Job Title: Project Manager/Team Leader - Grenada
Organization: R.J. Burnside International Limited
Location: Grenada
Apply by: Oct 13, 2021
Job level - Senior Level
Position type – Short-term contract assignment
About the position
R.J. Burnside International Limited is submitting a proposal for a consulting assignment in Grenada entitled "Mt. Williams Dam Construction Project in the South-East of Grenada".
The general objective of this consultancy service is to carry out feasibility studies, preliminary designs and cost estimates of options for water supply for the South-East part of the island. The assignment includes assessing two existing dams and two existing water treatment plants. The assignment also includes detailed design of the selected option(s), tender document preparation and construction supervision. There is also an ESIA component. The Terms of Reference for the assignment as a whole are attached.
We are looking for a person to be full time for the duration of the project (a 3 to 4 year period), preferably stationed primarily in Grenada, as the Project Manager/Team Leader for the assignment to oversee the work of the project team and have primary responsibility for all deliverables. He/she will also have a key role in engaging with the Client and other stakeholders. He/she will also be involved in in capacity building and training.
The experience required is as follows:
The Project Manager shall be a Registered or Chartered Civil Engineer, preferably with relevant postgraduate training. He/she must have at least twenty (20) years of cumulative experience related to dam construction and design studies. The Project Manager must have had, in the last ten (10) years, specific experience in managing consultancy teams working on feasibility studies and detailed engineering design in at least two dam projects of similar size and complexity. He/she should be experienced in the tropical context, preferably in projects in the Caribbean. He/she must be fluent in English.
The anticipated start date is mid-December, 2021.
Only those applicants shortlisted for consideration will be contacted. Please provide your email address and phone number in your correspondence with us. Applications are to be sent to Norman Looker, Vice President: norman.looker@rjburnside.com. Please apply sooner than the deadline specified if possible as time is of the essence.
About your organization
R.J. Burnside International Limited is an employee owned Canadian engineering and environmental consulting firm affiliated with R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited which has been in business for 50 years. Burnside has approximately 400 full-time employees. Burnside has been working internationally for over 25 years, including work in Latin America and the Caribbean in particular. The firm has carried out assignments for projects funded by various international financial institutions. For more information on our firm, please visit our web site: www.rjburnside.com
Thanks,
Norman Looker, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Vice President
R.J. Burnside International Limited
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Direct line: + 1-519-938-3083
General Office: +1-519-941-5331
Skype: norman.looker