Description

Vacancy Announcement

Job title:

Infrastructure Project Manager

Work Location:

Sierra Leone

Department:

Infrastructure

Reports to:

Director of Infrastructure

Line Management

Yes

Application Status

External Advert

Organisation Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

The PIH Infrastructure Project Manager will lead the assessment, design, and RFQ process for various rehabilitation and expansion projects at multiple Peripheral Health Units across multiple districts in Sierra Leone.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Facility Assessment

• Leads team towards the successful completion of architecture and engineering assessments of multiple Peripheral Health Units across multiple Districts in Sierra Leone
• Leads collaborative design process, ensuring constant and effective communication between assessment/design team, local stakeholders, clinical and administrative teams
• Serves as resource for technical advice and problem solving for Architect and Construction Engineer during assessments

  Design Management

  • Manages design process; ensures architectural and engineering designs are completed to meet the needs of the facility and stakeholders
  • Reviews design team progress, ensuring timelines and deadlines are met

    BOQ Creation

    • Works with Architect and Construction Engineer to prepare comprehensive estimates for planned infrastructure projects
    • Creates detailed BOQs for all aspects of project facility renovations and expansions
    • Manages scope of work to fit within pre-defined project and program budgets

      RFQ Process Management

      • Compiles construction drawings, details, material schedules into complete Bid Packages
      • Creates detailed Bill of Quantity (BOQ) for
      • Provide direct supervision of Architect and Construction Engineer
      • Organize requests of materials and payment requests for subcontract

        Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment

        At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

        Education and Work Experience Requirements

        Required

        • 10+ years experience in infrastructure project management
        • University Degree in Architecture or Engineering
        • Demonstrated track record for the completion of infrastructure projects within budget and schedule
        • Proven ability to solve complex construction problems in the field
        • Ability to coordinate with non-infrastructure stake holders on infrastructure problems
        • Proven experience in overseeing successful construction projects
        • Ability to prepare cost estimates for construction and infrastructure projects
        • Technical expertise in overseeing electrical, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and painting projects

          Strongly preferred

          • 5+ years in healthcare infrastructure project management
          • Experience working in remote Districts

            Skills:

            • Team-oriented leader
            • Problem solver
            • Excellent communicator; written, verbal
            • Continuous learner
            • Self-starter, self-driven, hands-on, able to move projects forward with minimal direction
            • Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a cross-functional team
            • Strong organizational and time management skills

              Social Justice

              We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.

              Method of application

              Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 5:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Monday 23rd January 2023