Overview

The Design Review Engineer will be responsible for helping to ensure the safety and functionality of UNOPS infrastructure by evaluating and reviewing infrastructure works and providing technical guidance.

Tasks Summary

• Evaluate and review medium and high-risk infrastructure works and verify reviews of low-risk works.
• Engage with design teams and IPMG design review technical retainers to identify and resolve technical design issues.
• Provide technical guidance on design aspects of infrastructure works.
• Cultivate informed risk management in infrastructure design.
• Liaise with third-party reviewers to review and issue reports for designs of medium and high-risk works and verify the process of review of low-risk projects.
• Regularly engage with infrastructure project teams to evaluate and support technical design development and design review processes.
• Communicate and coordinate with field office design teams to resolve technical issues or designed elements that deviate from codes.
• Assist the team in organizing and summarizing technical data from Design Review activities and support the development of monthly reports.
• Apply professional judgment in the technical application of relevant engineering codes and standards and the evaluation of design packages.
• Provide independent technical evaluation and recommendations.
• Contribute to the team's mandate as a Center of Excellence by engaging in knowledge-sharing and dissemination of best practices.

Experience Requirements

• Relevant experience is work in infrastructure design development or design review or related areas.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in technical infrastructure engineering/design production with focus on stakeholder coordination and effective resolution of technical issues in development context is considered an asset.
• Experience in buildings and other vertical infrastructure, transport infrastructure (bridges, roads, ports and airports), utilities infrastructure (water/wastewater treatment and delivery systems, green power technologies, irrigation, solid waste management) is highly desired.
• Experience in infrastructure in a developing country context is considered an asset.
• Experience performing engineering design software (e.g Bentley, ETABS, SAP2000 or similar) and preparing/editing AutoCAD design files is an asset.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering or related fields with 7 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 5 years of relevant experience is required.
• A globally or nationally recognized professional certificate or licensure in engineering (CEng, PE, P.Eng, or equivalent) is considered an asset.