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JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ VEGA, Senior Project Manager

JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ VEGA

Senior Project Manager·United Nations Office For Project Services - Other Locations

Mexico

Master's degree, Environment And Climate

Work experience

Total years of experience: 32 years, 5 months

Senior Project Manager

August 2024 - Present

United Nations Office For Project Services - Other Locations

Aden, Yemen

August 2024 - Present

Managing the Yemen Emergency Connectivity Project (YELCP), funded by the World Bank (WB), whose main objectives are to provide climate resilient road access and employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to the food insecure rural population of Yemen. YELCP is being implemented in partnership with the Rural Access Program(RAP) as a local implementation partner. The project includes grant management with local partners, community engagement, promotion of local employment, creation of small companies and collaboration with government agencies and NGOs for the achievement of the project outputs.
Managing the Aden Intra-Urban roads project, funded by the Japanese Government, which main objective is to restore road access to critical infrastructure and vulnerable urban communities including the IDPs in Aden in support of humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Yemen, considering climate-resilient and gender-responsive design approaches.
Company industry:
International Humanitarian Organization

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

January 2024 - Present

UNOPS (United Nations Office for Projects and Services)

Aden, Yemen

January 2024 - Present

Managing the Yemen Emergency Connectivity Project (YELCP), funded by the World Bank
(WB), whose main objectives are to provide climate resilient road access and employment
and entrepreneurship opportunities to the food insecure rural population of Yemen. YELCP
is being implemented in partnership with the Rural Access Program(RAP) as a local
implementation partner. The project includes grant management with local partners,
community engagement, promotion of local employment, creation of small companies and
collaboration with government agencies and NGOs for the achievement of the project
outputs.
Managing the Aden Intra-Urban roads project, funded by the Japanese Government, which
main objective is to restore road access to critical infrastructure and vulnerable urban
communities including the IDPs in Aden in support of humanitarian and reconstruction efforts
in Yemen, considering climate-resilient and gender-responsive design approaches.
Company industry:
International Humanitarian Organization

Technical Director

January 2023 - July 2024

OHLA

Mexico City, Mexico

January 2023 - July 2024

As Technical Director of the branch OHLA Mexico, I am leading a team of experts to develop the construction of the awarded works, managing the engineering companies that provide services for such construction, advising our Clients to improve the efficiency of the construction.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

January 2023 - January 2024

OHLA México

Mexico City, Mexico

January 2023 - January 2024

Managed over 70 specialists to lead the project strategy & execution of the company
portfolio in Mexico.
Planned, and directed the company strategy within the country, with the goal of increasing
the company portfolio, that included vertical infrastructures, hospitals and railroads.
Coordination of all discipline staffing requirements for the company portfolio.
Established improvements to department procedures in order to increase the effectiveness.
Negotiated with government agencies for the completion of the current projects as well as for
the contracting of new projects.
Company industry:
Construction & Building

Senior Programme Manager

December 2021 - December 2022

UNOPS

Tbilisi, Georgia

December 2021 - December 2022

Leading the UNOPS office of Tbilisi (Georgia), my role was to lead the EU programme for the six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, which is considered a flagship programme and one of the “Eastern Partnership - 20 deliverables for 2020”. This was a leadership role which contributed to the development and implementation of strategies to enhance the competencies and position of UNOPS in sustainable project management and services to partners, stakeholders and UN system partners.
Company industry:
Non-profit Organization
Job role:
Management

SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGER

December 2021 - December 2022

UNOPS (United Nations Office for Projects and Services)

Tbilisi, Georgia

December 2021 - December 2022

As Programme Manager, managed the UNOPS office of Tblisi, Georgia, planned and
organized the portfolio and project strategy & execution as delegated by the Georgia
Representative.
Monitored and supervised the timely and cost-effective implementation of the programmes
according to UNOPS goals.
Planned and proposed to the UNOPS regional office required programme resources (human
and financial).
Built and strengthened strategic partnerships through active networking, advocacy and
effective communication of UNOPS competencies in project service delivery and
management.
Managed the Eastern Partnership European School - Phase 2, that involved the construction
of a vertical infrastructure (five floors school) and the Telemedicine and digital health
solutions project that aimed to strengthen the rural primary health care services through
telemedicine services.
Company industry:
International Humanitarian Organization

Design Manager

May 2021 - November 2021

UNOPS

Kabul, Afghanistan

May 2021 - November 2021

Lead the Design Management Unit (DMU) under the Afghanistan Country Office (AFCO), responsible of managing and developing the engineering projects undertaking in Afghanistan. To facilitate effective planning, coordination, and management support across the range of infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, as well as providing support to the development of new projects. Support Afghanistan Country Office (AFCO) programmes and projects in maintaining a solid working relationship with the Programmes/Projects Boards, clients and key stakeholders.
Company industry:
International Humanitarian Organization
Job role:
Management

DESIGN MANAGER

January 2021 - November 2021

UNOPS (United Nations Office for Projects and Services)

