Design Review Engineer

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the safety and sustainability of infrastructure projects worldwide. The position offers a unique blend of technical expertise, project coordination, and knowledge sharing, with opportunities to influence design standards and improve project outcomes in diverse operational contexts.

The Infrastructure and Project Management Group (IPMG) provides policy, standards guidance and support in three UNOPS service lines of Project Management, Infrastructure and Financial Management Services (Grant Support and Fund Management). IPMG leads the design and implementation of a project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) system centered around the needs of UNOPS partners, beneficiaries and frontline personnel. IPMG also drives UNOPS efforts to leverage sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure and maximize local capacity through grant support management to achieve sustainable development. Through thought leadership, we aim to position UNOPS with its partners, foster innovative solutions for sustainable and inclusive development, and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This includes speeding up the implementation of urgent infrastructure and scaling up infrastructure service delivery, particularly in relation to climate action and energy. Our delivery approach to project management, infrastructure and grant support management prioritizes development needs, empowers institutions and communities, builds partners’ capacity, champions gender equality and social inclusion and reduces environmental impact. IPMG translates policy into practice by providing strategic direction, standards and oversight, while facilitating knowledge sharing and capacity-building for UNOPS teams globally.

The Portfolio Delivery Support unit as part of IPMG, provides support and an organizational oversight function and considers the application of standards, guidance and best practice throughout the execution of programmes and associated projects.
This unit delivers support and oversight functions through two technical support streams, the infrastructure and the project management streams.  The Infrastructure stream includes the Design Review Team (DR).
The technical support streams are responsible for supporting delivery scale-up & speed-up by expanding the portfolio delivery support by enhancing the consultation and approval of IPMG related policy interpretations, exceptions, waivers, and policy-related advice to the field. The team also supports IPMG's role in Operational Risk Management, including undertaking Risk Based Performance Assessment missions, leading and coordinating technical support on operational risk mitigation in Country Offices with relevant gaps. In addition to the Infrastructure Consultancy Services Global LTA Management.
The IPMG’s Design Review team fulfills a dual mandate. The first role is to verify the technical  competency of ...