Site Engineer

UNOPS, through its office in Saint Lucia, is providing project management and infrastructure expertise and collaborates with the English-Speaking Caribbean governments and institutions for the implementation of projects to support economic and social development. UNOPS Saint Lucia office has currently a portfolio of projects approved in St Lucia, Belize, Jamaica, Dominica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and Curacao.

In Dominica, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has signed an agreement with UNICEFUSA to support the Ministry of Education of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the design and reconstruction of the Mahaut Primary School.

The Site Engineer is responsible for overseeing the performance of all engineering activities related to the project on the field, he/she will, as required, also interact with local community and other stakeholders as well as with the other contractors and actors already present on the site.


She/he must be able to apply, independently, the below duties and responsibilities of the project success criteria:

1.1   General Functions:

• Plan and coordinate work activities with the Project Manager and manage the field infrastructure works.
• Manage work plans for all infrastructure works of the project inclusive of works implemented through external service providers, and shall report directly to the Project Manager;
• Liaise with other project partners including external service providers for planning, training, community awareness programmes and social mobilization;
• 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 site work progress and quality for on-time project delivery.
• Monitor contractor progress on the project site, including Bill of Quantities (BoQ) as per approved contract.
• Provide data and information about project site work to Project Manager for reporting purposes.
• Provide regular report to the Project Manager in accordance with pre-agreed schedules and detailing all project site 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 Manager.
• Ensure all works are implemented in conformity with the Project Designs & Specifications, as directed by the Project Manager.
• Prepares Minutes of the required Project Site Meetings.
• Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by UNOPS standard procedures.
• Ensuring that all documentation is properly and safely kept in organized files;
• Any other business as directed by the Project Manager.

1.2   Construction supervision

• As tasked by the Project Manager, supervise construction works and administer works execution as per the contractual provisions and the design specifications, as well as ensuring that the norms, regulations, and plans are respected; Ensure quantity/quality control and time schedule consistency.
• Supervise health, safety, and environmental management activities according to approved plans and regulations for the site under his / her jurisdiction;
• 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.
• Manage and keep records about labors and materials on the field; Participate in meetings with contractors and local stakeholders;
• Review project risks and establish risk response plans.
• Provide regular supervision of the project site work progress and quality for on time delivery.
• To arrange and supervise for laboratory and on site testing of materials and works to ensure that all materials and works are completed in conformity with the technical specifications and standards applied under the Project.
• Ensure that detailed records are kept for tests carried out and quality control plans;
• 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.
• Providing daily site records with all work activities, information, instructions, issues, according to site format report and as instructed by the Project Manager;
• Ensuring that all project documentation is properly and safely kept in organized files;

1.3   Knowledge management

• Assist in providing training and technology transfer to national personnel and contractor’s personnel and advice on good construction practices, good environmental management practices, and appropriate health and safety standards during construction
• Contribute to the dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned for development planning and knowledge building.

Education

• Advanced University Degree (Master´s or equivalent) preferably in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or other related field.
• First level University Degree (Bachelor`s or equivalent) preferably in, Civil Engineering, Architecture or other related field with an additional two (2) years of relevant working experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced university degree.

• 2 years (or more according to level of studies) of relevant experience in supervision and construction of buildings.
• Experience in the construction of educational buildings, health facilities and building mechanical systems such as electrical, renewal energy, ventilation, and plumbing is highly desirable.
• Experience working with UN system (desirable)
• Experience working with projects in the public sector (desirable)

Language

Fluency in spoken, read and written English is required.

Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement 

Contract level: LICA 9

Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

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.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time. 19:00 hours Roseau
• 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.

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.