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Senior Environmental Engineer
UNOPSUnited NationsEngineerSenior LevelICA - IICA - Retainer
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**Job Highlight**
This position offers an opportunity to contribute to high-impact environmental remediation projects within an international organization. The role provides exposure to complex environmental challenges, application of advanced remediation technologies, and collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, supporting sustainable development outcomes in the region.
**About the Region**
The Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECR), based in Geneva, is responsible for the effective management, coordination and oversight of UNOPS operations across the region. The ECR region spans the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, South Caucasus, and Türkiye, where UNOPS works with partners to achieve sustainable impact in health, education, environmental management, housing, rule of law, good governance, economic development, and social inclusion. With a wealth of experience in procurement, infrastructure, project and grant management, UNOPS in the region directly implements projects, provides technical advisory services and capacity building to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in support of national governments.
**About the Country/Multi-Country Office**
The UNOPS South East Europe Multi-Country Office (SEEMCO) supports sustainable development in Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Based in Belgrade with strong field teams, SEEMCO delivers project management, procurement, infrastructure, HR, and technical assistance to governments, donors, and international financial institutions. Partnering with national institutions, local authorities, civil society, and media, it contributes to sectors such as infrastructure, socio-economic development, social cohesion, rule of law, environment, healthcare, education, digitalisation, energy transition, and governance. Since 2000, SEEMCO has advanced the EU integration agenda, national priorities, and the Sustainable Development Goals. It also provides emergency response, recovery support, and capacity building for institutions. Funders include the EU, European Investment Bank, governments of Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, as well as UN agencies such as UNHCR and UNEP.
**Job Specific Context**
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Programme, and with guidance and close coordination from the Project Manager, the Senior Environmental Engineer will provide strategic and technical leadership related to remediation activities. The role will guide the planning, implementation and technical oversight of environmental remediation efforts, ensuring alignment with the project objectives, international standards and best practices for environmental protection and human health.
**Role Purpose**
The Senior Environmental Engineer will provide technical expertise and guidance across environmental remediation projects, play a key role in ensuring the effective implementation and monitoring of clean up activities, contributing to the achievement of project goals and the protection of human health and the environment.
**Functions / Key Results Expected**
1. Technical Expertise and Guidance
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on environmental remediation, including site assessment methodologies, risk modeling, and long-term remediation planning.
• Advise on international best practices, advanced remediation technologies and innovative approaches suitable for contaminated sites.
• Review and validate technical documentation, feasibility studies, remediation design and monitoring plans to ensure alignment with international standards.
• Provide comparative analyses of remediation options.
• Support quality assurance and technical oversight of remediation works.
• Mentor and provide capacity-building support to national experts and project stakeholders, as required.
2. Project Planning and Implementation
• Contribute to the development of overall project work plans, budgets, and implementation schedules.
• Lead the preparation of technical specifications and Terms of Reference (ToRs) for remediation activities, including methodologies for waste characterisation, volume estimation, and risk categorisation , ensuring compliance with national and respective country’s national standards.
• Provide high-level technical assessments and support for historical environmental hot spots across the globe and as per the UNOPS operational needs.
• Provide technical oversight of environmental cleanup activities, including excavation, treatment, and disposal of contaminated materials, ensuring alignment with international standards.
• Monitor overall technical performance and progress of remediation works, identifying and addressing any technical risks or issues, and propose corrective strategies/actions where necessary.
3. Monitoring and Reporting
• Design and oversee the implementation of environmental monitoring programs to evaluate the effectiveness and long-term perf
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