The position is under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Somalia, the direct supervision of the International Civil Engineer for JOSP in collaboration with CTA, and the technical guidance of FAO Resilience Coordinator and the Agriculture and Infrastructure Unit.
Technical Focus
The incumbent will be responsible for design and implementation of the reservoir/irrigation rehabilitation and development work under programme. S/he will supervise, plan, design and ensure operation and maintenance of reservoir, irrigation, flood protection projects.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Prepare BoQ and drawings for water harvesting reservoir, irrigation canals and flood defense structures.
• Develop standard quality control procedures to be performed by the contractors.
• Develop standard documentation for construction works and quality control and assurance for the activities.
• Supervise construction works contracts including quantity measurement, quality, variation, and payments.
• Review reports from state government engineers.
• Analyze survey data for the canals, reservoir, river embankments and command areas.
• Provide technical back stopping to the government team of Engineers.
• Prepare weekly progress reports.
• Organize a site visit on the Quality Assurance plan.
• Carry out quality and quantity surveys during the site visits.
• Inspect quality of in-built materials in accordance with the contracted BoQ and design documents.
• Determine the extent and nature of defects discovered during the survey of executed works, if any.
• Examine building site documentation to see if the defects were noted by the engineer and instructions given to the contractor to remedy them.
• Determine if there are any discrepancies between the Interim Payment Certificate and inspected works in terms of installed quantities.
• Evaluate executed works in accordance with good practices, as well as project standards.
• Develop a narrative report to present findings of the survey; provide recommendations for improvement of contract management.
• Organize a site visit following the substantial completion of works.
• Perform any other duties as may be requested by the supervisor from time to time.
• University degree in civil/ irrigation/ water engineering, or other relevant discipline from a reputable institution.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience with bachelor’sdegree or 4 years of working experience with master’s degree in irrigation and river embankment experience; experience as Construction Engineer and experience in construction supervision and quality assurance for construction works.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and Somali.
• National of Somalia.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Experience in report writing on infrastructure activities.
• Knowledge of environmental and safety regulations and compliance.
• Experience in construction projects that conform to government standards and regulations.
• Experience of the Middle Shabelle and Hiiraan region context will be an asset.
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
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• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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