The Liaison Office (TLO) founded in 2003 as an Afghan non-governmental organization (NGO) that emerged from a Swisspeace pilot project (supported by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung) with the aim of improving local governance, stability, and security through systematic and institutionalized engagement with customary structures, local communities, civil society groups, and government institutions. TLO is based in Kabul, with regional offices in Paktia, Khost, Paktika, Herat, Ghazni, Farah, Samangan, Balkh, Nangarhar, Maidan wardak and Baghlan and additional field offices across Afghanistan. TLO works to achieve its objectives through key program activities: research and analysis, dialogue facilitation for peacebuilding, access to justice and governance, humanitarian assistance, third party monitoring and evaluation, and environment & natural resources management.

The Foreman will work closely with sit engineer and Senior Infrastructure Engineer at TLO sub offices located at Paktia province. His duty station will be based in project sit, Zarmat district of Paktia province for implementation of canal construction project, 

The site Engineer will:

• Responsible for implementation of all construction activities (Excavation, Backfilling, Stone Masonry, Pointing, RCC works, PCC works and etc) in the assigned project.
• Prepare construction materials and other consumables requests and received forms to ensure adequate supply for current projects; including construction tools.
• Monitoring construction materials consumption such as consumable materials such as fuel, chlorine, cement, sand, gravel and other materials.
• Prepare daily list materials consumption and support the engineer in preparing the Purchase Request.
• Prepare daily and weekly planning and reporting of activities with specific locations.
• Ensure all construction facilities are constructed based on the specific standards as mentioned in designs, including selection of sites/locations for construction.
• Monitor and ensure the quality of materials supplied by the vendors/suppliers from the local market based on the specifications on the BOQ.
• Prepare the request for the casual skilled and unskilled labor hire and ensure the selection of the casual labor is properly carried out based on their skills level.
• Organize the loading and off-loading of construction items/ supplies sent from the local market in collaboration with the construction logistician.
• Carry out other activities as requested by the Site engineer.
• Ensure the Program Accountability Framework is integrated and being implemented in the engineering program.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in construction projects, with at least 2 years specifically working on Irrigation projects.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Excel, power point and word other engineering software.
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations and standards in irrigation construction projects.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Willingness to travel and work in the field at the project sit Zarmat district Paktia province.
• Ability to work in a remote and challenging environment.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams, including local labor forces and stakeholders.
• Fluency in Pashto and Dari is required

Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the above criteria will be contacted for the written test/interview. Interested candidates should fill the form in this link: https://forms.gle/Uwpo7bxTUKCNQ3jHA