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17 Dec 2024

Engineering Team Leader

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Position: Engineering Team Leader-Tanzania

Reports to: Sr Director of Engineering (for all technical aspects), and report to Country Director (for administrative)

Team: Programs

Location: Shinyanga, Tanzania

Status: Full time, Exempt

 

Position Overview

The Engineering Team Leader-Tanzania is responsible for leading the implementation of Lifewater’s water and sanitation infrastructure strategy, driving the engineering and construction planning processes and ensuring all water and sanitation infrastructure is planned, designed, and constructed per Lifewater standards. S/he is responsible for quality of all water and sanitation infrastructure output in the Lifewater Tanzania programs. The Engineering Team Leader-Tanzania will focus on the following areas:

 

Engineering planning and design quality

  • Lead Program Engineering teams in engineering and construction planning (ECP) assessment and planning, designing, selecting the most appropriate solutions in each situation in-line with both Lifewater and government standards.
  • Lead the Program Engineering teams in the development/revision of water and sanitation infrastructure drawings, bills of quantities, materials, labor and transportation requirements, budget estimation, and procurement list and plan.
  • Lead Program Engineering teams, closely work with Global WASH Engineering Manager and Sr Engineering Advisor in project wide and annual water supply system and sanitation and handwashing facilities assessment, planning and design work and review until it gets final approval.

Engineering implementation

  • Support country and program team on procurement of materials, goods, labors, and contractors
  • Review, approve, and monitor construction contracts for water and sanitation infrastructure constructions/installations (both of companies and of local labor)
  • Coach and mentor program Engineering Team (WASH Construction Engineers and Project WASH Engineers) in successfully implementing the planned work as per the approved design, drawing and BOQ- including spearheading how the engineers use both regionally shared resources and program-specific resources in a strategic way for maximum output.
  • Lead Program Engineering teams in scheduling work to meet agreed timelines, managing contractors, safety and upholding standards.

Water and sanitation monitoring and sustainability

  • Contributes to water and sanitation infrastructure sustainability monitoring discussions
  • Support engineering and community health team in water and sanitation infrastructure monitoring plan, scheduling and implementations
  • Supports programs team in sustainability strategy implementation, gather learnings and recommend for improvement.

Leadership and Capacity Building

Proactively support management of programs engineering operations, in collaboration with Country Director and Program Manager

Proactive Compliance 

Support in-country leadership to ensure the effective and efficient use of financial and material resources within the policies and procedures of Lifewater International in the country.

Networking and Partnership

  • Maintain effective communication and pro-active relationships with District/Regional -level actors including RUWASA to strengthen systems for long-term buy-in and sustainability of the intervention.

Work Experience and Qualifications

  • Adherence to Lifewater’s Vision, Mission and Values
  • Passion for Lifewater’s mission of serving vulnerable communities and children
  • Bachelor degree from an accredited institution in Civil, Hydraulic, Water Resource or Environmental Engineering or in related field
  • 6+ years of experience in implementing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs. At least three of the six years of experience should be in solid practical experience in leading engineering team in carrying out planning, designing, constructing, and monitoring of large-scale pipe water supplies including solar powered system projects.
  • Proficiency with hydraulic modeling using WaterCAD/WaterGEMS/Epanet; and AutoCAD
  • Proven experience in solar pump system sizing tools, such as Lorent or Grundfos; and knowledge of electromechanical works
  • Excellent knowledge of current approaches to planning, design and construction of small-scale and large-scale community and institutions water and sanitation infrastructure, with experience in assessing, planning, designing, constructing, and monitoring water, sanitation infrastructure
  • Extensive knowledge of appropriate technology including solar powered water supply system, water quality, and WASH industry.
  • Proven ability to work closely and develop strong relationships cross-culturally with others
  • Regular travel to program areas as needed
  • Legally eligible to work in Tanzania; no sponsorship will be provided
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Post graduate degree in Hydraulic, Water Resource or Environmental Engineering or in related field
  • Experience with mapping with ArcGIS tools
  • Proficiency in structural analysis software such as AutoCAD/ROBOT, SAP, or ETABS
  • Experience using project management software, such as Asana

 

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Method of Application

All applications should be done through https://lifewater.bamboohr.com/careers/117 and not otherwise. Application via email or any other platform won’t be considered the deadline of the applications is 17 March 2024 5:00PM.


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