Civil Engineer

Main areas of responsibility (in coordination with CISP Project Manager): Supporting CISP to the achievement of the Expected Results of the projects for Syrian Refugees and Affected Populations to be implemented in South Lebanon; Contact to and co-operation with relevant local authorities; Ongoing strategic planning and development of the WASH projects to be implemented in South Lebanon; Coordination with other Project Local Engineers and, when the case, with other project staff (i.e. field officers)   Specific duties: 1)      The Local Engineer collaborates with CISP project manager in the implementation of the projects in terms of: a)      Collecting all the needed data and/or information related to the projects; b)      Performing detailed needs assessment of shelter needs, winterization and water and sanitation situation in the selected area, identifying beneficiaries and recommending appropriate interventions to improve their living conditions; c)      Finalizing all the needed agreements among the concerned actors (e.g. CISP, beneficiaries and tenants and/or any other potential stakeholder involved during the implementation of the projects); d)     Procurement activities (including preparation of technical specifications and Bill of Quantities for supply and works contracts); e)      Performing timely supervision visits to all project sites under construction to ensure that works are done according to the design and mistakes are promptly corrected and a report made to CISP project manager. 2)      The Local Engineer has to be the key field staff in charge of: a)      Organisation and monitoring of some activities in the building sites, including detailed needs assessment; b)      Creating a database to locate the beneficiary households and the exact needs for the most vulnerable; c)      Checking of each material that have to be utilized for the implementation of the works before their installation in order to ensure the following up of the technical specifications of the works provided by CISP and to strictly follow the CISP project manager advices; d)     Preparing weekly progress reports (e.g. measurements of the performed works); 3)      The Local Engineer is involved in the co-ordination with all actors related to the implementation of the project; 4)      The Local Engineer is responsible for documentation of all conducted activities; 5)      The Local Project Coordinator is responsible to follow all the instructions and the pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job; Other duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager and agreed upon.