Field Engineer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Field Engineer to manage engineering operations on a daily basis, specializing in planning, researching, and developing new ideas, and streamlining engineering operations.

Job Overview/Summary: This role would specialize in the management of engineering operations on a daily basis. He/She would have a more strategic role, planning, researching, and developing new ideas, and streamlining engineering operations.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead on technical feasibility/assessment (site identification, material, labor, transportation, supplies etc.) of WASH & Infrastructure's activities prior implementation to ensure sustainability & cost effectiveness as well as agreed time frame of project at field level.
• Perform quality & quantity assurance checks by paying regular visits to construction sites to verify the work is performed in compliance with the plans and specifications.
• Monitoring progress of infrastructure during each phase of the project.
• Field Engineer will ensure that all construction sites meet legal/standardized guidelines, health and safety requirements and keeping in view universal access guidelines.
• Field engineers are responsible for ensuring that designs and solutions are developed.
• Field Engineer is responsible for professional/technical engineering designs/drawings and review standards, surveys and inspections.
• Regular field visits to ensure the quality of the project as per the specifications mentioned in the approved estimate.
• Provides guidance to the IRC team on code compliance, keeping in view the IRC standard operational procedures.
• Supervision/development/review the following:
• WASH, Building Construction, repair and renovation, boundary walls, playground, multipurpose hall infrastructure.
• Technical aspects of the project related to Environmental Sanitation
• Inclusive WASH/infrastructure approaches
• DRR/DRM resilient infrastructure
• Preparation of work done sheets
• Assess potential risks, provide advice and resolve creatively any emerging problems/deficiencies during implementation of project.
• Supervise all the technical assessments and monthly evaluations of engineering activities and report all the activities to Senior Field Engineer in a timely manner.
• Carry out other such tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Job Requirements:

• BE/BTech/DAE in civil Engineering.
• Minimum 4-5 years' engineering experience of working in Inclusive Construction and WASH projects.
• Experience can be in lieu of qualification and vice versa.
• Computer literacy in MS Word, MS Excel, AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated experience in designing water and sanitation infrastructure.
• Knowledge and experience of the whole process of bringing designs from concept stage through design to construction and handover.
• Must be fluent in Urdu & English languages.
• Pashto and Balochi language preferred.