WASH Infrastructure Engineer

Duration: 18 person-months (1.5 calendar years)

Duty Station: Surkhet/Jajarkot

Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with substantial relevant experience in rural water supply

and sanitation, or relevant subjects (Environmental, Electrical, Mechanical, Disaster Risk Management etc)

Language: Fluency in written and spoken English and Nepali

Experience and skills:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience;
• Extensive experience in the feasibility study, detailed engineering survey, scheme design, cost estimation, implementation, monitoring, and quality control of gravity-fed water supply systems; solar lifting, electrical lifting, and MUS systems;
• Good experience in survey, design, cost estimation, implementation, monitoring, and quality control of institutional (Schools, Health posts, public) toilets, Fecal sludge management and drainage system;
• Experience in Water Safety Plan, water quality issues, and water quality parameters testing;
• Knowledge of cross-cutting issues like CCA/DRR and GEDSI;
• Demonstrated computer skills including MS Excel, Auto-CAD, water supply design software; Fecal sludge management, drainage, and MUS systems
• Training and facilitation skills;

Duties:

• Technical guidance and support to the technical staff to ensure the quality of WASH infrastructures in project rural municipalities and municipalities;
• Involve in critical schemes’ detailed surveys, design, cost estimation, and support on the implementation of such large gravity-fed systems, solar lifting, electrical lifting, and MUS systems;
• Support and guide WASH unit staff on preparation of bill of quantities and measurement book and ensure construction materials quality of WASH infrastructures;
• Support design, cost estimation, and quality assurance of GEDSI-friendly water supply service points at communities and institutions, sanitation and hygiene facilities at institutions and public places;
• Ensure construction materials and construction quality of each scheme along with respective WASH unit team members by visiting frequently at construction sites;
• Engage in the scheme monitoring with the WASH unit team members and support for quality work;
• Regular cross-checking of WUSC minute book, bookkeeping system, scheme book, etc, and advice to the field team and WUSCs to maintain the quality;
• Integration of CCA/DRR design dimensions into relevant technical planning, design, implementation, post-construction and monitoring processes;
• Technical support on WSP+++ and Service support center-related activities as needed;
• Technical auditing and following up, supervision of construction of water supply and institutional sanitation facilities;
• Support on training materials preparation and training to WASH unit staff;
• Support WASH advisors on technical matters for the quality control of WASH infrastructures, monitoring, and capacity-building activities as and when needed; and
• Other duties as assigned by the Technical Specialist.