Full job description
Key Responsibilities
Technical Design Documentation
- Prepare technical notes, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), engineering designs, cost estimates, and Bill of Quantities (BoQs) for water supply schemes and Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) infrastructure.
- Develop technology-specific manuals covering working principles, design parameters, construction guidelines, and O M protocols for various water supply and sanitation technologies.
- Review and quality-check technical drawings, specifications, and estimates prepared by field teams or sub-consultants.
- Prepare presentations, briefs, and reference documents on technical aspects of WASH
- Support development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for O M of WASH infrastructure at various levels.
Capacity Building Training Support
- Design and deliver technical sessions during district/ state-level training workshops for government engineers and community-level functionaries.
- Develop training modules and resource booklets on technical aspects of water supply and SLWM systems, including FSSM.
Field Support Handholding
- Provide on-ground technical handholding to GPs, district teams, and contractors on execution of WASH infrastructure – including construction quality, material specifications, and site-specific troubleshooting.
- Assist field coordinators in documenting technical challenges, solutions, and good practices from the field for inclusion in project reports and knowledge products.
Coordination Reporting
- Work in close coordination with the sanitation, water supply, and capacity building verticals to ensure technical consistency across project deliverables.
- Contribute technical sections to inception reports, quarterly progress reports, assessment reports, and the final project report.
- Coordinate with district engineers and government counterparts to gather secondary data, validate technical findings, and seek approvals for DPRs and design
Qualifications
B.E. / B.Tech/ M.E/ M.Tech in Civil or Environmental Engineering (Postgraduate preferred)
Additional Information
Skills Competencies
- Strong grasp of rural water supply and sanitation technologies – including design, construction, and O M across a range of scheme types and SLWM components.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD or similar design software for preparing engineering drawings and layouts.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Good technical writing and documentation skills
- Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
- Willingness to undertake regular field travel (30–40% of time) to project villages and districts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Hindi
