Overview

Two Field Engineers are sought to provide technical oversight and advisory support for infrastructure interventions, ensuring technical soundness and compliance with standards throughout the intervention cycle.

Tasks Summary

• Conduct day-to-day monitoring of construction activities at project sites.
• Implement and apply quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) measures.
• Identify construction-related quality issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Carry out technical assessment/feasibility for climate-resilient infrastructures.
• Provide technical advisory support for climate-resilient infrastructure interventions.
• Review and provide written technical feedback on feasibility studies, engineering designs, construction work plans, and implementation outputs.
• Review Bills of Quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, and technical specifications.
• Advise on context-appropriate, climate-resilient, and risk-informed engineering solutions.
• Provide technical inputs to support procurement and contracting processes.
• Review the technical aspects of bids and proposals.
• Support UNICEF and partners in responding to technical clarifications.
• Identify technical and quality-related capacity gaps.
• Develop and deliver targeted technical briefings or on-the-job training.
• Support knowledge transfer to strengthen sustainability and long-term performance of infrastructure investments.
• Coordinate closely with UNICEF programme teams and relevant counterparts.
• Participate in technical and coordination meetings.
• Provide periodically written technical updates and QA-related observations.

Experience Requirements

• At least five years’ relevant experience including in design/supervision of solarized water supply systems, including boreholes, solar-powered pumping systems, storage tanks, distribution networks, and sanitation infrastructure particularly in rural or resource-constrained settings.
• Strong understanding of WASH infrastructure and water quality assurance, with clear awareness of the linkages between water systems, public health, and child wellbeing is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in on-site construction supervision and quality assurance (QA/QC) is desirable.
• Practical knowledge of climate-resilient and risk-informed infrastructure approaches applicable to solar-powered water systems is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Water Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or a closely related field.

Other Details

Languages Required: English

Contract Duration: 6 months

Work Modality: field-based

Remuneration: Applicants are required to include in their applications a financial proposal which includes a lumpsum amount for consultancy fees, local transportation, and other miscellaneous costs.