Water Engineer
Job Description
Company Description
Company Description
SNV is a mission-driven global development partner working in more than 20 countries across Africa and Asia. Building on 60 years of experience and grounded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we work on the core themes of gender equality and social inclusion, climate adaptation and mitigation, and strong institutions and effective governance. Together with our team of over 1,600 people, our mission is to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships that transform the agri-food, energy, and water systems, which enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all.
For more information on SNV’s operations, visit our website: www.snv.org.
Project background
The USAID funded TRANSFORM: WASH is a 7-year project which is under implementation through a consortium of PSI, SNV, and IRC WASH which is aimed at reducing preventable deaths and illness in Ethiopia due to diarrheal diseases, particularly among children under five.
Through development and testing of scalable and replicable market-based models, the TRANSFORM WASH project is supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) and the One WASH National Program (OWNP) to increase use of improved WASH products and services among women and their families. This will be achieved through six interrelated project result areas: increased WASH governance and management capacity at the subnational level; increased demand for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased supply for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased knowledge base to bring WASH innovations to scale; improved access to water for consumption, hygiene, and sanitation use and Improved access to irrigation services for productive use.
The 18 months Costed Extension will focus on two more results: 1) Increased access to improved drinking water and 2) increased access to small-scale irrigation facilities for drought- and conflict-affected communities.
Purpose of the job
The job holder has the overall responsibility to provide technical assistance and expertise with reference to feasibility planning, design, construction, supervision, and monitoring of water supply activities including Multi Village System. He/she will also be responsible to do various tasks like design and bid document reviews, preparation of terms of reference, contract and payment document preparations, construction supervision, and monitoring of water supply constructions.
This post is based at the national office and is subject to very frequent field travels in different project target woredas.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Approves the feasibility studies and validate recommended site selection from a technical perspective.
Reviews detailed designs and advises PM on approvals/adjustments.
Designs guidance and templates for monitoring and quality assurance of infrastructure works
Advice PM on adjustments needed in the work processes.
Knowledge Development
Inform Water and Irrigation knowledge agenda to the PM, in line with the direction set by the TRANSFORM: WASH project implementation modalities and donor requirement/USAID.
Support the development of case studies and feed to the Project Manager to disseminate to a larger audience/stakeholder including GoE, USAID, consortium members, SNV global, and other NGOs working in the WASH sector.
Capture lessons learned, stimulate internal and external knowledge exchange, and suggest ways how to translate this into practice to the Project Manager.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Manager/SNV.
Project and process development
Identifies and proposes technical process improvements to the project team. Acts on improvement areas within the local internal organization and processes and gives feedback. Ensures lessons learned are applied in daily practice.
People/Partnership Management
Seek opportunities for different kinds of partnerships for enhanced quality program implementation and leveraging with TRANSFORM: WASH at regional and national levels.
Periodically collect information about what other organizations are best doing/working within the water sector more specifically USAID-funded projects in the kebele, woreda, zone, and region to gain institutional knowledge of the environment.
Engage in the water sector platforms and networking at woreda, zone and region relevant to booster the implementation of TRANSFORM: WASH representing SNV.
Build smooth and strong partnerships in a holistic manner with relevant regional, zonal, and woreda government structures and development partners, USAID, and other consortium members and manage it for successful implementation of TRANSFORM: WASH project.
Contribute in making the USAID TRANSFORM: WASH a flagship project for SNV and USAID in the respective woredas, zones and region/s.
Ensure that respective monthly/quarterly/bi-annually/annually reports are meeting deadlines set by the project internally and externally by the donor/USAID and PSI, prime of consortium.
Positioning
Identifies and analyses market opportunities and threats and ensures relevant colleagues are informed. Actively participates in strategic positioning meetings and acts as a knowledgeable face of the SNV organisation to the client. Analyses, understands and develops (local) networks with relevant stakeholders, identifies new clients.
Qualifications
Education and Skill Requirements:
BSc. preferred MSc. in Water Resource Engineering, Hydraulics, civil and related fields with a minimum of 5 years of directly related experience.
S/he require to have good experience in WASH and small irrigation Engineering Construction Management and Communication Skills and have skills in Engineering software like AUTO CAD, water CAD, EPANET, etc
Proven knowledge and experience in undertaking activities aimed at water facility construction, rehabilitation and upgrading project implementation.
Strong communication skill
The ability to detect problems, recognize important information, and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.
Competencies:
Coaching
Problem Analysis
Focus on Quality
Result Oriented
Persuasiveness
Additional Information
Additional Information
Contract Type: National
Expected start date: As soon as possible
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with frequent field travel
Contract Duration: Six months with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.
How To Apply
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on the 26th of January 2024. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be in the strictest confidence.
If we see that your experience and skills match the requirements of the position, we will contact you to advise you of the next steps in the recruitment process.
SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Working at SNV
SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from and contribute to, an internal and global network of experts.
Vetting
SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct”. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.