Quality Engineer

Dutystation: Kabul, Afghanistan

Functional responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions

1. Quality assurance and quality control

2. Monitoring and Sites supervision

3. As-built documentation and control

1. Quality assurance and quality control

• Prepare QA/QC plans for new construction and refurbishment work.

• Ensure the establishment of quality procedures including time limits for inspection, sampling and testing of works and other QA/QC requirements.

• Oversee and manage quality assessment of materials through regular and rigid laboratory tests.

• Ensure specific quality standards are constantly met at all levels of construction projects.

• Review all standard test forms to be used during laboratory tests, QA testing schedules and procedures and evaluate results as appropriate.

• Review contractor practices and conventional methodologies and make recommendations where remedial action is required.

• Conduct initial survey queries on sources to materials, ensuring quality and quantity is of economic value to the project.

• Undertake verification of construction workmanship and materials. Responsible for the quality assessment of materials, by witnessing and/or conducting frequent laboratory tests.

• Review and contribute to the Contractor's Quality Health and Safety, Social and Environment plans and ensure its compliance.

• Arrange, organize and document regular site meetings.

• Provide UNOPS with photographic (before, ongoing, after) and reports including lessons learned

• Assist and subsequent oversight of project QA/QC plans and protocols for construction, construction equipment and materials.

• Keep record of all documentation regarding QA/QC.

• Track and Report all non-conformances to the Project Manager.

• Maintain close relationship with UNOPS QA/QC Office.

2. Monitoring and Sites Supervision

• Provide required technical advice and inputs to internal reports.

• Ensure that works performed on site correspond to the design and technical solutions.

• Assist in organizing and participating in substantial acceptance tests, inspections, proceedings, start-up, etc. and handover proceedings.

• Assist in the start-up of project operation in adjusting, balancing, identifying deficiencies and assisting in obtaining corrections, and performing inspections prior to the end of the project defect notification period.

• Implementation and monitoring of quality assessments.

• Monthly QA/QC report to the Project Manager on project QA/QC activities.

3. Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

• Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice, actively interact with other Engineers and the Engineering community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practice on the Knowledge System.

• Collaborate with technical team members including but not limited to architects, engineers, project managers and quantity surveyors.

4. Impact of Results

The effective and successful achievement of results by the Quality Assurance Engineer directly impacts the successful delivery of the ongoing projects on time, budget and quality according to the expectations of all stakeholders. This consequently reinforces the visibility and image of UNOPS as an effective service provider in project services and management and strengthens its competitive position as a partner of choice in sustainable development and project services.   

Education/Experience/Language requirements

a. Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management or related field from an accredited university with additional two (2) years of relevant work experience is required.

• A master's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management or related fields is an added advantage.

• Relevant certificates or training related to civil engineering will be an added advantage.

b. Work experience

• Minimum of 2 years (With a Bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience in construction work with emphasis on materials testing, quality control and assurance, laboratory testing and a firm understanding of requirements and specifications of testing and materials. A Master’s degree will be considered in lieu of the required work experience.

• Knowledge of procurement practices is an advantage.

• Knowledge of UN/UNOPS rules and regulations is highly advantageous.

c. Languages

• Proficiency in English is required.

• Fluency in Pashto and Dari languages is desired.