Overview
The Lead Construction Management Engineer will provide technical expertise and leadership in the planning, coordination, and supervision of construction projects within Uzbekistan, focusing on healthcare infrastructure. The role involves managing construction activities to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate work activities under the guidance of the Senior Project Manager, taking timely action to prevent potential delays and/or cost overruns.
- Provide supervision of project work progress and quality for on-time project delivery.
- Monitor contractor’s presence on the project site, including Bill of Quantities (BoQ) and Payment Certificates.
- Provide data and information about project work to the Senior Project Manager for reporting purposes.
- Provide weekly and monthly reports detailing all project matters including quality, health and safety, environmental, contract management and financial.
- Participate in needs assessments, organize preliminary studies and monitor/supervise consultants during these studies.
- Support the review of requests for new construction and rehabilitation works.
- Carry out assessments and prepare reports with recommendations for follow up actions.
- Assist the Procurement Manager to outline design requirements to procure design services.
- Assist the Senior Project Manager to manage the design plan ensuring deliverables are available on time, and to the required quality.
- Review the Construction documents as prepared by the design consultant for comment and approval.
- Assist the procurement team with technical assistance in preparation of tender documentation and bid analysis.
- Supervise construction works and administer works execution as per the contractual provisions and the design specifications.
- Ensure quantity/quality control and time schedule consistency.
- Verify that works are consistent with the project technical specifications and inform promptly of eventual deviations.
- Supervise the contract management of works implementation to ensure construction works are completed on time, within budget and to the desired quality standards.
- Oversee contract management to ensure construction works adhere to health, safety, social, and environmental standards.
- Provide regular supervision of the project work progress and quality for on time delivery.
- Assist the Senior Project Manager in the preparation of project/contracts related documentations.
- Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials.
- Manage documentation and reporting of site expenditure and costs.
- Prepare and maintain site or work package records.
- Prepare the periodic and ad-hoc progress and security reports.
- Immediate reporting to management of all issues affecting progress or security.
- Report project delivery progress against the work schedule.
- Ensure construction plans meet guidelines and specifications of building codes and other regulations.
- Establish, monitor, maintain and update construction work schedules.
- Oversee surveying works, engineering control of the work, etc.
- Lead and motivate the team consisting of Project Engineers and Associate Project Engineers.
- Ensure that behavioural expectations of team members are established.
- Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and in a timely manner.
- Facilitate the engagement and provision of high quality results and services of the team supervised.
- Provide oversight, ensuring compliance by team members with existing policies and best practices.
- Ensure safety and security for all project personnel and comply with UNDSS standards.
- Create, foster and role model a culture of respect and zero tolerance for discrimination, abuse of authority, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse.
- Ensure accountability for actions and perform duties in accordance with protection mechanisms and action plans.
- Organize, facilitate and/or deliver training and learning initiatives for project personnel on engineering-related topics.
- Lead and conduct initiatives on capacity development and knowledge building for engineering personnel.
- Oversee team’s contributions to relevant knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Guide team’s collection of feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about processes and best practices and utilize productively.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in construction management, with a focus on healthcare infrastructure projects.
- Experience in leading and supervising a team of engineers.
- Experience in contract management and administration.
- Desired: Experience working on projects funded by international organizations.
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelors degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Desired: Master's degree in a relevant field.
