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Civil Engineer
UNOPSUnited NationsEngineerMid LevelICA - LICA - Specialist - Regular
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Full Description
**Job Highlight**
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to climate change adaptation and community resilience in Afghanistan. The position offers a leadership role in a dynamic project team, exposure to diverse engineering challenges, and the chance to make a tangible impact on vulnerable communities.
**About the Region**
The Asia Pacific Regional Office, based in Bangkok, Thailand, provides strategic leadership and oversight for UNOPS operations across 17 countries, ensuring high performance, operational excellence, and alignment with organizational goals. Operations currently span Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Pacific Islands. Across these countries, we work closely with key stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and maximize impact through five main operating units: Afghanistan (AFCO), Myanmar (MMCO), South Asia Multi-Country Office (SAMCO), East Asia and Pacific Multi-Country Office (EAPMCO), and the Asia Regional Health Cluster (ARHC). Through these entities, we provide agile, client-focused service delivery across diverse sectors - including infrastructure, health, procurement, and project management - supporting the implementation of sustainable development solutions across the region.
**Job Specific Context**
The Project for Community-led Climate Change Adaptation in Afghanistan aims to strengthen the resilience of communities by implementing community-led adaptation measures. Its overall objective is to empower people in target communities to have strengthened climate change and disaster resilience through two main components: constructing and rehabilitating small-scale infrastructure for climate change adaptation (e.g., check dams, river bank protection walls, irrigation canals), and strengthening community-based systems to mitigate the impacts of climate change and adverse climate events through training and capacity building.
The Civil Engineer (Team Lead) is a member of the project team. Under the direct supervision and overall leadership of the Senior Project Manager, the Civil Engineer (Team Lead) will lead site identification and site assessment, and oversee a team of design and construction management engineers in undertaking market research, survey, digital terrain modelling, hydrological, hydraulic and structural design, specification, preparing BoQs, market research, contributing information for development of tender documents, engineering analysis, construction monitoring, coordination of the day-to-day construction activities across all projects under the engagement, and related engineering activities. The Civil Engineer (Team Lead) will oversee external contractors contributing to the technical functions, including survey, geotechnical, hydrological and design contractors (as applicable). The Civil Engineer (Team Lead) applies practices and techniques of key engineering design, technical and construction management and project management work areas, ensures practical solutions appropriate to Afghanistan rural conditions, and ensures technical planning, design, construction oversight activities/ supervision of works and project management in compliance with UNOPS systems, quality assurance and quality control requirements. The Civil Engineer (Team Lead) will be based in Kabul and is expected to travel frequently across all project sites in the province, as required.
**Role Purpose**
The Civil Engineer (Team Lead) will lead site identification and site assessment, and oversee a team of design and construction management engineers in undertaking market research, survey, digital terrain modelling, hydrological, hydraulic and structural design, specification, preparing BoQs, market research, contributing information for development of tender documents, engineering analysis, construction monitoring, coordination of the day-to-day construction activities across all projects under the engagement, and related engineering activities.
**Functions / Key Results Expected**
1. Coordination, delivery and performance• Lead and supervise the engineering team of the project.
• Determine, review and establish the local and international policies, standards and specifications required for the construction and refurbishment of the identified works in Afghanistan.
• Liaise with the stakeholders to identify their needs so that the design will incorporate their requirements to the extent it is feasible and practicable.
• Provide input and review technical work and designs carried out by external consultants/contractors for the works to be constructed under AFCO program.
• Oversee the inspections of the works constructed, in consultation with all stakeholders.
• Lead and contribute to the preparation of detailed engineering design documentation including drawings, specifications and scope of work reports to be included in construction tender documents.
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