Design Engineer

Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized in April 2014 the deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. Its other initial tasks included support for the transition process; facilitating humanitarian assistance; promotion and protection of human rights; support for justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes. The newly established mission subsumed the UN Integrated Peace building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). MINUSCA current uniformed personnel levels stand at 11,650 military personnel and 2,080 police personnel, and are tasked with the strategic objective of creating the political, security and institutional conditions conducive to sustainably reducing the presence of — and threat posed by — armed groups. See http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/.

The assignment is renewable on an annual basis (1 July - 30 June) up to a maximum of 4 years. Contract renewals are granted based on Mission mandate, availability of budget, operational necessity and satisfactory performance.

Duty station can change in the course of an assignment based on operational necessity; UN Volunteers may be required to work anywhere in the area of operations of the mission including in remote locations.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Engineer, Chief Resource Management Unit and Chief of Planning and Design Unit the UN Volunteer Engineer is responsible for the following duties:

o Preparation of plans, layouts, cross sections and detail design drawings under the guidance of the Chief of the Planning and Design Unit using AUTOCAD Software.
o Development or assisting in developing Structural & Building design of foundations of low-rise buildings, such as single or double story buildings, offices, warehouses.
o Possession of sound knowledge in infrastructure such as culverts, bridges etc. and the ability to review the drawings of said structures.
o Preparation of Bill of Quantities (BoQs) for projects,
o Preparation of Gantt Charts using Microsoft Project.
o Good knowledge of civil engineering specifications and the ability to draft specifications for civil engineering works.
o Knowledge of different types of construction contracts and contract administration.
o On-site management and administration of contractors, including interacting with Procurement, Asset Management, and other units and sections as required.
o The ability to track project costs and prepare reports accordingly.
o The preparation of weekly and monthly reports.
o Supervise on-going projects and site management from the onset of a project till completion and prepare all required handing over documents and data.
o The ability to provide engineering solutions on site engineering problems.
o Preparation of site reports and materials take off quantities, as well as verification on site for the quantity of work already performed, whether by its own staff or contractors.
o Implementation of Quality control and assurance during implementation of the daily work with emphasis on safety at the working sites.
o Perform any other duties related to the above as assigned by the Chief Engineer of any delegated responsible,

Results/Expected Outputs:

o Preparation of high-quality AutoCAD Drawings, layouts, plans
o Provision of designs and calculations in accordance with specified international standards
o Preparation of BOQs, Estimates, Project Reports, Weekly and Monthly Reports of projects on a timely basis
o Assisting in project planning and preparation of specifications for outsourcing of projects.
o Carrying out necessary site visits within mission area to produce Site reports, take off quantities of materials and measure the quantity of work already performed, by in-house sources or contractors.