Water Engineer

ORGANIZATION AND POSITION OVERVIEW

Welthungerhilfe (WHH) Welthungerhilfe is one of the biggest private development organizations in Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the National Committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Welthungerhilfe is non-profit, non-political, and non-denominational. With a global presence in 33 countries, WHH has been actively engaged in multisector interventions across four regions of Somaliland (Awdal, Maroodi-jeh, Toghdeer, and Sanaag) since 2001 and recently secured EU funding for Toghdeer, Somaliland.

WHH is looking for a professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced, and committed team player to fill the vacant position of Water Engineer. The primary objective of the position is to manage and supervise water structure construction and rehabilitation projects effectively. The selected expert will closely liaise with implementing partners such as ACTED and Candlelight (CL) while fostering collaboration with relevant government agencies.

1. Objectives of the position

The position's objective is to effectively manage and supervise water structure construction and rehabilitation projects. This involves overseeing ongoing work, ensuring contractual adherence, maintaining construction quality, and meeting project deadlines. Collaboration with project engineers and managers is essential in preparing various reports, TORs, success stories, procurement, and joint technical assessments with the Ministry of Water Resources and Development.

Duties and area of responsibility

2.1.       Duties with own area of responsibility

1.    In close collaborations with the MoWRD/MoRD and local stakeholders, the engineer will support site selection process based on the requirement of the donor.

2.    In close collaboration with other project engineers and the project manager, she or he will provide regular supervision of ongoing work at critical stages and provide technical recommendations regularly to contractors to ensure strict adherence to the signed contract.

3.    Ensure the good quality of water structures under construction by providing close monitoring to ensure the usage of quality construction materials such as cement, ballast sand pipes, fittings, solar panels, and pumps in line with the signed contract agreement.

4.    In close collaboration with the other project engineer and the project manager, the engineer will conduct joint technical assessments with the MoWRD for newly targeted villages and develop drawings and BQs.

5.    Make sure that all ongoing construction work meets set deadlines by pushing contractors and providing the required support to do so in a timely manner.

6.    The engineer will be responsible for confirmation of progress made and processing payments to contractors at different construction milestones as stipulated in the contracts.

7.    Ensures that workers, e.g., plumbers and masons, have all the right tools and equipment for the right job at all construction sites.

8.    Ensure that plumbers are using the required pipes and fittings in the right direction in all sections of the piping system.

9.    For direct implementation (not so much encouraged), he or she will perform the registration and tracking of materials such as cement, pipes, and fittings in and out of

the store at every construction site and update the head of the project regularly.

10. Compile a short report and provide briefings on a daily basis on progress made, using material with photos as evidence.

11. Register all daily workers and ensure they sign the daily attendance sheet to support their payments.

2.2.       Duties without own area of responsibility

1.    Work in liaison with the administration of the town and the water committee to establish a close collaboration to finalize the activities as planned.

2.    Regularly monitor and accurately quantify all manner of work to be done according to current market rates at all assigned sites and share it with the Head of Project.

3.    In close collaboration with the WHH Project Engineer, monitor and measure completed works at the required stages and submit payment release reports to finance and the head of the project.

4.    Prepare site progress reports, TORs, success stories, and any other site-related literature and submit it to the Head of Project.

5.    Update the price list of commonly used construction materials and submit it to the Head of Project.

2.3.       Specific Activities and duties of the position

1.    The engineer will form part of the technical working group and will provide updates and lessons learned for improvements.

2.    Conduct a technical assessment of the proposed water structure to be rehabilitated and suggest durable techniques that can be easily adopted by the locals for maintenance.

3.    Train selected locals on how to maintain the constructed/rehabilitated water source/road using local materials and equipment.

4.    The engineer will estimate required materials, raise PRFs, and support the procurement process within the current market rates.

5.    Provide periodic supervision at the sites and guide the selected local workers on the road rehabilitation works.

6.    In collaboration with local community workers, the engineer will suggest suitable, adoptable tools and equipment that fit in the local context for road construction and future rehabilitation.

7.    The engineer will provide technical guidance to the local workers during the construction of dry masonry drifts, which are slightly raised above the ground level and constructed of impervious structures, to avoid water absorption but harvest it instead.

8.    Documentation of relevant technical and procurement processes in accordance with the co-financing agreement or Welthungerhilfe directives (such as the Assignment Allocation Regulation, AAR)

9.    Fulfillment of any other tasks that are assigned by the management and correspond in general with the character of this position.

1.  Knowledge/ Qualifications

1.1         Professional/ formal qualification

▪         Degree in Water/ Civil engineering or related fields.

▪         Training with additional qualifications (e.g. technician, vocational college)

1.2         Job-related professional experience

▪         3- 5 years’ experience in both WASH engineering and construction in Somaliland

▪         Experience in material costing for both WASH engineering and construction

▪     Experience in surface rainwater harvesting technologies.

▪      Highly experienced in waterproofing technologies

▪      Experience in managing many workers in different construction sites simultaneously.

▪         Experience in report writing.

▪        Knowledge of using computer aided design software such as autocad, archicad,watercad is required.

1.3        Foreign language skills

Ability to communicate in both English and Somali

1.4        Miscellaneous

Ability to cope in a tropical climate.

2. Social skills

2.1        Social skills

Communicates and liaises with others.

2.2        Capacity for teamwork

Ability to work in a team.

2.2        Intercultural competence

3. Disciplinary Leadership of staff

None

4. Responsibility

Activity-based on instructions, the scope of action within the assignment.

Welthungerhilfe is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best-qualified talent. If you think you are a great fit for this position, please submit your detailed and

up-to-date CV and a cover letter and contact details of 3 professional referees in one document by email to [email protected] with the subject of the email as “APPLICATION FOR WATER ENGINEER” by no later than on 11th December 2023.

All applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of the selection process.