Construction Project Assistant - Zahle

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and nonprofit organization, founded in 1956, that works in more than 30 countries around the world. DRC has been operating in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, as well as Lebanese communities affected by the war in 2006. DRC is committed to basic humanitarian principles; including impartiality and neutrality, and offers the highest standards of accountability to the people it serves. DRC Lebanon has been assisting the Syrian displaced, fleeing Syria into northern Lebanon, since May 2011, and the Bekaa valley since February 2012. This assistance has come through the provision of food and non-food items, various outreach activities and rehabilitation of collective shelters. DRC is inviting local candidates to apply for the position of Construction Project Assistant - Zahle, to support its activities under the project "Emergency Response for Displaced Syrians in Lebanon" in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Reporting to: Project Officer Responsibilities: Technical support for rehabilitation of schools General Responsibilities Quality control of executed construction works and materials in the selected schools in Bekaa Monthly collection of enrolment statistic in all DRC schools, Implement, monitor and report about the activities in the site, and deliver progress briefs and reports to the project officer, Organise the daily/weekly work, in coordination with the PO, Organise and ensure a proper written weekly reporting and report daily if needed, on problems faced, on project achievements, status and challenges. Suggest solutions for the problems encountered in the field, discuss them in the team Maintain proper lessons learnt record during implementation and share new ideas with the team. Participate in staff meetings, working groups, school hand-over and other requested forums. Survey and draw existing schools, including needed statistic, Keep time schedule for execution in each school, Participate to BoQ preparation for each project, Participate to the field visits with the contractors, Specific Tasks: Closely coordinate with relevant staff on school rehabilitation issues. Assist in issues related to procurement, purchasing practices and documentation, financial procedures, Conduct daily field trip for monitoring and supervision of ongoing projects, by checking that the contractors are following the contracted works, including report violations of contract immediately, if not resolved in the field, Assist in supervision of construction projects on site. Assist in the design and cost/quantity estimation of school rehabilitation and needed materials in the schools DRC is implementing in Bakaa Assist in describing and estimating of constructions and procurement cost. Assist in drafting the bill of quantity’ Ensure proper documentation of data collected (hard and soft copies) Directly supervise relations with the contractors in the field, and report daily problems in order to ensure accurate quality of the executed work Ensure timely implementation of the work agreed in the contract, Ensure that all project changes are approved and tracked before any order is given to the contractor, and reported in coordination with the PO, Ensure accurate survey of agreed quantities as well as deviations, Others Participate in crosscutting activities inside the DRC office, Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the PM