ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 90,970 USD and 117,287 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical logistics, geospatial, information and telecommunications technologies services as well as training to peacekeeping and special political missions around the world..

The position is located in the Environmental Technical Support Unit (ETSU), Supply Chain Service, based in the United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi, Italy.

The incumbent will report to Director Supply Chain Service, with a secondary reporting line to the Chief of the Environment Section in the Office of the Under- Secretary-General of the Department of Operational Support (DOS). The position is responsible for overseeing the UNGSC team that supports technical implementation of the Environment Strategy for Peace Operations, as well as planning and implementation of the environmental management activities to support UNGSC.

Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Environmental Engineer will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Management of the Environment Unit by (a) providing leadership to environmental engineers, consultants, additional contractors and partners, and local staff; setting objectives and targets with them, monitoring and appraising their performance, identifying their training needs and facilitating teamwork and high productivity, (b) managing all non-human resources of the environmental programme in UNGSC and in support to field missions in the most effective and efficient way.

2. Implementation - Support to the implementation of the DOS Environment Strategy by providing technical support to field missions on request and developing system-level technical guidance/training, determining priorities based on available capacity (including the REACT facility), in the areas of energy, water and wastewater, and waste management. - Leads efforts of teams studying critical problems relating to design or construction of environmental systems and equipment in line with the Supply Chain Management strategy. - Makes recommendations for resolution of problems in environmental specialized areas for both the Department and field missions. - Ensures that measures to support implementation of the Environment Strategy are mainstreamed across the work of DOS.

3. Administration - Prepares environmental engineering budget of UNGSC, including developing scope of works to purchase equipment and support to field missions for similar needs.

4.Planning - Evaluates, reviews and revises project documents and analyses design specifications included in project proposals for accuracy, soundness, feasibility and cost. - Analyses and advises on planning, design, construction and maintenance of environmental systems and services and other environmental engineering activities needed to support the logistics of the missions. - Recommends solutions to environmental engineering problems to field missions. - Keeps abreast of environmental issues through relevant literature with a view to keeping up with improved methods and equipment.

5. Coordination - Mentors the strategy implementation working groups. - Maintains close contact with DOS divisions and the Environment Section, UN system organizations, in particular the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) through the REACT partnership implementation, as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Member States as needed. - Facilitates contacts between the mission support and the aforementioned organizations, and extensively travels to all areas in different field missions upon request.

6.Performs other duties, as assigned.

Competencies Professionalism: Demonstrated ability to serve as a technically responsible specialist and apply engineering skills to design "fit-for-purpose" solutions in the environmental engineering field; Shows pride in work and in achievements; Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations; Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; Tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Client Orientation: Consider all “clients” and seek their point of view; Establish and maintain productive partnerships; Identify clients’ needs and provide solutions; Monitor the clients’ environment and anticipate problems; Keep clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; Meet timelines for delivery of products or services to clients.

Managing Performance: Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority; Makes clear that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member; Accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills; Monitors progress against milestones and deadlines; Regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff; Encourages risk-taking and supports creativity and initiative; Actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff; Appraises performance fairly.

Judgment/Decision-Making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; Gathers relevant information before making a decision; Considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; Takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; Proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; Checks assumptions against facts; Determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; Makes tough decisions when necessary.

Education Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Environmental Engineering or related fields; including waste management, water and wastewater management, renewable energy, or infrastructure management is required.

A first level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in scientific and engineering aspects of environmental engineering or related fields is required. Experience in environmental engineering or environmental engineering management in either an international setting, peacekeeping, field or military operations is desirable. Experience in the management of a portfolio of environmental projects involving strong coordination skills is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English (oral and written) is required. Knowledge of French is desirable.

Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which will be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

This position is open for recruitment for an initial period of one year and may be subject to extension.

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

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No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.