Senior Project Manager Linear Infrastructure (internal candidates only)

• Comply with all organizational policy and specifically the Project Management Manual and local PMO Guidelines.

• Prepare/adapt all relevant plans for approval by the Project Board.

• Manage the reporting obligations defined in the Legal Agreement(s) and in the Implementation Plan

• Draft the requirements definitions for procurement processes. Approving requisitions and requests for non-purchase order payments; Evaluating submissions received, if appointed to the evaluation team.Ensure maintenance of the project files and lessons learned are recorded

• Ensure the development and implementation of project financial management guidelines and control mechanisms, in conformity with UNOPS rules and regulations. 

3. Monitoring and reporting

• Prepare and issue regular project and/or financial reports in accordance with Partner and UNOPS requirements for reporting.

• Regularly review project status, evaluating performance criteria (scope, cost, schedule and quality).

• Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by the organization’s standard procedures.

• Develop stakeholder profiles and facilitate the formulation of stakeholder engagement strategies

• Establish solid working relationships with the Project Board (Executive, Senior Users and Senior Suppliers), client and key stakeholders

• Enable the formulation of project communications plans. Coordinate internal project communications. Monitor the effectiveness of project communications.

• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements

• Work with procurement/purchasing staff to ensure effective interface with suppliers' quality systems

• Encourage routine and effective capacity building activities are conducted in order to build the long-term and sustainable capacity of staff.

• Actively interact with other Project Managers and the wider PM community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practices 

• Contribute to the oversight of lessons learned procedures, ensuring that lessons learnt are shared in a timely and appropriate manner. Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice.

• Lead and motivate the project management team

• Ensure that behavioral expectations of team members are established 

• Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and timely

• Select, recruit and train a team as required and take into account gender parity and diversity objectives.

• Certification in Project Management  PRINCE2, PMI, etc.) is an asset.

• A minimum of 7 to 9 years experience (depending on the academic degrees) in implementing linear infrastructure projects/programs in different contexts (rural, urban, inter-urban scales) for governments and /or international organizations in Latin America or Caribbean countries.

• Solid experience in linear infrastructure with exposure to public procurement processes managing multiple stakeholders.

• Proven track record of successfully creating and implementing plans and projects and quality assurance methodologies for road infrastructure projects

• Have relevant experience in supervision, coordination or direction of linear infrastructure projects (bridges, roads, highways, railways, airfields and other structural projects that focus on transport, transit and social public works projects)

• Knowledge in the use of specific software linked to the specialty such as HDM-IV, Icaro Autocad, Revit, BIM.

• Proven experience in risk management.

• Experience working and managing multicultural teams 

• Previous experience working with UN System and / or International cooperation organizations.