World Vision International (WVI) began emergency relief operations in Afghanistan in 2001 by addressing the urgent needs of children and families affected by natural disasters and decades of conflict. More than a decade later, World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) programs have expanded to development sectors such as health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, and education, empowering women to engage in civil and social change through interfaith partnership.

WVA targets the most vulnerable in its interventions; including children, women, Internally Displace Persons (IDPs), and returnee refugees, as well as the most impoverished and marginalized families. These priorities have been chosen to contribute to our Goal of: “Improved survival and well-being of Afghan girls and boys, building the foundations for a better future for Afghan children and their communities.” 

Our work is well established in Herat, Badghis, Ghor, and Faryab provinces in the western region of Afghanistan. We work closely with all levels of society including children, parents, teachers, village councils, religious leaders, ministries, provincial departments, and other national and international agencies.

Job Purpose

WASH Site Engineer is responsible for overall Survey, design, implementation, monitoring of WASH construction and rehabilitation projects in the districts of Badghis province. She/he will provide technical guidance and support to the Construction Engineers and other field teams to ensure all rehabilitation/construction work for water and sanitation facilities is done according to approved design, drawings, BoQs, time lines and technical requirements. She/he is also responsible for ensuring the smooth project implementation and timely reporting on project progress in coordination with MEAL colleagues and the Project manager.

Major Responsibilities

35% Technical Tasks

• Prepare/develop quality design package (drawings, BoQs and technical specifications) for the construction and rehabilitation of water supply networks (gravity fed and solar powered systems) and sanitation facilities.
• In close collaboration with the provincial DRRD ensure the details of the BoQs and drawings are finalized and stamped.
• Together with village Shura conduct community consultation meetings in each target community to verify the locations for water infrastructure improvements and households for rehabilitation/construction of sanitation facilities. Women Shura will conduct separate meetings with women in the village to ensure that the selection of site fits women’s needs and can be easily and safely accessed by women. The final decision on selection should include women’s feedback and women Shura agreement.
• Follow up pre-, during and post-construction water quality testing for each water source identified for construction (WV WASH guideline is to have 3 water quality checks).
• Final community selection subject to passing pre-construction water quality test for key parameters.
• Develop construction work plans and schedules for each location and type of intervention.
• Ensure all facilities rehabilitated/constructed are gender and disability inclusive (safe, provide for privacy, easily accessible and usable for both women and men, children and persons with disability).

30% Quality Control and supervision

• Conduct training on water system and sanitation facility maintenance for members of water management groups from the targeted locations. 2 members of each group will receive training on maintenance.
• Develop the tendering documents (Bids, BoQs, and TOR/contracts for Construction Companies) and ensure that other requirements and guidelines by Supply Chain department are adhered to.
• Prepare precise implementation plans for construction works.
• Ensure all required resources for every single construction project at community level are well estimated and planned for procurement.
• Ensure quality control within construction/rehabilitation work by providing necessary on the job training for skilled labour.
• Develop all necessary monitoring and supervision tools used for construction & rehabilitation projects.
• Ensure quality implementation of construction works with respect of specifications and timeline of implementation.
• Check the quality of the materials provided by the construction company and make sure all materials are new and free of defects and in good condition and the final product, materials and construction meet the minimum standards as described in the subcontract documents and technical specifications.
• Ensure that water, sanitation and hygiene program is fully and timely implemented in accordance with community needs and standards in the project-targeted areas.

20% Reporting planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Review and confirm the payment claims made by the construction company and assess the work executed for the release of contractor’s payment
• Other necessary inputs concerning construction activities.
• Coordinate joint monitoring visits with DRRD.
• Providing good quality monthly progress reports of the construction works.
• Prepare & process completion report by end of each infrastructure completion.
• Prepare & process infrastructure hand over documents with community and line governmental departments in Ghor & Badghis provinces.
• Prepare on time monthly, quarterly, semi-annual & annual report to the relevant governmental departments in Ghor & Badghis.
• Ensure that separate databases are developed to capture all quantitative details for each project and are up to date.
• Monitor and provide inputs in procuring construction materials.
• Proper documentation of project technical documents such as drawings, BoQs, Specifications, completion report, hand over forms etc.
• Ensure safety of materials and equipment during construction work.
• Liaise with project manager & other relevant technical staff on progress of construction/rehabilitation works.
• Monitor/supervise construction work in the field and ensure they meet the project objectives in terms of quality of work and within the agreed timelines.
• Work with M&E to regularly track and report on progress towards WV water, sanitation and hygiene targets.
• Ensure all projects implemented are mapped to support development of project maps
• Ensure all key projects activities are mapped under mWater software and updated on monthly basis.

15 % Capacity building of community structures

• Ensure establishment of water management committee (WMC) per each village for project sustainability and proper operation & maintenance of infrastructure ensuring that women’s representation is considered.
• Ensure that WMC get enough on site practical training during construction phases of work in order to get technical orientation of all constructed parts.
• Follow up of the Water Management structure for a period of one year upon project implementation and document the status of the management functionality including functionality of the water system

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.

• Adhere to WV accountability standards.

• To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of (Badghis) interventions.

Knowledge/Qualifications for this Role

Required Professional Experience

1. At least 3 years of experience in WASH /Construction Engineering.
2. Experience in the construction of water supply networks in hard-to-reach areas.
3. Fully knowledge of water supply network components.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

4. Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
5. Knowledge of MS Office and statistical programs, AutoCAD, Water Gems, and other related construction design programs.
6. Fully knowledgeable of Water Gems software for designing the projects.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to travel to all districts of Badghis and Ghor.
• Strong monitoring skills.
• Communication skills and knowledge of local communities.
• Familiarity with context of Badghis & Ghor provinces
• Good report writing skills.
• Ability to engage with different stakeholders and partners in the project site.
• Interpersonal, management and conflict resolution skills.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

Accessibility to the below-mentioned areas/locations is required (please specify):

Physical Requirements

To be able to travel to remote districts and areas of mentioned districts

Language Requirements

1. Fluency in English, Dari and/or Pashto, both written and spoken

The application closing date is 08 June 2024. Qualified applicants can apply for the position by filling in the online application form in WV Career portal. applicants can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to WV online application system by copying and pasting the following link into their web browser

Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply

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