Field Engineer (Twic East) 29 views0 applications

CTG overview

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.

CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.

Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.

Overview of position

Under the direct supervision of DRM senior field engineer, and overall supervision of National disaster risk management (DRM) Project Engineer, under the general guidance of DRM Project Officer and the ECRP Programme Manager and under the administrative supervision of the Head of Sub Office (HoSO) and in coordination with field teams , the successful candidate will support the flood mitigation infrastructure construction, rehabilitations and supervision works in selected counties pertaining to the Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance Project (ECRP-II), component 1.2.

Flood protection infrastructure construction activities pertaining to the ECRP-II project are developed based on government lead, community participatory approach with an emphasis on local ownership of the projects. Project locations are mostly in remote field and frequent travel is expected from the incumbent to monitor multiple sites simultaneously. The successful candidates shall be based at County Head quarter to be able to provide timely supervision for the subprojects in the respective county. The ECRP-II flood infrastructure types include:

• Dikes: physical survey to identify dike alignments, primary hydrological data collection, community and local administration consultation, supervision of dike construction, reporting.
• Ports or docking points: docking point construction and rehabilitation, improve accesses, docking area expansion
• Flood resilient roads and bridges: hydrological survey for identify culverts, ditches, sizing of bridges, determine flood crossing points, rising embankment, supervision of implementation activities.
• Flood water pumping station: dewatering of pumping site, manage fuel and related operation work.
• Other flood protection and related infrastructure facilitation work: conduct survey and levelling, primary data collection

Role objectives

• Provide Support senior field engineer to facilitate planning and implementation of ECRP-II flood protection infrastructure activities including development of Standard Operating guidelines, project manuals and templates, staff training modules and construction and supervision scheduling
• Conduct survey and identifying flood intervention measures in the selected counties
• Provide technical support and primary data collection for design review and modifications of flood intervention and access improving infrastructures.
• Monitor and supervise flood protection infrastructure construction operations including daily supervise the activities, regular visits to sites, conduct meetings with the contractor and giving necessary instructions to keep the project on track.
• Support meeting with local administration.
• Support coordination activity under the guidance of Senior field engineer for construction of dike, ports, docking points, roads, crossing points, culverts, bridges, etc
• Supervise the Field Engineers within an area of responsibility, including inputs for performance evaluation and assisting in resolving team (or community) conflicts
• Monitor project implementation by undertaking regular visits to the areas of operation, checking that materials, tools and workmanship meet quality requirements, and labour is properly utilized in compliance with the contract specifications. Follow up on scheduling with contractors and prepare completion certificates.
• Review and ensure the quality and timeliness of documentation from the Field Engineers’ construction inspection reports including measurement and quantity calculations, quality assurance, daily labour usage, photos, documentation of change variances, and progress reports
• Provide all necessarily inputs for ESS by coordinating with safeguarding officer
• Ensure that Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) requirements are being followed with regular reporting using the HSSE forms
• Communicate clearly and in a timely manner to the Supervisor any breaches of HSSE, quality, scope or environmental management
• Maintain cooperation and communication with local community development committees, government officials, local partners and any other community groups as required
• Coordinate closely with the community engagement teams to ensure community participation in infrastructure activities, avoiding conflict, and supporting Operation & Maintenance capacity building activities as relevant.
• Abide by the principles of a respectful work environment free of harassment and retaliation, and that promotes the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Project reporting

• This role reports to the DRM Senior Field Engineer

Key competencies

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Irrigation Engineering, Hydrology or other relevant discipline from a recognized institution is required with 4 years’ experience on relevant field
• Or Civil Engineering or hydraulic engineering Diploma with Minimum 6 years of experience is required.

Work experience:

• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in engineering or construction management of infrastructure projects including dikes, canals ports, roads and building structures
• Experience with infrastructure design and project management is required
• Experience successfully managing field engineers and contractors is required
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel required, additional skills in CAD, GIS and data collection software is desirable
• Experience with construction in remote field locations is an asset

Languages:

• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking English is required
• Fluency in Arabic and local languages of the project area is desirable

Key competencies:

• Prior experience on dike construction supervision and coordination
• Understanding on general hydrology, hydraulics, infrastructure construction considering the risk of flood
• Ability to work independently with sound decision making skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to mentor and strengthen junior technical staff

Team management

• This role has no team management

Further information

Please provide in addition to your CV and Cover letter a Supplementary Page that clearly states:

The years of experience you have in:

– Design of flood or other engineering infrastructure:

– Preparing Cost Estimates and BoQ for engineering infrastructure (dikes, roads, ports, etc):

– Supervision of flood protection or other engineering infrastructure:

– Design and generating BOQ for road, dike and other flood related infrastructures

The years of experience you have with each discipline:

– Dikes

– Roads, drainage system

– Bridges, culverts or crossing points

– Construction management

– Geotechnical

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.