About the job

Location: HO (Kathmandu) with regular travel to site (Solukhumbu)

Job Requirements/Specification: Environmental Engineer/ Masters in Environment Science with at least 10 plus years’ experience as team leader of Environment Health and Safety (EHS) activity in a hydropower/ infrastructure project. Experience of working in a project complying with IFC Performance Standards /International Environmental standards is strongly preferred. The desired candidate is expected to be a self-starter, result oriented with desire to work in multi-cultural environment.

Job Description:

• Develop and implement the organization's EHS strategy, aligning it with overall project objectives underlining with IFC performance standards; 
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for the EHS vertical and assess performance against established metrics
• Collaborate with consultants to develop EHS timelines, deliverables, and milestones
• Act as a key point of contact for lenders regarding EHS matters
• Present regular updates, reports, and key EHS performance indicators to the Board, highlighting achievements, challenges, and areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to understand the goals and objectives outlined in the Livelihood restoration development plan (LRDP)
• Regularly assess and report on the progress of LRDP implementation to leadership and stakeholders

Short intro of the project

Lower Solu Hydropower project is a Run of River (RoR) hydropower project on Solu River at Solu Dudhkunda Municipality in Solukhumbu District in Eastern Development Region of Nepal. The total installed capacity of project is 82 MW. The project is being developed on 35 years BOOT license provided by Government of Nepal in April 2014 and all electricity generated from the project shall be sold to GoN owned off taker Nepal Electricity Authority under a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement. 

The project is in full-fledged construction, current progress of the construction is around 98%. Projected date of completion is before end of 2025.

The project has obtained debt financing from a consortium of European Development Financial Institutions led by the Dutch Development Bank FMO and member bank being German Development Bank DEG, OPEC Fund for International Development, Guarantco Ltd and five Nepalese banks. This is the reason the project has to comply all IFC performance standards in project construction.