VAC-11721 Lead Construction Management Engineer

Background information:

• Our client is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of theor partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian & development projects around the world. Their mission is to help people build better lives & countries achieve sustainable development. Our clients areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management & human resources.

Working with our client:

• Our client offers short & long term work opportunities in diverse & challenging environments across the globe. They are looking for creative, results focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity:

• With over 4,000 personnel & approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of our clients spread across 80 countries, their workforce represents a wide range of nationalities & cultures. They promote a balanced, diverse workforce a strength that helps the better understand & address our partners’ needs & continually strive to improve our clients gender balance through initiatives & policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

• Our client is committed to achieving a truly diverse workforce.
  

Work life harmonization:

• Our client values its people & recognizes the importance of balancing professional & personal demands.

Job specific background informaiton:

The second phase of the Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project seeks to improve access to electricity for households & provide electricity to critical service facilities in rural & peri urban areas within the Republic of Yemen. The project is financed by the World Bank (grant from IDA) & implemented by our client. To achieve the project’s objectives, our client will engage solar Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), solar installers & suppliers, technical service providers & other stakeholders. The project will finance distributed solar solutions to provide urgently needed access to electricity in Yemen. The project consist of three components:

• Component 1: Electricity in rural & peri urban areas (electricity for households, electricity for critical services facilities & support to COVID-19 isolation units & vaccine cold chain).

• Component 2: Implementation support, market development & technical assistance for power sector sustainability.

• Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC).

Coordination, delivery & performance:

• Plan & coordinate monthly, weekly & daily construction activities, including monitoring site safety & construction quality.

• Participate in construction approval & inspection activities, liaising closely with engineering & Quality Assurance (QA) personnel & ensuring Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) measures are implemented within construction activities.

• Ensure the overall & timely delivery of the project activities.

• Coordinate with contractors & suppliers in inspecting all materials delivered to the sites, ensuring they meet the specification requirements & take corrective action where the quality of materials delivered does not meet these specification requirements; prepare detailed reports on deliveries made to sites.

• Work with contractors on ensuring HSSE protocols & measures are implemented & standards are met.

• Work with Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA / QC) Engineers in ensuring site works are delivered to & complying with our clients quality standards.

• Manage & certify contractor payments for approval.

• Support in developing the TORs, scopes of the construction works & other services.

Monitoring & reporting:

• Assist to monitor our clients Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental (QHS&E) management systems.

• Check drawings, specifications & other construction design documents to ensure accuracy & soundness of design.

• Monitor all sub projects activities in relation to the respective project work plans & propose corrective action, when necessary, to ensure the timely & cost effective delivery of project outputs.

• Monitor contractors’ onsite work to ensure delivery is maintained at the required level to meet project quality, time & cost targets.

• Maintain accurate measurement of the completed works for payments, keep appropriate records for all contracts.

• Organize regular site meetings with the field staff & contractors & prepare progress reports.

• Collect & document site information in relation to contractor’s work including information on the contractor’s workforce, labor, weather, progress of work & any other related information.

• Prepare project progress reports & project briefs.

• Prepare & manage project documentation systematically, especially assuring the tidiness of the contractors’ site registers.

• Assist in the hand over & closing of the project & sub projects.

• Hold ownership to our clients asset at the construction sites.

• Lead the Field Engineers, Design Engineers for the sub projects quality & progress monitoring & assurance.

• Support on the regular project reports.

Personnel management:

• Provide leadership & guidance to the construction management team in the field.

• Delegate tasks & responsibilities to field construction team members based on their expertise & the workload.

• Foster a collaborative & productive work environment within the team.

• Support the community Liaison Officers & contractors to mobilize laborers in line with projects requirements, manage labor works, keep the record of the number of laborers employed under each specific contract.

Strategic planning, project management & stakeholder engagement:

• Assist in crafting construction management strategies, project plans & schedules.

• Monitor progress, identify potential issues & propose solutions for timely delivery.

• Provide technical guidance, review documents, conduct inspections & implement quality control measures throughout construction.

• Collaborate with engineers to resolve technical issues & optimize methods.

• Oversee contracts with contractors & suppliers, ensuring compliance with procurement policies & contract terms.

• Monitor performance, certify payments & manage procurement processes.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders, establish communication channels, provide regular updates, address concerns & foster positive relationships for successful collaboration.

• Identify potential risks & delays, develop mitigation strategies & implement corrective actions to ensure project goals are met.

• Ensure adherence to all relevant standards, specifications & regulatory requirements throughout the construction phases.

Knowledge building & sharing:

• Contribute to the dissemination & sharing of best practices & lessons learned for development planning & knowledge building.

• Actively interact with other Engineers & the engineering community to share case studies, lessons learned & best practice on the knowledge system.

• Collaborate with technical team members including but not limited to Designers, Engineers, Project Managers & Field Engineers.

This role reports to the line manager.

• Bachelors degree in civil engineering is required & / or a masters degree will be an advantage having 7 years of experience in civil engineering (if holding a bachelors degree), within these 7 years, a minimum of 5 years of field work experience in the field of construction & proven experience in the supervision of multiple construction sites is required.

• Proven experience of project implementation in close collaboration with government authorities & community organizations is an asset.

• Working knowledge of cloud based office software packages (Google Suite), MS Office programs, MS Project, AutoCAD & engineering systems is required.

• Fluency in English & Arabic is required.

• Develops & implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term & externally in order to positively shape the organization.

• Anticipates & perceives the impact & implications of future decisions & activities on other parts of the organization.

• Treats all individuals with respect, responds sensitively to differences & encourages others to do the same.

• Upholds organizational & ethical norms.

• Maintains high standards of trustworthiness.

• Role model for diversity & inclusion.

• Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit.

• Collaborates & supports the development of others.

• Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs & inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles.

• Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners & always puts the end beneficiary first.

• Builds & maintains strong external relationships & is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).

• Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self & / or others to accomplish a goal.

• Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas.

• Sees opportunities & takes the initiative to act on them.

• Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.

• Open to change & flexible in a fast paced environment.

• Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements.

• Reflects on experiences & modifies own behavior.

• Performance is consistent, even under pressure.

• Always pursues continuous improvements.

• Evaluates data & courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions.

• Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks.

• Applies innovation & creativity to problem solving.

• Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise & open manner.

• Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings & needs of others.

• Actively listens & proactively shares knowledge.

• Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion & finding common ground.

This role has no team management responsibility.

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.