WASH Engineer

Netherlands Development Organisation
Nepalgunj, Surkhet, Nepal

 

Scope of works:

Under the overall supervision of the Project manager, or WASH Technical Advisor, the Wash Engineer will be responsible for carrying out the following functions and tasks:

  • Lead technical work on sanitation service chains in the context of urban sanitation in project working areas.
  • Review and prepare the technical documents (designs and BoQs) of planned infrastructure works.
  • Conduct site visits regularly to the wash projects under implementation and supervise construction works of infrastructure projects ensuring that they comply the design and required technical specifications and ensure the progress and quality of implemented works in close coordination with WASH Technical team of Muncipality.
  • Control the quality of works, safety, and environmental aspects, and ensure their compliance with contract terms and support in the documentation of the implementation process of the projects.
  • Work on institutional capacity building with Municipality and stakeholders on WASH financing and priority investments – linked to WASH infrastructure.
  • Provide guidance and support day to day generation and use of FSM tools and databases and operation and management.
  • Ensure quality models of Operation and Maintenance of FSM treatment sites including development of SoPs and supporting sanitation services chains which support financial sustainability.
  • Lead and facilitate to municipality to implement service modality of FSTP including whole sanitation value chain as guided by Business Model
  • Lead and support to municipality to implement the SOP of Occupational Health and safety (OHS) as guided by FSM Bylaws.
  • Lead/Support in developing different technical guidelines (guidelines for septic tank emptying services; measures to be taken during desludging of septic tanks; guidelines and regulations for private emptiers and informal emptiers) including monitoring and support to institutions on SoPs in schools and healthcare facilities.
  • Lead and facilitate in upgrading WASH facilities at school and health posts (toilet access, HWF, MHM, Waste management, FSM-onsite treatment, Water supply etc.) through user friendly design, drawing, estimation preparation, prepare project agreement and appropriate GEDSI and climate considerations.
  • Lead and Support and facilitate in developing follow up and monitoring of WASH facilities/ accessibility improvement
  • Lead and Support in developing mechanism to monitor, regulate and supervise safe emptying, transport, and disposal practices (supported by local government and sanitation stakeholders)
  • Lead in developing training modules as per required basis, working closely with sanitation service provides (municipality and private service provider).
  • Able to manage consultants, contractors, and suppliers. Steers (functionally) colleagues, and mentors technically and operationally partners and other stakeholders towards improved performance in infrastructure
  • Monitors improvement areas and gives guidance and feedback to colleagues
    Support / facilitate to Local Support Partner (LSP) in budget planning, implementation of program and monitoring &evaluation and timely reporting.

 

Qualifications:

  • As a minimum, Bachelor’s degree (completed) in civil or environmental engineering. A Master’s degree is desirable.
  • Experience of at least 5 years in water and sanitation infrastructure: water resources, piped networks, water quality, faecal sludge or wastewater containment, treatment, and disposal/reuse. This includes survey, design, estimation, drawing and execution, in various management and technical capacities.
  • Experience of at least 5 years in the WASH sector in Nepal, including urban and rural settings, at the local or national levels.
  • Familiarity with the main topics in the national and international WASH community, around sustainable infrastructure, and services.
  • Skills in engineering software such as AutoCAD, Water CAD, EPANET.
  • Proficiency in Nepali, and very good command of spoken and written English.
  • Pro-activeness and capacity to work with significant degrees of autonomy.
  • Ability to encourage and facilitate productive stakeholder dialogue.

 

Level indicators:

  • Know-how: Deploys practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods on operations, gained through higher education and employment history.
  • Complexity: Processes, organizes, checks, and monitors information and results, reports nonconformity, and identifies causes when results are not met. Gives input for reporting and performs reporting activities. Engages with and influences local external stakeholders.
  • Supervision: Supervises work (local partner organizations, and consultants and suppliers if applicable), provides procedures and instructions. Identifies any procedural issues and consults supervisors on these.
  • Impact: Executes and give support to actions that require administrative skills.

 

Competencies:

  • Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and to adapt one’s language and style to different audiences, making sure messages are understood. Audiences are typically: community members, municipality officials, civil servants, CBOs, NGOs and INGOs, consultants and suppliers, SNV colleagues and superiors.
  • Flexibility: Ability to change one’s behavior or views if this is required to achieve a set goal. Goals are typically the project’s objectives, plans and design.
  • Perseverance: Ability to hold on to views and plans despite adversity. Problem-solving mentality and capacity to identify effective practical solutions to issues.
  • Result orientation: Ability to take direct action to attain or exceed objectives. This refers principally to the result framework (expected outcomes and impacts) of the project.
  • Focus on quality: Ability to set high-quality delivery standards, and to strive for continuous improvement and quality assurance. Take ownership of the project’s quality expectations at the local level and work towards meeting those.
  • Coaching: Ability to encourage, support and guide local partner organizations (and consultants or suppliers if applicable), strengthening their knowledge and capacity to deliver.

 

Additional Information:

 

Contract Duration: 1 year (with possibility of extension)
 

Contract Type: National Employment Contract
 

Expected Start Date: ASAP
 

Duty Station: Nepalgunj or Surkhet

 

We will require that you provide us with the full details of three people who are willing to act as a reference. We will not contact these references without your explicit permission.

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply. All information will be in the strictest confidence.


Job Detail Expired

  • Job Type :

    Full Time

  • Salary :

    Not Disclosed

  • Experience :

    5 - 6 (Years)

  • No. of Vacancy :

  • Min. Education :

    Bachelor Degree

  • Last Date to Apply :

    January 22, 2023


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