Career Opportunity
Position Title: Civil Engineer
Reports to: Infrastructure and Operations Manager
Duty Station: Maseru Office
Responsible for: Planning and designing of new construction and renovation projects and supervising construction of projects and Distributions and Transport units
Position Overview:
The primary responsibility of Civil engineer is to plan, design, manage and construct projects of different magnitude from conception through to completion.
Key Responsibilities:
Infrastructure Management:
- Works with health facilities (Hospital and health centers) administration and Infrastructure and Operations Manager to strategically plan maintenance and renovation
- Design and prepare bills of quantities, participated in the evaluation of bids and selection of contractors for the construction and rehabilitation of construction projects.
- Prepare tender documents, technical specification and ensure that appropriate technical standards are applied on the projects.
- Conduct on site investigations and analyze data (maps, reports, tests, drawings and other)
- Monitor progress, issue completion certificate, variation orders and compile reports in project status
- Comply with guidelines and regulations including permits, safety etc and deliver technical files and other technical documentation as required
- Inspect project sites to monitor progress and adherence to design specifications, safety protocols, and quality standards during construction.
- Establish and manage program risk management and mitigation processes and procedures.
- Develop maintenance plan and the budget for constructed civil engineering projects.
- Liaises with clinicians, operations staff and stakeholders to develop project scope statement of works, ensuring project design meets clinical, environmental and operational needs.
- Oversees construction management team throughout new construction and renovation projects until successful completion and ensures projects are completed within quality standards, specifications, contractual obligations, national and international regulations.
Facilities Management:
- Oversees infrastructure management for hospital and health centers and maintenance teams responsible for continuous maintenance across all PIH supported sites.
- Ultimately responsible for functionality of hospital infrastructure including power supply & water distribution, carpentry, masonry repairs & maintenance.
Minimum Requirements
Technical Competencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, or Equivalent.
- Experience working in low-resource hospital settings will be an added advantage.
- Successful record of accomplishment in meeting budgets, schedules and high quality standards.
- Design management
- Excellent knowledge of design and visualizations software such as AutoCAD,Civil 3D or similar
- Project management and supervision skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficient in Bluebeam or other pdf editing/management software
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and MS Project
Managerial Competencies
- At least 5 years of related experience in the building construction industry (Managerial Position) with experience in secondary hospitals, tertiary hospitals, healthcare clinics preferred and/or a combination experience in planning, design and program development experience
Behavioral Competencies
- Committed to putting PIH mission and values first
- Experience working in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
- Committed to learning
- Strong English language competencies (written and verbal)
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
- Able to work effectively in a team and meet deadlines
Commitment to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At Partners in Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners in Health’s PSEAH policy. Partners in Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should e-mail their applications (subject line should be Civil Engineer) detailed CV’s and the contacts of at least 2 traceable references to [email protected] by close of business Thursday the 25th April 2024. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.