The UNOPS Myanmar 3PI Team is dedicated to building essential infrastructure, including WASH facilities, shelters, and health facilities in remote and hard-to-reach areas. Our interventions also encompass renewable energy solutions aimed at addressing gender and protection issues for marginalised populations in IDP camps. Additionally, the 3PI Team has procured and distributed medical supplies, essential non-food items (NFIs), and hygiene kits to remote hard-to-reach regions and areas in Myanmar. The 3PI Team is also implementing a program designed to assist displaced populations. The program focuses on fostering resilience and self-reliance among internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities.
** IMPORTANT INFORMATION **
This Vacancy Announcement is to establish a roster of qualified retainers available for potential short-term assignments within the UNOPS Myanmar Multi-Country Office (MMCO). Retainer positions are not full-time positions. They constitute a contract under which the Retainer may be requested to provide a specific output/deliverable on short notice within a specified period. When holding a retainer contract, individuals may receive ad hoc requests from UNOPS project teams, and the number of requests will vary depending on current needs. UNOPS shall have no obligation to obtain any minimum quantity of services from the Individual Contractor during the duration of the retainer ICA.
While the contract modality for this Vacancy Announcement is an ICA retainer contract on project or assignment basis, UNOPS may offer on a need basis a full-time employment for a specified consecutive period of time (up to one year maximum) - with the possibility to go back and forth between the two contract modalities, pending acceptance of the incumbent of the assignments proposed to him/her.
This is a local position. Only nationals of Myanmar or persons in Myanmar with a residence and work permit are eligible.
The Mechanical Engineer shall work under the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Manager or their assignees. The Mechanical Engineer will provide technical expertise as required to manage and coordinate the assigned Mechanical Engineering disciplines (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, related Solar, Electrical, and Plumbing, motors and pumps, and general Piping), supervision, commissioning, and preparation of related documentation. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality design documentation, effectiveness, transparency, and integrity and assisting in ensuring that the assigned project works are carried out on time and on or within budget, utilising specialised Mechanical Engineering Software and applications (HAP or similar for HVAC, CADWorx Plant Professional or M4 PLANT, or similar for Plumbing, etc.).
1. Design and Documentation Support:
Assist in preparing the design briefs, design reports, comprehensive design documentation, calculations, drawings, specifications, schedules, Bills of Quantities, Cost Estimations, related reports and other project documents for mechanical/electromechanical engineering for projects utilizing research, development, relevant international standards and codes and good engineering practices and according to the client’s design requirement, UNOPS design manual, project requirements and budget;
Review Mechanical designs for Infrastructure and facilities projects in terms of accuracy, suitability to overall design requirements, including identifying improvements in the designs, and participate in proposing practical solutions.
Respond, through the supervisor, to the queries raised by stakeholders and UNOPS Design Review Team during final review of completed package;
2. Works Execution:
Perform assessment and survey of existing Mechanical Systems in Buildings and Facilities; Identify and apply the international standards to be adopted for each category of designs.
Conduct mechanical and electromechanical systems assessment of facilities, and produce reports and corresponding estimates;
Assist in coordinating testing, commissioning, training and handover of systems deliverables to clients;
Design and review Mechanical Systems in Buildings and Facilities utilising specialised Mechanical Engineering Software and applications (HAP or similar for HVAC, CADWorx Plant Professional or M4 PLANT, or similar for Plumbing, etc);
Provide the Senior Programme Manager and their assignees with all information to execute the project on time and within the budget allocated;
Assist in the preparation of Project Schedules, and assist in performing periodic updates and revisions of the schedules to meet the targets.
Produce high-quality Auto CAD drawings;
Assist in carrying out technical reviews, conduct site inspections, assessments, and quantity surveying and prepare reports as required.
Embed sustainability dimensions, including social and gender inclusion, as well as Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE) aspects, into the project during the design and renovation phases.
3. Governance, Monitoring and Reporting
Maintain records for all site memos and instructions, inspections and testing, shop drawings reviews, measured quantities of work and material on site, photos, etc.
