Civil Engineer

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Overview of position:

• Our client is undertaking a 3 year project that aims to improve basic living conditions for returnees in the liberated rural areas of Al-Anbar governorate through the rehabilitation of up to 1,000 housing units & restoration of decentralized services.
• The decentralized services component will entail the provision of solar street lighting, the rehabilitation of selected community roads & of water & sanitation networks & / or stations.
• When feasible, the rehabilitated housing units will be connected to the restored decentralized services taking into consideration the whole neighborhood.
• The rehabilitation of housing & basic services will be guided by a needs based approach.

Role objectives:
Under the overall guidance of the Project Manager (PM) & the direct supervision of the Lead Civil Engineer, the Civil Engineer is required to perform the following specific duties & responsibilities ensuring their effectiveness, transparency & integrity:

Coordination, delivery & performance:

• Responsible for conducting damage assessment of building projects & preparing scope of work.
• Responsible for preparing the BOQ’s, as built & construction drawings.
• Responsible for day to day coordination with the contractors & suppliers according to the needs & requirements on site.
• Inspects & report on contractor’s works in progress ensuring that the contractor meets our clients quality standards.
• Provide support & guidance to the contractor & assists in resolving site problems, as necessary.
• Responsible for supervision of technical staff & consultants assigned to the project & the assignment & monitoring of duties during the progress of works.
• Embed sustainability dimensions including social & gender inclusion, as well as HSSE aspects into the project during the design & construction phases.
• Ensure PSEA measures are implemented throughout the project implementation, as per the country PSEA action plan.
• Perform other related duties as required by the PM.

Governance, monitoring & reporting:

• Check contractors’ & suppliers set out & work, including compliance with contracts specifications & ensures that contractors & suppliers comply with their work plans to complete work within the specified scope of work, time frame & budget.
• Attend daily the project site(s) in order to monitor the progress of works, identify the existing problems & provide appropriate solutions through the application of sound engineering standards in consultation with the PM.
• Responsible for preparation of progress reports on construction activities, according to the agreed timeframe of works & submission of such on a weekly basis to the PM.
• Assess & report on the project closing plans, archiving of cost & progress report & hand over all related reports to the PM.
• Evaluate & assess work schedules & programs, including the comparison with the schedule baselines & reports to the PM accordingly.
• Check all laboratory reports, operation & maintenance manuals & keep records & report to the PM accordingly.
• Assess the work activities of contractor(s), measure completed work & make recommendations to the PM for progress payments to contractors.

Administrative tasks:

• Responsible for the preparation & verification of a database for the available materials shipped to the project, schedules of labor force & monitoring of quality of such during the progress of works.
• Check, verify & approve the interim payments submitted by the contractor(s) & submit detailed reports to the PM.

Project reporting:

• This role works under the overall guidance of the Project Manager (PM) & the direct supervision of the Lead Civil Engineer.

Key competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University in Civil Engineering or Construction Management is an advantage with 6 years of work experience, Master’s Degree from a recognized University is desired.
• Membership of the Iraqi Engineers Association is required.
• Prince2, PMP or similar project management certification is an asset is desirable.

Required skills:

• Buildings construction consulting services, design.
• Residential buildings.
• Computer drawings software, particularly AutoCAD.
• Ability to use standard planning management software particularly MS Project or Primavera.
• Health & safety management.
• Quality control.
• Project management.
• Reporting.
• Risk analysis.
• Client management.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information:

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.