Infrastructure Specialist

The position combines infrastructure project delivery, contract management, consultant and contractor supervision, government coordination, procurement support, monitoring, reporting, and risk management. The incumbent will work closely with programme, operations, procurement, finance, and technical teams, as well as government partners, utilities, consultants, contractors, and donors, as well as supporting and expanding the programme’s portfolio in advancing sustainable basic services.

The Regional Office for Arab States supports countries and cities in advancing sustainable urbanization, resilience, improved basic services, inclusive planning, urban management, and implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 11.

Established in 2005, UN-Habitat Egypt provides technical support to national counterparts on a wide range of urban issues. Adopting an integrated approach, UN-Habitat Egypt supports urban planning and management through three main sub-programmes: Urban Planning and Design, Local Development and Urban Economy Policies, and Urban Basic Services and Climate Change. The Egypt Country Office works with national and local government institutions, development partners, utilities, consultants, contractors, communities, and other stakeholders to deliver sustainable urban development interventions.

The post will contribute to the Local Development and Urban Economy Policies Programme and the Urban Basic Services and Climate Change Programme. It will focus primarily on infrastructure delivery under the
Hayenna Integrated Urban Development Project
, while supporting other sustainable infrastructure initiatives, including water and sanitation interventions under the Supporting Innovation in Water and Sanitation in Egypt project, and contribute to the expansion of the portfolio and pipeline.

The Hayenna Integrated Urban Development Project is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Organization for Physical Planning, and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. The project aims to support more transparent land management and better planned, financially sustainable basic infrastructure services in Qena and Damietta. Its interventions include urban planning and design, public finance management and land-based financing, and support to urban legislation and regulation. Project sites include al-Humydat and al-Ma’ana in Qena City and Alshoaraa in Damietta City.
The post will lead and coordinate infrastructure related activities under Hayenna, to implement predominantly water and sanitation infrastructure works in target areas of the project. This includes planning and follow-up on design and supervision consultants, contract administration, procurement of works contractors and managing progress, timelines, deliverable clearances, variation order...