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Job Description

The Engineer will be based in Kabul with frequent visits to the field and support to INTERSOS teams in different locations of the project target areas. He/She is responsible for the provision of technical support in designing suitable solutions for water supply, water sanitation, waste management, and construction of hand washing systems along with infrastructure activities, maintenance, and rehabilitation of HFs and offices. The Engineer can take the leading role in the implementation of construction/rehabilitation activities, infrastructure works, provision of awareness campaigns, and rehabilitation of the facilities.

His/her main domain of activity will be related to WASH but other fields can be involved, such as structural engineering, analysis of the materials, energetic systems, and building renovation. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.- Assessments:

• Conduct assessments in collaboration with MAMs and medical teams, identifying water, hygiene, and sanitation needs.
• Conduct assessments in collaboration with PMs identifying HFs’ and offices’ renovation and structural needs.
• Plan how to improve the quality of INTERSOS’ buildings according to international health, energetic and security standards.
• Assess the waste management system in the HFs and provide recommendations based on findings and appropriate responses.

2.- Implementation:

• Contribute to the development of the project activities and follow up on the workplans, when water, hygiene and sanitation are integrated into INTERSOS’ interventions.
• Contribute to the development of the infrastructure works and renovation of the health facilities and offices.
• Supervision of skilled and unskilled labors works, timesheets, payment sheets
• Provide essential working tools to the skilled and unskilled labourers for cash for work activities
• Follow up on the work progress in coordination with INTERSOS suppliers and contractors.
• Ensure that all rehabilitation works, and security upgrades are done in an efficient, timely, and effective manner, according to international technical standards. 
• Have a schedule of WASH activities to be carried out during the duration of the project and communicate with PMs and MAMs for monitoring and supervision.
• Conduct field visits rigorously (in close coordination with medical team) and technically monitor the ongoing activities to ensure they adhere to approved design and relevant standards.
• Design and supervise rehabilitation works and infrastructures’ improvements and prepare BoQs.
• Design and supervise WASH construction projects and prepare BoQs.
• Work along the hygiene promotion team (Hygiene Promoters, CSMs, and CBHPs) in all the process of implementation and monitoring of WASH activities with reference to the community awareness campaigns.
• Ensure community engagement, mobilization, and participation in all rehabilitation/constuction activities.
• Provide detailed, accurate and timely weekly reports to supervisor on activities, challenges, and areas in need of improvement.
• Ensure regular monitoring of project activities and verify the correct use of project means of verification for the collection of data.
• If requested, participate in drafting new proposals of WASH activities, including the technical descriptions and the budget associated with them.
• Participate in ensuring counselling on civil engineering topics for proposals to the donors and internal reporting.
• Draft SoPs on WASH and standards of the infrastructures and energy systems.

3.- Training of staff and volunteers

• Identify and program trainings needs of project team with the project objectives in mind.
• Provide training, both theoretical, on the job training coupled and coaching to project staff and volunteers if requested.

Skills Required

• having experience in the mentioned field

Submission Guideline:

Respected Applicants, please visit the link below and fill in the required information.

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Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and called for a test/Interview.

Qualified People with Physical Disabilities and Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply 

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