Senior Project Officer - WASH

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Hydrogeology, or equivalent field experience. Professional license is a plus.
  
• Practical experience in public health, health or Hygiene Promotion, community development, education, or community water supply and sanitation.
  
• Minimum of five years’ experience in water supply and sanitation project supervision, or construction management, with a balanced awareness of how to effectively manage contractors’ performance, preference for work within humanitarian sector.
  

Project Design and Implementation

• Lead elements of WASH programming, not limited to planning, designing, development, implementation, monitoring. Take lead in identifying community water and sanitation requirements, including conducting needs assessments, and contributing to technical water and sanitation solutions.
  
• Supervise field-level WASH infrastructure works related to the project (e.g., supervision of contractors, suppliers, Partner staff, local artisans, and construction supervisors
  
• Oversee the drafting of technical specifications, which will include the drafting of technical documentation, designs, and drawings, as well as technical bills of engineering measurement and evaluation for all water and sanitation activities under the emergency program.
  
• Work closely with construction supervisors providing technical expertise related to the planned infrastructure works to be carried for WASH, including but not limited to construction best practices and construction administration, water quality testing and treatment, and technical assessments.
  

Information Management/Reporting-

• Report the daily progress of works to the Infrastructure PM.
  
• Ensure that all WASH infrastructure data within the staff’s portfolio of sites is well managed and provides an accurate representation of the reality on the ground.
  
• Submit regular reports related to the project’s WASH infrastructure to team lead.
  

Security management responsibilities-

• Responsible of the day-to-day security management as it relates to program implementation.
  
• Abide by the security procedures and policies and report any breaches.
  
• Participate in personal safety training as required.
  
• Perform other relevant tasks as assigned.