INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Construction Supervisor
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Date: November 15, 2018
Vacancy No. 114/18
Salary: USD 816
No of positions; 1 (one)
Type of Employment- Regular
Duty base: North Program Office (Debertabour)
Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement
Objectives: The purpose of the Construction Supervisor’s position is to design, prepare bill of quantities, tender documents and schedule of implementation, facilitate and supervise site construction works of the project as per the standard design, specification and guidelines of the project program. Ensures the full participation of communities and counterparts in project activities and compliance with design specifications and standards.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
Planning and Implementation:
· Ensures that adequate information is collected at each project office for the plan to be sound and community needs are included in the plan and integrity of plan with other development activities;
· Comes up with draft construction activities, annual operational plan for discussion at the project level and develop the final version along with its implementation;
· Prepares all the drawings, designs, work and materials specifications (bill of quantities) and ensures approval by concerned authority before commencing thr condtruction work;
· Discusses with community members and conduct detail investigation for the available local construction resources and materials which lessens the constructions cost of the schemes.
Training and Capacity Building:
· Provides technical assistance to counterparts with regard to technical design when required;
§ Organizes and conducts relevant and appropriate training sessions for the counterparts.
Supervision
· Inspects construction work to ensure compliance with design, specifications, and standards;
· Ensures full participation of communities and concerned line departments at all levels;
· Follow-up timeliness of the payments to the project beneficiaries as per the agreed upon post surveying measurements output;
· Ensures that the Construction Site Officer, Water Engineer and Water Technician receive the needed technical and logistics support as required, and conduct annual performance appraisal as per the organizations policies and procedure.
Learning and Networking:
§ Establishes good working relationship with local officials woredas level government bodies mostly with technical experts and other stakeholders;
§ Keeps up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples and ensures ongoing personal development and learning;
§ Works closely with field staff and the communities to initiate project activities and to disseminate information.
Reporting:
Receiving technical advise from water resource advisor, prepares and submits reports to the Project Manager on field activity progress.
Qualification (Know How)
A) Education/Training
§ BSc. in Civil/Hydraulic Engineering/ Agricultural Engineering or related.
B) Experience
§ 3 years and above for BSC and 2 years for MSC.
C) Competencies
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, facilitating change, building partnerships, problem solving, managing performance for success, coaching, developing teams, communicating with impact, leading through vision and values, planning and organizing