The Civil Engineer role involves planning, organizing, and supervising the implementation of soil and water conservation works, while ensuring technical quality and compliance with all standards. This position requires active collaboration with the project team and extensive engagement with community members and local authorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support baseline surveys, beneficiary selection, planning, and data collection in collaboration with project team members.
- Plan, organise, and supervise implementation of soil and water conservation works, including contour ridges, semi-circular bunds, check dams, terraces, and water pans.
- Supervise contractors and train and oversee community working teams implementing erosion and runoff reduction measures under cash-for-work or asset-based modalities.
- Ensure technical quality and compliance with approved designs, technical specifications, BoQs, environmental standards, and safety requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and on-site supervision to contractors, site foremen, and community groups.
- Draft maintenance manuals for constructed or rehabilitated water and soil management infrastructure.
- Support preparation of work plans, BoQs (Bill of Quantities), technical drawings, and contribute to tender evaluations and mobilisation of contractors and community groups.
- Monitor work progress, verify quantities, and prepare technical reports, including best practices, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Prepare technical documentation supporting payment clearances for cash-for-work activities.
- Engage with community representatives and local authorities to ensure inclusiveness, ownership, and long-term maintenance of completed structures.
- Ensure application of environmental and social safeguards, Prior Informed Consent (PIC), and gender-sensitive approaches at all work sites.
- Contribute to capacity building of community groups and local partners on sustainable land and water management techniques.
- Participate in field assessments, surveys, mapping, and impact monitoring activities.
Qualifications & Skills
Candidates must possess the following qualifications and skills:
- Advanced proficiency in English and Swahili.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in cash-for-work, asset-based, or labour-intensive community works.
- Strong experience in community engagement, mobilisation, and training delivery.
- Demonstrated expertise in supervising small-scale earth, stone, and concrete infrastructure works.
- Familiarity with hydrology, erosion control, watershed management, and sustainable land management practices.
- Knowledge of environmental and social safeguards and PIC approaches.
- Strong data collection and reporting skills, including use of GIS, Kobo, Excel, and similar tools.
- Excellent teamwork, communication, and coordination skills.
