Site Engineer - SSA 8

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JOB TITLE:

Site Engineer TYPE OF CONTRACT SSA 8 UNIT/DIVISION: Management Services DUTY STATION (City, Country) RBC DURATION: 3 months (extendible 6 months) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

• The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to engage a national design engineer or architect, based in our Regional Bureau in Cairo, Egypt.
• The role will involve managing all day-to-day activities related to the country office design and construction projects with focus on design review, construction supervision, reporting etc. They will work with and report to the Head of Unit or designated International Engineer or architect as part of the Management Services Unit, in the Facilities & Infrastructure team.
• The Selected candidate shall be able to demonstrate in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the use of computer aid software as AutoCAD, BIM, and others, as well as demonstrate capacity to analyse and resolve basic engineering issues, provide technical expertise and technical approaches where appropriate.
• The Civil Engineer or Architect should have experience in design, construction and supervision of building refurbishment. Knowledge and experience of national (international desirable) construction contract law; and FIDIC or related construction contract formats is considered as a plus.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Following Circular OED2014/015 and Directive RM2015/004, the Civil Engineer or architect shall report to the International Civil Engineer in Egypt, or other staff member designated by the Head of Project Unit and shall take technical direction from the Chief Engineer and WFP Engineering in HQ, in relation to all aspects of, construction and contract management of the infrastructure projects, as required. The duties shall include but are not limited to the following:

Engineering duties

1. Support in the supervision of engineering projects. 2. Provide technical support and services for the planning of projects, apply best practices, standards and innovative technologies, incorporating country -specific technical requirements that comply with WFP standards and processes. 3. Develop remedial plans to ensure suitability to operational purposes, safety, and efficiency of structures and equipment in line with WFP policies, criteria and standards. 4. Provide technical support while working with design consultants and other relevant parties. 5. Prepare accurate and timely reporting on outputs to facilitate informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders. 6. Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: A First University degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture with a specialization or Postgraduate qualifications is desirable. Experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience at increasing levels of responsibility. Experience in engineering design.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Good communication skills. • Good knowledge and experience of techniques, instrumentation, and software packages. • knowledge and experience in design, planning, and supervision of construction projects. • Good knowledge of local and international engineering and construction standards, processes, and norms. • Desirable knowledge of engineering contract formats, modalities, and obligations. Knowledge of FIDIC forms of contracts is desirable. • Good knowledge of project supervision processes and techniques.

Languages: Fluency (level C) in English is mandatory. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of another official UN language is considered an advantage.

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