Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP)

Request for Expressions of Interest: Civil Engineer

The Government of the Republic of Maldives through the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE) is implementing Environment Management and Climate Change related projects administered by the World Bank, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of these projects to payments under the contract for the services of a Civil Engineer for the Project Management Unit (PMU), established within the MEE.

The objective of this assignment is to provide technical/engineering input and advice regarding the activities undertaken for the projects administered by the PMU.

Key qualifications of the individuals who apply for the position are:

• Degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or an equivalent related engineering specialty;
• Training in related field will be an added advantage.
• Minimum three (3) years of work experience in construction contract management with at least one year in related projects in the islands;
• Experience in quantity surveying, estimating, project supervision and experience in writing progress reports;
• Experience in donor funded projects will be an added advantage;
• Must be result oriented and proactive. Ability to work for extended periods without direct supervision.
• Strong communication skills in presenting, discussing and resolving difficult issues. Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

In addition to the above the successful candidate will be expected to travel routinely to islands.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy now invites interested eligible individuals to submit their Expressions of Interest (EoI). Interested individuals must provide their CV with information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.) covering the Key Qualifications listed above.

A candidate will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011.

Successful candidate will be paid an all inclusive monthly fee of MVR 25,000 to 30,000 depending on qualification and experience. The individual for this position will be hired, initially for a period of Twelve (12) months on fulltime basis and may be extended for a further period, based on need and performance.

The expressions of interest must be submitted to the address by (regular mail, emails or fax) not later than 1500 hours on June 08, 2015 and shall be available to commence the services no later than June/July 2015.

Interested individual may obtain further information on request by writing to the address below.

Project Manager

Project Management Unit

Ministry of Environment and Energy

Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu

Male’, 20392, Republic of Maldives

Tel: +960 3018419, Fax: +960 3018301

Email: [email protected]