Construction Management Engineer

Job Description

Dutystation: Lahore, Pakistan

Functional responsibilities

The Construction Management Engineer provides technical assistance and expertise with reference to the construction works as well as field coordination, ensuring high quality and consistency of work, for the a/m construction works . The Construction Management Engineer promotes a collaborative, client focused, quality and results-oriented approach in the Project Team.

The Construction Management will report to the Project Manager

1. General construction

• Plan and coordinate work activities with the Project Manager.
• Take timely action to prevent potential delays and/or cost overruns that can be avoided. Report and recommend remedial actions regarding potential delays and/or cost overruns to the Project Manager.
• Provide supervision of project work progress and quality for on-time project delivery.
• Monitor contractor presence on the project site, including Bill of Quantities (BoQ) as per approved contract.
• Provide data and information about project work to Project Manager for reporting purposes.
• Provide monthly report to the Project Manager detailing all project matters including quality, health and safety, environmental and financial, as well as any issues relating to possible delays, cost overruns, variations and any other matter as agreed with the Project Manager

2. Feasibility study/need assessment

• Complete needs assessment, organize preliminary studies and monitor consultants.
• 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 Project Manager in redacting the tender dossier, with particular focus to the technical documents (drawings, BoQ, technical specification and standards).

3. Design Management

• Assist the Project Manager to outline design requirements (e.g. timeline) to procure design services, including concept, preliminary and final stages where applicable.
• Prepare the BoQ for comment and approval by the Project Manager.
• Assist the procurement team with technical assistance in preparation of tender documentation and bid analysis where required.

4. Construction supervision

• As tasked by the Project Manager, 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.
• Support the overall management of works implementation to ensure construction works are completed on time, within budget and to quality standards.
• Provide regular supervision of the project work progress and quality for on time delivery.
• Assist the Project Manager in the preparation of project/contracts related documentations such as periodic progress reports, site monitoring reports, stakeholder meeting minutes, engineer’s instructions and variation orders, contractor’s bills review reports, certifications, client hand-over documents and contracts close-out reports.
• Ensure UNOPS Health Safety and Environment standards are adopted by the contractors.
• Oversee surveying works, engineering control of the works etc.

5. Knowledge management

• Assist in providing training and technology transfer to national personnel and contractor’s personnel and advice on good construction practices, good environmental management practices, and appropriate health and safety standards during construction
• Contribute to the dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned for development planning and knowledge building.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

• Bachelors of Civil Engineering is required
• AutoCAD certification is desirable.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience, related to the Building & Infrastructure Construction management is required.
• Work experience in post-conflict/ fragile environments is desirable.
• Experience in construction management and reporting is required;
• Experience in supervision of rehabilitation works in health ,educational, rehabilitation andrule of law facilitiesis highly desirable;
• Strong knowledge of principles and techniques of carrying out infrastructure assessments required;
• Knowledge in management of Quick Impact Project would be an asset;
• High proficiency with computers in particular MS Word, MS Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project, MS Outlook, internet, and other programming packages desirable
• Some experience in the UN system organizations and/or a developing country is desirable.
• Registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council is essential.

Language Requirements:

• Full working knowledge of English is essential.
• Knowledge of a local language is required.

About the Organization

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Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.