Lead Civil Engineer (Irrigation and water supply)

Summary of Key Functions  

Management and coordination

• Plan and coordinate work activities with the Senior Project Manager (SPM) or whomever the SPM will indicate for coordination role, and manage priorities within the Irrigation and water supply team

• Provide data and information about project work to the SPM for reporting purposes.

• Take charge and guide technical teams on collection and analysis of existing documentation/desk review and field data

• Manage the team composed by Team Lead and Field Monitoring Officers

• Coordinate across teams (i.e. Contract Management Specialist, Legal teams and other Engineering teams) on the required documentation/information to be collected necessary for the verification of claims

• Coordinate overall activities across teams

• Provide regular supervision as per the work plan and monitor the progress in terms of achievement 

• Participate when necessary to the negotiations meetings with suppliers/contractors

• Participate in effective recruitment, work planning, performance management, coaching, and promotion of learning and development.

• Activities within the Building Construction  team can be delegated to the Irrigation and water supply Team Lead, if appropriate

Technical

• Lead and guide technically the Irrigation and water supply team members on collection and analysis of existing documentation/desk review and field data

• Define the typology of assessment, data to be collected, methodology and other technical aspects of the activities that the Field Monitoring Officers will have to perform in the field assessments, satellite images evaluations, or other means of verification 

• Provide technical guidance to the Team Lead and Field Monitoring Officers, perform quality control of the team products (reports, measurements, evaluations) and monitor progress of team tasks (with the support of the Team Leader) 

• Evaluate project/contracts related documentations, such as site monitoring reports, stakeholder meeting minutes, Engineer’s instructions and Variation Orders, Contractor’s bills, review reports, certifications, client hand-over documents and Contracts close-out reports.

• Ensure HSSE while team is performing work in the field

• Contribute to the dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned for development planning and knowledge building.

• Organize, facilitate and/or deliver training and learning initiatives for personnel on technical related topics. Guide team's collection of feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about processes and best practices and utilize productively.

• Handle directly activities, assessments, evaluations when higher technical knowledge is necessary and that is not available within the team (Team Leader, Field Monitoring Officers)

Qualifications and Experience

a.  Education

• Advanced University Degree (Master Degree or equivalent) preferably in Irrigation and water supply Engineering, or other relevant discipline with 5 years of relevant experience, OR

• First level University degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) preferably in Irrigation and water supply Engineering, or other relevant discipline in combination with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree    

b. Work Experience 

• At least 5 years (or more depending on academic credentials) of experience working on irrigation and water supply projects (spanning from design to quality control during implementation), preferably with experience in Claims management

• Experience (3 years minimum) in managing a team of at least 3 supervisees 

• Experience of working in an international NGO, UN agency or other international technical cooperation agency is highly desired

• Experience in producing evidence-based evaluation reports is desired

• Experience with satellite images usage is desired

c.  Languages

• Fluency in English (read, write and speak) is required.

d.  Certification

• Certification in Project Management (PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI, etc,) is an asset.

• Professional certification from an accredited institution (PEng, CEng, etc) is an asset