Purpose of the position

To supervise, conduct design, studies and review water resource development and other civil works implementation. And closely follow up and ensure the implementation of water resource development projects and other civil works are in line with the plan, design, available standards, community needs and donors requirement.

Major Responsibilities:

• Receive, sort out, add route, produce Correspondence Control Form (CCF) and complete Sponsor to Child communications (Sponsor letters, Gifts/Parcels, GNs, queries, IL, etc.) in the system and dispatch them to the respective project officers with proper documentation for timely action with accountability. 
• Review APs water resource development and other civil works document and make regular discussions with government line offices to create smooth relationships, mutual understanding and support;
• Collect drawings/designs, specifications, bill of quantities from concerned government offices and review/verify technical compliance
• In association with relevant experts from government offices, perform water resources development and other civil works studies and conduct design review as required;
• Review and conduct detail investigation on water resource development and other civil works projects sites before commencement of the construction;
• Conduct close field supervision to ensure the implementation of water resource development and other civil works projects are in line with the plan, design, available standards, community needs and donors requirement; 
• Prepare monthly, biannual and annual progress reports;
• Prepare bill of quantities, specification and cost estimate for water resource development and other civil work projects; 
• Facilitate handing over of completed constructions by the AP to the user communities or the concerned government offices and ensure proper documentations for future reference;
• Provide timely feedback on the progress of the construction works, challenges and concerns encountered to the AP manager in writing and copy the infrastructure officer for appropriate action by the AP and/or program office as deemed necessary;
• Review and verify engineering estimations and payment certificates for water resource and other civil works projects;
• Review tender documents both for design and construction of water resource and other civil work projects;
• Review MOU and construction agreements in accordance with the policy of the organization;

Job Requirements

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Educational level required: BSc  
• Technical training qualifications required: Water Resources/ Hydraulic engineering and other related fields 
• Experience: BSc with minimum 2 years experience in water resource development
• Preferred: Other NGO experience and water supply schemes supervision
• Experience in using word, excel and other computer skills is an asset

Working Environment / Conditions:

• Work environment: Field-based
• Travel: 90% field 

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to fill the employment application form (you can get this form from ) and email with your current CV by stating the position you are applying on the subject line of you email on or before the closing date of this announcement to recruitment_ethiopia@wvi.org and or via www.ethiojobs.net

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