Consultant - Field Engineer (STRONG)

Project Context and Scope

Tasks to be performed under this contract

• Assist in the planning, monitoring, and reporting of infrastructural component of Community-Based Reintegration projects, ensuring compliance with IOM standards, donor requirements, safety protocols, and national construction regulations.
• Prepare, review, and validate technical drawings, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, technical specifications, and implementation plans for infrastructure interventions in line with IOM engineering standards and donor requirements;
• Establish and monitor quality assurance mechanisms and technical standards for infrastructure refurbishment activities, ensuring compliance with approved designs, timelines, safety standards, and contractual obligations;
• Monitor construction and rehabilitation works implemented by contractors, service providers, and community-based structures, ensuring quality control and timely completion of activities;
• Coordinate closely with Procurement, Supply Chain, RMU, and programme teams to provide technical expertise for tendering processes, contractor selection, procurement planning, and contract management related to infrastructure activities;
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor infrastructure works, identify implementation challenges, verify progress, and recommend corrective actions where necessary;
• Coordinate closely with local authorities, technical services, contractors, community leaders, and implementing partners to facilitate implementation, approvals, and operational coordination of infrastructure projects;
• Support the integration of labour-intensive and community participation approaches where feasible, including opportunities linked to livelihoods, local economic support, and reintegration objectives;
• Ensure proper documentation of all construction, engineering activities, including contracts, work permits, site assessments, compliance records, progress reports, photographic evidence, and other supporting documents;
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers, technical staff, and implementing partners, ensuring the consistent application of engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices across infrastructure interventions;
• Ensure compliance with IOM engineering standards, health and safety requirements, environmental considerations, and relevant national regulations throughout project implementation;

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

At the end of the assignment, the consultant is expected to have:

• The number of technical drawings, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, technical specifications, and implementation plans prepared, validate and implemented as per IOM engineering standards and donor requirements;
• Established quality assurance mechanisms and technical standards for infrastructure refurbishment activities, ensuring compliance with approved designs, timelines, safety standards, and contractual obligations;

The number of sites visited conducted to monitor infrastructure works

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