Overview
The Project Manager (Infrastructure) is responsible for the effective delivery and day-to-day management of infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with contractual commitments and UNOPS performance standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, complete and update the project implementation plan.
- Implement the approved plan, including the development of infrastructure designs and coordinating design reviews.
- Embed sustainability dimensions into the project life span.
- 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.
- Liaise with external suppliers or account managers.
- Manage acceptance and delivery of work packages.
- Monitor project progress, control project variances, and manage changes.
- Identify, anticipate and advise on mitigating measures against project risks.
- Comply with the organization’s policies and standards.
- Be aware of applicable local laws and regulations, and ensure adherence.
- Prepare and adapt all relevant plans for approval by the project board.
- Manage the reporting obligations.
- Maintain project documentation.
- Understand and apply UNOPS financial rules and regulations.
- Provide a formal handover of the project to the closure manager.
- 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.
- Create a learning environment for the project team.
- Actively interact with other project managers and the wider project management community.
- 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.
- Provide regular guidance and direction.
- 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.
Required Experience
- Relevant experience is work in 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.
- Experience in defining technical and design requirements is required.
- Knowledge of infrastructure quality assurance methodologies and tools is required.
- Experience in managing infrastructure project risks in a multi-stakeholder context is 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 contract management is desired.
- Experience in supporting the development of procurement strategies is desired.
- Knowledge of FIDIC contracts is desired.
- Experience of planning and applying health and safety procedures is desired.
Qualifications
- Required Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in civil, water, electrical, mechanical, structural or other applicable engineering disciplines with 7 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above with 5 years of relevant experience is required.
- Desired Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMI, PEng, CEng, etc) is desired.
