Project Manager (Infrastructure)
Organizational Context
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Asia Pacific Regional Office provides strategic leadership for operations across 17 countries. The South Asia Multi-Country Office (SAMCO) supports operations in six countries, focusing on climate change, WASH, infrastructure, and procurement. This role is situated within the UNOPS Nepal Office, with the specific duty station to be confirmed based on project location and operational needs.
Job Purpose
The Project Manager (Infrastructure) is accountable for the successful delivery and daily management of infrastructure projects, which may include the construction of physical assets or technical outputs across various sectors like education, health, and transportation. This role acts as the primary liaison with donors, partners, and beneficiaries, ensuring all project activities align with contractual obligations and UNOPS performance standards. The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that project outcomes are achieved within the agreed-upon tolerances for time, cost, scope, quality, risk, and benefits, as directed by the Project Board.
Responsibilities
The Project Manager is responsible for comprehensive project delivery and performance, including developing and implementing project plans, managing infrastructure designs, and ensuring sustainability dimensions are embedded throughout the project lifecycle. This includes managing the production of outputs, ensuring quality of work packages, liaising with suppliers, and controlling project variances. The role involves identifying and mitigating project risks, reporting potential opportunities, and ensuring compliance with UNOPS policies, local laws, and international standards. Key duties also encompass monitoring and reporting on project progress, financial status, and results frameworks, developing stakeholder engagement strategies, fostering solid working relationships with stakeholders, and coordinating communication. Additionally, the Project Manager ensures quality assurance for project documents and deliverables, promotes knowledge management and innovation within the team, and leads and manages project personnel, ensuring their safety and security.
Work Experience
Required experience includes implementing and managing infrastructure projects in developing countries, post-conflict, or emergency contexts, defining technical and design requirements, and managing project risks in a multi-stakeholder environment. Knowledge of infrastructure quality assurance methodologies is also required. Experience in multicultural environments, UN system organizations, development/humanitarian contexts, contract management, and FIDIC contracts is desirable.
Skills
Contractors, Engineering Design, Project Control, Project Planning, Stakeholder Management, Project Resource Management, Project Team Management