Public Health Engineer Officer
Job Purpose: To work in a team of Public Health Engineers, ensuring that all construction works are completed to the agreed specifications and within the agreed project timeframes. Ensure maintenance of built facilities for the duration of the contract. Participate in further assessments as required and contribute to emergency water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Programme Implementation
To assess emergency needs, as requested, especially taking in the broader perspective of Public Health.
To work with the implementation partners and contractors to set up a skills training programme
To liaise closely with Oxfam’s Public Health Promotion Team throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of the Public Health Engineering Programme. Hygiene promotion is a vital element of such public health engineering programmes.
To report regularly, verbally and in writing to the Programme Manager or PHE Team Leader.
To order equipment from JAK’s Purchasing Department as required. Occasionally to organise local purchasing and to keep accounts, when needed.
To be familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, Oxfam International procedures and other regulatory codes (e.g. InterAction Field Co-operation Protocol).
To ensure that all programmes take gender issues fully into account. This includes the introduction of mechanisms to enable women to participate in decision making around public health engineering issues.
Establish systems and controls for daily site checks and documentation, with Oxfam’s PHE Officers placed in the north.
With the guidance of the Oxfam’s Public Health Engineering Officers, ensure that health and safety monitoring is incorporated into all daily site supervision activities.
Create and maintain a good relationship with Oxfam’s staff and construction workers and sub-contractors
To produce non conformance reports, establish a database and contribute to the close out of non conformance.
Ensure that daily site supervision is in line with agreed specifications and method statements, with comprehensive documentation of supervision activities. Ensure a photographic diary is maintained.
Create and constantly review work plans and progress against targets, estimating works completion dates and identifying project critical pathways.
Responsible for keeping a log of all 'lessons learnt" during the project
If requested by Oxfam’s PHE Officers, participate in assessments of existing water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in other part of Lebanon, producing recommendations and BOQ’s for WASH construction and rehabilitation work.
Staff Management
Provide day to day support and management of the PHE Assistant including performance management, and supporting implementation. construction work.
Ensure that all members of the works supervision team contribute to maintaining a positive relationship.
Coordination
If requested, participate in WASH field based meetings with other stokeholds.
Actively participate in weekly team meetings
JOB SKILLS & COMPETENCES
It is mostly desirable to have a qualified Civil Engineering degree and have a strong background working with ideally Lebanese’s construction company. Experience – if proven adequate- could substitute for a formal qualification, but not vice versa
Over 2 years of relevant experience as a Site Engineer/Architect. .
Team and site project management experience.
The ability to present concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems and possible solutions for particular situations. Diplomacy, tact and administrative skills in order to work with people.
The post holder should be at ease in working with local communities and Syrian refugees.
Well developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
Good written and spoken English and Arabic. Arabic is essential
Sympathy with the aims and objectives of JAK and Oxfam.
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.