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Site Engineer

Afghanaid, Multi Location

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Bachelor's Degree
Multi Location ()
Full Time
1453

About Afghanaid

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Field project coordinator, the Site Engineer will be responsible for implementation of all engineering activities in the field such as survey, design, implementation, monitoring and community capacity building
Made of payment:

Afghanaid will pay the payments on monthly base according to actual working days through bank transfer.
Accommodation and transportation;
Afghanaid will provide the accommodation in Samangan province.
Afghanaid will provide transportation from Kabul to Samangan.
Afghanaid will provide transportation from office to project site in Ruy Doab district.

Duties & Responsibilities

Under the direct technical supervision of field project coordinator, He/She will be accomplishing the following key responsibilities.

To manage irrigation canal in Samangan province

To support contractor on Designation, Estimation and implementation.

Undertaking technical and feasibility studies and site Management.

Project monitoring and supervision in Samangan province.

To do quality control of construction materials in Samangan province.

Supervise technical activities in Samangan province.

Regular and timely Projects progress reporting to field project coordinator.

Assessing the potential risks of irrigation canal, as well as undertaking risk management.

Produce detail and documentations for the construction of irrigation canals and implementation of projects.

Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.

Preparation of PR, quotation for procurement of project materials.

To assess field staff on irrigation canal procurements.

To prepare irrigation canals completion reports.

To provide training to communities how to maintain the irrigation canals.

To properly handover irrigation canal to the related communities.

Any other task, assigned by line manager.

Job Requirements

Education/ Training
At least Bachelor degree from civil department.

Work Experience
5 years prior experience in NSP or community based projects.

Professional Skills, Competencies, Values and Attitudes

Commitment to humanitarian principles.

Familiarity with development Projects

Ability to articulate ideas in a clear and concise manner

Able to communicate in local languages.

Familiarity with computer programme such as Auto CAD, Word and Excel

Team player – ability to work within a team where members depend on each other to get work done.


Specifically, the holder of this position should also demonstrate the following:

Essential
a) Ability to work with limited supervision
b) Ability to deal with difficult, often challenging work situations
c) Behavioural role model for peers and fellow team members
d) Competent to work with significant levels of autonomy and able to meet tight deadlines.
e) A results-oriented approach to delivering work priorities in personal workload,
f) Excellent communication skill
g) Sensitivity to gender issues.
h) Fluent in local language (written and oral).
i) Personal integrity, sense of humour, intuition and self-motivation
j) Knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses
k) Active listener

Submission Guideline

Please email a covering letter of application and your CV including the job title and your name in the subject line by 21 Jun 2018. Your covering letter should be no more than one standard A4 pages in length and explain how you meet the position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references including your current employer. The precision and style with which you present yourself in your covering letter and CV will be given significant weight in short listing candidates.

Functional Area

Engineering

Countries

Submission Email

vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk

Post Date

Jun 09, 2018

Closing Date

Jun 20, 2018

Reference

VA-2018-33

Number of Vacancies

1

Salary Range

Salary is negotiable

Years of Experience

5 years

Probation Period

Not Specified

Contract Type

Consultant

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

true

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Gender

Any