Engineer Consultant
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Engineering, Advisor / Individual Consultant
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: N/A
Objectives
The objectives of this assignment are:
- Verify that site assessments, designs, and BoQs are complete, accurate, and coordinated across all disciplines.
- Ensure designs meet functional requirements for healthcare delivery, patient/user flows, infection prevention and control, occupational health and safety, universal accessibility, and fire/life safety including structural adequacy for the proposed renovation.
- Validate quantities, specifications, and cost estimates for accuracy and market realism; identify gaps or redundancies.
- Recommend cost-effective design optimizations and risk mitigation measures, including for climate/disaster resilience and energy efficiency.
- Provide clear, prioritized comments and recommendations for approval/revision status for each package as required.
Reporting and Coordination
The consultant will report to the WB project TTLs and will be expected to work closely with other team members as needed. While all site assessments, designs, and BoQs will be submitted to the WB Task Team Leaders for review, the consultant will be expected to maintain ongoing coordination with the MOH team overseeing the renovation work, and the consulting firm appointed by the MOH. This will include seeking clarifications as needed and discussing findings, issues, and recommendations arising from reviews and site visits.
Duration of Assignment
The duration of the assignment is 70 days, ending June 15, 2026. The estimated start date is February 15, 2026. Additional days may be added, if necessary, and based on satisfactory performance.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- The Consultant will be required to review and provide findings and recommendations regarding the following for each facility package:
- Site Assessment Review
- Site context: photography, geotechnical and soils info (if available), access/egress, setbacks, drainage patterns, existing utilities, and environmental sensitivities.
- Existing buildings: structural condition, space utilization, circulation, accessibility, natural ventilation/lighting, roof/wall integrity, moisture ingress.
- Functional suitability: patient/user flow (in/outpatient, maternity, triage, emergency), separation of clean/dirty pathways, waste pathways, staff flows, supply chain/logistics.
- Site risks: flooding, fire, wind, heat stress, security, vector-borne risks; propose mitigation consistent with local hazard profiles.
- Site investigations adequacy: confirm that data underpinning designs are sufficient; identify any missing surveys/tests required before procurement.
- Architectural and Functional Design Review
- Layouts: zoning, flows, segregation, waiting/triage space, privacy, gender-sensitive design, universal access (ramps, WC, signage).
- Fire and life safety: egress routes, compartmentation, exits, signage, and materials performance.
- Climate/disaster resilience: flood protection, roof uplift measures, seismic detailing (if applicable), material durability, site drainage improvements.
- Sustainability: energy efficiency, water efficiency, rainwater harvesting, material choices.
- Structural and Civil Engineering Review
- Verification of basis of design: codes, loads, seismic/wind, soil parameters, safety factors.
- Structural adequacy of existing buildings for proposed works; strengthening/retrofit details where needed.
- Foundations and superstructure details for any additions; compatibility with existing.
- Site works: grading, drainage, roads, walkways, boundary walls, ramps, stormwater design.
- Drawings and Documentation Coordination
- Completeness and consistency of drawings: architectural, structural, MEP, landscape/civil.
- Coordination: clash checks between disciplines, ceiling voids, shafts, plant rooms.
- Schedules and details: doors/windows/finishes, equipment layouts, riser diagrams, one-line diagrams, schematics.
- Specifications: materials/workmanship standards, performance requirements, testing and commissioning plans.
- BoQs, Cost Estimates, and Procurement Readiness
- BoQs: structure, numbered items, measurable descriptions, conformity to drawings/specs, units consistent with Civil Engineer Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM), line-item clarity.
- Quantity checking: spot checks and sampling across trades; red flags for systemic over/under-measurement.
- Rates and cost estimates: benchmark against recent market rates; allowances for preliminaries, environmental health safety, testing/commissioning, contingencies, taxes/duties.
- Provisional sums and prime cost items: appropriateness and risk allocation.
- Methodology
- Desk review of all documents provided (drawings at all scales, specs, BoQs, calculations, reports, equipment schedules).
- Coordination meetings with the MOH team overseeing the renovation work and design firm to clarify requirements and discuss findings.
- Virtual/physical site visits to verify assumptions and existing conditions (minimum 30 percent of renovation sites or as directed).
- Deliverables
- Inception report (work plan, review methodology and templates, reporting format, etc.) – within one [1] week of contract signature. The report should include a risk-based approach for site visits/ sampling plans that consider facility type, geographic dispersion, climate risks, and construction complexity.
- Technical Review Report per facility (PDF + editable format) including:
- Executive summary with approval status: Accept / Accept with comments / Revise and resubmit.
- Findings by discipline, prioritized issues, risks, and recommendations.
- BoQ and cost review summary with variance analysis and market benchmarking.
- Compliance checklist against codes/standards and project requirements.
- Risk register and mitigation actions.
- Consolidated summary report across all facilities in each package, highlighting systemic issues and recommendations for standardization/value engineering. The consultant will be expected to maintain a dynamic risk register, updated with each Technical Review Report, covering technical, schedule, cost, E&S, and operational risks, with mitigation measures and residual ratings. A quality assurance plan should be included in the Inception Report, detailing review checklists, interdisciplinary coordination procedures, version control, and a request for information (RFI) process with the design firm.
- Recommendation for final sign-off memo per package after incorporation of agreed revisions by the Designer.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Education: Advanced degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Building Services Healthcare Architecture, or Construction Management).
- Experience: Minimum 8–10 years of post-qualification experience in building design review and construction documentation, including at least 2 projects focused on health facilities (health centers, and referral/provincial hospitals).
- Design review: Demonstrated experience reviewing multidisciplinary design packages (architectural, structural, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing for renovations/retrofitting, including drawings, specifications, and as-built documentation.
- BoQ and cost: Proven track record in validating BoQs, material take-offs, specifications, and cost estimates; familiarity with standard methods of measurement and local market rates.
- Health facility systems: Hands-on experience with MEP systems typical to health facilities (power quality and redundancy, HVAC with appropriate air changes/pressurization, water and sanitation, medical gases, low voltage/ICT, fire detection and suppression).
- Site assessment: Experience conducting or reviewing site assessments and condition surveys, identifying deficiencies, space/utilities constraints, and risks affecting design and construction phasing.
- Familiarity with green building, energy efficiency, and climate resilience measures relevant to health facilities (e.g., thermal comfort, solar PV/backup power, water efficiency, flood/seismic resilience).
- Quality and compliance: Experience implementing QA/QC procedures, reviewing compliance with specifications, and documenting design gaps, conflicts, and value-engineering opportunities.
- Software: Proficiency with AutoCAD (or equivalent), PDF markup tools, and cost estimation software/spreadsheets; familiarity with BIM (e.g., Revit) is an advantage.
- Communication: Excellent technical writing and communication skills; ability to produce clear review notes, redlines, and recommendation reports in Khmer and English.
