- Organization: UNOPS – United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: Kabul
- Grade: Junior level – LICA-9, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
- Occupational Groups:
- Engineering
- Environment
- Logistics
- Infrastructure and Urban-Rural development
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
- Supply Chain
- Mechanics and Electronics (Engineering)
- Managerial positions
- Water Resource Management
- Closing Date: 2024-03-24
Job categories Engineering
Vacancy code VA/2024/B5101/27707
Department/office AR, AFCO, Afghanistan
Duty station Kabul, Afghanistan
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-9
Duration Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance
Application period 10-Mar-2024 to 24-Mar-2024
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Functional Responsibilities
Summary of Key Functions
The Team Lead (Irrigation and Water Supply) will be responsible for the following:
- lead the FMOs both technically and in terms of team management
- coordinate and distribute tasks within the team of FMOs, according to the Lead Civil Engineer’s requirements, including:
- obtaining tasks from the Lead Civil Engineer and organizing the FMOs activities accordingly
- monitor progress and quality of the FMOs activities
- Ensure that FMOs are equipped with appropriate tools and PPEs and provide them knowledge on how to use them in case of need
- Ensure HSSE while team is performing work in the field
- Handle immediate/simple technical issues and escalate to higher knowledge sources (Lead Civil Engineer) in case of need
- Directly handle the most sensitive cases in terms of measurements, verifications in the field and other urgent/complex situations that can not be handled by the Field Monitoring Officers
- Coach and train the FMOs before execution of tasks both to ensure they will be prepared for the tasks, and when quality monitoring reveals issues. (Note: that FMOs team will be composed of various levels of experienced engineers)
- Support the Lead Civil Engineer in coordination, planning and evaluations, as required
- Report to the Lead Civil Engineer about overall progress, quality and issues and risks management
- Contribute to internal and external reporting activities
- Support the Lead Civil Engineer in activities such as: delivering training and learning initiatives for personnel on technical related topics, guide team’s collection of feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about processes and best practices and utilize productively.
Please note that the nature of this role requires flexibility in adapting to the needs of the team since the objective of alignment of Contracts details, local situation and habits, local law and other factors might generate unexpected needs
Education/Experience/Language requirements
a. Education
- Advanced University Degree (Master Degree or equivalent) in Civil Engineering (preferably Irrigation and Water Supply), or other relevant discipline with 2 years of relevant experience, OR
- First level University degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in Civil Engineering (preferably Irrigation and Water Supply), or other relevant discipline in combination with 4 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree
b. Work Experience
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in irrigation and water supply systems design and construction projects
- Minimum 1 year experience in managing at least 3 supervisee
- Experience in Quality Control / Assurance of irrigation and water supply schemes / systems
- Experience in contractors supervision as well as interim payment certificates (IPCs) and claims management is an asset
- Experience with satellite images usage is desired
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and/or MicroStation is an asset
- Previous working experience within an international development context is desired.
c. Languages
- Fluent in Dari, Pashto and English (read, write, speak) is required