Back Social Infrastructure Project Management Consultant

Post of duty: Washington DC

The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.

About this position

We are looking for a motivated, experienced, and dynamic social infrastructure project management consultant. As a social infrastructure project management consultant, you will provide specialized technical and managerial support to social sector teams and will advise on issues related to the planning, management, contracting, execution, and supervision of the infrastructure projects financed by IDB.

You will work with the Social Infrastructure Group (GIS in Spanish), part of Infrastructure and Energy Department, who is responsible for supporting sectoral teams in the development of the project’s components that include infrastructure; contributing to improve the preparation and execution of operations and promoting the development of sustainable infrastructure in the region. You´ll be working under de supervision of Wilhelm Dalaison.

What you’ll do:

• Support the Team Leaders and GIS specialists to include the best practices of project management for social infrastructure projects.
• Create and disseminate tools for improving the planning and execution of social infrastructure projects, with focus on project management best practices.
• Support definition and implementation of the execution strategy of social infrastructure projects.
• Advise and support the inclusion of innovative solutions for social infrastructure projects, such as BIM, Lean construction, industrialized constructive systems, sustainable certifications, and energy efficiency.
• Provide technical advice on integrating to the project’s planning and execution climate change adaptation, resilience, and disaster risk management measures.
• Support in the monitoring and evaluation of the execution of infrastructure projects.
• Review projects and bid documents to guarantee quality.
• Support the Team Leaders, GIS specialists, and Executing Agencies to resolve concerns about the execution of social infrastructure projects.
• Support the Team Leader and GIS specialist in the technical dialogue with construction companies and consulting firms, if requested.
• Support with the inspection of external consultant’s work, reviewing deliverables and providing feedback and comments related to his/her field of experience.
• Contribute to collecting, disseminating, documenting, and analyzing lessons learned in social infrastructure.
• Promote and participate of the collaborative work with other areas and divisions of the IDB.
• Organize and participate in missions and / or seminars, when requested.
• Other activities, at the request of INE.

  What you'll need

  • Education: master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in architecture, engineering, or project management, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role. Certification in project management like PMP or PRINCE2 is required.
  • Experience: At least 5 years of progressive experience in project management for infrastructure projects in different countries. Experience in the design and execution of projects with infrastructure, financed by international development agencies is required.
  • Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.

    Key skills

    • Learn continuously.
    • Collaborate and share knowledge.
    • Focus on clients.
    • Communicate and influence.
    • Innovate and try new things.

      📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

      ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

      Requirements

      • Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
      • Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

        Type of contract and duration

        • Type of contract: International Consultant Full-Time.
        • Length of contract: 19 months.
        • Work Location: On site.

          What we offer

          The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:

          • A competitive compensation packages.
          • Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender- neutral parental leave.
          • Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
          • Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
          • We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
          • Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
          • Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
          • Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
          • Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.

            Our culture

            At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.

            Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.