UNDP Jobs - 86692- National Solar Water Heaters Design Engineer.

National Solar Water Heaters Design Engineer.

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

21-Aug-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

25 Working days

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

25 Working days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The 2003 European Security Strategy and the 2005 European Consensus on Development acknowledge that “there cannot be sustainable development without peace and security, and that without development and poverty eradication there will be no sustainable peace”. Furthermore, the Lisbon Treaty indicated that its objective is “to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter”. The Council of the European Union conclusions of 2007 on security and development state that "conflict prevention should be pursued as a priority goal in particular by fostering and strengthening development cooperation".
The European Neighborhood Policy EU – Lebanon Action plan sets out the cooperation guidelines between the EU member states and Lebanon on various levels, of which is “the field of Justice, Freedom
and Security”. The latter expands the sub-activities for co-operation, mainly “border management”. In addition, the program aims at making multilateral institutions and conventions more effective, so as to reinforce global governance; strengthen coordination in combating security threats and address related development issues.
The European Union funded, UNDP implemented, ‘Renewable Energy for the Lebanese Armed Forces’ project focuses on strengthening the security and well-being of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), specifically the LAF stationed in the North-Eastern border region of Lebanon. The aim of the project is the provision of sustainable energy solutions that, first and foremost, increase the LAF’s energy autonomy in the region and enhance the general energy services that achieve a higher ability to observe and carry out the respective security-based operations. These actions build, secondly, on the Lebanese Armed Forces Sustainable Energy Strategy of 2017 (EU-UNDP CEDRO 4, 2017), endorsed by the Ministry of Defense and the LAF.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this call for a national consultant is to provide a general design for standard 700 L, 1,200 L and 15,000L Solar Water Heater (SWH) systems. These systems will be installed as follows:
• Sixteen (16) 700 liter SWH systems (each) installed in 16 typical platoon outposts;
• Six (6) 1,200 liter SWH systems (each) installed in 6 company commands
• One (1) 15,000 liter SHW system installed in 1 regiment base
Annex 1 provides a brief description of these facilities located across the Lebanese North – Eastern border.
The consultancy will include the following tasks:
Task 1: Data collection of the existing systems in the army facilities and parameters for the preliminary design
The consultant will develop a survey document with the required information per facility for the data collection process pertaining to the water plumbing system and the existing / foreseen water heating arrangements.
The consultant will conduct a 2-day site visit with teams from the UNDP and the LAF during which data will be collected along with the teams from at least 1 facility per type (1 platoon outpost, 1 company command and the single base). The LAF team will be in charge of collecting data from all 23 facilities based on the detailed walkthrough conducted with the consultant on the sample of each site type. A detailed description of the facilities in question are provided in Annex 1.
Task 2: General design complete with technical specifications, sizing calculation and drawings
Based on the data collected in Task 1, the consultant will be completing the SWH system design complete with technical drawings for:
• The standard 700L SWH system to be installed in 16 typical platoon outposts featuring the same architectural, electrical and water / space heating networks’ designs;
• The standards 1,200L SWH system to be installed in 6 typical company command featuring the same architectural, electrical and water / space heating networks’ designs;
• The 15,000L SWH system to be installed in the 2nd Infantry Guards Border Regiment base in Ras Baalback.
Furthermore, the consultant will assist the Project Management Unit (UNDP) and LAF in drafting the complete systems’ components technical specifications in addition to the specifications of an adequate data collection and monitoring system.
3. Expected Outputs and deliverables
The deliverables are to be submitted in stages of draft and final. Each deliverable is to be submitted in the form of a soft copy to the Project Manager Unit. The time needed by the Project Management Unit for the review of each submitted deliverable is 5 working days. All other deliverables are to be submitted in the English Language. The Required deliverables under the terms of reference.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge of SWH sizing tools and design software such as T*SOL (Thermal Simulation Software), Valentin or other.
Knowledge of AutoCAD for detailed drawings
Team work
Good communication skills
Good presentation skills.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Knowledge of the UN preferable.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, or equivalent.

Years of experience:

Minimum of 10 years’ expertise in end-use energy efficiency or renewable energy applications.

Technical experience:

Number of projects in the design and implementation of Solar Water Heaters in Lebanon, experience in the Bekaa area is an asset.

How to apply:
The consultancy is open for all national consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal.
Submissions through any other media will not be considered.
The application must include all of the following documents:
1. P11,
2. Provide colored copies of personal documents (such as valid passport copies or IDs),
3. Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and
4. Financial proposal
All files shall be submitted in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site.
It has been observed that bidders don’t submit all requested documents and thus reducing their chance to be selected for a contract with UNDP. before you submit your offer please revise that the application is complete and comprises all four (4) documents.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.