Job Description

Title: Project Engineer, WASH, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 6 Nov 2024

Education:

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Sound knowledge regarding WASH components
∎ Technical knowledge on installation and erection of WASH Infrastructures
∎ Knowledge on Engineering Drawings/BoQs
∎ Computer Literacy (MS-Word, Excel, power point etc.)
∎ Communication Skills
∎ Report writing skills
∎ Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
∎ Time management, planning and prioritizing
∎ Interpersonal Skills
∎ Knowledge:
∎ Sound knowledge regarding WASH components
∎ Technical knowledge on installation and erection of WASH Infrastructures
∎ Knowledge on Engineering Drawings/BoQs
∎ Skills:
∎ Computer Literacy (MS-Word, Excel, power point etc.)
∎ Communication Skills
∎ Report writing skills
∎ Competencies:
∎ Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
∎ Time management, planning and prioritizing
∎ Interpersonal Skills

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Oversee/supervision of site preparation activities, including leveling, dressing, and creating access routes for SWM and WASH infrastructure projects
∎ Train and manage CfW (Cash for Work) volunteers, ensuring gender inclusivity and safety compliance to enable efficient operations
∎ Lead the supervision of civil construction works, including landfill and other WASH infrastructure, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and quality standards
∎ Coordinate with contractors to implement drainage systems, leachate treatment facilities, gas venting systems, and other critical infrastructure
∎ Manage the construction of essential facilities, including office spaces, storage units, vehicle sheds, and sanitation facilities within the project site
∎ Supervise the installation of solar-powered water systems, night lighting, and other critical facilities to ensure operational safety and sustainability
∎ Prepare technical drawings (AutoCAD), BoQ/Cost Estimates, and Tender documents for SWM and WASH infrastructure projects
∎ Revise and support the design of the construction/rehabilitation work plan, monitoring adherence to milestones and deadlines
∎ Source and procure necessary tools, equipment, and PPE from local suppliers to meet project requirements
∎ Coordinate with stakeholders for specialized machinery procurement, ensuring timely delivery and cost-effectiveness
∎ Oversee daily and ad-hoc site operations, including waste receiving, segregation, disposal, and regular inspections of leachate and gas collection systems
∎ Verify work at the site and recommend payments for contractors or casual laborers as needed
∎ Ensure adherence to environmental regulations and UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards by monitoring air quality, leachate management, and overall waste disposal practices
∎ Develop, review, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for SWM and WASH infrastructure, incorporating field observations and best practices
∎ Create clear infrastructure monitoring tools, such as checklists, and establish reference standards for WASH infrastructure
∎ Develop and maintain effective communication with local authorities, community leaders, and contractors throughout project phases
∎ Represent BRAC’s role and objectives as an NGO, ensuring alignment with all stakeholders for smooth implementation
∎ Develop and execute contingency plans for emergency waste management during disasters, with a focus on volunteer and staff safety
∎ Prepare and submit weekly, monthly work plans, and progress reports, documenting site operations and project expenditures
∎ Conduct feasibility studies and reports for SWM, analyzing waste characteristics to establish context-specific solutions
∎ Recruit, train, and manage site engineers, field facilitators, and CfW volunteers, ensuring ongoing capacity building and adherence to safety standards
∎ Monitor project budgets, track expenditures, and ensure timely corrective actions to maintain financial alignment with project goals
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so
∎ Project Engineer, WASH will solely be responsible for construction & managing Sanitary Landfill and effective operation of waste management plant in Cox’s Bazar, preparing WASH structural design and development. More responsibilities will be given emphasis to preparation of detail implementation plan and guideline, detailed activities and work plan, operational processes and timely budget expenditure of field level implementation of the WASH activities in association with project team.
∎ 1. Site Preparation and Development:
∎ Oversee/supervision of site preparation activities, including leveling, dressing, and creating access routes for SWM and WASH infrastructure projects
∎ Train and manage CfW (Cash for Work) volunteers, ensuring gender inclusivity and safety compliance to enable efficient operations
∎ 2. Construction Supervision:
∎ Lead the supervision of civil construction works, including landfill and other WASH infrastructure, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and quality standards
∎ Coordinate with contractors to implement drainage systems, leachate treatment facilities, gas venting systems, and other critical infrastructure
∎ 3. Logistical Infrastructure Management:
∎ Manage the construction of essential facilities, including office spaces, storage units, vehicle sheds, and sanitation facilities within the project site
∎ 4. Installation and Maintenance of Facilities:
∎ Supervise the installation of solar-powered water systems, night lighting, and other critical facilities to ensure operational safety and sustainability
∎ 5. Technical Documentation and Design:
∎ Prepare technical drawings (AutoCAD), BoQ/Cost Estimates, and Tender documents for SWM and WASH infrastructure projects
∎ Revise and support the design of the construction/rehabilitation work plan, monitoring adherence to milestones and deadlines
∎ 6. Procurement and Equipment Management:
∎ Source and procure necessary tools, equipment, and PPE from local suppliers to meet project requirements
∎ Coordinate with stakeholders for specialized machinery procurement, ensuring timely delivery and cost-effectiveness
∎ 7. Routine Operations and Maintenance:
∎ Oversee daily and ad-hoc site operations, including waste receiving, segregation, disposal, and regular inspections of leachate and gas collection systems
∎ Verify work at the site and recommend payments for contractors or casual laborers as needed
∎ 8. Environmental Compliance and Monitoring:
∎ Ensure adherence to environmental regulations and UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards by monitoring air quality, leachate management, and overall waste disposal practices
∎ 9. SOP Development and Updates:
∎ Develop, review, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for SWM and WASH infrastructure, incorporating field observations and best practices
∎ Create clear infrastructure monitoring tools, such as checklists, and establish reference standards for WASH infrastructure
∎ 10. Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination:
∎ Develop and maintain effective communication with local authorities, community leaders, and contractors throughout project phases
∎ Represent BRAC’s role and objectives as an NGO, ensuring alignment with all stakeholders for smooth implementation
∎ 11. Contingency Planning:
∎ Develop and execute contingency plans for emergency waste management during disasters, with a focus on volunteer and staff safety
∎ 12. Reporting and Documentation:
∎ Prepare and submit weekly, monthly work plans, and progress reports, documenting site operations and project expenditures
∎ Conduct feasibility studies and reports for SWM, analyzing waste characteristics to establish context-specific solutions
∎ 13. Team Management and Capacity Building:
∎ Recruit, train, and manage site engineers, field facilitators, and CfW volunteers, ensuring ongoing capacity building and adherence to safety standards
∎ 14. Budget Monitoring:
∎ Monitor project budgets, track expenditures, and ensure timely corrective actions to maintain financial alignment with project goals
∎ Safety and Safeguarding:
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification.

Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Address::
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Application Deadline: 10 Nov 2024

Category: NGO/Development