Post Date: Apr 24, 2024

Closing Date: Apr 30, 2024

Reference: 0656

Number of Vacancies: 1

Salary Range: $1000 – $1500 monthly

Years of Experience: 1 – 3 years

Probation Period: 1 month

Contract Type: Fixed-term

Contract Duration: 3 month

Contract Extensible: Yes

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Gender: Any

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Job Summary

The Water engineer work under the direct supervision of the UNDP Central Region Technical Associate on Infrastructure. Advice and support will also be provided by the UNDP ABADEI program.

Duties & Responsibilities

Scope of work:

The Water Engineer will work under the direct supervision of the UNDP Central Region Technical Associate – Infrastructure and in close collaboration with the ABADEI programmer. The Water Engineer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct survey, design, and feasibility studies of the selected community-based projects.

• Help communities to Mobilize labors and construction materials.

• Prepare /review building designs including drawings, specifications, and Bill of Quantities and ensure International Standards/Norms (IBC) for QA, QC and safety.

• Ensure designs/deliverables are compliant with scope of work and contract requirements.

• Provide construction supervision, Quality Assurance, and quality control.

• Preparation of tender documents for procuring services and works related to infrastructures.

• Provides regular reports and presentations to Management and Client Personnel as needed.

• Travel to the sites for site assessment and support implementing partners on implementation of water infrastructure interventions, including check dams, irrigation canals, etc.

• Be responsible for the implementation of the infrastructure’s projects and conduct site supervision of interventions on site.

• In liaison with the procurement team prepare and assist in the preparation of the TOR, bidding documents, requests for proposals/quotations, bid evaluation reports for procurement of civil works, goods and technical assistance services.

• Prepare operations and maintenance program of the infrastructure projects.

• In collaboration with the Technical Associates and SES Specialist, ensure that environmental mitigation measures are implemented as part of the infrastructure.

• Draw-up an inventory of existing irrigation and water resources infrastructure, and for each structure undertake a condition survey, determine the hydraulic characteristic and check the structural integrity.

• Detailed design of rehabilitation and up-grading of the irrigation, water supply, associated structures (new and existing), flood protection works and other engineering infrastructure.

• Undertaking surface water investigations and engineering design, for irrigation structures as dame, intake siphon, different type of canals, protection walls, flume, and irrigation reservoir.

• Assessment and modeling of hydrology, pipe systems and channel flow.

• Managing projects technical issues and liaising with regulators and client contacts.

• Assisting with environmental assessments and resource management projects.

• Supervision of contracts and construction works.

• Carryout regular supervision at field level to ensure full compliance of technical, social, and environmental aspects during implementation.

• Liaise with other regional offices and relevant Community Development Councils (CDCs) in technical and social matters.

• Prepare/compile periodic progress reports in consultation with field coordinator as per the standard format and deliver to Supervisor for further review.

• Promote exchanging ideas, lessons learned between the provinces with respect to technical, social and considerations.

• Promote smooth work relationship at regional level, counterpart staff and other relevant bodies and report to direct supervisor periodically.

• Writing technical reports

• Ensure designs/deliverables are compliant with scope of work and contract requirements.

• Provide construction supervision and quality control.

• Provide technical irrigation inputs to procurement unit for preparation of the tender documents for procuring services and works related to irrigation.

• Prepare Human resources plan for technical survey, design and estimation of the community-based irrigation projects.

• Prepare and search for available topographical data (maps, GIS, Google Earth).

• Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor.

Payment: Monthly bases

Travel and DSA: The salary is inclusive of travel cost and DSA.

Duration of the assignment: 3 months

Duty station: Guldara district with travel to other districts of Kabul province as per need.

Job Requirements

Experience and Skills:

• At least 3 years practical experience with bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years with Masters

• Proven experience in conducting assessment and analysis of water and irrigation infrastructure related activities

• Strong knowledge and understanding sub-national institutional contexts of Afghanistan.

Competencies:

• Ability to speak, read and write technical and conversational English.

• Ability to understand new terminology and concepts easily and to synthesize information from different sources into a coherent project document.

• Skill in negotiating effectively in sensitive situations.

• Skill in achieving results through persuading, influencing, and working with others.

• Skill in facilitating meetings effectively and efficiently and to resolve conflicts as they arise.

• Good team player, self-starter, has ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships.

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in written and spoken English and fluency in the national languages (Dari / Pashto).

Submission Guideline

Qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter and Resume. Through the below link.

https://careers.ahg.af//Home/view_job/8Zz1-SIiWLY83Oc90OI-xLgszJYHwvI39mbvJgkrCjw