Civil Engineer / Architect – Reconstruction Support (Sarajevo)

About the role

The UNDP is supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina's recovery from the October 2024 natural disaster through the EU Solidarity Fund, helping governments rehabilitate and rebuild infrastructure. The Civil Engineer/Architect is based at the UNDP BiH office in Sarajevo, reporting to the Project Manager, and provides technical and logistical support to the Project Manager and team. The post is open to internal and external applicants.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out field visits, assess construction interventions and recommend further actions
• Oversee the selection process and develop technical specifications, prepare Bills of Quantities and supporting documentation
• Review drawings, technical descriptions, calculations, cost estimates and geotechnical reports, ensuring the "build back better" principle is applied
• Monitor and supervise the design process with service providers and consultants, and prepare Terms of Reference and Requests for Proposals
• Support tendering: develop tender documentation, evaluate bids against the BoQ and unit rates, and select the best bidder
• Monitor construction sites, check that works and materials match the BoQ, and sign off taking-over certificates and verify payment certificates
• Manage logistics, prepare status and monitoring reports, amend construction contracts, file documents and prepare handover packages
• Contribute to knowledge management, project visibility and gender equality, including gender-sensitive language in documentation

Required profile

• Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria of the tiered application process described in the vacancy title
• Core competencies include planning and monitoring own work, solving problems pragmatically, learning continuously, adapting to change and acting with determination