Site Operations Officer at Danish Refugee Council (Attika)

Under supervision of the Site Management Support Team Leader, the technical line management of the Shelter Advisor and in close collaboration with other DRC field units in Lavrio, the Site Operations Officer will be responsible for initiating DRC’s day-to-day activities related to operation, maintenance, infrastructure improvements and construction works, as well as ad hoc distributions in the emergency reception sites under DRC’s area of responsibility. The focus of this position will be on operation, maintenance and projects implementation works.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Technical Responsibilities:

In close collaboration with the Site Management Support Team Leader and the Shelter Advisor:

Verify the daily “help-desk” technical inputs and prepare “Work Order” lists.
Develop a functional care and maintenance schedule in compliance with National and Humanitarian Standardization Norms.
Prepare technical descriptions/reports and proposed solutions in case of any malfunction or deficiencies noted in site’s networks (electrical, water supply, sewerage, surface run offs etc) or in structural infrastructures (buildings, prefabricated houses).
Review deficiencies noted during corrective maintenance.
Ensure that equipment is performing effectively and efficiently.
Promotes equipment standardization.
Monitors qualifications and quality standards for contractors.
Ability to cost estimation
Makes cost effective review of the maintenance program (job plans optimization).
Define the most efficiency and cost-effective maintenance type for site’s networks and infrastructure.
Provide technical guidance for the preventive and predicted maintenance programs.
Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating and engineering data and trends.
Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations

2. Monitoring and Reporting

Ensure that all site operations activities are implemented in accordance with agreed strategies, principles, implementation plans, and donor requirements.
Supervising all technical contractors during their works on site ensuring the work schedule implementation, the required quality of the works, the adequate installation of any equipment and the health and safety measurements implementation.
Ensure the implementation of site operations activities comply with quality standards and are monitored in accordance with pre-defined objectives and indicators.
Support the Site Management Support Team Leader in developing accurate and timely reports.
Establishing and maintaining a basic warehousing system, compliant with DRC regulations, to ensure adequate storage, inventory and tracking of project materials.
Collaborate with the Athens-based logistics and procurement team to ensure field-based records are well managed, fulfill DRC and donor requirements, and are always up-to-date for use in donor reports
Lead on the technician’s team management in the field and support respectful and positive working relationships, which allow for the effective implementation of all activities.
Cooperate with Site Management Support Team Leader to ensure timely delivery of project materials on site, and to facilitate and provide quality checks of goods received and works completed.
Cooperate with the Shelter Advisor and the Shelter Advisory team in order to comply with the DRC’s strategy and ensure programme quality and standardization of activities county- wide.
Following and implement DRC’s Operations Handbook.

3. Security

Comply with DRC safety and security procedures including Chapters 19 and 20 of the organization’s Operations Handbook.
Ensures that security incidents at the site-level are reported to the SMS Manager

Deadline Application: 17-12-2017

Further details:
Site Operations Officer at Danish Refugee Council (Attika)