Successful candidate

• (s)will be assigned to the Major Works Project Management Office of the Highways Department and be deployed to perform the following duties:
  • (i)To oversee and steer a team of professionals on the implementation of public works projects, involving highways structures, noise barriers, road widening works and re-provisioning of public facilities;
  • (ii)To oversee the assessment of various environmental, ecological and archeological matters;
  • (iii)To handle land resumption and clearance matters;
  • (iv)To handle consultation work, related gazettal procedures and funding applications;
  • (v)To coordinate works projects related matters and monitor progress to ensure delivery of the projects in a timely manner;
  • (vi)To monitor the progress of the processes relating to arbitral proceedings including preparation of settlement agreement and reporting the case development regularly to the senior management; and
  • (vii)To undertake other duties as assigned by the senior management.

Candidates should –

• (a)be a Corporate Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Civil Discipline) elected after 5 December 1975, or equivalent [see Note (1)];
• (b)have a minimum of 15 years’ post-qualification full-time working experience, including at least 5 years’ working experience at managerial level for highway projects and at least 3 years’ working experience in mega infrastructure projects’ contract dispute resolution. Relevant experience in resolving contractual disputes on infrastructure projects for government departments will be an advantage [see Note (2)];
• (c)possess experience on the management and implementation of mega environmental projects, preferably involving noise barrier structures, assessment of environmental, ecological and archeological matters. Relevant experience in coordination and liaison work with government departments will be an advantage; and
• (d)have a good command of spoken and written Chinese and English.