Project Engineer

Job Vacancy – Project Engineer
Country: Zambia

Location: Lusaka

Reporting to: BORDA Zambia Head of Technical Department

Employment type: Fixed Term

Starting date: 1st February 2023

Contract length: 6 months (contract renewal after the initial contract likely; depending on project acquisition)

BORDA

The Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (BORDA) is a technical expert organisation, specialized in the field of sustainable environmental protection through integrated sanitation solutions. The organisations activities aim at making neighbourhoods more liveable by developing and implementing innovative on-site sanitation solutions that build climate resilience, strengthen social structures, and foster the sustainable and attentive handling of natural resources. BORDA supports holistic approaches on policy formulation, participatory urban planning processes and infrastructure development. In this respect, BORDA designs and implements innovative system packages together with local and global partners, fosters capacity building and facilitates dialogue between civil society organisations, communities, government entities, the private sector, scientific institutions, and international organizations. Together with local partners, BORDA re-imagens water and sanitation systems based on a foundation of research and customises solutions in order to realize water and sanitation for all. BORDA understands that innovation is not only about technology but rather about generating new approaches that work for local communities – and keep working.

BORDA e.V. is active outside Germany in over 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Its activities focus on achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by enabling the transition towards liveable and inclusive cities which give disadvantaged urban and peri-urban populations access to essential public services such as on-site sanitation, faecal sludge management, solid waste management, energy, and water.

In Zambia, BORDA is active since 2009. In 2016, BORDA established the BORDA Zambia Country Office; therefore, committing to support the development efforts in the country.

The Project

In the beginning of 2022, BORDA commenced the implementation of the BMZ funded Africa Regional Project: ‘Improving Sanitation, Shaping Liveable and Inclusive Cities’ in Mali, Tanzania, South Africa, and Zambia. In Zambia the project will be implemented in two Districts: Lusaka and Choma.

The project’s overall goal is “improved decentralised sanitation services contribute sustainably and broadly to strengthening social structures in particularly vulnerable neighbourhoods,” and it has three outcomes:

• Access to improved decentralised sanitation services
• Strengthened capacities for scaling up of sanitation services
• Strengthened governance structures for scaling up of project results

BORDA Zambia will work with key partners, Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation (MWDS), Lusaka City Council (LCC), Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LWSC), Southern Water Supply and Sanitation Company (SWSC), Choma Municipal Council, the National Water Supply Council (NWASCO) and the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA), to achieve these projects goals and outcomes.

BORDA Zambia is looking for a passionate engineer to join our team to join our amazing team of WASH professionals. Please see below the main responsibilities and tasks of the Engineer.

Main Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following aspects:

Engineering tasks:

Conduct technical feasibility studies for the implementation of DEWATS for CBS, SBS and biogas projects
Assist in Engineering designs of sanitation projects
Carry out construction supervision of ongoing projects
Carry out performance monitoring and evaluation of implemented projects
Assist in the development and upgrade of BORDA QMS systems
Assist in the improvement and update of BORDA SOPs
Implementation of technical BORDA SOPs and QMS standards
Assist with research activities
Conducting field visits
Capacity building tasks:
Assist in the development of project training manuals
Assist in operations and maintenance trainings for implemented project system operators and caretakers
Capacity building in sustainable sanitation concepts for sector relevant participants (companies, consultancies, institutions, NGOs)

Administration tasks:

Timely coordination of information, resources, and stakeholders of assigned tasks, activities and projects
Filing of soft and hard copies of all project documents
Implementation and monitoring of standard operational procedures (SOP’s) sanctioned by the office
Stakeholder management and public relations tasks:
Strengthen and improve capacity of local supply of sanitation services through promotion of holistic sanitation approaches with regards to BORDA goals

Support with the organization and facilitation of seminars, conferences, and workshops

Knowledge Management tasks:

Filing of office and project documents
Knowledge management of sanitation and solid waste management concepts

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience

Academic degree: min. bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental engineering or any other related engineering program

Valid driving licence.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Excellent drafting skills
• Good stakeholder coordination and engagement skills
• Experience designing and carrying out training
• Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation
• Good independent and autonomous work coordination with a high level of attention to detail
• Good self-organization and time management
• Pro-active problem solving skills
• Good reporting skills
• Team player
• Good working knowledge of modern communication systems
• Good command of Microsoft Office

Please send your application letter and CV including current contact details and three references with the subject ‘BORDA Zambia – Project Engineer’ to [email protected] on or before the 13th January 2023. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

In the case of equal suitability, ability and professional achievement, female candidates will be given preference, provided that the personal qualities of another candidate are not more appropriate for the position.