Description
Programme Officer- Engineer,
Contract: Fixed Term Contract, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Salary: Monthly gross salary BDT 63,961/- including admissible benefits
About WaterAid
Want to use your skills in Engineering to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene usual for everyone everywhere?
We need creative and insight led people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best.
Join WaterAid as our Programme Officer- Engineer to inspire supporters to add water to their will and help millions of people to thrive thanks to the life-changing power of clean water for generations to come. Change starts with water – change starts with you.
About the Team
GO4IMPact project is designed to support Local Democratic Governance and Climate Resilient Public Service Provision in Bangladesh through appropriate, robust, and effective interventions. The overall objective of the project is to contribute strengthening local democracy and improving equitable and climate resilient delivery of basic public services in water and solid waste management in Bangladesh.
This will be achieved through a systemic, adaptive and facilitative approach to strengthen the capacities of relevant actors, enhance dialogue between them and stimulate participatory and democratic decision-making processes.
About the Role
Through this role s/he is expected to perform specific tasks which will contribute to but not limited to specific activities/ projects managed by GO4IMPact Project. S/he will support tasks and activities across the team and shall work under direct supervision of a senior team member. Also, responsible to replicate activities with high degree of consistency, communicate across the team, occasionally support activities under programme/ project cycle (capacity review, gap identification, assessment, analysis, design, planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation).
You’ll also:
- Act key role in initiating, facilitating, leading, and supporting implementation of different activities of projects and programme as per organisational requirement to ensure Quality Programme Standard.
- Initiate the technical design of SWM and IWRM infrastructure and interventions, including layout, drawings, and cost estimations.
- Review and validate technical designs, BoQs, and estimates submitted by partner organizations
- Ensure quality assurance during the construction and implementation phases through regular monitoring and technical support.
- Identify potential design improvements or adjustments based on field realities and suggest modifications accordingly.
- Contribute in the preparation of project implementation plans (PIP), work schedules, and timelines from a technical perspective.
- Provide on-the-job mentoring and technical guidance to engineers from partner organizations.
- Support the Technical Specialist and IWRM Expert in organizing and conducting training/workshops for partner staff on SWM and IWRM technical aspects.
- Coordinate closely with the IWRM Expert to ensure technical alignment of activities and consistency in field-level execution.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor the progress and quality of technical activities.
- Prepare technical progress reports, field visit notes, and documentation of lessons learned
Requirements
To be successful, you’ll need:
Essential skills
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or a related discipline. Master’s degree preferred
- At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in designing and implementing water, sanitation, or waste management projects
- Demonstrated experience in SWM and/or IWRM projects, especially with NGO, development partners, or government collaboration
- Familiarity with engineering design software (AutoCAD, EPANET, SWMM, etc.) and MS Office tools.
Desirable skills
- Strong technical and analytical skills related to WASH including water and waste engineering.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to quality and timely delivery.
- Understanding of development sector operations, especially in rural and remote settings.
- Field-level experience and willingness to travel frequently to project sites.
- Written and verbal communication skills in both Bangla and English.
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Closing Date: Applications will close 5:00 PM on the 13th of June 2025.
How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and an essential cover letter.
*Please indicate in the summary the relevant skills and experience you bring that make you an ideal candidate for this role.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre-employment screening:
To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Benefits
In addition, festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, life insurance for self, health insurance for self, spouse and children, cell phone allowances etc. are applicable as per policy provision.
Our Commitment:
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.
