With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
Technical roles and responsibilities
- Manage, design, develop, create and maintain small-scale through to large-scale construction projects in a safe, timely and sustainable manner.
- Conduct on site investigations and analyze data (maps, reports, tests, drawings and other).
- Carry out technical and feasibility studies and draw up blueprints that satisfy technical specifications.
- Assess potential risks, materials and costs.
- Provide advice and resolve creatively any emerging problems/deficiencies.
- Oversee and mentor staff and liaise with a variety of stakeholders.
- Supervise constructors and provide technical guidance to ensure they adhere to the set designs, BOQs and standards.
- Lead the hand over the resulting structures and services for use to government and community stakeholders.
- Monitor progress and compile reports as per mile stores set for the project.
- Support the supply chain team in evaluating and selecting prospective suppliers for construction works.
- Develop clear sustainability strategy for all completed works.
- Comply with guidelines and regulations including permits, safety etc and deliver technical files and other technical documentation as required.
Engagement and networking
- To actively engage with various WASH construction stake holders’ networks (within and outside WV Partnership) in the States where she’s deployed and regularly update the Project Manager.
- Liaise with government and donor technocrats to ensure all civil works meet the set standards.
- Participate in interagency needs assessments (IRNAs) as relevant to UNDP project.
- Raise all request for construction/rehabilitation in coordination with the project manager.
- Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly construction reports.
Staff management
- Supervise the operation and maintenance officer including setting performance targets, conducting performance evaluations and ensuring the staff adheres to World Vision policies and standards.
- Provide on nob coaching and mentorship to the O&M officer.
Preferred Qualifications
- BS/MA in Civil Engineering
- Experience working in large and diverse teams
- Proven working experience in civil engineering
- Excellent knowledge of design and visualizations software such as AutoCAD,Civil 3D or similar.
- Proficiency in site layout, grading, utility design, erosion control, regulatory approvals etc
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- License of professional engineer
- Quality Assessment and Quality Control procedures for technical projects.
- Knowledge of and experience in institutional arrangements, and political environment associated with community infrastructure development in South Sudan. Existing connections and relationships with local technical agencies will be an advantage.
- Proven experience in project management related to resilient infrastructure in South Sudan and in particular, NBeG and/or Warrap States will be an added advantage.
- English written and oral communication is necessary. Skills in the local language(s) of the project county will be an added advantage.
- Technical expertise in infrastructure project is desired
- At least 10 years of proven ability in the management of large infrastructure projects in fragile contexts
- Ability to master and implement donor regulations; experience with World Bank is a plus, experience with other bilateral donors such as USAID, the UN and others will also be considered favorably.
Applicant Types Accepted: Local and International Applicants (IA’s) Accepted
