Overview of position
Our client is undertaking a three year project that aims to improve basic living conditions for returnees in the liberated rural areas of Al Anbar & Ninewa governorates 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 neighbourhood. The rehabilitation of housing & basic services will be guided by a needs based approach.
Role objectives
Under the overall guidance of the Project Manager & 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 bill of quantities, 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 Health, Safety, Security & Environmental (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 Project Manager.
Governance, monitoring & reporting:
- Check contractor’s, 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 Project Manager.
- 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 Project Manager.
- Assess & report on the project closing plans, archiving of cost, progress report & hand over all related reports to the Project Manager.
- Evaluate, assess work schedules & programs, including the comparison with the schedule baselines & reports to the Project Manager accordingly.
- Check all laboratory reports, operation, maintenance manuals, keep records & report to the Project Manager accordingly.
- Assess the work activities of contractor(s), measure completed work & make recommendations to the Project Manager for progress payments to contractors.
Administrative tasks:
- Maintain records, compile periodic reports & any specific reports required by our clients standard procedures.
- Responsible for the preparation & verification of a database for the available materials shipped to the project, schedules of labour 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 Project Manager.
Project reporting
- This role works under the overall guidance of the Project Manager & the direct supervision of the Lead Civil Engineer.
Key competencies
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in civil engineering or construction management with 4 years of relevant work experience is required or a master’s degree from a recognized university with 2 years of relevant work experience is desired.
- Membership in the Iraqi Engineers Association is required
- Prince2, PMP or similar project management certification is desired.
- Must be fluent in both English & Arabic
Required skills for this role:
- Buildings construction consulting services & design.
- Residential buildings.
- Computer drawings software, particularly AutoCAD.
- Ability to use standard planning management software particularly Microsoft Office 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.
How to apply
Candidates interested in applying for this role need to register on the CTG website as a candidate and apply using this link:
https://app.tayohr.io/jobs/detail/vac-23199-civil-engineer-21918
