ANNEX II - UNOPS

Establish and maintain procedures to develop standard documentation for construction works and
quality control and assurance for the projects;
Review the existing standard documentation for the UNOPS Operations Centre and propose any
improvements deemed necessary;
Develop standard quality control procedures to be performed by the contracted firms;
Develop a procedure to establish norms to define the project-alternatives that will be evaluated for
each construction task. Preferably many project-alternatives should be evaluated for each
construction task, but, as a minimum, two project alternatives must be evaluated;
Assess work activities for which labour-based construction methods are appropriate and for those
sections where heavy machinery is appropriate;
Review of the bidding documents, Bill of Quantities and the contract documents for each section of
the construction task;
Define a procedure for using the cost norms to establish the cost of rehabilitation and maintaining the
construction task;
Supervision of the contracted firms in the implementation of the work as necessary;
Perform any other duties deemed necessary by the UNOPS Project Manager.
Reporting:
The QC/QA Engineer will report directly to the UNOPS Project Manager and to those persons as
directed by UNOPS Project Manager from time to time.
The QC/QA Engineer will submit monthly written progress reports to UNOPS and other project
stakeholders as required.
Qualifications/Experience/Skills:
Masters or equivalent degree in Civil Engineering or any other related field; additional years of
relevant work experience in combination with a relevant bachelor’s degree may substitute for the
requirement for a master’s degree;
Minimum five years of relevant experience in projects related to roads and buildings construction;
Fluent in spoken and written English;
Ability to live in remote and harsh environments;
Previous experience in developing countries will be an asset, especially in post-conflict countries
where the risk level may extend from high to extreme;
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DRAINAGE ENGINEER (ROADS CONSTRUCTION)
General description of duties:
The Drainage Engineer will provide UNOPS with sound technical and practical advice for road drainage
structures including but not limited to culverts, drains, siphons, fords, retaining walls, and small scale
bridges. Primary focus is practical on-site application for the adjustment or addition of drainage, retaining
and associated features to meet the constraints of site and intent of road design. The Drainage Engineer will
be travelling to regional offices to assess and recommend directly to the Regional Engineer to ensure that
road building efforts are well protected and catered for in terms of drainage. Further, the Drainage Engineer
will ensure harmony between community irrigation requirements, attempting where ever possible to
moderate community desires with actual needs, and to ensure that such features will also not be detrimental
to the road building effort.
The Drainage Engineer is responsible for:
Reviewing and advising on drainage and irrigation features to UNOPS engineering teams and
contracted firms;
Writing formal reports to the on UNOPS Project Manager on the visit findings and
recommendations;
Planning field visit itineraries consistent with routine project demand and the affect of weather
conditions on road structures and the surrounding land;
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