Overview
The Construction Specialist will provide support to the Deputy Representative Operations, planning, managing, and overseeing construction activities for UNICEF Programs/Operations to achieve programmatic goals and results for children.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop annual work plans for construction activities, monitor progress, and prepare information for work plans.
- Provide technical backstopping and support for construction project management to Programme/Operations sections and Government counterparts.
- Develop, produce, and validate cost-effective construction designs using local materials.
- Prepare scope of construction works, define deliverables, and payment modalities.
- Apply UNICEF norms and standards to construction projects and verify compliance with green building standards.
- Check technical documents related to construction, verify clarity, completeness, and compliance.
- Support the Supply section with preparation of LPA requests and CRC submissions.
- Conduct surveys to identify potential construction companies and engineering firms.
- Prepare tender documents for construction works and engineering services.
- Conduct kick-off meetings for construction works.
- Monitor construction activities through site visits and technical meetings.
- Certify payments/variations and compile supporting documents.
- Provide support on contract management, amendments, variations, and extensions.
- Participate in the reception of works and prepare relevant certificates.
- Prepare Contract Performance Evaluations and final completion reports.
Required Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, at the national and/or international levels, in project management, site supervision, quality assurance and/or other directly-related technical fields is required.
- Understanding of development and humanitarian work.
- Emergency experience an advantage.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree is required in civil engineering, construction engineering, architecture or other relevant area.
