Economic Recovery Officer- Civil Engineer

The Economic Recovery Officer (Civil Engineer) will be based in Kandahar province and will be responsible to ensure high quality delivery of specialized project activities related to Community Infrastructure projects. Community infrastructure projects require technical inputs throughout the project life cycle, starting from assessments, survey, design, BoQs/cost estimates, implementation, and management. Community infrastructure projects are selected based on DRC SOPs on cash for work and community infrastructures and the exact deliverables will be set out in the DRC-donor project document. The objective of the Civil Engineer is to deliver a high-quality technical output in line with technical standards and specifications, as outlined by government ministries and in alignment with internal operating procedures to achieve project objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring high-quality and high-impact community infrastructure as part of wider EcRec program in selected communities
• Develop all technical documents related to community infrastructure projects, including but not limited to technical studies, drawings, BoQs, designs, specification, quality assurance and workplans.
• Supervision of community infrastructure projects implementation with support of EcRec operational team.
• Development and implementation of an appropriate workplan for implementation of community infrastructure projects, including division of responsibilities among operational and technical livelihoods/EcRec team members.
• Monitoring of the progress of technical activities, including project quality.
• Responsible for data quality and verification of all technical data and appropriate storage and management of databases.
• Participating at procurement processes for community infrastructure projects equipment or materials including developing detailed specifications, monitoring of ITB/RFQ processes and monitoring of quality of implementation and delivery.
• Ensuring community infrastructure projects are implemented in conformity to government specifications (including appropriate registration, timely reports and sign-off), donor requirements and internal DRC procedures.
• Recruitment/Selection, training, and management of Cash-for-Work beneficiary of unskilled and skilled (supervisor/foreman) for community infrastructure projects with support of EcRec team.
• Support EcRec operational team with community mobilization and engagement and organization of meetings for needs and problems of the community and solutions identification.
• Support EcRec operational team with other operational activities, for example needs assessment in the area of operation and to the planning of new activities.
• Provide financial and program information and draft reports for internal and donor reporting as per EcRec guidance.
• Prepare project progress reports on weekly and monthly basis.
• Any other task assigned by line manager.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you must have:

Experience and technical competencies: 

• 4 Years experience of infrastructure projects, preferably in (I)NGO or UN.
• Experience with cash for work and EcRec activities.
• Proven experience in implementation of irrigation and DRR structure projects.
• Proven experience in technical assessments, development of technical reports and drawings.
• Proven experience in pipe scheme projects implementation.
• Extensive community experience, in mobilization and engagements.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Excellent Communication skills
• Excellent computer using skills, preferably including MS Project
• Excellent Auto Cad using skills.
• Designing disaster risk reductions and irrigation structures, such as culvert, retaining wall, water channel and etc..

Education/qualifications:

• BSc. in Civil or Structural Engineering

Languages:

• Pashto (Fluent)
• Dari (Fluent)
• English (Fluent)

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