Deadline: 17 November, 2020
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Senior Environmental Engineer.
UNOPS is a UN organisation dedicated to helping people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.
Responsibilities
- Undertake research with the objective of satisfying UNOPS and national environmental protection and safeguard requirements as well as international standards as applicable
- Complete social and environmental screening
- Define scope of environmental study to be undertaken as recommended by the screening
- Carry out environmental and social review or impact assessment
- Source and present baseline information on the environment in the project areas, including the physical, biological and socio-economic conditions
- Design and implement a consultation process to facilitate effective stakeholders’ participation and involvement of community to ensure sustainable solutions
- Identify need for technical assistance to communities, service providers and public-sector to respond to the impact of implementation of mitigation measures
- Analyse, design and recommend effective and efficient enhancement/mitigation measures
- Suggest activities which contribute to sustainable development of the concerned areas, in particular, waterborne diseases, HIV/AIDS, community health, education and food security
- Deliver environmental and safeguard report and implementable environmental and social management plan
- Secure relevant Sierra Leone environmental protection agency permit to proceed with works
- Develop appropriate budgets and schedules to facilitate the implementation of the environmental impact mitigation programme
- Provide input into the tender documents (drawings, BoQ, technical specification and standards) with particular focus on the environmental aspects
- Monitor construction works to ensure the compliance with proposed solutions
- Adhere to UNOPS HSSE policies, guidelines and requirements whilst collaborating with project team towards the deliverables/outputs as stated
- Produce any other relevant documentation as required by the Project Manager
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Environmental Sciences or Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences or Engineering with two years of relevant work experience will be accepted in lieu of the educational requirement outlined above
- Seven years, minimum, of experience with five years, minimum, of specific experience in relevant environmental sciences/engineering
- Four years, minimum, of experience in disaster risk management
To apply and for more information, click here.
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