Welthungerhilfe, founded in 1962 is one of the largest and respected private

voluntary organization in development cooperation and humanitarian aid. It is a

non-profit making, non-denominational, and politically independent organization.

Welthungerhilfe currently works in 39 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin

America and campaigns publicly for fairer cooperation with developing countries.

Its work is funded by private donations from the population at large and public

institutional grants. Welthungerhilfe has been in Liberia since 2003 with a focus on

Agriculture/Inclusive Food Systems and Nutrition Security, Infrastructure for

facilitating access to health facilities and markets, Health System Strengthening,

and WASH.

Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Project in Liberia overall objective:

With funding support from the Federal Republic of Germany through the German

Development Bank (KfW), Welthungerhilfe is implementing the Health Systems

Organization

Strengthening (HSS) Project in Liberia on behalf of the Government of Liberia, and

profile and

in collaboration with MoFDP, MoPW and MoH. It is within the scope of the

background:

programme to construct, rehabilitate and or upgrade Eight (8) health facilities

(Clinics, Health Centers and County Hospital) in the four project target counties of

Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Sinoe and Grand Kru. The objective of construction,

rehabilitation and or upgrading of the health facilities is to improve the structures

of the prioritized and selected health facilities, thus contributing to the project

overall objective of ensuring that access and utilization of quality health care

facilities has improved for the population living in the four target counties of the

South-East Region of Liberia.

The constructions and rehabilitations will require services of a competent Site

Engineer. If you are prepared to dedicate yourself to implement development

projects under sometimes difficult conditions and you match the requirements set

out below, we look forward to receiving your application for the position.

Objective of the

Ensure strict adherence to good contract management practice, terms, and

Position:

conditions of contract/implementation agreements with third parties, supervision/monitoring of third parties/contractors and construction/rehabilitation works (health care facilities, roads, waste management areas, water & Power Supply etc.) while developing and maintaining good working relationships with local governments, communities, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Adequate and effective daily and weekly site activity supervision and monitoring of all planned works at site level and preventing/minimizing losses or escalation of problems at the various sites.

Support other processes as instructed by the Supervisor.

General tasks:

• Deputize Civil Engineer if seconded.

• Coordinate infrastructure activities with line ministries (MOPW, MOH, MIA

etc) at County and community levels

• Preparing weekly work plans

• Organizing workshops and trainings in the field/at Community level

• Promptly respond to all critical site/project issues addressed to him or her.

• Attend HOD meetings if seconded.

• Establish and maintain good coordination with counterpart government

officials and other the key stakeholders (including contractor) at the within

the county and at community level.

• Check emails on a daily basis and provide appropriate responses.

• Filing all photos that have been taken in the proper format by site, county

and project.

• Ensure that all financial and logistic transactions related to his/her work

are being a) done in a fully transparent manner and reported and

documented to Welthungerhilfe standards and rules and regulations.

• Ensure that project/organization resources (time, construction material,

vehicles, equipment) are used in an appropriate and efficient manner.

Duties and

• Familiarize contractors with Welthungerhilfe work policy and rules and

Responsibilities:

regulations.

• Liaise with staff of other departments/projects (finance, logistics

Agriculture, WASH, Nutrition etc) as well as Public Works, MOH and other

key stakeholders for good coordination of project activities.

Proposal Development (P)

• Conduct rapid infrastructure assessments.

• Support rapid assessments.

Detailed Assessments for Proposed Structures/Interventions (DA)

• Support stakeholder consultations at site/community level

• Support and as well conduct detailed assessments for horizontal and

vertical structures schools, communities, health facilities, markets etc

• Support site selection with other stakeholders and hand over of sites for

new construction and rehabilitations to contractors.

• Filling of Daily Site Reports and Annexes

• Check emails on a daily basis and provide appropriate responses.

• Taking of clear photos with relevant details of during assessments of

sites/structures and stakeholder consultation meeting etc for reporting and

other useful purposes

Preparation of Tender Documents (PT)

• Ensure strict compliance to work schedule, BOQs, specifications, general

terms and conditions of contract, construction regulations and standards

and report any deviation/breach at site level.

• Propose design changes to drawings and structures under construction in

a timely manner to the supervisor.

• Report needs for additional works to Senior Civil Engineer

• Inspecting materials delivered to site and approving them for use.

• Enforcing adherence to safety and health regulations on sites

• Promptly respond to all critical site/project issues addressed to him or her.

• Taking of clear photos with relevant details of construction/rehabilitation

activities before, during and after implementation for reporting and other

useful purposes

• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Handover (HO)

• Support in organizing and mobilizing of stakeholders for hand-over of

completed constructions/rehabilitations to beneficiaries and government.

• Support handing over project sites to selected contractors

and preferable working with INGO/NGO with specific experience in

construction of varied structures(health care infrastructures, roads,

culverts, drainages, bridges, markets, wells, latrines etc), road and

Professional

building construction/rehabilitation, topographical surveys, structural and

Experience

hydrological analysis and design of drainage structures as well as

preparation of tender packages and tender evaluation, Supervision and

monitoring of constructions and personnel, taking off and estimating for

Civil works constructions and good report writing

PowerPoint and internet applications

• Good working knowledge and communication skills

Computer Skills

• Proficient in use of design software such as AUTOCAD and Revit

• Attention to detail.

• Able to take initiative and proactive.

• Able to think outside the box.

• Analytical skills

Personal Skills

• Flexible and able to work in very difficult terrain and environment.

• Professionalism integrity and commitment to project demands

• Communicates and liaises with others.

• Able to work under pressure and in difficult terrain and environments.

• Able to ride motorbike

encouraged to apply for this position.

Please send electronic copies of your motivation letter, CV, academic credentials,

Application Process

and the contact details of 3 professional referees.

Click the apply button below.