Deadline: 26 April, 2021
Location: Adjumani, Uganda
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Field Engineer.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Provide management with the necessary information/data to efficiently and effectively take decisions to deliver on engineering work
- Ensure all operational aspects follow and meet all global, country and statutory policies, guidelines
- Ensure timely development and submission of project BoQs
- Supervise and monitor the technical aspects of construction, with strong focus on safety, ensuring quality implementation of the projects in line with the standards in the Building Bills of Quantities
- Train and guide the field team members on daily monitoring of construction
- Support the procurement process of contractors in line with Plan International procurement guidelines
- Write and submit periodic project reports to the supervisor
- Liaison with key stakeholders, such as district engineers, in respect to the construction work
- Institute processes and mechanisms for inspection and supervision of contractors’ work up to completion, including the defects liability period
- Represent Plan International Uganda at the kick-off of major construction projects and during routine and non-routine meetings with contractors
- Develop designs for different infrastructural projects, including school construction, latrines, health units, boreholes, in conformity to the specifications and the contract
- Ensure quality and professional workmanship is done by the contractor according to best building practices and the employer’s approval
- Conduct verification/assessment of school infrastructure needs in the districts and execute mechanisms for supervision and monitoring of construction during the execution of construction/civil work
- Assess quality of work and approve each critical stage of construction
- Supervise contractors’ compliance with the Social Environment Action Plan (SEAP) as provided in the construction contract
- Provide cost control, valuing and certification of works, including preparation of a detailed payment certificate, and recommendation of contractors payment
- Prepare final inspection, formal takeover, and certificate of completion to the contractor
- Prepare inception, monthly progress, and draft/final completion reports
- Follow up any issue that may arise during the defects liability period
Requirements
- University degree in Civil Engineering/Quantity Surveying
- Three years, minimum, of post-qualification experience
- Three years, minimum, of experience in the humanitarian development field
- Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience in development of bills of quantities for various infrastructure development
- Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience in management of big and multiple construction projects
- Excellent skills in risk management and demonstrated ability of managing audits
- Excellent computer knowledge especially engineering software
- Excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft Office applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Flexibility and ability to multitask under pressure
- Ability to work well in unstable and frequently changing environment
- Ability to communicate and negotiate at different levels and effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues
- High level of integrity
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation and public speaking
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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