Engineer/Civil Works Implementation Consultant based In Lilongwe Malawi Country Office
The World Bank’s Education Practice (GEDDR) seeks to recruit an Individual Short-Term Consultant (STC) as Engineer/Civil Works Specialist to complement the education task team for Malawi In the implementation supervision of infrastructure elements within the education project portfolio. The ongoing projects include Malawi Education Sector Improvement Project (MESIP) and the Skills Development Project (SDP). Additional project investments with civil works elements are also envisaged. For day to day operations, the Engineer/Civil Works Consultant will report to the Education Task Team Leader for Malawi in collaboration with task team members with engineering expertise.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Consultant will support the design and technical supervision of ongoing education projects in all matters related to civil works, in close consultation with the World Bank education task teams for the respective projects highlighted above.
Key tasks include inter alia:
- oversight over design and planning of works;
- contract tendering and contract management including financial management of civil works contracts;
- construction management and monitoring;
- capacity building and technical support to implementation teams;
- timely advice and guidance to the Education Infrastructure Management Unit (EIMU) team for the case of the MESIP;
- timely advice and guidance to the project beneficiary institutions in the case of the SDP;
- contributing to technical discussions and reporting requirements for the respective projects with specific reference to civil works;
- bringing in Innovative approaches to school construction and community mobilization for public school construction programs; and
- ensuring compliance with respective project documents and agreements as well as the World Bank guidelines and procedures.
Selection Criteria:
The successful candidate should be registered with the Malawi Board of Engineers and a holder of at least a Masters degree in Engineering related fields (such as architecture, civil engineering, quantity surveying) from a recognized university; with over seven years of practical experience in construction of basic infrastructure; demonstrated expertise in assessing civil works technical requirements and costs including interest in community-based construction projects; as well as fluency in oral and written English. Experience in managing construction teams; and working knowledge of World Bank supported projects would be added advantages.
Applications submission:
The expression of interest and CV must include Academic Qualifications, Experience and description of similar assignments performed. Note that this is not a request for financial and/or technical proposals. The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Address applications to the Country Manager, World Bank — Malawi, Lilongwe and email to infomalawi@worldbank.org with the subject line reading “Engineering STC Application” Closing date is September 6, 2017.
