Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 28 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
WHO WE ARE
Living Water International (LWI) exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water, and to experience “living water” – the gospel of Jesus Christ – which alone satisfies the deepest thirst.

LWI UGANDA PROGRAM
LWI Uganda is an affiliate of Living Water International a Christian International NGO with its Headquarters in Houston USA. In Uganda, LWI runs an integrated WASH program in Southwestern and Eastern Uganda. LWI Uganda has been operating in Uganda since 2009 providing safe clean water, Church and Community Mobilization, Sanitation and Hygiene services to communities and building capacity of communities in operation & maintenance of wells for sustainability. LWI Uganda is looking for a passionate, experienced, engaged, and competent Ugandan to fill the position of Water and Sanitation (Watsan) Engineer.

This Position entails the following purpose you will be responsible for all activities related to planning, design, construction, maintenance and sustainability of water and sanitation projects in the targeted communities. The WATSAN Engineer is part of the program management team (PMT) and responsible for supervision of water supply team.

Key Job Requirements and skills
• University Degree in Civil /water Engineering (with Hydraulics), Hydrogeologyv
• Minimum of five years’ experience working in construction of potable and sanitary water systems and other civil works.
• Training in drilling and Hydrology will be added advantage.
• 3 years’ experience in managerial or leadership role.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Team management and leadership.
• Experience in preparing and controlling budgets.
• Experience in composing informative technical documents.
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary equipment including drilling equipment.
• Experience in preparing diagnostic and feasibility reports of clean water, and sanitation projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages.
• Knowledge of GPS and location of projects using Google Maps.
• Knowledge of a local community dynamics. community/area of operation will be favorable.
• Minimum 4 years driving experience with DL class and clean record.

Key Result Areas and Skills
• Provides direction with the Country Strategic plan regarding Water Supply Development initiatives.
• Manages qualified personnel to support Water Supply Development Initiatives.
• Supports the recruitment process for W&S staff.
• Ensures that the communities selected meet the Living Water standards and donor expectations.
• Responsible for developing and reviewing the construction designs of the water and sanitation systems.
• Supports and supervises hydrogeological siting and surveys.
• Prepares estimates and terms of reference for the professional service and company contracts for the work construction.
• Responsible for the oversight and execution of the activities or tasks for the project construction, verifying that the execution complies with project design and program elements in accordance to the Quality Standards for Programs and donor requirements.
• Manage coordination of community representatives and local authorities on all the actions relating to the water and sanitation projects of Living Water International for the achievement of maximum impact.
• Ensure that all work meets LWI quality standards.
• Supervise civil engineers, construction workers, plumbers, as well as the people of the community who are performing activities related to the project so that these tasks are executed to the satisfaction of internal and external clients.
• Prepare operation and maintenance manuals of the water systems.
• Ensure staff health and occupational safety standards are followed at all times during drilling and construction processes.
• Requests the purchase of materials and equipment that are necessary for the construction of the water systems and/or sanitation facilities.
• Perform the rate analysis with their respective blocks of consumption for each project.
• Prepare quarterly reports of activity developments. In addition, provide specific reports that are required by his/her supervisor.
• Promotes the gender equity in the different activities in each one of the stages of the project.
• Ensure that all LWI fleet are maintained, and log sheets updated.
• Guarantees that assigned resources (human and material) are utilized effectively and in an efficient manner.
• Coordinates government or state institutions, private sector, that supervise the areas of work.
• Represent LWI Uganda in various stakeholder networks whenever required.
• Act as the contract manager for all works contracted out.
• Keep abreast with current events in relation to the water supply sector.
• Build the capacity of the water supply team and ensure their skills meet the current work demands.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Applicants who meet the above criteria should submit their CVs (a maximum 4 pages – No certificates), by email to: HR and Administration Manager: lwiugandarecruitment@water.cc  not later than 4:00 p.m. October 13, 2023.
Clearly indicate Water and Sanitation (Watsan) Engineer Application – SURNAME – FIRST NAME in the subject line of the email. Also, indicate your current salary or expectation (gross pay) in the application letter along with a recommendation letter from your Church leader. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisting will be done on rolling basis. All offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all applicable background checks including certificate of good conduct as well as availability of funds for this position. Please refer to www.water.cc  for more information on our work.




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