Project Engineering Analyst

The Project Engineering Analyst will provide specialised engineering support for infrastructure rehabilitation, refurbishment, facility improvement and solarisation interventions under the Rule of Law Programme in Pakistan. The role involves technical planning, design, supervision, quality assurance, and coordination with government counterparts, contractors, and consultants to ensure safe, accessible, gender-responsive, energy-efficient, and sustainable infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical assessments and prepare engineering designs and documentation.
• Conduct and/or coordinate site assessments, condition surveys, technical needs assessments and energy/load assessments for proposed rehabilitation, refurbishment, facility-improvement and solarisation interventions.
• Translate agreed institutional and programme requirements into technically feasible engineering solutions, taking account of site conditions, intended use, available resources and operational requirements.
• Prepare and/or review engineering designs, drawings, technical specifications, bills of quantities, cost estimates, implementation schedules and other technical documentation required for works and related procurement.
• Prepare and/or review technical requirements for solar photovoltaic systems and associated electrical, energy-storage, backup-power and installation components, where applicable.
• Assess technical options and recommend solutions based on functionality, durability, maintainability, lifecycle costs, energy efficiency and value for money.
• Ensure that designs incorporate accessibility, gender-responsive and inclusive infrastructure considerations, occupational health and safety, environmental requirements and applicable engineering and building standards.
• Identify technical risks, site constraints, dependencies and approval requirements and recommend appropriate mitigation measures before implementation.
• Provide technical inputs to procurement and contracting of works and engineering services.
• Prepare and/or review technical components of procurement documentation for civil works, refurbishment, solarisation, engineering services and related infrastructure requirements.
• Coordinate with designated team members to ensure that technical specifications, bills of quantities, drawings, evaluation criteria and other engineering requirements are complete, clear and suitable for competitive procurement.
• Provide technical clarifications during solicitation processes and support pre-bid meetings and site visits, where required, while ensuring consistency and fairness of technical information.
• Participate in technical evaluation of bids and proposals and provide documented engineering assessments and recommendations in accordance with applicable procedures.
• Review contractors’ and consultants’ technical submissions, methodologies, work programmes, material specifications and other pre-construction documentation.
• Support technical aspects of contract amendments, variations and other contractual actions by providing engineering analysis, cost implications and recommendations, while procurement and contractual processing remain with the designated procurement function.
• Supervise implementation and ensure quality of infrastructure works.
• Conduct regular site supervision and monitoring of rehabilitation, refurbishment, facility-improvement and solarisation works across programme locations.
• Verify that works are implemented in accordance with approved designs, specifications, bills of quantities, contractual requirements, schedules and applicable engineering standards.
• Monitor workmanship, materials and construction methods and identify defects, deviations, delays and technical issues requiring corrective action.
• Review implementation progress against approved work programmes and provide timely technical recommendations to address bottlenecks, risks and delays.
• Coordinate with contractors, supervising consultants, institutional counterparts and designated team members to resolve technical issues and facilitate timely implementation.
• Maintain appropriate site records, inspection notes, photographic documentation, measurement records and other engineering evidence required for quality assurance and contract administration.
• Ensure appropriate application of health and safety, environmental, accessibility and site-management requirements during implementation.
• Verify progress, certify works and support testing, commissioning, handover and ensure knowledge sharing.
• Verify quantities and physical progress of completed works and review measurement sheets, progress claims and support technical documentation.
• Review and certify completed works and technical deliverables within delegated responsibilities, confirming compliance with approved specifications and contractual requirements before payment processing.
• Conduct interim, substantial-completion and final inspections and prepare snag lists, defect notifications and other required technical records.
• Oversee testing and commissioning of completed infrastructure and associated installations, where applicable, and verify that identified defects are rectified within required timelines.
• Support preparation and review of as-built drawings, completion documentation, warranties, operation and maintenance information and other records required for handover.
• Facilitate technical handover of completed facilities to relevant institutional counterparts and support confirmation of acceptance and operational readiness.
• Monitor defects-liability obligations and support final certification and closure of works packages, as applicable.
• Strengthen coordination, knowledge building and sharing for the project.
• Keep abreast of relevant developments and innovative approaches in adult learning, institutional capacity development and professional training and assess their potential application within the Programme.
• Provide engineering coordination, monitoring, risk management and technical advice.
• Maintain an integrated overview of infrastructure interventions, including the status of assessments, designs, procurement actions, implementation progress, certifications, risks and pending decisions.
• Prepare periodic engineering progress updates and provide timely advice to programme management on implementation status, technical risks, cost implications, delays and corrective measures.
• Coordinate with designated team members on financial, procurement, ICT and operational aspects of infrastructure packages while retaining responsibility for engineering verification and technical quality assurance.
• Provide infrastructure-related inputs to workplans, progress reports, donor reports, briefing notes, presentations, audits and other programme documentation.
• Review infrastructure-related deliverables prepared by consultants and service providers and advise on their technical quality and acceptability.
• Promote cost-effectiveness, durability, accessibility, energy efficiency, maintainability and sustainability of infrastructure investments, including solarization systems.
• Provide technical advice to institutional counterparts on operation and preventive maintenance, warranties, system performance and lifecycle considerations.
• Keep abreast of relevant engineering standards, building regulations, construction practices, renewable-energy and solar photovoltaic standards, electrical safety requirements, environmental requirements and applicable UNDP procedures.
• Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering, Architectural Engineering or a related engineering field is required OR a first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional 2 years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in civil engineering, infrastructure rehabilitation, construction supervision, refurbishment works or related areas is required.
• Experience conducting site assessments and preparing or reviewing engineering designs, drawings, technical specifications, bills of quantities and cost estimates is required.
• Experience supervising civil works, rehabilitation, refurbishment or facility-improvement projects and monitoring contractors is required.
• Experience in quality assurance, measurement and verification of works, progress certification and final inspection is required.
• Experience providing technical inputs to procurement of civil works and participating in technical evaluation of bids or proposals is desired.
• Experience in contract administration from an engineering perspective, including review of variations, claims, work programmes and contractor performance, is desirable.
• Experience with testing, commissioning, defect correction, as-built documentation and handover of completed works is desirable.
• Knowledge of applicable building codes, engineering standards, occupational health and safety and environmental requirements is desired.
• Experience in the technical assessment, design, specification, supervision, testing and/or commissioning of solar photovoltaic or renewable-energy systems for institutional or public facilities is highly desirable.
• Proven Knowledge of solar PV system sizing, electrical load assessment, inverters, battery/storage systems, electrical protection, energy efficiency and related electrical engineering aspects is desirable.
• Fluency in English and Urdu languages (spoken and written) is required.

Skills

• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Construction Supervision
• Infrastructure Rehabilitation
• Site Assessments
• Engineering Design Review
• Technical Specifications Preparation
• Development of Bills of Quantities
• Cost Estimation
• Quality Assurance
• Progress Certification
• Final Inspection
• Procurement Technical Inputs
• Technical Bid Evaluation
• Contract Administration
• Installation Testing Commissioning
• Defect Correction
• As-built Documentation
• Building Codes Knowledge
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Environmental Requirements
• Solar Photovoltaic Systems
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Solar PV System Sizing
• Electrical Load Assessment
• Energy Efficiency Measures
• Electrical Protection
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Urdu

Languages

English, Urdu