Drainage Engineer

Job Description

Title: Drainage Engineer

Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor in Engineering (BEngg) in Civil Engineering, Water Resources
∎ Bachelor’s degree in Civil/water Resources Engineering preferably with master’s degree in Water resources or Environmental Engineering.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 10 to 12 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Planning and Designing

Job Responsibilities:
∎ i) Work with group under Project Management;
∎ ii) Prepare feasibility studies of flood control and urban drainage system improvement subprojects prioritized by priority PSs, including those in slum areas, in collaboration with other relevant specialists;
∎ iii) Discuss the technical viability of various proposed options for each subproject, and demonstrate that they are most cost efficient;
∎ iv) Review O&M options and prepare an O&M strategy including technical procedures to ensure efficiency and sustainability of the selected subprojects; and develop subproject selection criteria for the sector.
∎ v) Prepare feasibility studies and designs of flood control and urban drainage system improvement sub-projects prioritized under the project, including those in slum areas, in collaboration with other relevant specialists;
∎ vi) Discuss the technical viability of various proposed options for each sub-project and demonstrate that they are most cost efficient;
∎ vii) Coordinate with relevant government departments, such as, Bangladesh Water Development Board to ensure consistency in the approach for reducing water logging and flood impacts;
∎ viii) Review O&M options and prepare an O&M strategy including technical procedures to ensure efficiency and sustainability of the selected sub-projects;
∎ ix) Assist to develop drainage sub-project according to selection criteria for the project;
∎ x) He will contribute significantly in survey, selection of sub-projects, preparation of design, drawing & engineers estimate, BoQ, environmental and social safeguards reports, preparation of SPARs and tender documents etc.;
∎ xi) Perform in a strictly time bound manner in total adherence to the qualitative and quantitative requirements of the project vis a vis consulting assignment and ought to remain cautious so as to ensure that there is no unjustified time or cost over-run.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 10 years practical experience in planning, design construction and management of flood control and urban drainage system projects. Design experience of drainage structures will be essential.

Salary:
∎ Practical Action will pay a consolidated amount for the whole contract, including VAT, Tax to Individual Consultant(s) and associated field travel including food, accommodation, per diem and consultation meetings and workshops. The consulting Firm(s)/ Individual Consultant(s) will be paid 5% of the agreed amount upon signing contract and remaining 90% over 18 instalments through period upon completion of deliverables and rest 5% upon completion of the assignment / or as stated by the donor.

Application Deadline: May 24, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ Address : House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Web : www.practicalaction.org
∎ Business : Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: To support and work for LGED to develop the Project Readiness Assistance (PRA) to prepare an agreed project design and Feasibility Study, inclusive of the preparation of a sizeable number of infrastructure sub-projects for the 4th Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project.