Senior Structural Engineer-Retainer

The Senior Structural Engineer will provide technical support and advice to UNOPS Sudan. S/he will perform structural design and analyses for buildings and civil structures in accordance with design specifications and guidelines and manage production of contract documents including plans, specifications, quantities, and cost estimates. S/he will also be responsible for overseeing structural components of site and off-site supervision.

S/he will be expected to work independently on various projects as assigned by the Supervisor including overseeing the entire design process or assist as a technical expert on a specialized design. The senior engineer may work on several concurrent projects, serve as a field engineer during construction and/or participate in business development preparations, presentations and effort.

The Senior Structural Engineer will plan and develop engineering projects which may be characterised by unique or complex challenges. This may involve exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection identification of unique problems for investigation, and development of novel concepts and approaches.

• To provide a high level of technical sufficiency within UNOPS Sudan, including the identification and promotion of innovative and practical design solutions
• To assume technical responsibility for the preparation of quality plans, scheme programmes, assessments and design work, estimates, bills of quantities and review of bid documentation & assessments
• To promote use of and participate in development of UNOPS design and production standards working with country code officials and other design professionals when an interpretation or exception to building codes is required.
• To assess the requirements of new/potential projects, breaking them into tasks, and working with the Proposal Owner to determine scope of work, budget and staffing including writing scope of work for design based on preliminary review and meetings with the potential partners and/or donors
• To provide required technical advice, input and documentation for internal, organisational, partner and stakeholder reports.
• To review and update technical standards, office procedures, construction techniques, and use of materials to ensure that specifications and schemes prepared by UNOPS Sudan reflect best practices with continuous improvement including training to UNOPS engineers.
• To assist the Project Manager in the planning, organisation and oversight of site investigations, surveys and analyses of existing buildings, feasibility studies, structural inspections and assessments and preparation of assessment of associated reports. To examine structures at risk of collapse and advise on how to improve their structural integrity, such as recommending removal or repair of defective parts or rebuilding the entire structure. To oversee third parties undertaking investigations for UNOPS Sudan and work with geotechnical engineers to investigate ground conditions and analyze results of soil sample and in-situ tests;
• To liaise with other designers, including architects, to agree on safe designs and their fit with the aesthetic concept of the construction;
• To plan, design and develop building structures and facilities; prepare calculations, models, charts and graphs; and create construction drawings and design specifications including use computers and computer-aided design (CAD) technology for simulation purposes.
• To analyze configurations of the basic structural components of buildings and civil structures; calculate the pressures, stresses and strains that each component; consider the strength of various materials, e.g. timber, concrete, steel and brick, for structural design;
• To monitor and inspect off-site and on-site work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices and Sudanese laws

• Advanced university Degree (Master or equivalent), preferably in Civil, Structural or Infrastructural Engineering
• A First level university degree (Bachelors or equivalent) in relevant discipline combination with 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a Masters degree.

• Fluency in written and oral English is required;
• Fluency in written and oral Arabic is required;

Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement
Contract level: Local ICA Specialist 10
Contract duration: Short-Term ICA – ‘Short-term ICA – Maximum duration one year’]

Please note that this is a local position and it is open to nationals of Sudan only


For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx 

• 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.
• 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
• 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

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.