Overview
The Chief of Section, Engineering is responsible for providing expert technical advice on engineering activities, establishing work requirements and priorities, and managing engineering support within the mission.
Key Responsibilities
- Works closely with the Chief, Service Delivery in the development of guidance and procedures for Engineering support.
- Prepares the communication management plan, and associated means for the transmittal of engineering-related information.
- Responds to both internal and external audit observations and interface with auditors.
- Establishes work requirements and priorities, based on the mission's deployment status and mandate.
- Plans, develops and implements the construction of complex and secure construction projects.
- Develops short and long-range plans for the design, procurement, construction/commissioning, and operation/maintenance of mission facilities and infrastructure.
- Develops annual engineering budgets and associated work schedules.
- Monitors actual costs and schedule performance against the approved budget and baseline schedules.
- Prepares the mission's engineering staffing management plan, and acquire, develop and manage all engineering staff members.
- Provides expert technical advice on technical documents and overall policies, procedures and guidelines pertinent to the mission's engineering activities.
- Monitors progress, follows up and reports on key activities such as construction/reconstruction/replacement/maintenance of facilities and infrastructure projects.
- Fully supports with limited staffing during the mission start-up and liquidation phases, the site selection/assessment process and asset disposal process.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Chief, Service Delivery.
Required Experience
A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience with facilities and infrastructure, or similar, in the areas of planning, designing and supervising engineering-related construction/commissioning projects, and managing routine and non-routine maintenance and repairs is required. Seven years of supervisory experience at the international level in project management and contract management for large design/construction projects and facilities maintenance programs is required. Engineering experience working in a United Nations Common System field operation (inclusive of peacekeeping missions, Agencies, Funds and Programmes) or similar international organizations or non-governmental organization in a conflict or post-conflict setting is desirable. Engineering and facility management experience with any UN supported AU mission, UN-AU hybrid mission or related experience at the international level in a conflict/post conflict is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
