Water & Habitat Engineer

Job Description

Title: Water & Habitat Engineer

Company Name: International Committee of the Red Cross

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduate in civil, structural or hydrological/hydraulic engineering, architecture or similar

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Department : Water & Habitat
∎ Starting date : As soon as possible
∎ Contract Type : Open Ended Contract

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Develop project documents (drawings, bills of quantities, contracts, etc.) for small and non-complex engineering projects using approved formats
∎ Monitor project implementation for compliance with project documents, ICRC standards, and local building codes/standards ensuring corrective action is taken where necessary
∎ Supervise small number of contractors working on project sites and conduct quality control of infrastructure installed by the ICRC
∎ Prepare implementation/progress reports at interval set by the project manager
∎ Provide regular information to colleagues on security, stakeholder issues and site progress
∎ Manage project purchasing on labour and materials according to the delegation's financial rules
∎ Administer hand-over of ICRC-provided infrastructure to end-users
∎ Organize and conduct training for end-users in the operation and maintenance of infrastructure installed by the ICRC
∎ Assist in identifying and analyzing needs through assessments and surveys
∎ Take part in analyzing water and habitat issues, the security situation and the cultural and political environment

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 3 years of proven professional experience in a similar position especially with any international NGO/bilateral development agency
∎ Good knowledge of water and sanitation, construction engineering
∎ Experience in training and participatory approach will be an added advantage
∎ Experience in managing 1-3 technical support staff
∎ Experience of managing contractors
∎ Excellent command (spoken and written) of local language(s)
∎ Excellent command (spoken and written) of English
∎ Proficient in use of drawing software, Autocad
∎ Excellent sense of responsibility and confidentiality
∎ Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, respecting the established framework
∎ Ability to define priorities
∎ Ability to adapt to and work in a multicultural team environment
∎ Team spirit and capacity to integrate a multidisciplinary approach

Salary:
∎ 13th months` salary

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ An open ended contract with attractive compensation and social benefits
∎ Attractive compensation and benefits along with medical insurance and accidental coverage
∎ In-house and/or external training
∎ The opportunity to apply your knowledge and experience in an international setting of humanitarian endeavour

Application Deadline: August 19, 2019

Company Information:
∎ International Committee of the Red Cross
∎ Business : The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an impartial, neutral and independent international organization striving to protect and assist the victims of war and violence.

Category: NGO/Development