to the contractor and assist in resolving site problems, as necessary.
• Support the assessment of the work activities of contractor/s, measure completed work and make recommendations for progress and interim payments to contractors.
• Prepare relevant risk assessments, method statements, checklists, and permits. etc. as they related to Health, Safety and Social Environment on site.
• Oversee dimensional control and site surveying works, engineering control of the works etc.
• Participating in progress review and project coordination meetings.

• Support in the preparation of project/contracts-related documentation 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. 
• Maintain project documentation, including payment registers, variation registers, site safety inspection registers, site diaries, instructions to contractor registers, drawing registers, visitor registers, sample approval registers, concrete test registers, progress photos, etc.
• Assist in developing and implementing the Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Plans according to UNOPS’ rules and regulations.
• Contribute towards preparing the Interim Payment Certificates (IPC) on a monthly basis for each site and prior to the payments to the contractors.
• Prepare quality management templates and support the monitoring of the quality of the works as per the UNOPS Quality Management System.
• Compare all changes to permissible variations and prepare the notes to the file in support of the changes.
• Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, etc., as required.
• Working with other Engineers/Architects to collect and maintain construction data.

• Provide weekly and monthly reports 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  Lead Construction Management Engineer/Deputy Project manager. 
• Provide data and information about project work for reporting purposes. 
• Monitor closely and report on the design services’ progress against the schedule, including all issues encountered.
• In alignment with the Lead Technical Engineer, collect and document the Project quality register, issue register, risk register and lessons learned log in the time frame stipulated by the Project’s strategic documents.
• When required, working with the procurement team in the evaluation of bids and writing tender reports.

• Maintain close collaboration with the implementing partners, suppliers and contractors at the site and have regular meetings with them to keep abreast of the progress of the construction activities and provide feedback to the supervisor.
• Support the Technical Lead Engineer in areas that are relevant to site engineer’s  job description.

• Contribute to the project evaluation process; highlight challenges associated with the project and feedback into a continuous improvement cycle.
• Support training initiatives and ensure knowledge transfer to national/contractor personnel including advice on good construction and engineering practices, environmental management practices, and appropriate health and safety standards during construction.
• Contribute towards the capacity building of local contractors subject to Health and Safety and Social Environment by providing training and briefing on specific toolbox talks. 
• Contribute to disseminating and sharing best practices and lessons learned for development planning and knowledge building.
• Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice, actively interact with other Engineers and the Engineering community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practices on the Knowledge System
• Provide feedback to Practice Leads on policy, supporting guidance with an aim towards continuous improvement of UNOPS policies.

Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA) - Retainer 
Contract level: LICA/ICS -8
Contract duration: One year initially, renewable subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

Terms and Conditions 

• 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 ( they take around 4 hours to complete)  in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here.

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.