Field Engineer

CHF International is a non-profit international development organization acting as a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low and moderate income communities around the world, helping them to improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions. With funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), CHF International in the West Bank and Gaza is implementing a number of programs targeting local community development, institutionalizing good local governance practices, and building the capacity of a number of Local Government Units (LGUs) to govern more effectively and responsively meet citizens' needs by improving the efficiency of their service delivery mechanisms. As such, CHF is seeking to recruit a number of highly organized, dynamic, motivated and qualified individuals to assume the following positions, on renewable yearly contracts:

Field Engineer /Central West Bank -Location: Ramallah/AI-Bireh
Responsibilities: The Field Engineer, reporting to the Construction Management Area Engineer, is responsible for the day to day construction activities on assigned project sites. S/he conducts frequent project site supervision and ensures: the quality of construction, material and works testing, timely implementation, completed works verification for payment purposes, site safety and compliance with all rules and regulations, including environmental and disability compliance. The Field Engineer will work closely with Construction Management Area Engineer in all stages of the project cycle: assisting in pre-bid meetings, regular site visits, addressing bidders' questions, and documenting pre-bid, site possession, and construction meetings. The Field Engineer will also support the project contractor's and community partner's site engineers dircctly on technical, reporting, and logistics issues, and on the review of daily reports.

Key qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree in civil engineenng,
-At least five years of experience working in site supervision for buildings and/or other infrastructure projects; prior experience working with USAID or other international donor - funded infrastructure projects is preferred;
-Demonstrated ability to report in English and Arabic is preferred;
-Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with Local Authorities, community members and groups during different project phases. Awareness of community participation approaches in planning, implementation and monitoring is preferred;
-Excellent computer skills in MS office, AutoCAD, MS Project and/or Primavera; specialized technical expertise (water/sanitation, roads, electricity, etc) as

required for specific projects;
-Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel frequently to various localities in region assigned;
-Registered with the Fngineers Association and has a valid driving license
To apply for any of the positions listed above, please send your CV and a cover letter by email to
 

or fax to 02 - 2429525 no later than 4:00 pm on Wednesday, September 28th 2011.

Please send one application either by email or fax, but not both,
indicating the position title and location you are applying for. Applicants applying for more than one position are required
to send a separate application for each position.