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Job type full-time
Full job description
World vision is hiring a water and sanitation senior engineer and technical advisor to serve the water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) programs.
01 at a glance
Role: water and sanitation sr engineer (senior technical advisor)
Location: washington, d.c preferred.; federal way, wa or remote options possible
Reports to: senior director of health
Required experience: bachelor`s degree in engineering – civil, electrical, environmental or mechanical required, master’s degree strongly preferred in engineering, water policy, water resource management, economics, business, or another complimentary disciplineWork experience of 7-10 years required in areas of water and sanitationIn addition, this role prefers a pe license, experience in low- and middle-income countries.
Work authorization: must be authorized to work in the u.s.aFor any employer.
Travel: up to 30% of time both in development and fragile contexts.
02 the job: water, sanitation, and hygiene (wash) are at of portfolio and the heart of child well-being and foundational to world vision’s mission for all children and their communities to experience life in all its fullnessFor more than 35 years, world vision has been committed to stand in the gap, globally leveraging resources and locally working alongside communities and governments to ensure millions of children around the world have access to clean water, dignified sanitation, and healthy hygiene practices.
World vision is implementing a global wash business plan, which outlines our commitment to invest $1 billion over the next five years to extend the impact of our work across 41 countriesIncluded in this plan is a significant shift away from traditional practices and boreholes fitted with handpumps, to more complex solar-powered piped-water systems, micro-utility capacity building, innovative financing structures and use of more advanced technologies for monitoring, analysis, and reportingDeveloping local capacity, as well as accountability practices of quality assurance and quality control, to deliver sustainable, technologically advanced water and sanitation systems is of utmost priority.
This position will help guide our continuous quality improvements to ensure best practices of design and construction are being implemented at a systems levelThis position will work with engineering and technical teams across the world vision partnership, and at country level, providing any necessary support and improving our system designs, technical capacities, and engineering methodsWe’re looking for someone to join our team of 15 tenacious problem solvers that sit in our international programs group and help us work towards reaching everyone with sustainable and equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene services.
03 your responsibilities will include:
Programming quality
Review wash infrastructure designs and other civil projects; provide approval when appropriate, identify improvements, flag risks
Provide technical direction and assistance to other engineers and technical staff
Integrate climate resiliency into infrastructure planning
Review and set organizational engineering standards and guidelines
Review terms of construction contracts and manage implementation compliance
Support material selection and procurement and quality control measures
Support capacity building opportunities for micro utility providers
Manage technical partnerships
Resource development
Engage with donors and respond to questions about wv engineering practices
Develop quality metrics for infrastructure
Support proposal development, leveraging our business plan aspirations for increased sector funding; for example: writing sections of proposals, sketches/drawings, capacity statements, technical briefs, cost estimates
Technical branding
Demonstrate commitment to appropriate, sustainable design
Display leadership in deploying piped water systems to deliver water closer to people’s homes
Develop leadership across wv in areas of urban wash, water + energy, wastewater and solid waste management
04 you bring these skills: we’re looking for a well-rounded, experienced water and sanitation engineer who is a self-starter, good communicator, and sagacious problem solverAlso, you should have a strong concern for qualityYou will be expected to support multiple simultaneous projects of diverse needs and expectationsSuccess in this role lies in your ability to influence and persuade as you’ll be working with teams in different departments, different organizations, and across different countries and culturesThis requires relationship building and respecting and adapting to other cultures, religions, and opinionsWe’re also hoping that you will make us a better team through consistent and persistent intent to seek improvement in our wash programs, our team productivity and in your own abilities.
05 education and experience:
Bachelor`s degree in an engineering discipline – civil, electrical, environmental or mechanical
Master’s degree strongly preferred.
In addition to education, requires a minimum of seven years’ relevant work experience in water and sanitation system design
Pe license is preferred
Experience in solar-powered submersible pumps and gravity flow designs
Knowledge of microsoft office, autocad, and epanet
Demonstrated competencies in interpersonal communication, stakeholder engagement and cultural intelligence.
Experience in low- and middle-income countries strongly preferred
06 additional skills we are interested in:
Experience in wash financing, water resource management, and/or off-grid electrification
Proficiency in french
Analytical skills
Conversant with mwater and arcgis
07 where this job could take your career: from a senior technical advisor, you could move into a other senior international development roles, a technical director, sector director role or other opportunitiesYou’ll be part of world vision usa as well as part of the larger world vision international partnershipGlobally, we have over 40,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries (~1,000 staff with world vision us).
08 about world vision: we`re a global christian humanitarian organizationWe partner with children, families, and their communities to empower them as they reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injusticeFor nearly 70 years, world vision has followed jesus` example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressedWe serve every child regardless of faith.
09 salary range & benefits: your salary is important to you, so it’s important to usPlease share your salary expectations with us in the application process to get the conversation startedWe also have a robust and comprehensive benefits package to round out our total compensation packageClick here to learn more.
10 to apply: click the apply box in the lower-left cornerWe look forward to reviewing your application.
11 what happens next? we review applications nearly every day assessing strength of fit for the roleIf questions arise on our end, we will message you to learn moreShort-listed candidates are contacted for an initial phone conversation with our recruiting staffMoving deeper into our selection process you can expect to interview 1:1 with a hiring managerFinalists normally participate in a panel interview where the opportunity to connect with additional members of our staff lends itself to more of a 360-view of the roleOur goal is to fill this vacancy with the right person in the shortest amount of timeAll interviews will be virtual at this time.
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