Project Manager - Vertical Construction

Time Height Services Private is an Afghanistan-based company with offices in Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif and Nangarhar. It delivers procurement, logistics, construction and technical services to UN agencies and international NGOs.

The company is bidding for a UNICEF Afghanistan Long-Term Arrangement (LTA) for engineering services under Design, Quality Assurance and Site Supervision for vertical construction projects. Projects include schools, health care centres, warehouses, cold-room stores, Therapeutic Feeding Units, offices and guest houses, many in remote rural areas. Other UN agencies may also place orders under the same LTA.

Services are called off on a need basis and cover technical assessment, full design (architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical), BoQs and specifications, daily site supervision, completion and handover, and Defect Liability Period (DLP) visits.

1. Project management and coordination

•Plan, staff and manage every assignment received under the LTA, from call-off to final completion.

•Lead and supervise the multidisciplinary team; assign tasks and review all outputs before submission.

•Act as the main contact with UNICEF and other UN clients; attend kick-off, coordination and pre-bid meetings.

•Prepare work plans, staffing schedules and budgets for each assignment, and track time, cost and quality.

•Coordinate with local authorities for permits, approvals and site access.

2. Technical assessment and design

•Lead technical assessments of existing buildings (foundation, roof, walls, doors and windows, flooring, electrical, mechanical) and recommend rehabilitation scope.

•Oversee site investigations for new buildings: topographic survey, geotechnical investigation and soil tests, and Environmental Impact Assessment.

•Review and approve conceptual and detailed architectural, structural, electrical and mechanical designs, calculations, 3D drawings and renewable energy (solar) designs.

•Ensure designs include sustainability, green-building and circular-construction features where required.

•Review technical specifications (referenced to national and international standards) and detailed, confidential priced BoQs.

•Ensure drawings are submitted in AutoCAD and PDF, plus printed hard copies at an appropriate scale.

•Answer bidder questions at pre-bid meetings.

3. Quality assurance and site supervision

•Review and enforce the contractor's QA/QC plans and procedures.

•Review and approve the contractor's construction schedule, shop drawings and as-built drawings.

•Oversee daily site supervision; monitor progress, cost, quality and quantity of works.

•Inspect material sources and attend laboratory materials testing.

•Review contractor submittals (material tests, RFIs, variation orders) and give recommendations to UNICEF.

•Certify contractor payments at the 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% milestones; assist UNICEF in controlling variation orders and applying liquidated damages.

•Ensure works follow local by-laws, health and safety standards, quality standards and the signed contract.

•Keep project records that can serve as evidence in claims and disputes.

4. Completion and handover

•Review completed works against agreed deliverables and inform UNICEF.

•Lead joint inspections with the contractor and prepare snag lists.

•Issue Certificates of Partial, Substantial and Final Completion.

•Hand over completed works to the relevant authorities and submit the completion package to UNICEF.

5. Defect Liability Period

•Plan and lead quarterly site visits during the DLP and submit a report for each visit.

•Prepare final completion documents.

The requirements below eligibility criteria for this post; candidates who do not meet them cannot be proposed.

Education (mandatory)

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture, and Master's degree in Construction Management or a relevant field from a recognized institution.

Experience (mandatory)

• Minimum 12 years of experience in design and construction management.

• Proven experience managing vertical construction projects (schools, health facilities, offices, warehouses or similar).

Desirable

• Experience with UN agencies or international organizations, ideally UNICEF.

• Experience managing design and supervision across several regions of Afghanistan (north, south, east, west).

• Knowledge of sustainable, green-building and circular-construction practices, and solar energy systems for buildings.

• Familiarity with international contract forms (e.g. FIDIC), Afghan building codes and international standards.

• Professional registration or project management certification (e.g. PMP).

Skills

• Strong communication and management skills.

• Ability to communicate in English (written and spoken) is mandatory; Dari and Pashto are strongly preferred.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MS Project or Primavera, and MS Office; familiarity with structural/BIM software is an advantage.

• Willingness to travel to remote project sites.

Competencies

• Leadership: leads a multidisciplinary team and holds it to deadlines and quality standards.

• Technical judgement: reviews designs, BoQs and contractor submittals critically and decides with confidence.

• Client focus: builds trust with UNICEF, UN agencies, local authorities and communities.

• Integrity: applies UN values, impartiality and zero tolerance for fraud and corruption.

• Safety and safeguarding: puts health, safety and environmental protection first on every site.

Interested candidates should send their updated CV along with copies of their educational documents to [email protected]. Please write the position title in the email subject line.

Note: Submission of educational documents is mandatory. Applications without educational documents will not be considered.