Overview
Supports the implementation and oversight of infrastructure projects through technical expertise, quality assurance, and effective site management. Ensures construction activities adhere to specifications, schedule, safety, and environmental standards.
Tasks Summary
- Assist in overseeing day-to-day site operations, ensuring adherence to project specifications, timelines and quality standards.
- Monitor work progress against approved plans and Bills of Quantity (BoQs), reporting potential risks, delays or cost deviations.
- Verify that works comply with contract documents, technical drawings, and applicable safety and environmental standards.
- Conduct regular site inspections and prepare detailed progress, quality and HSSE reports.
- Supervise contractors’ work, assess completed quantities and recommend interim and final payments.
- Review and verify variation orders, ensuring justification, accuracy and compliance with design and budget parameters.
- Support the preparation and implementation of risk assessments, method statements, and HSSE plans.
- Lead or participate in site meetings with contractors and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify and address construction issues proactively.
- Assist in coordinating technical documentation, drawings and specifications.
- Contribute to developing and updating work plans and schedules.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Prepare and review technical reports, inspection checklists, site diaries, and contractor correspondence.
- Draft and review Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs).
- Support quality management activities.
- Review and maintain records related to design modifications, variation justifications, and lessons learned.
- Prepare regular project progress reports detailing physical and financial performance, safety compliance and risks.
- Maintain updated risk and issue registers, and propose mitigation measures.
- Track contractor performance against milestones and assist in preparing management summaries.
- Support the project manager and procurement team in bid evaluations and preparation of tender documentation.
- Provide input for project close-out reports and lessons-learned documentation.
- Maintain effective communication with contractors, suppliers, local authorities, and implementing partners.
- Assist the project manager in guiding and mentoring junior engineers, architects and site personnel.
- Participate in coordination meetings.
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with community representatives and site visitors.
- Support the organization, facilitation and delivery of training and learning sessions on project management and construction management.
- Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and Communities of Practice (CoPs).
- Conduct research on infrastructure- and project management-related topics.
Experience Requirements
- Relevant experience is work in building construction, site supervision or infrastructure project management or similar fields.
- Experience in quality control, monitoring and reporting within construction projects is required.
- Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems are required.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
- Experience in project documentation, report writing and technical communication is desired.
Qualification Requirements
- Secondary school (or equivalent) with 7 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related disciplines with 3 years of relevant experience is required.
- A recognized professional certification or membership in a civil, structural or construction engineering association, at the national or international level, is desirable.
