• Conduct survey, design, and feasibility studies of the selected community-based projects
• Help communities to Mobilize labor and construction materials;

• Prepare /review building designs including drawings, specifications, and Bill of Quantities, and ensure International Standards/Norms (IBC) for quality and safety·
• Ensure designs/deliverables are compliant with the scope of work and contract requirements
• Provide construction supervision and quality control.
• Preparation of tender documents for procuring services and works related to infrastructures;
• Provides regular reports and presentations to Senior Management and Client Personnel as needed
• Travel to the sites with surveyors for site assessment·
•  Be responsible for the implementation of the infrastructures.
• In liaison with the procurement team prepare and assist in the preparation of the TOR, bidding documents, requests for proposals/quotations, bid evaluation reports for procurement of civil works, goods, and technical assistance services.
• Prepare operations and maintenance program of the aa infrastructure projects;
• In collaboration with the Field Coordinator and Programme Analyst, ensure that environmental mitigation measures are implemented as part of the infrastructure
• Draw up an inventory of existing irrigation and water resources infrastructure, and for each structure undertake a condition survey, determine the hydraulic characteristic, and check the structural integrity.
• Detailed design of rehabilitation and up-grading of the canal system, associated structures (new and existing), flood protection works, and other engineering infrastructure.
• Undertaking surface water investigations and engineering design, for irrigation structures as the dame, intake siphons, different types of canals, protection walls, flumes, and irrigation reservoir
• Assessment and modeling of hydrology, pipe systems, and channel flow
• Managing project’s technical issues and liaising with regulators and client contact
• Assisting with environmental assessments and resource management projects
• Supervised contracts and construction works.
• Carry out regular supervision at the field level to ensure full compliance with technical, social, and environmental aspects during implementation.
• Liaise with other regional offices and relevant Community Development Councils (CDCs) in technical and social matters.
• Prepare/compile periodic progress reports in consultation with the field coordinator as per the standard format and deliver them to Supervisor for further review.
• Promote exchanging ideas, and lessons learned between the four provinces with respect to technical, social, and considerations.
• Promote smooth work relationships at the regional level, counterpart staff, and other relevant bodies and report to the direct supervisor periodically.
• Writing technical reports
• Ensure designs/deliverables are compliant with the scope of work and contract requirements
• Provide construction supervision and quality control;
• Provide technical irrigation inputs to the procurement unit for preparation of the tender documents for procuring services and works related to irrigation;
• Prepare Human resources plan for a technical survey, design, and estimation of the community-based irrigation projects,
• Prepare and search for available topographical data (maps, GIS, Google Earth).
• Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor

 Institutional arrangement:

The field engineer work under the direct supervision of the Regional Area Manager in the Northeast Region. Advice and support will also be provided by the UNDP Country Office.

Payment: Monthly bases

Bachelor’s degree in irrigation or Civil Engineering from a nationally recognized education institution

•    At least 1-3 years of practical experience with a Bachelor’s degree
• · Proven experience in conducting assessments and analysis of irrigation infrastructure-related activities
• · Strong knowledge and understanding sub-national institutional contexts of Afghanistan.

Competencies:

• Ability to speak, read and write technical and conversational English.
• Ability to understand new terminology and concepts easily and to synthesize information from different sources into a coherent project document.
• Skill in negotiating effectively in sensitive situations.
• Skill in achieving results through persuading, influencing, and working with others.
• Skill in facilitating meetings effectively and efficiently and resolving conflicts as they arise.
• Good team player, a self-starter, has the ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships.