Job Vacancy @ UNOPS – Electrical Engineer

Functional Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of the Lead Electrical Engineer, She/He will be responsible for the following duties:

Summary of functions:

• • Monitoring and reporting
  • Quality assurance
  • Knowledge management and innovation
  • Monitoring and reporting
  • Participate in the design of electrical, solar and renewable energy system
  • Assist in producing Terms of References for designs, Electrical Drawings, Technical Specifications, Scope of Works, Bills of Quantities, Cost Estimations, Design Calculations, related reports for Works and Supply of Goods Contracts
  • Assist in monitoring and supervising and execution of contracts to ensure adherence with the signed contracts, high international quality standards and UNOPS requirements; and any other relevant task that might be assigned to the Electrical/ Solar Energy Engineer
  • Inform and provide constant feedback to the Lead EE regarding the progress issues and delivery timelines, cost- effectiveness and quality of work completed.
  • Act proactively to escalate to Lead EE key areas of concerns that relate to quality, health, safety, social and environmental issues at site and where necessary take the necessary resolution supported by relevant available tools and templates.
  • Support the preparation of a database for the available materials and suppliers of the construction industry in the local market
  • Support the preparation of progress reports on construction activities and submission of such on a weekly basis to the Senior UNOPS Supervisor(s).
  • Quality assurance
  • Perform the tasks in accordance with the applicable Quality Assurance (QA)/Quality Control (QC) protocols and regulations and requirements
  • Assist in: carrying out quality technical reviews (of the Consultants’, Suppliers’, or Contractors’ Technical Submittals, Materials catalog sheets, Shop Drawings, As-Built Drawings, reports, deliverables, etc..), site inspections, assessments, quantity surveying and preparing reports as required and providing advice on suitable alterations, and guiding contractors on all related issues, and ensuring that they meet the high standards expected by UNOPS, while delivering the projects within the set time and budget constraints

• Assist in coordinating and planning of testing, commissioning, training and handover of systems deliverables to clients and beneficiaries
• Knowledge management and innovation
• Provide technical support to projects as required;
• Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing including appropriate archiving of documents and documenting of lessons learned.
• Ensure routine and effective formal and informal capacity building activities among supervising Electrical Engineers are conducted in order to build the long-term and sustainable capacity.

Impact of Results

The role of the Electrical Engineer impacts the overall achievement of the project objective /outputs by directly supporting the Lead EE and or the PM in work packages deliveries.The contractor should be prepared to travel to any site within the country.

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

• Education
• A Bachelor’s Degree (First Level University Degree) in Electrical Engineering / Solar Renewable Energy is required.
• Certification:
• PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification or equivalent highly desirable.
• Work Experience:
• A minimum of least two (2) years of relevant and progressive general professional experience in Power Generation (Conventional Technologies); or Low Voltage and Medium Voltage Networks is required.
• Within the two (2) years, there must be professional experience in the preparation of design documents (Drawings, Technical Specification, Bills of Quantities, Cost Estimations, etc..); and/or implementation supervision of grid connected and/or Hybrid Solar PV Projects is required.
• General experience in computer design software, particularly “AutoCAD” or equivalent is desired.
• Experience in Solar PV Software is an asset.
• Work Experience with an international organization and/or UN Agencies is an asset.
• Language Requirement
• Fluency in written, reading and spoken English Language is required.

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