• Manage
  communications and ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities,
  progress, exceptions and that stakeholders are able to accept the handover of
  the project outputs;
• Manage design
  consultants and their performance/delivery during the design development
  phase for MV electrical distribution systems;
• Manage the
  performance and delivery of works being conducted by both contractors and
  ZETDC to ensure compliance with designs, codes, regulations and standards;
• Advise the Project
  Manager regarding issues that may impact the achievement of the project outputs, including issues of sustainability, resilience and post project
  requirements such as maintenance;
• Manage project
  information flows between the various assigned work packages and the rest of
  the project team;

2.
Operations

• Implement approved
  work packages (including the establishment of milestones) within tolerances
  set by the Project Board;
• Lead in the
  management of the delivery of effective designs which conform to all codes of
  practice and industry standards in Electrical Distribution Systems,
  Substation Design and Build projects up to 33kV;
• Manage the
  production of the required project products, taking responsibility for the
  overall progress and effective use of resources and initiating corrective
  actions where necessary;
• Ensure compliance
  with UNOPS and Zimbabwe National Health & Safety and Electrical
  Distribution Systems Regulations and Construction Quality Assurance;
• Lead the preparation
  of tender and contract documentation including specifications, bills of
  quantities, drawings and engineer estimates where required;
• Liaise with external
  equipment and services suppliers and/or account managers;
• Advise the Project
  Manager of any deviations from the project plan;
• Identify and manage
  risks so that maximum benefits to the project are achieved. Review and manage
  project products quality and ensure that completed outputs are accepted by
  the relevant stakeholders;
• Monitor and evaluate
  the performance and delivery of service providers;
• Identify and report
  potential business opportunities for UNOPS to UNOPS Management. Identify and
  report threats to the UNOPS internal project business case to the Project
  Manager;
• Daily coordination
  with relevant stakeholders such as other UN agencies, NGOs, Community and
  government counterparts and contractors;
• Quality Control of
  all matters pertaining to the delivery of the project;
• Daily coordination
  with relevant stakeholders such as other UN agencies, NGOs, Community and
  government counterparts and contractors;
• Schedule and time
  management;
• Provision of
  relevant information to enable reporting in line with the provisions of
  design documentation and contractual requirements;
• Assist with the
  final closure of the project upon completion, delivery and acceptance of all
  project outputs;
• Perform other duties
  as assigned by the respective Project Manager;

3.
Procedures

• Follow the Project
  Management Cycle Instructions and ensure that all UNOPS organizational policy
  is complied with (Organizational Directives and Administrative Instructions);
• Prepare and provide
  contributions to Checkpoint Reports and Monthly Project Highlight Reports;
• Ensure that all
  expenditures comply with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations (FRR);
• Manage budgets, cash
  flow and obligations to ensure that deliverables are achieved and payments to
  consultants and contractors are received in accordance with contractual
  requirements;
• Understand and
  manage UNOPS overheads, allocable charges and related corporate charges as
  they apply to the project;
• Understand the
  unique structures of the United Nations (UN) and budget appropriately for assigned
  posts;
• Manage and remain
  responsible for expenditures against the project budget, based upon accurate
  financial reporting and records;

4.
Knowledge
Building and Knowledge Sharing

• Participate in the
  relevant UNOPS Communities of Practice;
• Actively interact
  with other members of the project management team, engineers, health, safety and
  environment etc;
• Complete lessons
  learned as per UNOPS reporting format and incorporate into the UNOPS
  Knowledge Management;

5. Personnel Management

• Lead and motivate
  the design and construction teams;
• Ensure that the
  behavioral expectations of the United Nations are established and met by all
  members of the electrical distribution systems team;
• Ensure that
  performance reviews are conducted and recorded in the relevant UNOPS systems;
• Identify assigned
  staff performance issues both positive and negative, and bring to the
  attention of the Project Manager for the appropriate performance related
  actions;
• Have a thorough
  understanding of all UNOPS personnel contract modalities;
• Ensure compliance by
  assigned staff with all National and UNOPS safety and security requirements.
  To include the full compliance with UNDSS systems and requirements;

6. Core Values

• Understand and
  Respect National ownership and capacity;
• Seek opportunities
  to identify and recruit qualified staff;
• Identify
  opportunities to build the capacity of project stakeholders;

7. Accountability for Results and Use of
Resources

• The project
  management processes are designed to deliver maximum accountability,
  transparency and results. If a project output or process is not in line with
  this intent, it is the responsibility of the Lead Electrical Engineer
  to raise the issue to the Project Manager and/or supervisor;
• Ensure that the
  project work packages deliver the required project products within the
  specified tolerances for time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits;
• Maintain formal
  records and files in accordance with UNOPS policies and procedures;
• Under the guidance
  of the Project Manager, prepare and circulate periodic reports on all aspects
  of the progress of design development and construction activities;
• Be present at all
  times during the course of construction and installation activities;
• Notify the Project
  Manager promptly with respect to all matters that require immediate and/or
  urgent decision making/action, to include those affecting health and safety
  and environmental issues;
• The Electrical
  Distribution Engineer shall be responsible for the progress and quality of
  the delivery of design development and construction. S/he will be responsible
  for the daily on-site supervision of all works being conducted by contractors
  and/or ZETDC to thereby ensure the on-site quality control and compliance
  with design requirements is met;

• All project
  activities are successfully supervised and monitored
  against UNOPS Project Management Policies and Procedures, including
  understanding of the risks and impacts and implementation of mitigation
  measures;
• Successful corrective
  measures to ensure quality delivery are undertaken by UNOPS and all project
  partners where mitigation measures have failed;
• All reporting, is
  developed with appropriate levels of quality and delivered as defined in the UNOPS
  PMM;