Job ID
42513
Job Title
Site Engineer
To work for
Terre des hommes Foundation - Switzerland
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Construction/Installation/Repair - Engineering
Job Type
Part Time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
The site engineer will be responsible for oversee the WASH projects in Rural Damascus, it includes verify the technical studies and supervise the ongoing rehabilitation works.
He/she will be responsible/ contribute to the following tasks and processes:
- Participate in the needs assessment process, FGDs (Focused Group Discussions), and KI (Key Informant) interviews.
- Collect data and provide inputs to the assessment templates/ forms.
- Under the supervision of the Senior WASH officer, the site engineer will be responsible for participating in/conducting technical assessment visits to assess the physical situation of WASH facilities, WASH infrastructure, and any structural infrastructure of the public building in targeted locations (schools, pump station, water network, Sewage System, health centres,…etc).
- Drafting BoQS for the planned rehabilitation work.
- Supervising the implementation of the WASH rehabilitation activities.
- Ensure the works and the supplied materials are according to agreed technical specifications and BoQs.
- Reporting on the ongoing rehabilitation work on regular basis.
- Engaging with local authorities and WASH actors in the area of intervention.
- Ensure the activities sequence are according to the work plan and work track, report to the project team the work progress, challenges, and delays if anticipated.
- Follow up with the contractor to prepare and finalize the shop drawings/as-built drawings and ensure the reliability of its information.
- Provide information of the beneficiaries’ numbers and desegrated data if required.
- Directly report any accidents including field Incidents to the Senior WASH officer.
- Verifying the deliver quantities and prepare the required bills of quantities for the implemented work.
- Verifying the deliver qualities in accordance with the contracted technical specification.
He/she will be responsible/ contribute to the following tasks and processes:
- Participate in the needs assessment process, FGDs (Focused Group Discussions), and KI (Key Informant) interviews.
- Collect data and provide inputs to the assessment templates/ forms.
- Under the supervision of the Senior WASH officer, the site engineer will be responsible for participating in/conducting technical assessment visits to assess the physical situation of WASH facilities, WASH infrastructure, and any structural infrastructure of the public building in targeted locations (schools, pump station, water network, Sewage System, health centres,…etc).
- Drafting BoQS for the planned rehabilitation work.
- Supervising the implementation of the WASH rehabilitation activities.
- Ensure the works and the supplied materials are according to agreed technical specifications and BoQs.
- Reporting on the ongoing rehabilitation work on regular basis.
- Engaging with local authorities and WASH actors in the area of intervention.
- Ensure the activities sequence are according to the work plan and work track, report to the project team the work progress, challenges, and delays if anticipated.
- Follow up with the contractor to prepare and finalize the shop drawings/as-built drawings and ensure the reliability of its information.
- Provide information of the beneficiaries’ numbers and desegrated data if required.
- Directly report any accidents including field Incidents to the Senior WASH officer.
- Verifying the deliver quantities and prepare the required bills of quantities for the implemented work.
- Verifying the deliver qualities in accordance with the contracted technical specification.
Qualifications
Education degree:
BSc in Mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering is desirable, or engineering with a proven track record of involvement in infrastructure design/rehabilitation, contract management.
Experiment:
- Operational experience in the implementation/rehabilitation of water supply system rehabilitation projects including solar systems, boreholes and pumping stations, electro-mechanical equipment, and generator sets.
- Experience working with INGOs.
- Good networking ability, and communication skills.
BSc in Mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering is desirable, or engineering with a proven track record of involvement in infrastructure design/rehabilitation, contract management.
Experiment:
- Operational experience in the implementation/rehabilitation of water supply system rehabilitation projects including solar systems, boreholes and pumping stations, electro-mechanical equipment, and generator sets.
- Experience working with INGOs.
- Good networking ability, and communication skills.
Salary and Benefits
As per Terre des hommes Foundation - Switzerland Salary Scale.
About us
Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss organisation for childrens aid. Through our health, protection, and emergency relief programs, we provide assistance to over four million children and their families in around 40 countries each year. Terre des hommes (Tdh) opened its Syria mission in 2021 and through 2022 we started to establish its operations with a team based in Damascus.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Mar 27, 2025
Expiry Date
Apr 26, 2025
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CV Language
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