Civil Engineer

Under Output 2, the supply of primary companies by means of the development/rehabilitation of neighborhood infrastructure is among the programme focuses of the built-in public and neighborhood tasks, similar to college and well being amenities, water wells/techniques, housing models, and retailers/markets, amongst others.  It is taken into account very important that the NE Sub-Office has a extremely certified technical workforce for implementing engineering work with sound high quality and worldwide requirements, making certain profitable implementation of development or rehabilitation of neighborhood infrastructures in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states in North-East Nigeria. To this finish, UNDP is in search of to fill two positions of civil engineers for the RSF tasks in NE.
 

1. Provide technical infrastructure wants evaluation within the JAP areas and focused areas. This contains put together designs and drawings , shows ,price estimates and supply evaluation report .
2. Prepare and handle the preparation of the technical paperwork of the deliberate tasks together with Scope of Work, drawings, specs and work carefully with the amount surveyors to arrange the Bill of Quantities and value estimates.
3. Provide technical assist for easy procurement and mission implementation technique of primary infrastructure tasks, together with assist to make sure high quality and technical soundness of the BOQ and specs of infrastructure tasks. 
4. Manage the civil works contracts and supervise the contract implementation to make sure the standard of civil works and technical supervision on the mission websites. 

Specific Functions/Results anticipated:

The Civil Engineer shall be liable for the next detailed duties and actions in the direction of reaching key capabilities

1. Provide technical infrastructure wants evaluation within the UNDP Civil works areas and focused areas. This contains making ready drawings, shows, price estimates and evaluation studies.:

• Conduct the positioning visits to evaluate infrastructure facility wants and design the power with a build-back higher approaches;
• Support the evaluation of the mission actions of the focused websites in BAY states;
•  Provide technical inputs to strengthen alignment and complementarity of UNDP’s assist with authorities insurance policies and plans;
• Provide price estimate of the civil works intervention for price range planning.

• Prepare high-quality Scope of Work (SoW) together with the outline of the mission, location, necessities, timelines and length, milestone funds, well being and security necessities, employees necessities and {qualifications}, the expertise of the contractors, and so forth;
• Prepare high-quality engineering designs and drawings for the proposed infrastructures;
• Prepare the specification of all parts of the mission;
• Certify designs of the amenities which might be submitted by the respective authorities for civil works in BAY states; 
• Work with the amount surveyor to arrange the Bill of Quantities;
• Certify the Bills of Quantities (BoQs) ready and submitted by the respective authorities and departments of nationwide counterparts;
• Verify the BoQs earlier than initiating the procurement course of. 

3. Provide technical and civil engineering recommendation and assist for easy procurement and mission implementation technique of primary infrastructure tasks, together with assist to make sure the standard and technical soundness of the BOQ and specs of infrastructure tasks:

• Submit all technical paperwork to the procurement unit for processing;
• Work carefully with the procurement unit and assist in promoting the civil works procurement instances;
• Support technical analysis course of and supply recommendation on any procurement-related points;
• Support pre-bid conferences and bidder clarifications;
• Support the mission groups within the NE Sub-Office in verifying the Variation Orders (VO) (if required);
• Verify the progress of civil work fee requests submitted by the contractors earlier than continuing with disbursements of funds;
• Assist UNDP as an skilled witness in litigation arising from the event or development of the mission and in bearings earlier than varied approving and regulatory businesses. 

4. Manage the civil works contracts and supervise the contract implementation to make sure the standard of civil works and technical supervision on the mission websites:

• Support the implementation of development/rehabilitation of infrastructure amenities, the place required, and advise on mission contracting necessities;
• Provide civil works mission administration by means of planning, execution, monitoring and analysis and shutting out the tasks;
• Monitor day-to-day progress of infrastructure mission actions and comply with up and oversee the rehabilitation of civil, electrical, and mechanical works at web site preparation and execution of the Works in opposition to the offered accepted sketch and invoice of portions throughout the set time-frame;
• Develop and design interventions primarily based on correct data and threat evaluation on the bottom and using classes discovered from the actions in session and coordination with respective supervisors;
• Conduct development inspection together with inspection of supplies, and gear to be put in assembly the UNDP Contract specs and requirements;
• Manage communication and reporting between the civil works contractor and UNDP;
• Ensure that the Contractor maintains security on the positioning and clear the positioning after finishing rehabilitation work;
• Check and confirm the milestone funds as per the progress of the work;
• Prepare variation orders if required;
• Ensuring correct close-out of tasks (web site cleansing, fee of wages and so forth) by contractors earlier than demobilization;
• Carry out different duties assigned by the UNDP Senior Civil Engineer when required. 

5. Facilitate information and capability constructing, information sharing and advocacy related to the assigned thematic space(s)

• Identify, synthesize and doc greatest practices and classes discovered which might be generated from the mission and implementing companions;
• Participate in and guarantee sound contributions to information networks and communities of apply on mission associated points;
• Promote advocacy on growth traits and alternatives to collaborate in coordination with the mission companions, stakeholders, and UNDP communications employees.

The incumbent performs different duties inside their practical profile as deemed obligatory for the environment friendly functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement

The Civil Engineer can be beneath the steerage and direct supervision of the Senior Civil Engineer in shut collaboration with the Project groups in NE Sub-Office.

Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and displays personal work, pays consideration to particulars, delivers high quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to inventive concepts/recognized dangers, is pragmatic drawback solver, makes enhancements 

Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares information, learns from errors, asks for suggestions

Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to vary, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is versatile 

Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, capable of ship calmly in face of adversity, assured

Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding in the direction of others, types optimistic relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect variations, conscious of unconscious bias, confront discrimination  

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies 

Business Development      

• Knowledge Facilitation
  • Ability to animate people and communities of contributors to take part and share, notably externally.

Business Management:               

• Project Management 
  • Ability to plan, set up, prioritize and management sources, procedures and protocols to attain particular targets.
• Partnership Management
  • Ability to construct and keep partnerships with huge networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and personal sector companions, consultants and others in step with UNDP technique and insurance policies.
• Communication
  • Ability to speak in a transparent, concise and unambiguous method each by means of written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and select communication strategies relying on the viewers;
  • Ability to handle communications internally and externally, by means of media, social media and different acceptable channels.
• Monitoring
  • Ability to offer managers and key stakeholders with common suggestions on the consistency or discrepancy between deliberate and precise actions and programme efficiency and outcomes.

Business Direction & Strategy:               

• System Thinking 
  • Ability to make use of goal drawback evaluation and judgement to know how interrelated parts coexist inside an general course of or system, and to contemplate how altering one factor can affect on different components of the system.

Procurement:               

• Contract Management 
  • Procurement.