National Consultant - Civil Engineer for Gender Responsive Small-Scale Infrastructure, Home-based Retainer

The consultant will provide technical expertise and advisory support on gender-responsive small-scale infrastructure projects, including planning, design, implementation, and monitoring. The role involves collaboration with UN Women programme teams and government stakeholders to ensure quality and compliance with gender and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and construction technical guidance for the planning and design process of the project including site assessments, design documents, drawings, technical specifications, cost estimation and timeline.
• Provide technical advice and guidance for implementation of small-scale infrastructure activities ensuring compliance with quality, health, safety, social and environmental standards of the UN.
• Lead in developing tender’s terms of reference and other related documents.
• Oversee and provide supervision to the selected construction contractors to ensure adherence to approved designs, contracts and technical specifications through regular site visits and field supervision.
• Monitor progress against construction schedules and budgets, identify risks, delays and potential cost overruns and implement approved corrective measures.
• Prepare site assessment reports, periodic site supervision reports, bi-monthly progress reports, final inspection reports and documentation of completed infrastructure works including photos and handover recommendations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in civil engineering, construction management or related fields or a first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 2 years progressively responsible relevant experience in civil engineering and infrastructure projects or infrastructure project management or similar fields.
• Experience in quality control, monitoring and reporting within construction projects is required.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, including budgeting, scheduling, and quality control is preferred.
• Experience in multi-stakeholder coordination and engagement including government counterparts, international organizations and other stakeholders involved in infrastructure projects is an asset.
• Fluency in Khmer and English is required.

Skills

• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• Infrastructure Project Management
• Quality Control
• Project Monitoring
• Project Reporting
• Project Budgeting
• Project Scheduling
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Gender-responsive Infrastructure
• Environmental Standards Compliance

Languages

Khmer, English