Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure)

Overview

Lead and manage impactful infrastructure projects from inception to delivery, ensuring success across diverse sectors.

Tasks Summary

• Develop, complete and update the project implementation plan.
• Implement the approved plan within tolerances set by the Project Board.
• Manage the production of required outputs, taking responsibility for overall progress and use of resources.
• Ensure quality of work packages and deliverables comply with quality requirements.
• Monitor project progress, control project variances, and manage changes.
• Identify, anticipate and advise senior management on mitigating measures against project risks.
• Comply with the organization’s policies and standards.
• Prepare and adapt all relevant plans for approval by the project board.
• Manage the reporting obligations defined in the implementation plan and legal agreements.
• Maintain project documentation in an orderly manner.
• Support project audit activities.
• Include a results framework and M&E plan in the project implementation plan.
• Prepare and issue regular project and financial reports.
• Regularly review project status and evaluate performance criteria.
• Maintain diaries and progress reports.
• Provide routine oversight and analysis of delivery data.
• Ensure all project team members track and regularly update milestones and targets.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
• Actively engage stakeholders, take feedback, and adjust as necessary.
• Establish solid working relationships with the project board, clients, and key stakeholders.
• Enable formulation of project communication plans and monitor effectiveness.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities, progress, and exceptions.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements.
• Work with procurement/ purchasing personnel to ensure effective interface with suppliers’ quality systems.
• Coordinate quality reviews of project documents and deliverables.
• Provide quality control for management outputs.
• Actively interact with other project managers and the wider project management community.
• Share case studies, lessons learned and best practices.
• Stay abreast with latest updates and good practices of the profession.
• Ensure lessons learned are shared in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Provide feedback to corporate practice groups on policy and systems.
• Provide feedback to functional groups on policies and related guidance.
• Organise and structure the project team, ensure clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
• Provide regular guidance and direction, as needed.
• Lead and motivate the project management team, and manage performance.
• Ensure performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately, and on time.
• Select, recruit, and train project teams as required.
• Ensure safety and security for all project personnel.

Experience Requirements

• Implementing and managing infrastructure projects (e.g. roads, dams, bridges, irrigation, health, windmills, solar power, ports, etc.), all or some in developing countries, post-conflict environments, or emergency contexts.
• Defining technical and design requirements.
• Managing infrastructure project risks in a multi-stakeholder context.
• Working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
• Development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
• Contract management is desired.
• Supporting the development of procurement strategies is desired.
• Planning and applying health and safety procedures is desired.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in civil, water, electrical, mechanical, structural or other applicable engineering disciplines with 9 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above with 7 years of relevant experience is required.
• Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMI, PEng, CEng, etc) is desired.

Other Details

Languages Required: English Fluent

Languages Preferred: Arabic Basic

Contract Duration: 12

Work Modality: The Duty Station will be based in Juba, with regular missions to the field and project’s locations.

Remuneration: