Engineering Team Leader
Lifewater International, Tanzania

Position: Engineering Team Leader-Tanzania

Reports to: Sr Director of Engineering (for all technical aspects), and report to Country Director (for administrative)

Team: Programs

Location: Shinyanga, Tanzania

Status: Full time, Exempt

Position Overview

The Engineering Team Leader-Tanzania is responsible for leading the implementation of Lifewater’s water and sanitation infrastructure strategy, driving the engineering and construction planning processes and ensuring all water and sanitation infrastructure is planned, designed, and constructed per Lifewater standards. S/he is responsible for quality of all water and sanitation infrastructure output in the Lifewater Tanzania programs. The Engineering Team Leader-Tanzania will focus on the following areas:

Engineering planning and design quality

• Lead Program Engineering teams in engineering and construction planning (ECP) assessment and planning, designing, selecting the most appropriate solutions in each situation in-line with both Lifewater and government standards.
• Review different kinds of assessment recommendations in-line with both Lifewater and national/local government standards.
• Lead the Program Engineering teams in the development/revision of water and sanitation infrastructure drawings, bills of quantities, materials, labor and transportation requirements, budget estimation, and procurement list and plan.
• Lead Program Engineering teams, closely work with Global WASH Engineering Manager and Sr Engineering Advisor in project wide and annual water supply system and sanitation and handwashing facilities assessment, planning and design work and review until it gets final approval.
• Review and provide input for developing engineering resources (standards, guidelines, processes, manuals and tools) relevant to the context of the country and train the program engineers in using them once complete
• Lead Lifewater water quality testing supplies inventory and restocking forms (coordinate filling the projection for program ahead of time) and distribute to programs when purchased and unsure the efficiency.

Engineering implementation

• Support country and program team on procurement of materials, goods, labors, and contractors
• Review, approve, and monitor construction contracts for water and sanitation infrastructure constructions/installations (both of companies and of local labor)
• Coach and mentor program Engineering Team (WASH Construction Engineers and Project WASH Engineers) in successfully implementing the planned work as per the approved design, drawing and BOQ- including spearheading how the engineers use both regionally shared resources and program-specific resources in a strategic way for maximum output.
• Lead Program Engineering teams in scheduling work to meet agreed timelines, managing contractors, safety and upholding standards.
• Follow up quality and timely completion of engineering and construction and confirm the construction output meets Lifewater standards as well as the government requirement
• Review each water and sanitation infrastructure construction stage, final construction completion, and approve all mWater surveys data in line with Lifewater standards.
• Provide oversight of all construction activities including borehole drilling, all pipe system installation including large pipe system network, spring protection, school rain tanks, and institutions (school and health facility) sanitation and handwashing facility. This is done through regular site visits, regular support meetings with Program Engineers, and regular review of ongoing including construction progress submitted through Asana, completed infrastructure and associated mWater survey data submitted.
• Create and monitor communication channels (Asana and Teams) for program and supervise the ongoing and completed construction works
• Support field staff in using Lifewater’s water quality test kit efficiently, for all water infrastructure assessments/prescreening, constructed or rehabilitated/valiadation and undergoing monitoring by Lifewater and external tests.
• Manages engineering and construction records and any project revisions

Water and sanitation monitoring and sustainability

Leadership and Capacity Building

Proactive Compliance

Networking and Partnership

Required Qualifications:

• Adherence to Lifewater’s Vision, Mission and Values
• Passion for Lifewater’s mission of serving vulnerable communities and children
• Bachelor degree from an accredited institution in Civil, Hydraulic, Water Resource or Environmental Engineering or in related field
• 6+ years of experience in implementing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs. At least three of the six years of experience should be in solid practical experience in leading engineering team in carrying out planning, designing, constructing, and monitoring of large-scale pipe water supplies including solar powered system projects.
• Proficiency with hydraulic modeling using WaterCAD/WaterGEMS/Epanet; and AutoCAD
• Proven experience in solar pump system sizing tools, such as Lorent or Grundfos; and knowledge of electromechanical works
• Excellent knowledge of current approaches to planning, design and construction of small-scale and large-scale community and institutions water and sanitation infrastructure, with experience in assessing, planning, designing, constructing, and monitoring water, sanitation infrastructure
• Extensive knowledge of appropriate technology including solar powered water supply system, water quality, and WASH industry.
• Proven ability to work closely and develop strong relationships cross-culturally with others
• Regular travel to program areas as needed
• Legally eligible to work in Tanzania; no sponsorship will be provided

Preferred Qualifications

• Post graduate degree in Hydraulic, Water Resource or Environmental Engineering or in related field
• Experience with mapping with ArcGIS tools
• Proficiency in structural analysis software such as AutoCAD/ROBOT, SAP, or ETABS
• Experience using project management software, such as Asana

Job Rewards and Benefits