Kabul, Afghanistan

January 2021 - November 2021

Managed the Design Management Unit (DMU) under the Afghanistan Country Office
(AFCO), a unit that was responsible for developing the engineering projects undertaken with
the country by UNOPS.
Managed and mentored the local staff to improve the performance, achieving a huge
improvement of the team efficiency, both in the time of completion and the quality of the
projects.
Strengthened linkages with the Afghanistan Ministries staff, providing capacity building that
allowed that staff to implement procedures that enhanced the quality of the outputs as well
as cheapened the projects within the country.
Persuaded Afghan authorities to invest in the capacity of their staff, demonstrating that
investment resulted profitable in the short and medium term.
Aligned international donors with the needs of the country in terms of capacity building.
Company industry:
International Humanitarian Organization

Senior Highway Design Engineer

January 2018 - April 2021

UNOPS

Kabul, Afghanistan

January 2018 - April 2021

As Senior Highway Design Engineer, I was in charge of leading a team of national and international engineers of UNOPS and MoT (Ministry of Transport) of Afghanistan to conduct comprehensive review and necessary development of the road design and project implementation for the TRANS-HINDUKUSH ROAD CONNECTIVITY PROJECT (THRCP).
Company industry:
International Humanitarian Organization
Job role:
Civil Engineering

SENIOR HIGHWAY DESIGN ENGINEER

January 2018 - January 2021

UNOPS (United Nations Office for Projects and Services)

Kabul, Afghanistan

January 2018 - January 2021

Managed a group of international and national specialists that provided advice to the
Afghanistan Ministry of Transport during the planning, design, procurement and construction
of the TRANS-HINDUKUSH ROAD CONNECTIVITY PROJECT (THRCP), a project funded
by the World Bank. The THRCP project included the rehabilitation as well of the existing 150
km Doshi-Bamyan road.
Advised the Ministry of Transport in the planning of different projects all over the country,
including the performance of a Transport Master Plan that included the management of all
the transport modalities (road, railway and air transport) in Afghanistan and its connections
with the neighboring countries.
Introduced significant improvements in the project procedures in Afghanistan, provided
capacity building of the national staff, resulting in successful implementation and replication
of the procedures within the country.
Company industry:
International Humanitarian Organization

Design Manager

March 2017 - December 2017

ISOLUX CORSAN-CORVIAM

Buenos Aires, Argentina

March 2017 - December 2017

Technical management of the Construction of executive project and construction of Paseo del Bajo - Section A: Viaducts, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The project tries to improve the urban connectivity in Buenos Aires, through the connection of the motorways “25 de Mayo” and “Arturo Illia” as well as the access to Buenos Aires seaport.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

DESIGN MANAGER

January 2017 - December 2017

ISOLUX CORSAN-CORVIAM

Buenos Aires, Argentina

January 2017 - December 2017

Managed the construction of Paseo del Bajo - Section A: Viaducts, in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Introduced significant improvements in the initial design, eliminating interferences with the
current city utilities, improving the transport management and reducing the time of execution.
Strengthened linkages with the Client (AUSA) that allowed to speed up the construction
activities with the result of improving the profit of the company.
Planned, and directed the technical activities of the road construction, leading a team of over
65 people.
Company industry:
Construction & Building

Technical Director

June 2015 - February 2017

ISOLUX CORASN-CORVIAM

Oradea, Romania

June 2015 - February 2017

Design Manager of the Construction of Transilvania Motorway Brasov-Cluj Napoca-Bors, section 3C: Suplacu de Barcau - Bors, in Romania. Technical management of a 60km motorway, with four lanes (2 lanes each carriageway), 26 m width, entire earthworks, sub-base, base, stabilized layer, asphalt layers, drainage culverts, ITS system, roads replacement, utilities replacement, 42 structures, two maintenance centers, two parking spaces, two interchanges (€160M).
This project was funded by Romanian Government, and the contract agreement was made on base of a Yellow FIDIC type.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

January 2015 - January 2017

ISOLUX CORSÁN-CORVIAM

Oradea, Romania

January 2015 - January 2017

Managed the construction of the Transilvania Motorway Brasov-Cluj Napoca-Bors, section
3C Suplacu de Barcau - Bors, in Romania.
Persuaded Romanian authorities to introduce major changes in the project design in order to
reduce the time of execution and make its construction cheaper.
Interacted with the donor (Romania Government, Compania Nationala de Autostrazi si
Drumuri Nationale din România) and different actors to ensure the road construction met the
requirements of all stakeholders more effectively.
Planned, and directed the technical activities of the road construction, leading a team of over
70 people.
Managed the FIDIC contract jointly with the construction supervision company and the client.
Company industry:
Construction & Building

Technical Office Manager

July 2014 - June 2015

ISOLUX CORSAN-CORVIAM

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

July 2014 - June 2015

Technical Office and Quality Manager of the Reconstruction of A373 Tashkent-Andijan Road Section, km 116 to km 190 (58 km), in Uzbekistan. Technical and quality management of the reconstruction of a 58km motorway, with six lanes (3 lanes per direction), 31 m width, entire earthworks, sub-base, base, stabilized layer, concrete pavement, drainage culverts, ITS system, roads replacement, utilities replacement, four parking spaces, four turn lanes (US$139M).
This project was funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the contract agreement was made in base of a Yellow FIDIC type.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

