Infrastructure manager - Abia State

Job summary

The Infrastructure Manager will be part of Mercy Corps Nigeria's Water Security portfolio, leading the implementation of small-town WASH and community infrastructure projects across Southern Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Liaise closely with officials from contractors, host government regulatory bodies, and partners to align technical expectations.
• Conduct, or lead the development of standardized processes to conduct, technical assessments for construction projects.
• Develop, or lead the development of standardized processes to develop, design packages and bills of quantities, assisting Operations with tendering processes including contractor pre-qualification, tender package development, quality control plan development, contractor selection, and contractor monitoring.
• Design quality control processes for all construction projects in the portfolio, ensuring that these are conducted in a standardized way that meetings process quality specifications.
• Ensure that Mercy Corps' Infrastructure Minimum Standards are understood and applied across all projects.
• Work with procurement to coordinate the timely procurement of project inputs according to required specifications.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor project implementation.
• Input into, or review, report elements associated with the infrastructure components of programs.
• Collaborate with program, finance, and operations management to streamline the delivery of construction projects.
• Ensure that construction projects are on time, on scope and on budget, using effective monitoring systems to reach desired outputs and outcomes.

Team leadership

• Supervise and mentor water utility engineers/technical advisors at the portfolio level and/ or infrastructure teams within programs to ensure the quality of processes used and the quality of projects implemented.
• Develop and utilize financial controls, progress monitoring, and contract monitoring tools for multiple projects.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, community expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Contribute to team building efforts, help team members identify problem solving options and ensure the integration of team members into relevant decision-making processes.
• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
• Work closely with security managers to develop and maintain systems and training that ensure the safety of team members, contractors and community members on construction sites. Ensure that processes and resources are in place to apply these consistently.

Strategy and vision

• Identify and manage key relationships with infrastructure stakeholders in country.
• Participate in the identification of opportunities for new infrastructure work to solve priority challenges, and work with colleagues to integrate these into business development plans where opportunities exist to do so.
• Recognize opportunities for innovative actions or solutions.
• Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources to achieve objectives.

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