UN-HABITAT Quantity Surveyor Jobs in Nigeria

UN-HABITAT Quantity Surveyor Jobs in Nigeria

Organisational Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

The overall objective of this project is to support the preparation of Structure Plan for Aba City in Abia State, Nigeria as an overall framework for guiding the future growth and development of Aba City and environs as well as Abia State and the wider sub-region. The Structure Plan will be an important tool contributing to informed strategic decision-making and present a framework for further activities aiming to meet the urban challenges of the targeted areas.

A team of experts will be recruited for the project under the coordination of Technical Adviser. The Technical team will comprise 10 theme consultants made up of Urban Planner, Transportation Planner, Infrastructure Planner, Economist, Data/GIS Consultant, Urban Management Expert/Urban Psychologist, Waste Management Expert, Quantity Surveyor, Gender Specialist and Youth Specialist. The team will work with one GIS expert.

The Quantity Surveyor will work under the overall guidance of the UN-Habitat Regional Office for Africa (ROAf), Nairobi, Kenya, the overall supervision of the Human Settlements Officer responsible for Nigeria, the immediate supervision of the Project Technical Adviser and the Coordination of the Habitat Programme Support Office (HAPSO), Abuja.

The duty station shall be in Aba, Abia State and the incumbent, as a member of the Technical Team, will support the Abia State Government in implementation of this project working closely with relevant state ministries especially the Ministry of Lands and Survey, in collaboration with relevant UN-Habitat branches: Urban and Regional Planning Branch (Metropolitan Planning Unit, Urban Planning and Design Lab), Global Urban Observatory/Data and Statistics Unit, Urban Basic Services, and Urban Economy.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority and working in close collaboration with other thematic area Consultants, the project team, appropriate government institutions and other stakeholders, the Quantity Surveyor (QS) will be primarily responsible for managing the contracts and costs of construction projects, particularly Quick Win Projects (QWPs). He/she will work very closely with all other consultants and report to the Team Leader and Project Coordinator.

In close collaboration with appropriate government institutions and other stakeholders, the Quantity Surveyor will be expected to take primary responsibility for and undertake the following activities:

Assist in managing and ensuring sound project planning and timely business continuity in all construction work related activities including through constructive technical advice and project management to the team to implement activities in line with project work plans and budgets.

Develop and implement effective processes and procedures to regularly oversee and ensure timely trouble shooting of infrastructure development and QWPs service providers i.e., design consultants and construction companies hired by the UN-Habitat amongst others.

Carry out regular budget and activity monitoring, quality assurance and oversight of direct and third-party service providers, regular tracking of cost and resource variations, regular site supervisions involving both in- person and remote modalities, risk management and timely trouble shooting.

Assist in managing daily oversight and quality assurance of all construction projects (particularly QWPs) in close coordination with other technical experts including supporting the Project Advisory Committee to evaluate and assess infrastructure bid proposal, conducting regular progress meetings with service providers, project partners, and undertaking site/field visits.

Assist and support in the development and overall quality assurance of infrastructure development projects related documents and reports including BoQs, quantity surveys, third party structural evaluations, infrastructure development progress reports and related documents in close collaboration with local partners and stakeholders.

Additional duties of Team Leader (This

applies only to the one consultant of each team that is most experienced and therefore will be appointed as Team Leader). He/ she will have the following additional responsibilities:

Regular reporting to and meeting with the Project Coordinator as part of overall responsibility for organization of city consultations, introducing the study approach to and liaise with focal person in key departments in all local governments comprising the city; introducing the study to other relevant local partners and stakeholders including civil society; monitoring progress of team members, timely delivery of defined outputs; attend steering committee meetings; provide information for steering committee for evaluation and monitoring purposes;

The Team Leader will coordinate the preparation of consultation report to Project Coordinator including consultation package (Outline, Activity Structure, Talking Points, Invitations, Evaluation form, presentation outlines, notes and slides) and upon request provide regular status reports to the Project Coordinator.

Undertake a city consultation, reach agreement on priority issues and development of visions and strategies for the Strategic Plan in collaboration with the city team.

Oversee the preparation of the Consultation report (applies only to Team Leader);

Oversee the preparation of the Final Structure/Spatial Plan, ensuring that inputs of stakeholders' review prepared by the city team are adopted and published.

Ensure that the Report produced includes all documentation: completed interview questionnaires, photos and data, inter alias, overall and thematic analysis, recommendations for strategic interventions, city profiles and consultation material as well as Projected Land Use and Transportation proposals (applies only to Team Leader).

Qualifications:

Substantive and relevant experience in developing countries, especially in Nigeria.

Bachelor degree in related fields (e.g. Quantity surveying, Building economics, Civil engineering, Construction management).

Ability to drive consultative process with clear understanding of needs and emerging issues in the urban sectors.

Experience in dealing with various stakeholders (national and local governments, civil society organizations, grassroots, practitioners).

Work Experience

At least five years of progressive experience in research and policy analysis at the local, national and international levels is required. Experience of networking; experience of project and programme management; experience of conducting policy reviews and preparation of policy recommendations for decision makers; demonstrable analytical, drafting, reporting and presentation experience; experience of analyzing, summarizing and presenting large quantities of statistics on urban issues using relevant computer software; experience in the coordination of multiple contributors to major reports is desirable; and experience in coordinating trainings, technical, fundraising and capacity building workshops.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

How to Apply

Interested Consultants Should Send Soft Copies of Their Cover Letter Indicating Consultancy Applied for and Curriculum Vitae (C.v) With the Subject ‘ABA Structure Plan Project’ Not Later Than 4th August, to:

HAPSO Nigeria hapso.nigeria@undp.org

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