Field Engineer

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Overview of position:

Under the direct supervision of DRM Senior Field Engineer & overall supervision of National Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Project Engineer, the general guidance of DRM Project Officer & the ECRP Program Manager & the administrative supervision of the Head of Sub Office (HoSO) & in coordination with field teams, the successful candidate will support the flood mitigation infrastructure construction, rehabilitations & supervision works in selected counties pertaining to the Enhancing Community Resilience & Local Governance Project II (ECRP II), component 1.2. Flood protection infrastructure construction activities pertaining to the ECRP II project are developed based on government lead, community participatory approach with an emphasis on local ownership of the projects. Project locations are mostly in remote field & frequent travel is expected from the incumbent to monitor multiple sites simultaneously. The successful candidates shall be based at county head quarter to be able to provide timely supervision fo

• Dikes: Physical survey to identify dike alignments, primary hydrological data collection, community & local administration consultation, supervision of dike construction, reporting.
• Flood resilient roads & bridges: Hydrological survey for identify culverts, ditches, sizing of bridges, determine flood crossing points, rising embankment, supervision of implementation activities.
• Flood water pumping station: Dewatering of pumping site, manage fuel & related operation work.
• Other flood protection & related infrastructure facilitation work: Conduct survey & levelling, primary data collection.

Role objectives:

• Provide support to the Senior Field Engineer to facilitate planning & implementation of ECRP II flood protection infrastructure activities including development of standard operating guidelines, project manuals & templates, staff training modules & construction & supervision scheduling.
• Conduct survey & identifying flood intervention measures in the selected counties.
• Provide technical support & primary data collection for design review & modifications of flood intervention & access improving infrastructures.
• Monitor & supervise flood protection infrastructure construction operations including daily supervise the activities, regular visits to sites, conduct meetings with the contractor & giving necessary instructions to keep the project on track.
• Support meeting with local administration.
• Support coordination activity under the guidance of the Senior Field Engineer for construction of dike, ports, docking points, roads, crossing points, culverts, bridges, etc.
• Supervise the Field Engineers within an area of responsibility, including inputs for performance evaluation & assisting in resolving team (or community) conflicts.
• Monitor project implementation by undertaking regular visits to the areas of operation, checking that materials, tools & workmanship meet quality requirements & labour is properly utilized in compliance with the contract specifications. Follow up on scheduling with contractors & prepare completion certificates.
• Review & ensure the quality & timeliness of documentation from the Field Engineers’ construction inspection reports including measurement & quantity calculations, quality assurance, daily labour usage, photos, documentation of change variances & progress reports.
• Provide all necessarily inputs for ESS by coordinating with the Safeguarding Officer.
• Ensure that Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) requirements are being followed with regular reporting using the HSSE forms.
• Communicate clearly & in a timely manner to the supervisor any breaches of HSSE, quality, scope or environmental management.
• Maintain cooperation & communication with local community development committees, government officials, local partners & any other community groups as required.
• Coordinate closely with the community engagement teams to ensure community participation in infrastructure activities, avoiding conflict & supporting operation & maintenance capacity building activities as relevant.
• Abide by the principles of a respectful work environment free of harassment and retaliation & that promotes Prevention of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (PSEA).
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Project reporting:

• This role will work under the direct supervision of DRM Senior Field Engineer & overall supervision of National Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Project Engineer, the general guidance of DRM Project Officer & the ECRP Program Manager & the administrative supervision of the Head of Sub Office (HoSO) & in coordination with field teams.

Key competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, irrigation engineering, hydrology or other relevant discipline from a recognized institution with 4 years’ experience in a relevant field or a diploma in civil engineering or hydraulic engineering with minimum 6 years of experience is required.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in engineering or construction management of infrastructure projects including dikes, canals ports, roads & building structures.
• Experience with infrastructure design & project management is required.
• Experience successfully managing Field Engineers & contractors is required.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel is required, additional skills in CAD, GIS & data collection software is desirable.
• Experience with construction in remote field locations is an asset.
• Fluency in reading, writing & speaking English is required.
• Fluency in Arabic & local languages of the project area is desirable.
• Prior experience on dike construction supervision & coordination & understanding on general hydrology, hydraulics, infrastructure construction considering the risk of flood.
• Ability to work independently with sound decision making skills.
• Excellent oral & written communication skills.
• Ability to mentor & strengthen junior technical staff.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information:

• The staff is expected to be flexible to change duty station when needed.