National Consultant – (Engineer expert)

United Nations - UN | Consultant | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Closing: 11 Jan 2026 4 days remaining
Location: Panama City, Panama; REMOTE, REMOTE

Overview

Provide engineering expertise for construction projects, including technical review, site supervision, progress verification, and reporting.


Tasks Summary
  • Review technical documents and contractor schedules
  • Provide comments on methodology, plans, risks, and mitigation measures
  • Participate in kick-off meetings
  • Visit field locations to verify work against specifications
  • Certify construction milestones
  • Inspect materials for compliance
  • Verify adherence to safety standards
  • Identify deviations and propose corrective actions
  • Review progress reports, invoices, and payment requests
  • Advise on payment conditions
  • Prepare site visit reports
  • Maintain log of non-compliance issues
  • Produce incident or deviation reports
  • Submit final end-of-assignment report
  • Draft technical documents for procurement
  • Assist procurement team in bid preparation and evaluation
  • Monitor and support on-site implementation
  • Provide technical support to procurement process
  • Prepare documentation for construction of office
  • Issue technical verification notes for payment milestones
  • Issue formal reports for deviations or breaches

Experience Requirements
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in architecture, construction and engineering
  • Experience as an engineer in site inspection, technical drawings, and materials management is required
  • Previous relevant experience in Haiti is desirable
  • Use of relevant engineering software (i.e. CAD) is desirable

Qualification Requirements
  • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in architecture, construction or engineering or other related fields is required
  • A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in oral and written French is required

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of another United Nations language is an advantage

Contract Duration: 2026-04-02 - 2026-07-31

Work Modality: Home based with travel

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