Consultant: Field Engineer (READY)

The Field Engineer Consultant will support the implementation of infrastructure activities under the READY project in FSM, including assessment, design, rehabilitation, and upgrading of emergency evacuation centers and containerized warehouses. The role involves technical oversight, coordination with stakeholders, quality assurance, and ensuring compliance with disaster resilient engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Carry out technical and feasibility assessments of buildings, infrastructure, and project sites to identify priority works for upgrading emergency evacuation centers, containerized warehouses, and other disaster-risk-management infrastructure.
• Prepare and review technical documentation, including engineering assessments, detailed designs, drawings, bills of quantities (BoQs), technical specifications, scopes of work, cost estimates, and implementation schedules for rehabilitation, renovation, and construction activities, ensuring compliance with IOM requirements and applicable national codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support the planning, implementation, and technical oversight of construction and infrastructure activities to ensure works are delivered within the approved scope, schedule, quality standards, and budget.
• Identify and promptly report implementation risks, delays, technical issues, and recommended corrective actions.
• Support the establishment and coordination of Community Working Groups (CWGs), contractors, consultants, and partners engaged in construction and rehabilitation activities.
• Conduct technical, quality assurance, and safety orientations, and provide on-site guidance to promote safe construction practices and compliance with approved specifications.
• Conduct regular site inspections and monitor the performance of contractors, CWGs, and service providers.
• Verify compliance with approved drawings, technical specifications, quality standards, environmental and social safeguards, occupational health and safety requirements, and approved work plans, and recommend corrective measures where necessary.
• Coordinate closely with the Head of Engineering Unit and Procurement and Supply Chain Unit in the preparation of technical specifications, BoQs, cost estimates, and other documentation required for procurement processes.
• Participate in technical evaluations and provide technical recommendations in accordance with IOM procurement procedures.
• Coordinate with logistics colleagues, service providers, government counterparts, communities, and CWGs to facilitate the timely delivery, receipt, storage, inventory management, and utilization of construction materials, equipment, and project assets.
• Prepare regular technical reports, site inspection reports, progress updates, and completion reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information on implementation progress, technical compliance, quality assurance, risks, delays, issues requiring management attention, and recommended follow-up actions.
• Maintain effective coordination and communication with stakeholders throughout project implementation.
• Utilize AutoCAD and other relevant engineering software to develop, review, and revise engineering drawings, site layouts, technical details, and as-built documentation to accurately reflect completed works.
• Maintain complete and accurate project records, including technical assessments, site inspection reports, photographs, measurements, testing records, material inventories, completion certificates, punch lists, and handover documentation.
• Support commissioning, testing, defect inspections, and handover processes for completed infrastructure works, ensuring that all required documentation, certifications, and operational guidance are provided to stakeholders and end users.
• Comply with IOM policies and procedures, including those related to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), safeguarding, fraud prevention, occupational health and safety, environmental and social safeguards, and the promotion of a respectful and inclusive working environment.
• Undertake duty travel to project implementation areas, including outer islands and remote locations, and work safely in marine and coastal environments.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in civil engineering, architecture or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience
• University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience in practical construction or engineering field
• Certification as a licensed professional engineer
• Experience in the field of construction engineering and contract management
• Excellent English language skills
• Experience in the usage of office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.)
• Experience with working in remote, hardship and/or rustic locations for longer periods of time (2-4 weeks)
• Ability to tolerate traveling on short or long-distance boat travel (1-2 days travel) on small and medium-sized vessels
• Experience working with a non-governmental organization and/or international organization an advantage
• Excellent knowledge of design and visualizations software such as AutoCAD
• Knowledge of applicable codes, policies, standards and best practices related to project

Skills

• Civil Engineering
• Architecture
• Construction Engineering
• Contract Management
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Project Design
• AutoCAD
• Office Applications
• MS Word
• Excel
• Infrastructure Assessment
• Technical Oversight
• Quality Assurance
• Disaster Resilient Engineering
• Standards Compliance
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Remote Site Experience
• Boat Travel Tolerance

Languages

English