Project Engineer

Main Responsibilities:

- Defining work specifications and quotations;
- Technical supervision of construction to ensure contractor's adherence to contract documents, including drawings, specifications, testing and materials' requirements; assuring adherence of the contractor to time schedule and making sure that defective materials are removed and replaced properly, as required by the contractor;
-  Supervising infrastructural work daily;
-  Ensuring worksite organization and safety;
- Construction management duties including, but not limited to, contract administration, surveying, coordinating matters between multiple contractors on site, quantity measurements, cost control, reviewing interim and final payments and quality control;
- Ensuring community mobilization on issues related to construction, operations and maintenance of implemented WASH facilities;
- Making recommendations to the Project Manager on variation orders and contract amendments;
- Ensuring the quality and pace of the work done by contractors via: 
   1. Daily field visits
   2. Daily progressive site reports
- Establishing monitoring sheets for field workers and construction officer;
- Integrating and coordinating with other team members;
- Ensuring the mitigation of aspects related to gender, child protection, and crosscutting issues;
- Ensuring proper documentation for implemented activities;
- Enhancing referrals pathways;
- Ensuring that municipality and water establishment are on board in selecting, planning, monitoring, and handing over processes;
- Collecting all needed data and information related to infrastructure projects;
- Preparing/coordinating any site survey work necessary to support the development of design/tender documentation for future works;
- Checking and supervising any surveying work;
- Checking of each material that has to be utilized for implementation before their installation;
- Assisting in issuing requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for quotations (RFQs);
- Assisting with tenders including bill of quantities, bidding documents, technical specification, and participate in negotiating terms and conditions of contracts

Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Engineering
- Experience in budget control
- Experience in working with local authorities
- Experience in supervising construction works
- Team Leadership skills
- Highly motivated and with a desire to work with local communities
- Strong communication skills
- Understanding of local laws and regulations
- Advanced computer skills
- Report writing skills
- Knowledge of materials testing, analysis of results and quality control in similar projects;
- Knowledge in the geographical and social context of the assigned region
- Fluent in written and spoken English