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MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES
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% of time
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Activity
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End Results
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40
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- Perform water resources development studies and conduct design review as required;
- Review and conduct detail investigation on water resource development project sites
- Ensure continuous services of the WASH & Health infrastructures and services
- Prepare/Review technical terms of reference (TOR), Technical drawings, Designs of water and civil infrastructure facilities, through different stages like Feasibility, preliminary/semi detailed and detailed engineering designs, bill of quantities (BoQs)/ cost estimate, technical specifications and tender documents for water supply systems, sanitation and hygiene facilities.
- Filing all documents related to WASH infrastructures
- Supervise contractors during the construction and installation of WASH facilities (e.g., water supply systems, sanitation blocks, waste management systems, incinerators, handwashing stations, etc.).
- Verify adherence to technical drawings, BOQs, national building codes, MoH WASH in HCF standards, and WVR quality benchmarks.
- Conduct regular site inspections and produce technical site visit reports. Flag and document any design deviations or contractor noncompliance.
- Develop and maintain a site supervision schedule for the ongoing constructions projects.
- Track construction progress against the implementation plan and submit weekly and monthly progress reports to WVR.
- Recommend corrective actions where construction timelines or quality standards are at risk.
- Facilitate and document site meetings and joint inspections with district officials, health facility management, and partners.
- Timely map completed WASH infrastructures in mWater
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- Water resources development studies and designs meet the required standards.
- Water resource investigation reports are well prepared and of high quality.
- WASH and health infrastructure services are properly maintained.
- Bills of Quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, technical specifications, tender documents, and Terms of Reference (ToR) are prepared in a timely manner and to a high standard.
- Proper documentation of WASH infrastructure project implementation is ensured.
- Projects are completed on time, and infrastructure quality is maintained.
- Completed WASH infrastructures are mapped and reported in the mWater Output Monitoring Survey (OMS).
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40
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- Keep abreast of WASH sector developments in Rwanda, especially those that may affect on-going program activities
- Ensure that construction projects are meeting their administrative, quality, programmatic goals, outcomes, and outputs on time and on budget, towards the realization of WVR projects and universal coverage goals; Sustainable development goals; and Rwanda’s Government commitment to achieve universal access to basic water and sanitation coverage
- Advise on the development and maintenance of the water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures;
- Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual progress reports of WASH status in the Project and in accordance with donor and WV Rwanda requirements.
- Supervise contractors/suppliers during implementation to ensure quality workmanship, safety and value for money is achieved within scheduled times.
- Take lead in dispossessing, handing over and commissioning of WASH projects.
- Serve as a field liaison between WVR, district engineers, and health care facility and Schools staff on all technical matters.
- Support the organization of technical acceptance processes and final handovers.
- Assist in preparing site completion certificates and compiling as-built documentation.
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- Provide updates regarding WASH and Health infrastructures that may affect program activities is continuously provided.
- Timely monitoring of WASH, health and development projects to ensure they meet intended goals and strict adherence to the Rwanda government regulations WHO and the SPHERE standards.
- Clear plan for the development and maintenance of WASH infrastructures within the project is available and regularly updated.
- High quality and timely report is produced.
- Report on the progress of the project on regular basis as required by the reporting schedule i.e. weekly, monthly, semi-annually and donor reports.
- All completed WASH and health infrastructures are timely branded and handed over to the district or institutions for post management,
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20
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- Review tender documents both for design and construction of water resource projects; ensure that all PRs related to WASH infrastructures are raised and resources assigned to them are well utilized.
- Review and verify construction estimations and actual costs for WASH projects in the program.
- Ensure that resources assigned are properly and efficiently utilized.
- Provide support to SC/HO in BoQs and tender document preparation.
- Ensure that all WASH infrastructures hard and soft copy related documents are well kept
- Ensure that contractors observe safety and environmental protection protocols throughout the construction phase.
- Monitor inclusion of gender-sensitive and disability-inclusive features in WASH infrastructure (e.g., hygiene-friendly toilets).
- Support the final commissioning, testing, and handing over of the completed infrastructures.
- Verify the accuracy and completeness of as-built drawings and maintenance manuals.
- Contribute to lessons learned and project closure reports.
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- All tender documents meet the desired technical and financial specifications.
- Construction costs are verified to make sure that they are realistic.
- Maintain WASH resources efficiency within the project budget.
- Bid evaluation are timely done as per SC requirements
- All WASH infrastructures documents are filled in a proper manner.
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KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
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Required Professional Experience
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- Experience in reviewing and conducting detailed investigations on water resource development projects in the area.
- Prepare bill of quantities, specification and cost estimate for water resources, sanitation and hygiene facilities and perform site meetings and elaboration of construction site visit reports
- Prepare hydraulic calculations and technical designs.
- Data collection and its analysis and technical study preparation and report presentation
- Coordinate site yard works
- Verification of attachments and invoices submitted by the contractors/suppliers.
- Monitor, supervise and evaluate project progress on a monthly basis.
- Approve the executed works according to the drawings and standards
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Required Education, training, license,
registration, and
certification
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- Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, Water engineering, sanitary engineering or related fields
- At least 5 years’ experience in the design and construction of WASH infrastructure projects. Please highlight the projects you have worked on in your CV.
- Experience in using MS Officer, Excel, PPT, and other computer skills
- Experience in using engineering software’s: AUTOCAD civil 3D, ARCHICAD, ArcGIS (Arc view, Arc map), and EPANET etc…
- Experience in project design, proposal writing, needs assessments, surveys, and information management.
- Knowledge of national WASH in HCFs standards s and construction contract management.
- Strong experience in supervising contractors, preparing technical reports, and ensuring compliance with specifications.
- Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
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Preferred Knowledge
and Qualifications
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- Water resources/ hydraulic engineering technical training
- Having experience in working with NGO or other institutions recognized for WASH expertise is an added advantage.
- A team player, capable of building staff and community capacity in Water, Sanitation and hygiene projects through training.
- Ability to take initiative, a team leader able to work with minimum supervision
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Travel and/or
Work Environment
Requirement
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The position requires the ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 70% of the time.
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Physical
Requirements
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The ability to work and respond to any given task.
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Language
Requirements
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Effective in written and verbal communication in English and Kinyarwanda
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