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Senior Geotechnical Specialist

Ministry of Water & Energy
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Position Title: Senior Geotechnical Specialist

2025-02-08    Kabul     Full Time     111

Job Location: Kabul
Nationality: Afghan
Category: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As Per NTA Salary Scale Grade B
Vacancy Number: MEW/MSU-108-1404
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Kabul, Afghanistan
Organization: Ministry of Water & Energy
Years of Experience: 7 Years with Bachelor Degree 5 Years with Master
Contract Duration: Extendable
Gender: Male
Education: Bachelor/Master
Close date: 2025-02-08

About Ministry of Water & Energy:

In accordance with the Decree of the presidential office of Afghanistan in view of national politics and strategy of the country during 1383, the Ministry of Water and Energy (MWE) has been established from two existing ministries: Ministries of Energy, Water Resources and Environment.

The Government of Afghanistan has identified the rehabilitation and expansion of the country's physical infrastructure as one of its highest priorities for the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. As part of the basic economic infrastructure of the country, the Energy and Water sector occupies special prominence in the Government's development plans. Several major power sector projects, funded by the National Development Budget and by international financial institutions and donors, are presently under implementation and planning under the general oversight of the Ministry of Water and Energy (MWE).

Given the technical complexity of the Energy and Water sector and the particular demands posed by the coordination of the projects that are being funded by various sources, the MWE assists its administration that will be based in Kabul and will reinforce MWE in its internal and external activities and projects smoothness and speediness in fulfilling its obligations for energy and water sector development.

Job Descriptions:

General Scope of the job

Ministry of water and Energy intends to conduct the feasibility studies and detail design of Dams and other water infrastructures projects in the years 2024 -2026.To conduct the detail design and feasibility studies of dams in a professional manner, Ministry of Water and Energy is looking to hire competent Senior Geo-Technical specialist with the below job description and responsibilities:

Responsibilities and Tasks

 The Expert scope of work will include but not limited to the following:

  1. Disk study and Review of the projects existing documents.
  2. Review of the TORs for feasibly studies and detailed design of projects.
  3. Conducting the geo-technical investigation required during the feasibility study and detail design stages of the project.
  4. Monitoring and witnessing of the geo-technical investigations conducted by the geo-technical company if any.
  5. Preparation of geo-technical reports during the feasibility studies and detail design stages of the project.
  6. Review of the geo-technical reports prepared by others.
  7. Supervision of the geo-technical tests (laboratory and site tests) conducted by others.
  8. Interpretation of tests results and making the required recommendation.
  9. Conducting the geo-technical designs included in the project.
  10. Preparation and review of the Geotechnical plans.
  11. Preparation and review of the drilling plans.
  12. Responding the client comments on geo-technical issues.
  13. Supervision the sampling and testing of materials collected from bore holes and test pits in all locations specified in the Project TOR.
  14. Recommending of additional geo-technical investigations required during construction phase if deemed necessary.
  15. Review of the concrete, mortar, grout and Asphalt mix design reports.
  16. Review the tests results of soil, aggregate, cement, concrete, steel, lime, water, bitumen, rock, asphalt and others.
  17. Preparation of the monthly activity reports.
  18. Attending the meeting with client, geo-technical sub-contractors (if any) regarding the geo-technical issues.
  19. Performs any other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by supervisors.

 

Job Requirements:

Qualification and experience

The candidate shall has at least BSc degree in Geo-technical Engineering/ Geology/Material Engineering with a minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in the related field or a minimum of Master degree in Geo-technical Engineering/ Geology/Material Engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the related field with the following qualifications and experience:

  1. In-depth knowledge of testing material, ASTM, ACI, AASHTO, USBR and USACE codes and standards.
  2. Be capable of sampling, testing, tests result interpretation of construction material and mix designs.
  3. In-depth knowledge in SPT tests, Tri-axial tests and Lugen tests
  4. Taking part in geo-technical investigations of at least one dam project.
  5. Knowledge and using of Plaxis software is preferable.
  6. Speaking fluently in English.

 

Submission Guidelines:

Interested and qualified Individuals who want to apply for the position are required to follow the below instructions:

Write Application Letter explaining your suitability for the position.

Fill MEW/MSU Job Application Form.

Send your Letter and Application Form, Education certificate and experience document  in one single document (PDF). CV is acceptable and will be considered Application letter is more formal.

Indicate Position Title and Vacancy No. on the subject line of the Email.

Only short listed candidates whose education and experiences correspond to the job requirements will be contacted for further steps.

Incomplete and wrong applications will be ignored without any consideration.

Ministry of Water & Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

Download the Application format and Job Application Form from below links: Page number #3 /Application Number #26

  http://www.acbar.org/applicationform

Applicants can submit their applications hard copies to the following address:

Human Resources Section of Ministry Support Unit

Ministry Of Water & Energy

District #7 Dar-Ul-Aman Road,:

Mohammad Naser Moradi -  HR Manager 

Contact No: +93(0)744252320/ +93(0)202926625

Submission Email:

vacancies.mew1@gmail.com

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