The Chief Engineer will be fully accountable to the PTF Project Manager and will be responsible for the following:
•Review the design of all project disciplines to ensure that the design implementation has met the requirements, and accurately documented and ready for formal release to tendering process.
•Develop standards for design drawings.
•Make alternative design recommendations where needed.
•Attending design meetings and follow up with designer the outstanding issues (designs, technical quires and etc)
•Check the bill of quantities to seem simple, clear and more suitable for project cost management.
•Manage the quantities surveying prior to tender.
•Liaise with and provide technical support to the engineering procurement team.
•Preparing bid documentation
•Participating in bid analysis.
•Manage all required document transmittals (bill of quantities, drawings, contracts, etc) to be handed over to construction team.
•Prepare, update and monitor the forecast amount of all project disciplines.
•Review the cost estimate provided by the designer to ensure that it meets the market prices changes.
•Prepare all Project budget revisions as per donor’s agreements.
•Identifies budget issues and assists in resolving them, in consultation with the Project Manager and Finance Officer and relevant stakeholders.
•Oversight all project budgets to ensure proper allocation of the common costs and the allocable costs.
•Provide substantive inputs and prepares documents for project set up and amendments-detailed Project Budget.
•Monitors all aspects of project progress and implementation.
•Advises Project Manager of budget development, and project progress.
•Input in preparation of required project and donor reports.
•Interact and coordinate between all project disciplines towards proper completion of the work on schedule with approved aspects, cost and quality limitations.
•Planning and documentation for future phases of the project as directed by the Infrastructure Project Manager. Including activities such as
i.Estimations
ii.Producing Bill of Quantities/Specs/Drawings
•Maintenance of the following project documentation
i. Drawings register
Ii.Document transmittals register.
•Represent UNOPS at meetings with senior officials of the Palestinian Authority
•Participating in reviewing and monitoring contractor’s payments and variations.
•Assisting construction management team with problem solving.
•Providing quality assurance oversight.
•Ensuring works are carried out in accordance with contracts, specifications, drawings and etc
•Overseeing technical aspects of contracts and provide guidance to contractors where required.
•Problem solving in a timely manner.
•Translation written/spoken Arabic, English
•Carrying out other tasks as assigned by the Infrastructure Project Manager.
Impact of Results
· Active participation in weekly Chief Engineer/Project Manager catch-up meeting
· Active participation in weekly project staff meeting
· Maintenance Daily PM status email
· Maintaining, accurate, quality and completion documentation as identified in responsibilities above
- To have been an integral part of the successful delivery of projects on time, budget and above the expectations of all stakeholders.
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