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Engineer – Short Term Consultant.

Vacancy Number: Pr15/00955

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	31 May 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	07 Jun 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	15 Jun 2015
Reference to the project:	ESCO Moldova - Transforming the market for Urban Energy Efficiency in Moldova by introducing Energy Service Companies
Expected Duration of Assignment:	15 June – 20 December 2016 (with 100 working days)
Submission Instructions: Proposal should be submitted online by pressing the “Apply Online” link, no later than May 31, 2015. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: nicolae.zaharia@undp.org. UNDP will respond by standard  electronic  mail  and  will  send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice ESCO Moldova Brief Project Description Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Background

The ESCO Moldova project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has an implementation timeframe of 4 years with a budget of 1.3 million US$ allocated by the GEF and 7.615 million US$ allocated as co-financing by project partners.

The project objective is to create a functioning, sustainable and effective market of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) in Moldova by converting existing energy service provider companies into ESCOs, as the basis for scaling up energy efficiency improvements and ultimately climate change mitigation efforts.

The main barriers that the project is trying to address are related to energy efficiency project financing; the eagerness of existing Energy Service Providers to embark on the ESCO business model; institutional barriers at the local level; and EE awareness in the municipal sector.

The ESCO Moldova Project intends to eliminate/address these impediments through the following project components:

1. Green Urban Development Plan is adopted and emission reduction projects are financed and implemented in Chisinau
2. ESCOs are successfully investing in energy projects in the building sector using Energy Performance Contracting modality
3. A Financial Mechanism in form of a Loan Guarantee Fund, is set up and functional, providing financing to ESCOs
4. ESCO(s) are designing, financing and successfully implementing energy efficiency projects using EPC modality in at least one other city in Moldova outside of Chisinau

Scope of work

The ESCO project aims at selecting a number of 20 municipal facilities/buildings to enter into energy performance contracting and demonstrate the feasibility of this financing modality as one of the most sustainable models meant to stimulate energy efficiency in public and residential sectors of Moldova.

The Engineer/Energy Auditor, short term Consultant, will provide assistance within the process of selection of municipal facilities/buildings all necessary technical assistance to the PMU as well as participate in the evaluation of the bids submitted by energy service companies to the tenders organized by the Chisinau Town Hall.

For detailed information, please refer to the Terms of Reference.

Requirements for experience

Academic Qualification:

• University degree in the field of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning or energy related fields;

 Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of working experience in the area of providing services related to energy management solution/automation projects, yielding energy savings, construction or other closely related activities;
• Specialized training/certification on building energy management, inspection and assessment of energy performance and/or extensive proven experience of the same;

Competencies:

• Dynamic, hardworking; previous experience in handling complex projects individually;
• Proven experience of writing analytical reports;
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, etc.);

Language requirements:

• In addition to knowledge of Romanian, fluency in English and Russian is an asset.

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects;
2. Financial proposal.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.   In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

Travel

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP does not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable  travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between UNDP Moldova and the Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.