Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 31 Dec 2018
Who We Are:
Water Mission (WM) is a nonprofit Christian engineering organization that designs, builds, and implements safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has used innovative technology and engineering expertise to provide access to safe water for more than 3.6 million people in 55 countries. Water Mission has more than 250 staff members working around the world in permanent country programs located in Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. To learn more, visit WaterMission.org.
Humanitarian situation and needs:
Bangladesh has been the second theatre of the Rohingya crisis for more than 30 years. The Muslim minority has faced decades of repression and discrimination in its home country Myanmar/Burma, precisely in the north of Rakhine State, resulting in many of its members seeking refuge in the neighboring country, Bangladesh, in the southern region of Cox’s Bazar District. Violence in Rakhine State began on August 25, 2017 and resulted in widespread violence and mass displacement of civilians. The suspension of most aid activities has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya across the border into Bangladesh. With so many refugees in a confined space, water and sanitation have become an increasingly important issue.
Position Summary:
This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Director of Disaster Response. The Project Manager is responsible primarily for applying sound engineering principals and excellent written and verbal communication skills to a variety of safe water and sanitation projects worldwide. Travel to remote locations in Bangladesh—specifically focusing on refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar is required.
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide onsite Project Management, Quality Control, and Contractor Supervision of Water Mission and their Partners’ projects as dictated by Water Mission HQ
- Contribute to the development of new interventions based on identified needs
- Contribute to the design of and ensures the proper implementation, supervision, quality and monitoring of the different component of the projects
- Supervise WASH team members if/when identified
- Provide logistical and administrative monitoring of activities under his/her responsibility
- Represent the organization with partners, local authorities, and stakeholders involved in the implementation of programs in Cox’s Bazar district
- Ability to work within cross-cultural environments and to overcome stereotypes and language barriers
Develop project engineering scopes and designs for safe water and sanitation projects in Rohingya Refugee Camps
- Conduct field inspections and site assessments
- Develop Scope, Schedule, and Budgets for potential projects
Prepare written proposals and cost estimates for water and sanitation projects
Manage multiple simultaneous projects
- Maintain good communications with multiple team members across multiple countries and time zones
- Maintain good communications with outside entities
- Ensure work is done within an agreed upon scope, schedule, and budget across multiple projects simultaneously
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering – Civil, Chemical, Environmental or Mechanical (other Engineering degrees, Construction Management, Science or Mathematics, or equivalent work experience will be considered)
- Engineering Intern Status (EIT) (PE preferred)
- 2-5 years (5-10 years preferred) of project management and/or Engineering experience
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent relationship skills
- English Language Mandatory
- Foreign language skills (preferred)
- Experience in developing county (preferred)
Proposed-terms:
- Short-term assignment: 6 months with a possible extension of 6 months
- Starting Date: October 2018
- Monthly Compensation: from $2,500 up to $4,000 depending on experience level
- Cost Covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home/mission, visas, vaccines, and other business-related expense incurred during the performance of duties; lodging, meals, and in-country transportation will also be covered by Water Mission
- Insurance: Travelers’ insurance will be provided
How to apply:
Interested, qualified applicants should email Sean McSwain (smcswain@watermission.org) with the following:
- Applicant's Resume
- Applicant's Passport Expiration Date (no earlier than OCT 2019)
- Applicant must meet criteria of job requirements and have updated vaccinations for travel