The mission of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations that matter for people in need. In line with its mandate UNOPS acts as a central resource for the United Nations system in procurement and contracts management as well as in civil works and physical infrastructure development, including the related capacity development activities.<\/p>\n
UNOPS Ghana Operational Hub (GHOH), located in Accra, Ghana is responsible for projects in Anglophone West Africa, covering Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. GHOH is responsible for managing strategic and operational risks associated with a subset of the regional portfolio of engagements, developing and delivering cost effective services contributing to partners\u2019 sustainable results and achievements of UNOPS management results.<\/p>\n
The core functions of the Operational Hub are to:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Liaise and develop engagements, and deliver services responding to partner needs. UNOPS has significant experience in post conflict, post disaster and the field of reconstruction of conflict stricken Infrastructure systems.<\/p>\n Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Quantity Surveyor (Retainer)<\/strong><\/p>\n Functional Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the overall supervision of the Senior Infrastructure Advisor, the Quantity Surveyor will give his\/her technical expertise as required to manage and co-ordinate any designs assigned and related documentation works. He or she is responsible for managing staff under his\/her supervision and ensure high quality QS documentation is carried out on time and on or under budget. The projects may be in national and or international locations.<\/p>\n Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the following substantive tasks. The tasks would involve the following but not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Collate feedback and prepare consultation\/assessment reports. An agreed TOR including the scope, deliverables and the maximum time duration will be agreed upon by UNOPS-GHOH and the QS prior to commencement of each and every assignment.<\/p>\n Monitoring and Progress Controls:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Managing the team of assistant Quantity Surveyors and Quantity Surveying interns. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Education<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Master\u2019s degree in Quantity Surveying, Building Economics or related field. Applicant with Bachelors degree in Quantity Surveying, Building Economics or related field with 9 years of relevant working experience may also be considered. Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 7 years of relevant working experience with demonstrated capacity to deliver results in an international development environment in the field of Quantity Surveying\/Estimating. Language<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Fluency in written and oral English is required.<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply For the Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested candidate should check below to apply.<\/p>\n Click Here To Apply Online<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 22 August, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The mission of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[38],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-427","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Leverage advice and integrate delivery modalities of the three Delivery Practices and the Global Partner Service Office.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintain appropriate arrangements and capacity for direct transactional support for delivery of the sub regional portfolio.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform and Coordinate the design works and submissions.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The consultant will be requested to work from home and be prepared to travel to any site in or around the countries under GHOH as required in accordance with UNDSS restrictions.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work closely with Architects, Engineers, Draftsmen and other Quantity Surveyors in the planning of projects, scheduling of tasks and developing integrated design documentation.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for the preparation and review the BoQs, specifications and related documents and ensure it meets the quality standard requirements.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for time management in preparation of BoQs and the other related documents.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for the preparation of preliminary costs estimates for project proposals for submission to potential Clients.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for the preparation of Engineer\u2019s estimates and will be responsible to withhold this from all to avoid collusion.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Providing advice during the post-tender and construction stage when requested by the Client.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Carrying out site inspections and assessments as need arises and prepare subsequent reports.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Carrying out any relevant administrative and operational efforts as requested by the Senior Infrastructure Advisor.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for carrying out financial evaluations of tenders.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for developing the unit rates systems for all the countries under the GHOH Hub.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 He\/ She shall maintain a register of unit rates of materials and Labor for preparation of cost estimates.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Actively engage in knowledge sharing and also improve one\u2019s professional skills.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A combination of a Technical Diploma with an additional 11 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Candidates with experience working with UN or other Humanitarian\/Development agencies will be well regarded.<\/p>\n