Civil Engineer

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.

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.

• This role works under the overall guidance of the Project Manager & the direct supervision of the Lead Civil Engineer.

• 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.

• This role has no team management responsibility.

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role