Overview of Position

• Somalia Urban Resilience Project II (SURP II) is a municipal governance & infrastructure development project financed by the World Bank (WB) & its partners, aimed at improving access to urban infrastructure & strengthening municipal governance in Somalia.
• The government of Somalia, through the Benadir Regional Administration (BRA) in Mogadishu representing multiple cities has selected by our client to provide the consulting services for the urban transport infrastructure works to be executed by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the respective municipalities under the project. The works involve construction of urban roads to bitumen standards, construction of bridges / drainage works & installation of streetlights, by the contractors engaged by the respective PIU. Our client assists the PIUs in the contracts management, supervision of works implementation by the contractors as well as in other technical areas related to the project activities.
• The scope of our clients engagement is to provide technical assistance to the PIUs in the works implementation & contracts managements in the areas of design review, technical supervision, performance monitoring, quality control etc., as well as contributing to PIUs capacity building.

Role Objectives

The Road Construction Inspector Assistant will assist in the site supervision & reporting activities, under the guidance of the Resident Engineer. The specific roles & responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Assist the Engineer in day to day supervision of the construction works in checking the contractor(s) works & maintaining daily site diaries on progress & works quality.
• Assist the Environmental & Social Safeguard Specialist in the monitoring of the social & environmental impact management activities of the works by the contractor(s) & keeping of the records.
• Assist the Engineer in taking measurements of contractor(s) completed works in order to verify the contractor(s) submitted invoices for the works completed.
• Assist in the site surveys, material sampling & other duties related to the works implementation progress monitoring & quality control as directed by the Engineer.

Project Reporting

• This roles works under the guidance of the Resident Engineer.

Key Competencies

• A diploma in civil engineering will be an asset.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in civil construction works is required for candidates with no formal engineering training, a diploma may be substituted for the years of experience.
• Excellent command of Somali & English languages (oral and written) are required.

Team Management

• This role has no team management responsibility..

Further Information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.

How to apply

https://app.tayohr.io/jobs/detail/vac-31416-road-construction-inspector-30135