TECHNICAL OFFICER AND QUALITY MANAGER

January 2014 - January 2015

ISOLUX CORSÁN-CORVIAM

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

January 2014 - January 2015

Managed the Technical and Quality Office of the Reconstruction of A373 Tashkent-Andijan
Road Section, km 116 to km 190 (58 km), in Uzbekistan, a project that was funded by the
ADB. Planned and organized the technical team in order to ensure the company meets the
clients requirements.
Planned, and directed the technical activities of the road construction, leading a team of over
60 people.
Interacted with the donor (ADB) and different stakeholder (Road Fund and local community)
to ensure the road construction met the requirements of all stakeholders more effectively.
Developed new proposals that brought the project in on time and under budget while
meeting the clients expectations.
Company industry:
Construction & Building

PROJECT ENGINEER

January 1994 - January 2014

TECNIA INGENIEROS

Oviedo, Spain

January 1994 - January 2014

Managed a team of 25/50 experienced specialists, focusing on the development of the
projects assigned. Usual portfolio of 15-20 projects per year, with budgets ranging from 1 M€
to 300M€.
Managed and mentored staff to complete the tasks under the budget, time and quality
required.
Developed a new project strategy for the supervision of projects, hugely improving the time
for the projects completion, assuring likewise the quality expected by the clients.
Company industry:
Civil Engineering

Education

Isabel I University

January 2025

January 2025

Master's degree, Environment And Climate

Spain

Isabel I University

January 2025

January 2025

Master's degree, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Governance

Spain

TRL

September 2021

September 2021

Higher diploma, HDM-4 Training

Great Britain (UK)

International Federation of Consulting Engineers

January 2021

January 2021

Higher diploma, FIDIC Online Module 2: Claims under FIDIC 1999 + 2017 update

France

Isabel I

October 2020

October 2020

Master's degree, Transport Management

Spain

GPA (percentage): 97%

GPA (percentage): 97%

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Isabel I University

January 2020

January 2020

Master's degree, Promotion, Management and Operation of Transport Infrastructures.

Spain

EADIC

April 2016

April 2016

Higher diploma, Primavera 6 Training

Spain

Oviedo Univeristy

July 2012

July 2012

Bachelor's degree, Energy Engineering

Spain

GPA (percentage): 95%

GPA (percentage): 95%

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Oviedo University

January 2012

January 2012

Bachelor's degree, Mining and Energetic Resources Engineering.

Spain

Centro de Estudios Jovellanos.

August 2000

August 2000

Higher diploma, Health and Safety

Spain

Oviedo University

March 1994

March 1994

Bachelor's degree, Mining Engineering

Spain

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Oviedo University

January 1994

January 1994

Bachelor's degree, Mining Technician Engineer.

Spain

Skills

Highways
Expert
Highways
Expert
Rail
Expert
Rail
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Design Management
Expert
Design Management
Expert
Infrastructure Management
Expert
Infrastructure Management
Expert
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Expert
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Expert
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Expert
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Expert
PROBLEM SOLVING
Expert
PROBLEM SOLVING
Expert
NEGOTIATION
Expert
NEGOTIATION
Expert
WATER SUPPLY
Expert
WATER SUPPLY
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
CONSTRUCTION
Expert
CONSTRUCTION
Expert
INFRASTRUCTURE
Expert
INFRASTRUCTURE
Expert
PRIMAVERA (SOFTWARE)
Expert
PRIMAVERA (SOFTWARE)
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
Rail
Expert
Rail
Expert
Highways
Expert
Highways
Expert
Project Work
Expert
Project Work
Expert
Light Rail
Expert
Light Rail
Expert
Project Engineering
Expert
Project Engineering
Expert
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
COORDINATING
Intermediate
COORDINATING
Intermediate
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Intermediate
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Intermediate
IMPLEMENT PROJECTS
Intermediate
IMPLEMENT PROJECTS
Intermediate
INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE
Intermediate
INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE
Intermediate
RESULTS FOCUSED
Intermediate
RESULTS FOCUSED
Intermediate
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate
TEAM LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
TEAM LEADERSHIP
Intermediate

Social profiles

Personal Website
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Languages

Spanish
Native Speaker
Russian
Beginner
French
Beginner
English
Expert
Portuguese
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Environmental Management in the mining field.
HDM-4 Version 2 Training
PMP Certification
FIDIC Claims and Dispute Resolutions Module
Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Nivel Superior)
Aug 2000
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Training
Primavera 6
EADIC
Jun 2016
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FIDIC Online Module 2: Claims under FIDIC 1999 + 2017 update
FIDIC
Jan 2021
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HDM4
TRL
Sep 2021
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Hobbies

  • Nature
  • History