Senior Project Manager

Tashkent

Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
Location: Tashkent
Grade: Mid level - IICA-3, International Individual Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
- Project and Programme Management
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: 2025-06-10

Job categories Engineering, Project Management, Programme Management

Vacancy code VA/2025/B5133/30222

Level ICS-11

Department/office ECR, AUMCO, Uzbekistan

Duty station Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Contract type International ICA

Contract level IICA-3

Duration Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

Application period 27-May-2025 to 10-Jun-2025

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Country Manager, the Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure) will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the project and will provide services to the different donors, partners and beneficiaries. The Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure) ensures that the project produces the required products within the specified tolerance of time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits. The Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure) is responsible for the project producing a result capable of achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case. He/She will contribute to the overall business targets and needs and is expected to meet and exceed the organization’s performance and delivery goals. Hence, the Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure) is responsible for all aspects of the project life cycle and s/he must be able to apply, independently, the below duties and responsibilities of the project success criteria. Effective project and stakeholder management will entail regular missions to the project sites and should be expected as a key function of the role.

Summary of functions:

Project Delivery and Performance
Procedures
Monitoring and reporting
Stakeholder engagement
Quality assurance
Knowledge management and innovation
Personnel management

1. Project Delivery and Performance

Develop, complete and update implementation plan(s)
Implement the approved plan (including the establishment of milestones) within tolerances set by the Project Board.
Embed sustainability dimensions including social and gender inclusion, and environmental and economic aspects into the project life span.
Manage the production of the required outputs, taking responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiating corrective action where necessary.
Ensure that the quality of work packages and deliverables complies with the quality requirements defined in the Implementation Plan.
Liaise with any external suppliers or account managers
Manage acceptance and delivery of work packages
Monitor project progress ensuring that work packages are being executed properly
Control project and work package changes
Accept goods, services or works delivered by suppliers.
Lead contract management duties, including supplier performance evaluation.
Act as the Employer’s Representative within the FIDIC Works contracts.
Identify, and anticipate in a timely manner, potential risks and issues and advise mitigating measures to senior management/ Project Board so that maximum benefit to partner(s) and other stakeholders is achieved
Identify and report to the supervisor potential business opportunities for UNOPS

2. Procedures

Comply with all organizational policies and specifically the Project Management Manual
Prepare/adapt all relevant plans for approval by the Project Board.
Manage the reporting obligations defined in the Legal Agreement(s) and in the Implementation Plan
Draft the requirements definitions for procurement processes. Approving requisitions and requests for non-purchase order payments; Evaluating submissions received, if appointed to the evaluation team.
Ensure maintenance of the project files and lessons learned are recorded
Ensure the implementation of project financial management guidelines and control mechanisms, in conformity with UNOPS rules and regulations.
Manage budgets, cash flow and obligations to ensure that deliverables are met and payments to contractors and personnel are received on time.
Understand and manage UNOPS overheads, allocable charges, and related corporate charges as they apply to the project
Understand the unique structures of the UN and budget appropriately for personnel
Manage expenditures against the budget (based on accurate financial reports)
Where the Project Manager has no delegation as a committing officer, s/he retains these responsibilities and will monitor and instruct/request others to carry out the relevant commitments and disbursements.
For project closure purposes, provide a formal handover of the project to the closure manager
Support project audit activities, including planning, preparation and coordination during the audits and follow up on audit observations/recommendations

3. Monitoring and reporting

Prepare and issue regular project and/or financial reports in accordance with Partner and UNOPS requirements for reporting.
Regularly review project status, evaluating performance criteria (scope, cost, schedule and quality).
Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by the organisation’s standard procedures.
Provide routine oversight and analysis of delivery data within the dashboard system.
Ensure all project team members track and regularly update milestones and targets for the duration of the project's lifespan

4. Stakeholder engagement

Develop stakeholder profiles and facilitate the formulation of stakeholder engagement strategies
Establish solid working relationships with the Project Board (Executive, Senior Users and Senior Suppliers), client and key stakeholders
Enable the formulation of project communications and community engagement plans. Coordinate internal project communications. Monitor the effectiveness of project communications
Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication, ensuring effective timing and interdependency management of communications. Ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities, progress, and exceptions and are in a position to accept handover outputs

5. Quality assurance

Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements
Work with procurement/purchasing staff to ensure an effective interface with suppliers' quality systems
Coordinate quality reviews of project documents and deliverables
Provide quality control for management outputs (project documents, reports, etc.)

6. Knowledge management and innovation

Encourage routine and effective capacity-building activities to be conducted to build the long-term and sustainable capacity of staff.
Actively interact with other Project Managers and the wider PM community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practices
Contribute to the oversight of lessons learned procedures, ensuring that lessons learnt are shared in a timely and appropriate manner. Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice
Research and logging of lessons learned throughout the project lifespan.
Provide feedback to Practice Groups on policy, supporting guidance with an aim towards continuous improvement of UNOPS policies

7. Personnel Management

Lead and motivate the project management team
Ensure that the behavioural expectations of team members are established
Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and timely
Select, recruit and train the project team as required and take into account gender parity and diversity objectives.
Ensure safety and security for all project personnel and comply with UNDSS standards
Create, foster and role model a culture of respect and zero tolerance for discrimination, abuse of authority, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse. Ensure accountability for actions and perform duties in accordance with protection mechanisms and action plans, as expected by UNOPS policies, standards and commitments.

Impact of Results
The effective and successful achievement of results by the Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure) directly impacts on achievement of project results by adhering to project management methods and strategies, reducing risks, cutting costs and improving success rates. This consequently reinforces the visibility and image of UNOPS as an effective service provider in project services and management and strengthens its competitive position as a partner of choice in sustainable development and project services.
Monitoring and progress controls will be in accordance with work plans that the Supervisor and the incumbent will prepare at the beginning of the assignment.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

An advanced university degree (e.g. Masters) preferably in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management or related disciplines is required.
A first-level university degree (e.g. Bachelor) in the above-mentioned subjects, in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in management and/or delivery of projects or programmes in either public or private sector organizations is required.
Expertise in managing projects with procurement and implementation of complex infrastructure and construction elements is required.
Expertise in projects or programmes involving health systems strengthening through the construction of medical facilities and procurement of biomedical equipment/supplies in a similar middle-income country context and at scale (i.e. $50M+ in budget), are highly desired.
Experience with stakeholder and partner management, including interacting with government officials and/or donors is an asset.
Experience working on project management in a UN organization or a similar international organization, preferably in UNOPS, would be considered a strong asset.
Experience in the management of FIDIC-based contracts is required.
Experience working in Central Asia is an asset.

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in English is required.
Working knowledge of Russian and/or Uzbek is an asset.

Certification:

Certification in Project Management (PRINCE2, PMI, etc.) is an asset.
Complete the UNOPS PMM, UNOPS PMM Infra perspective and oneUNOPS Projects training within (3) months from joining UNOPS.
For Infrastructure Senior Project Managers: Professional certification from an accredited institution ( PEng., CEng. , etc) is an asset.
Drivers licence essential and ability to travel independently.

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