Additional Chief Engineer, Project Execution, Construction Department

Job Description

Title: Additional Chief Engineer, Project Execution, Construction Department

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 30 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 15 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

B.Sc in Civil Engineering from any reputed university or Institution recognised by the Govt.

• At least 15 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 30 years

• Minimum 15 years of working experience in construction project execution, with at least 5 years in a senior managerial role.
• This position is open for Bangladeshi nationals only.

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Do you possess the strategic grit and technical precision required to steer a high-stakes, multi-project construction portfolio?

In this senior executive capacity, your purpose is to champion operational excellence and commercial governance across BRAC’s entire construction landscape. You will be tasked with optimizing massive resource deployments, mitigating macro-level project risks, and enforcing absolute alignment with international engineering benchmarks and internal compliance frameworks. As the final arbiter for site-level technical challenges, your disciplined oversight will ensure that sprawling infrastructure operations are executed on time, within budget, and with immaculate post-completion accountability.

If you are a distinguished operational strategist with a proven track record of navigating complex built environments, take command of our execution pipeline—apply today.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead integrated lifecycle planning across the portfolio, ensuring seamless alignment between design parameters, procurement timelines, and multi-zone site execution to guarantee uninterrupted workflow continuity.

• Drive the end-to-end delivery of all civil and electrical projects, enforcing strict adherence to approved drawings, Bill of Quantities (BOQs), and timelines to achieve on-time, within-budget completion.

• Serve as the final site-level technical decision authority, conducting rigorous audits to eliminate major Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and ensure absolute alignment with Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) and internal engineering benchmarks.

• Oversee portfolio-wide financial operations, verifying running bills against actual physical progress to eliminate over-certification while maintaining transparent documentation for formal audit accountability.

• Orchestrate close coordination with Procurement and cross-functional teams to secure material readiness, proactively mitigating supply chain disruptions, lead-time delays, and critical project risks through a live risk register.

• Formulate structured, periodic performance reports (covering Schedule Variance, Cost Variance, and safety milestones) for the Chief Engineer, while maintaining high-level alignment with external vendors and client teams.

• Champion a zero-harm culture to achieve zero lost-time injuries (LTI) through strict enforcement of safeguarding policies, unannounced inspections, and structured performance mentoring to build elite team capacity.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the programme by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported, and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and implemented in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance, Maternity/ Paternity Leave, Wellness Centre Facility, Day Care Facility, and others as per policy.