TA-10820 REG: Supporting Project Implementation and Capacity Building in Water and Urban Development in the Pacific (Subproject 1) - Project Management Advisor (E-059047-002)

The project management advisor will assist PPUC’s Project Manager with the overall effective day-to-day project management of remaining project activities including procurement, contract administration, construction oversight, and reporting of the project's remaining tasks. Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output The tasks of the Project Management Advisor include: (a) Project Management (i) Supporting PPUC's Project Management Unit (PMU) in overseeing and coordinating the overall implementation of remaining KASP works to fully commission the new Koror sewer system. (ii) Preparing and periodically updating a prioritized work plan to reflect remaining project activities, ensuring the tasks and associated timeframes are realistic and achievable; and updating the project's performance and monitoring system. (iii) Providing regular project progress monitoring and reporting, including monthly progress reports, in accordance with the project performance monitoring system. (iv) Providing regular, and on-request, briefings to the Minister of Finance, PPUC's Management, and PPUC’s Project Manager. (v) Reviewing contractor and vendor claims, including progress claims for payment from civil works contractor and suppliers, and ensuring these are in order, recommend endorsement of payments to PPUC’s Project Manager. (vi) Ensuring efficient and effective implementation of remaining project activities including troubleshooting, as required, to address actual and emerging project risks. (vii) Assisting PPUC to manage the public relations aspects of the project; and work in collaboration with PPUC's Public Relations Officer, and relevant stakeholders to ensure effective dissemination of project information to key stakeholders and the broader community in Palau; (viii) Ensuring the implementation of environmental mitigation and monitoring measures as specified in construction environmental monitoring plans and the timely submission of the project semi-annual safeguards reports of acceptable quality. (ix) Maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, through the development and implementation of the stakeholder engagement and management plan. (x) Provide coaching and mentoring to PMU staff using best project management practice. (xi) Other project management tasks as reasonably requested by PPUC’s Project Manager and PPUC’s Chief Executive Officer. (b) Contract Management Tasks (i) Monitoring contractor compliance with the contract terms and program and, where necessary issue corrective notices to contractors to ensure the delivery of works and good to time and to budget. (ii) Overseeing effective and regular supervision of works, including quality control tests to ensuring that the works are executed in accordance with the Contract's technical specifications, procedures, and approved designs and compliance with the construction environmental management and monitoring plan (CEMP) and the construction schedule. (iii) Assist PPUC’s Project Manager in administering works and goods contracts, including the processing of progress certificates, review of extension of time and other claims, preparation of change orders, and non-conformance notices; and rigorous monitoring of contract implementation progress and cost monitoring; (iv) Reviewing contractor shop drawings and calculations, checking arrangements to ensure optimized operation and maintenance, and verifying compliance with contract specifications. (v) Reviewing equipment manufacturers' drawings and calculations to check arrangements for optimized operation and maintenance and verify compliance with contract specifications. (vi) Developing and implementing procedures, where required, to ensure adequate control of manufacturing, factory tests, delivery, and acceptance of materials and equipment. Overseeing the unpacking and checking of the materials and equipment, following up on the delivery of delayed components, and the processing of claims. (vii) Reviewing proposals for equipment commissioning and acceptance testing and trial operation plans; (viii) Responding to contractor requests for information in all matters related to interpreting contract documents, ground survey controls, quality control testing, and other matters relating to the contract under the project. (ix) Maintaining a permanent record of all quantities for payment and test results. (x) Where necessary, coordinating design changes to achieve to-time and to-budget delivery. (xi) Preparing change orders, and assist with negotiations with the contractor to implement the changes. Minimum Qualification Requirements (i) Be an engineering graduate from an accredited college or university; Registration as a Chartered or Registered Professional Engineer is highly desirable. (ii) A minimum of 10 years of experience in project manager role, including contract administration, for water supply and/or sewerage projects; (iii) A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in management, and contract oversight of large water supply and sewerage projects. (iv) Possess strong project management skills and ability to work within tight deadlines and budgets. (v) Have good financial management skills (including preparing and managing project budgets). (vi) Excellent leadership and people management, facilitation, negotiation, change management and interpersonal skills. (vii) Possess strategic planning knowledge and skills. (viii) Demonstrate the ability to work with and in teams both inside and outside the organization. (ix) Demonstrate the ability to think strategically to make decisions protecting the interests of the PPUC (x) Possess well-developed written and oral communication skills. Minimum General Experience 10 Years Minimum Specific Experience (relevant to assignment) 10 Years Regional/Country Experience Required Desired Not Required Deliverables Details Name Type Estimated Submission Date Monthly Report No. 1 Report 31-Oct-2026 Monthly Report No. 2 Report 30-Nov-2026 Monthly Report No. 3 Report 31-Dec-2026 Monthly Report No. 4 Report 31-Jan-2027 Monthly Report No. 5 Report 28-Feb-2027 Monthly Report No. 6 Final Report 31-Mar-2027 Schedule and Places of Assignment (chronological and inclusive of travel) Schedule Type Continuous Intermittent Max. Working Days/Week Home Office 5 Field 6 City and Country Working Days Estimated Start Date Estimated End Date Other Details (use if place selected is Others) Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 5 15-Oct-2026 31-Oct-2026 Dates are indicative only Koror, Palau Search and Select: Place 10 01-Nov-2026 15-Nov-2026 Dates are indicative only Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 5 16-Nov-2026 30-Nov-2026 Dates are indicative only Koror, Palau Search and Select: Place 10 01-Dec-2026 15-Dec-2026 Dates are indicative only Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 5 16-Dec-2026 31-Jan-2027 Dates are indicative only Koror, Palau Search and Select: Place 10 01-Feb-2027 15-Feb-2027 Dates are indicative only Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 5 16-Feb-2027 31-Mar-2027 Dates are indicative only Total 50 Export to PDF Export to PDF Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 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