Construction Advisor, CREA Project

Title: Construction Advisor

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Period of Assignment: 1 year with possible extension

Location: Gaziantep

Project:  CREA Project

Main Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical assistance to GIZ construction projects, from their planning to their implementation and monitoring.
• Check relevant documents and drawings for this process with AutoCAD, knowledge of the local labor market and prices, review or compiling a BOQ.
• Supports to ensure that effective implementation, monitoring and supervision tools are developed and implemented.
• Supports to ensure effective quality control systems are in place and contractor and engineering consultancy companies work in compliance with technical specifications and GIZ quality standards.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of service providers.
• Ensure all technical inputs and cost estimates related to the construction components are accurate, timely provided, and included in the project proposals and budgets.
• Support the tender exercises for the procurement of construction and consultancy services.
• Identify and manage risks and initiate corrective action where necessary so that maximum benefit to clients and stakeholders is achieved.
• Prepare interim - final project and handover reports and maintain the relevant project records.
• Supports the management of project budgets, cash flow, and obligations to ensure that deliverables are met and payments to contractors and personnel are received on time.
• Coordinate with representatives of partners relating to technical matters.
• Certify disbursements of funds and monitor and submit financial status reports to management in compliance with the pre-established requirements.
• Ensure a sound handover of facilities to project beneficiaries.

Required qualifications, competencies and experience

Education/Qualifications

• BSc in Civil Engineering

Professional experience

• Minimum 15 years of professional experience at national and international levels in the field of engineering with a focus on the health sector and hospital construction, with a minimum of 3 hospital projects.
• Experience in working in complex environments and large infrastructure (dam construction), building construction and/or civil works, particularly in the field of construction technical project (prefabricated systems) documentation development as well as construction supervision.
• Experience in community mobilization/ community monitoring sites, coupled with the ability to address and manage all aspects of monitoring of a construction (legal aspects of positioning, procurement, law and knowledge of construction contracts, construction information technologies, and follow-up).
• Experience in managing and supervising medium-to-large-scale construction works in the public sector and with GO.
• Knowledge of procurement, tendering, and contracting processes and requirements with the rules of GIZ is an asset.
• Excellent and proven experience in dealing with contractors and local partners.
• Working experience in the area of preparation, implementation, and monitoring of technical/ (re)construction projects; methodological and calculation skills.
• Background/familiarity with an emergency/transitional development aid.

Other knowledge, additional competencies

• Professional fluency in Arabic and English
• Knowledge ISO 9001:2000 quality management systems.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, Bently Staad Pro, AutoCAD 3D, AutoCAD land desktop.

Applications:

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to apply through our Job Portal by filling in the digital application form as well as submitting their CV in GIZ Turkey’s format, university diplomas (BA/ BSc, MA/ MSc, PhD) and a Cover Letter in English, stating their qualifications and previous professional experiences.

The deadline for applications is the 13th of May 2025.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GIZ is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion. GIZ is encouraging persons with disabilities to apply for the position.

ATTENTION: PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV IN THE GIZ CV FORMAT. THE APPLICATIONS IN ANY OTHER CV FORMAT WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.