Job Location: Kabul
Nationality: National
Category: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive Remuneration Package
Vacancy Number: 832706
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Kabul
Organization: United Nations World Food Programme
Years of Experience: At leas one or more years of postgraduate professional experience in civil engineering.
Contract Duration: 12 Months (Extendable)
Gender: Male/Female
Education: Postgraduate in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering
Close date: 2024-05-16
About United Nations World Food Programme:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
Job Description:
- Complete designer risk assessments for all proposed designs and carry out designer constructability reviews and reports;
- Draft standard, specific and detailed Specifications as required;
- Develop project budgets or preliminary and detailed costs estimations to implement civil, structural, electrical, mechanical or special systems within the projects (including feasibilit studies, or project schedules, or bids). Work-time estimates could be also required;
- Assist in the preparation and of construction contract documentations;
- Review of as-built drawings of the existing WFP infrastructure and RFS projects, and provide comments and recommendations;
- Support the field engineers, including undertaking missions to the field in support of projects, including emergencies;
- Attend meetings and prepare and review reports, minutes and correspondence;
- Liaise with stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization as directed;
- Undertake administrative tasks as required, and provide project management services for the projects where and when requested;
- Undertake construction supervision and preparation of site reports for various security, country office and logistics projects; and,
- Operate computer-assisted engineering software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
Job Requirements:
Education:
- Postgraduate in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering
Experience:
- At leas one or more years of postgraduate professional experience in civil engineering.
Desirable Work Experience:
- Previous experience with construction procurement.
- Previous experience with construction contract managing.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Advanced knowledge of FIDIC contract formats and construction management procedures.
- Good communication and leadership skills.
- Knowledge and/or experience in engineering design.
- Advanced knowledge of public procurement procedures.
- Experience of working within the Humanitarian Community and in field condition is required.
Languages:
- Fluency (level C) in the English language, plus Pashto and/or Dari, preferably both.
Submission Guideline:
This vacancy announcement is for Afghan nationals only and WFP encourages especially Afghan females and Afghans with disabilities to apply.
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