Timor-Leste Infrastructure Project Management - Building Structural Engineering Specialist

• Type: Contract
• Location: East Timor
• Organisation: Sinclair Knight Merz
  Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is market leader in providing international development services in a broad range of sectors, including education, health, water/sanitation, environment, governance, infrastructure, transport and agriculture. Adding value through delivering excellent project outcomes is a core value at SKM. Our clients value our competence and our commitment to their vision.
• Closing Date: 30-May-2008
• Description:
  We currently have a requirement for a short-term specialist (STS) to Survey Fire Damaged Buildings in Dili for 3 months starting as soon as possible. A significant number of public and private buildings in Timor-Leste have been partially destroyed by fire and many have had what remains of their building fabric removed by looters. It is therefore necessary to determine whether damaged buildings should be refurbished or demolished a structural survey is required of each building. Once a survey is conducted the Government will be able to decide which buildings are to be included in budget programs for refurbishment or demolition. It is proposed to engage a short term specialist under the ADB IPM to survey twenty of the priority buildings in Dili and recommend refurbishment or demolition and provide estimates of the work.
• Applicant Requirements:
  A qualified building structural engineering specialist (BSES) is required that is experienced in assessing and reporting on the structural capacity of fire damaged concrete, masonry and steel structures is required. The BSES will have a minimum of 10 years experience linked to the preparation of structural reports connected with fire damaged buildings and have worked extensively in a developing country. The BSES must be fluent in spoken and written English and have preferably a knowledge of Portugese since the specialist will be required to prepare high-quality reports in English and be able to read and understand the many Portugese language documents in use within the MoI. The specialist will: prepare a comprehensive list of all public buildings partially destroyed in Dili; carrying out a full building and structural conditional survey report on twenty damaged public buildings; and, prepare cost estimates for either the demolition of or the full refurbishment of the surveyed buildings.
• Application instructions:
  Email your most recent CV (preferably in ADB or WB format), writing the project, name and position in the subject box to David Pearce at DPearce@skm.com.au. Should this role interest you, we then would like to know your; i) level of interest and qualification for the position detailed in the Description of Duties, ii) your availability and iii) your rates. This will eventually need to be supported by a copy of a recent pay slip for a similar project.
• Contact Person: David Pearce DPearce@skm.com.au
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