Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Assistant Engineer

Overview  

Under the supervision of the program manager, the WASH Assistant Engineer is responsible for supporting all scale- up  of  public  health  engineering  components  of  the  WASH  activities,  constructions,  and  renovations  in  CHAMPs 
implementation in Kitui South. The WASH Assistant-Engineer will be responsible for providing technical guidance to  contractors, skilled  and unskilled  daily  laborers, and  partners at field  level under his  duty areas of assignment and 
ensure that public health engineering components of the program implementation adheres to appropriate National  and international standards and guidelines. 

Responsibilities 

• Support the program in facilitating the process of establishing smooth and fulfilling work relationships with  host government offices and their implementing arms. 
• Support  the  Program  in  preparing  detailed  renovation  plans  including  drawings,  requirement  estimates  (BOQs), budget estimates and a monitoring and evaluation plan 
• Supervise ongoing constructions or renovations and ensure they meet quality standards  
• Support the timely start-up of planned WASH and construction undertakings in Kitui South 
• Assist and technically support the program in the design, implementation and oversight of all public health  education of the overall WASH response. 
• Represent CMMB at various levels of WASH platforms including the WASH Cluster and its technical working  groups when assigned by the supervisor. 
• Deputize the Community Health Officer and/or Program Officers during their absence. 
• Work closely with other CHAMPs functions - including RMNCH, logistics and finance, HR and administration - to ensure programmatic integrations, effectiveness, efficiency and compliance. 
• Support the program  in drafting internal and external reports by collection  and sharing basic primary data  from field on regular basis. 
• Guide, train and support community water facilities management committees to discharge their duties 
• Support the program  in Identifying infrastructural and  IPC problems within  health facility  settings to come  up with technical and financial propositions of how they can be fixed. 
• Identify WASH needs within target communities, including identification of  water  systems, analyzing 
• dysfunctionalities,  and  coming  up  with  technical  and  financial  proposition  of  how  the  systems  can  be  restored 
• Support the program to prepare detailed procurement, supply, and spending plans for identified  undertakings under your areas of assignment as needed. 
• Supervide and support contractors, skilled and unskilled labors and volunteers in closely and daily following  up related interventions implementation to meet the anticipated quality standards. 
• Any additional tasks assigned by the supervisor. 

 Key competencies 

• Project Management (Planning and Time Management) - accurately scopes out the length and the difficulty  of tasks (sets objectives/goals/measures). Breaks down work into steps, schedules, task/people assignments. Marshal's people, time, and resource efficiently. Arranges information in a useful manner and  orchestrates multiple activities at once. 
• Problem Solving – analyzes problems, seeks input from others and considers a variety of solutions. Chooses  most efficient and effective solutions with attention  to the impact that solution has  on other projects and  tasks. 
• Technical  Skills  and  Learning  –  seeks  out  resources  to  enhance  technical  skills,  and  readily  learns  new  industry processes, systems and products. 
• Conversant  with  regulatory  codes  and  laws  that  govern  the  construction  industry  and  able  to  advice  the  program leadership to ensure full compliance. 
• Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff. 
• Basic knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with project design. 
• Strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite software and CAD software. 
• Ability to solve problems and recommend corrective action as needed. 
• Strong organizational and attention to detail needed to adhere to project deadlines. 
• Effective communications in information shared by ensuring attention is paid to the specific components of  the communication, successful delivery and accountability for specific components. 

 Qualifications 

• Minimum Diploma in civil engineering, Water engineering or any relevant field of study.  
• At  least  2-3  years  of  national  work  experience  in  NGO  setting,  working  on  emergency  and  development  WASH or any other humanitarian project is strongly desired.  
• Fluent in local language and excellent in English. 
• You have excellent coordination and networking skills including liaison with stakeholders  
• You are comfortable working for a faith-based organization. 
• You believe in CMMB, where we’re going, and what we can do together to achieve Healthier Lives  Worldwide