Deadline: 10 April, 2023.
Location: Inhambane, Mozambique
Plan International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Construction Officer.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Ensure regular interaction with regional, provincial and local level government partners
- Contact and direct liaison with contractors, engineering consultants and/or engineering firms
- Ensure regular interaction with other agencies, such as local/international non-governmental organisations, or UN agencies
- Participate in coordinating meetings at the provincial level as required
- Responsible for the construction of TLSs
- Manage the project reconstruction team consisting of engineers, contractors, supervisors, CDFs and consultants
- Control budget lines as per the approved contracts with contractors
- Ensure timely implementation of programme activities, overseeing and managing contractors
- Coordinate with the procurement team to ensure timely procurement of materials of specified and agreed quality with the donors
- Ensure the highest quality standards are maintained as specified by best construction practice, Plan International and donor guidelines
- Ensure timely reporting
- Ensure compliance with all requirements as per contracts with contractors
- Ensure quality assurance and quality control of all construction
- Establish and maintain linkages with the regional, provincial and local government, non-government and other groups to coordinate/avoid duplication
- Ensure that donor standards and restrictions are followeda and met
- Oversee all technical aspects of project construction work as contained in the Scope of Work
- Monitor all processes on site including contractor’s material planning and delivery, workforce allocation and deployment to ensure work completed on time, of good quality and within budget
Requirement
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or Urban Planning
- Five years, minimum, of experience in supervising infrastructure projects, especially school or health facility projects
- Extensive knowledge and experience in emergency shelter delivery
- Knowledge of building codes and standards
- Educational qualification in project management (desirable)
- Knowledge of SPHERE minimum standards on shelter (preferred)
- Experience in drawing or revising building plans (knowledge of AutoCAD)
- Knowledge of humanitarian practices and covenants and willingness to adhere to them
- Proven capacity to provide supportive supervision
- Proven effective management skills leading teams and overseeing contractors
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
- Knowledge of disaster risk reduction, doing no harm and building back better principles (desirable)
- Knowledge of education and DRR principles will be a plus
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Demonstrated ability to network and liaise with government agencies
- Excellent project design, participatory monitoring and evaluation skills
- Ability to work in emergency settings
To apply and for more information, click here.
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