Project Analyst (Engineering) (GMG/SEG 3)

JOB PURPOSE

Under the direction and management of the Senior Director, Health Infrastructure Project Management & Implementation, the Project Analyst (Engineering) is responsible for purposefully coordinating with key project stakeholders for assigned workstreams in managing the pre-planning, schedule preparation and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the execution of health infrastructure projects, and project delivery management.

KEY OUTPUTS

• Business case and scope work for project engineering activities analyzed and prepared
• Work schedule developed and managed
• Construction materials, methods and quality standards and production specifications defined
• Construction engineering activities (including site visits and inspections) to ensure that assigned health infrastructure projects are implemented coordinated
• Health infrastructure construction budgets and forecasts ensuring alignment with scope of works, plans and designs prepared;
• Project engineering data managed
• Technical advice/information provided
• Reports, technical papers, and publications prepared and issued
• Stakeholder Relationships established and maintained
• Annual/Quarterly/Monthly performance Reports prepared
• Individual work plans developed
   

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Analyses business cases and prepares scope of works, plans and design documentation to support the effective management of infrastructural project developments;
• Interprets development concepts, plans and designs for implementation in health infrastructure construction projects;
• Develops and take an oversight role in the overall work scheduling for assigned project teams, ensuring project milestone dates and appliable standards are met;
• Defines construction materials, methods and quality standards and production specifications, plans and drawings;
• Coordinates and administers construction engineering activities to ensure that assigned health infrastructure projects are implemented in accordance with plans, designs and specifications;
• Prepares health infrastructure construction budgets and forecasts ensuring alignment with scope of works, plans and designs;
• Undertakes quantitative and qualitative safety, environment and quality risk assessment to ensure acceptable quality of structures and finishes;
• Manages project controls framework including project management principles, occupational health and safety, and document & records management mechanisms;
• Escalates project engineering issues and breaches for the attention of Senior Project Engineer for appropriate action;
• Analyses project progress and performance reviews concerning the technical, environmental and financial components of the project, ensuring compliance with plans/scope of works/designs and reporting approaches;
• Monitors project progress in terms of quality, timeliness and budgets including regular programme review and reporting to the Principal Director – Health Infrastructure Project Development & Management;
• Manages assigned consultants, subcontractors & suppliers, ensuring comprehensive scope of works are prepared and included in the tender documentation;
• Provides active professional direction in the supervisory management of works contracts by monitoring the contractors progress and effectively negotiate variations, claims and other issues;
• Assembles and analyses risk scenarios to determine the likelihood and impact of significant events to the project engineering business processes;
• Provides professional advice and guidance to wide range of internal and external stakeholders (such as: Strategic Planning, Public Procurement, Finance & Accounts, Clinicians, etc.) on project engineering function and processes;
• Documents and utilizes learnings from the health infrastructure project engineering work to influence future planning and improvements;
• Uses data collection procedures to facilitate the validation of quantitative and qualitative monitoring tools to support the project engineering functions;
• Conducts analysis of quantitative data as well as qualitative data on all project engineering programme inputs, outputs and outcomes in MoHW and RHAs;
• Ensures full compliance with health and safety legal requirements and procedures in respect of general project engineering;
• Liaises with senior executives in MDAs on plans and strategies for project engineering issues to work activities and evaluation;
• Keeps abreast of project engineering initiatives to ensure adherence to international standards and competitiveness.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering, or equivalent discipline;
• Project Management Certifications, in for example:
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)/
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Three (3) years’ experience in managing, designing, implementing, and evaluating large and multidisciplinary projects.
   

The Ministry of Health thanks all applicants for their interest; however, please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.