Environmental Health Engineer ( Afghan National Only )

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

General Duties

- Ensure quality construction of all water supply infrastructures and ensuring good maintenance and sustainable processes are put in place. - Identify gaps in the infrastructure in the project sites and recommend for appropriate corrective actions and follow up on functionality. - Support team in sanitation and medical waste management activities when required - Following up the procurement process with supply chain team at field and Kabul level - Conduct meeting with contractors, CDCs, and Schools management shuras regarding the progress and quality of construction activities - Conduct meeting with contractors, CDCs and Schools management shuras regarding the progress and quality of construction activities - Take lead for selection of communities with relevant Govt departments and other stakeholders for WASH interventions

Specific Duties:

- Carry out Surveys, need assessments, make designs, and supervise constructions of boreholes, shallow wells, water yard facilities, pipe scheme networks rehabilitation and other area where required. - Review and validate as-built technical drawings, BOQs and scope of work for all planned constructions and rehabilitations of the related project activities. - Conduct water quality tests for the water points constructed or rehabilitated by organization at community and schools’ level.

Qualifications

- Education: Water, Civil or Sanitation Engineer, or related university degree or diploma in water engineering/Civil engineering

- Years of Experience: 2 years’ experience in the field and in managing and implementing Water and Sanitation programs in war affected areas or rural and remote environments

- Technical Competency: Good knowledge of Engineering design software AutoCAD, EPANET, Familiarity or experience with SPHERE Standards - Skills:

- Communication and reporting skills - Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English - Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background