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We are hiring - Technical Officer- Civil Engineering (several positions)
NOTE:
Before submitting your job application, please read carefully all instructions and requirements that are provided in this job advertisement.
The application form and CV template to be used to apply for this position are provided at the end of this job advertisement. Applications and CVs that are done in any other formats or that are submitted through other channels, will not be considered in the recruitment.
The application period is open until 23.59 NPT on Friday the 31st of October 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
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Duration: 12 months with possibility to extension
Duty Station: One of the project’s working municipalities
Supervisor: Technical Adviser-TSU and/or NRM Expert and TA Adviser- Engineering Support and/or WASH and Water Resource Specialist
Accountable to: Deputy Team Leader
Academic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or Diploma in civil engineering
Requirement: Valid motorbike driving license; skills and willingness to use the motorbike in challenging landscapes
Working municipalities: Will be assigned to work in one of the working municipalities with frequent travel to others in the same cluster
Professional Experience:
The candidate should have a minimum of 2 years of proven experience for bachelor’s degree holders, or 5 years for Diploma holders in civil engineering. This experience should include work on community-based water supply schemes, Multiple-Use Systems (MUS), and irrigation schemes (both conventional and non-conventional, such as lift, piped, canal, MITs, and irrigation ponds), as well as rainwater harvesting, water source protection, and point source interventions. Experience in bioengineering, nature-based solutions, and forestry, agroforestry, or agriculture value chain infrastructures is also required, along with familiarity with accessible public, school, and institutional toilet designs.
Community Engagement and Technical Skills:
The candidate should have experience in conducting community-level technical training for Village Maintenance Workers, Operators, Scheme Caretakers, and User Committees. They must demonstrate proven ability to carry out feasibility study, technical surveys, design and prepare estimates, work collaboratively with local governments and user committees, and support scheme implementation, including preparation of Measurement Books and work completion reports. Familiarity with the step-by-step implementation approach of water supply, MUS, and irrigation schemes will be considered an added advantage.
Project and Software Experience:
Experience with projects such as RVWRMP, RWSSP-WN, or similar NRM projects is desirable, particularly familiarity with LACCP guidelines, contribution patterns, and considerations of GEDSI, climate change adaptation (CCA), and disaster risk reduction (DRR). Prior experience working in Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces is an asset. Proficiency in water supply, MUS, and irrigation design software, accessible toilet design, AutoCAD, and solar/electric lift water supply and irrigation schemes is highly advantageous.
Other Skills:
· Good computer skills (MS office and AutoCAD)
· Good social and team working skills
· Good reporting and communication skills in both English and Nepali. Knowledge of local languages of Sudurpashchim and Karnali provinces is an added advantage.
· Skills in mobile based or web-based apps (like Activity Info, Kobo, m-water or other) are preferred.
Responsibilities
Technical Facilitation
Support (Rural) Municipality WASH and Environment Unit and designated local government units in feasibility study, technical survey, design, and estimates according to technical standards, norms, and LACCP contribution pattern and guidelines/manuals for schemes such as community-based water supply schemes, Multiple-Use Systems (MUS), and irrigation schemes (both conventional and non-conventional, such as lift, piped, canal, MITs, and irrigation ponds), IWM, ICS, as well as rainwater harvesting, water source protection, and point source interventions including bioengineering, nature-based solutions, value chain infrastructures and accessible toilets.
Support the technical staff of municipality unit to conduct Climate Change and Vulnerability Capacity Assessment and prepare Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) of DWS, MUS, and Irrigation schemes.
Support municipality unit staff and UC in procurement of external materials including the preparation of Bill of Quantities, Quotation form, comparative chart, suppliers’ selection in transparent manner as per project guideline.
Support and strengthen the capacity of municipal technical staff in applying project-defined quality standards and norms for civil engineering works related to water resources, as well as for agroforestry and value chain interventions at the field level.
Conduct community-level/local government / cluster level technical training (VMW, Operators, CR-WSP, Mason, Bioengineering) and support municipality units in managing and reporting training activities
Enhance capacity of municipality technical staff through joint survey, design, supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of water supply, MUS, irrigation, ICS, IWM, bioengineering, forestry/agroforestry/agriculture value chain infrastructure, and sanitation schemes
Support preparation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans (CR-WSPs) and water quality testing for drinking water schemes
Ensure timely completion of quality construction according to technical specification, BOQ and standard designs by regular monitoring.
Integrate GEDSI considerations into all project activities
Monitoring:
Facilitate monitoring of schemes as per Step-by-Step manuals
Participate in municipality project implementation meetings to align work plans with overall priorities
Monitor and ensure implementation of CR-WSPs, and other local plans as per the request of municipal project implementation units.
· Monitor to ensure Environmental Mitigation & monitoring Plan implementation in the schemes.
Reporting and Other duties:
Report to Supervisor on a monthly or event-based schedule
Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor towards achieving project objectives
· Support in technical progress update of the schemes in the MIS reporting system with assurance of data quality from the field.
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APPLICATION MATERIALS
Application form:
All applications for this position must be submitted by using the Google Form application that is provided in this section. Each applicant is allowed to submit only one application per position.
Before submitting your application, fill all sections carefully and attach your CV in a section specified in the application form. Please remember to submit your application after all sections are filled.
Application form: LACC Project - Job application form - Technical Officer, Civil Engineering
CV template:
Each candidate have to attach their CV in the application by using a specific CV template that is provided below. After modifying the CV, the candidate has to submit the CV in a PDF format in their application in a section specified in the Google Form.
The same template is provided in docx, odt and rtf formats and the applicant can choose to fill either of these.
Please name the modified CV by replacing your last name and first name in the file name as per following: "CV_your last name.your first name".