Support Engineers

Job Description

 Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is providing Technical Assistance (TA) to the Government of Nepal (GoN) through the Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) under Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) for the implementation of the Local Roads Bridge Programme (LRBP) - Phase II in 75 districts of Nepal.

This phase will introduce regional teams providing support in preparing the engineering designs of the bridges and field investigations; assist the local governments with punctual support, in the supervision of construction works at bridge sites. Eventually, such regional teams could be adapted to the locations of future provinces.

AF- ItecoAG, Switzerland (AF- Iteco), on behalf of SDC, provides technical assistance through its TA-team. AF- Iteco invites applications from interested and qualified Nepali Nationals for the following positions:

Support Engineers (15 Positions) for Regional Offices in Different Districts Under the guidance and supervision of Regional Bridge Coordinator and Bridge Design Engineers, the Support Engineers will perform the following tasks:

• Prepare detailed working-drawings for construction using international standard AutoCAD (or other popular software), containing all details required for the execution of the bridge construction works:
• Verification of collected information about hydrology e.g. catchment characteristics, rainfall, stream/channel characteristics, design discharge, linear waterway, scour depth etc. for all cross drainage works and bridges;
• Coordination with the consultants on investigations for naturally occurring materials and identify suitable quarries for these materials to the extent possible promote locally available construction materials;
• Coordinate with the Consultants to carry out geo-technical investigations and sub-surface exploration at all the proposed locations for bridges when required;
• Support to carry out construction supervision of bridges:
• Support to implement the Quality Assurance System in Bridge Building and support to manage contracts.

The detailed terms of reference (ToR) can be downloaded from http://www.lrbpnepal.org (Click here to Download ToR)

Required Qualification and Experience:

The Support Engineers should have a qualification of Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institute and must be registered with the Nepal Engineering Council in accordance with the Nepal Engineering Council Act, 2055. The Support Engineers should have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience specifically in bridge related works. The Support Engineers should have excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Nepali, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Duration of Employment:

The contract for the above positions is for the period up to 28 February 2017 with possibility of extension.

Duty station: Regional Offices

The closing date for applications is 15 September 2016. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for the interview. No telephone calls, written or personal enquiries will be entertained in this regard. Interested candidates are requested to send their application with CV to the Team Leader, LRBP PO Box 113, Kathmandu or by e-mail to vacancy@lrbpnepal.org.

The LRBP promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to candidates from discriminated groups (women and candidates from Dalit, Janajati, Madhesigerai_l and other minority community). 

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