Project Coordinator

Country: Egypt

Position Location: Cairo, Egypt

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Sector: International Development

Discipline: International development

Job Ref: 3746

Recruiter Contact: Shailesh Chougule

Job Description

The Project Design Coordinator will provide support to the senior project management and technical teams and help ensure the delivery and successful completion of design and construction projects under their oversight.

Responsibilities Include

• Supporting the international design engineer and construction supervisors in coordinating design deliverables in Egypt.
• Maintaining document control for drawings, reports, Contracts and other deliverables issued to Clients and Contractors.
• Conducting site visits to project areas if required to meet stakeholders and support data collection in the governorates of Qena and Sohag.
• Participating in stakeholder engagement activities when required. This could involve supporting branch staff in arranging consultations or hosting events in the governorates.
• Supporting procurement of goods to our stakeholders in Qena and Sohag in collaboration with delivery partners, branch staff and following MM due diligence procedures.
• Coordinating delivery of procured goods to our project stakeholders in collaboration with operations team.
• Working with the Project Principal and Project Manager to deliver a commercially successful project, while ensuring contract terms and risk mitigations are put into practice and that risks are actively managed throughout project delivery.
• Support with identifying and maintaining a forecast of resourcing needs and requirements for successful project delivery.
• Supporting and maintaining and record of timesheets for invoicing during construction phase.
• Supporting the construction supervisors ensure the highest possible HSE (Health, Safety and Environmental) work practice, in accordance with the applicable national, international and industrial standards.
• The assignment is based in Egypt and is currently a full-time role (approximately from September 2024 to October 2026). Extension beyond 2026 is possible, depending on project performance.
• While this role is full-time in Egypt, additional inputs, potentially including assignments outside Egypt and head office inputs (Cambridge UK, or Arnhem Netherlands) may be considered depending on the candidate.
  
  

Candidate Specification

The following experience/capabilities areessentialfor this role:

• University degree in civil engineering or related subjects.
• Based in the Cairo with regular field trips to the governorates of Qena and Sohag.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office software). An ability to work with design software is an advantage
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to problem solve and learn new skills in a dynamic project environment.
• Driven to achieve excellence in role performance
• Fluent in English and Arabic.
  
  

The Following Experience/capabilities Aredesirablefor This Role

• Regional experience in Egypt is an advantage.
  
  

Job Profile

We are looking for a Project Design Coordinator to join our International Development Team in Mott MacDonald to support our team leader and construction supervisors on our projects in Egypt. This is an important junior position, and the successful candidate will be contributing to the commercial success of project.

Mott MacDonald’s International Development Services Unit is working on development projects across South Asia and Africa. Our areas of work are social sector development, economic development and governance, health and education, water and sanitation, environmental management and climate change, and integrated water resources management. Our clients are international funding institutions such as the World Bank, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), NL-AID, EU, EIB, EBRD, and ADB.

Mott MacDonald is committed to improving people’s lives through creating and delivering tailored development solutions.

We work in developing countries to alleviate poverty, establish good governance, and increase access, capacity and resilience in healthcare, education, water, sanitation, transportation, infrastructure and renewable energy – while safeguarding the environment and promoting human rights and gender equity.

What makes us different is that we approach problems from a fresh perspective. As an employee-owned company, we have the freedom and independence of mind to find new ways to enhance human well-being and foster social and economic development through connected thinking.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate and take positive steps to create an inclusive culture.

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