Assistant Engineer
Summary
| Title: | Assistant Engineer |
|---|---|
| ID: | 160424 |
| Department: | Operations |
Description
WORK FOR AN AWARD WINNING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Title: Assistant Engineer
Position Open: 4 positions for each district
Industry: Non-profit/International Development
Function: Technical
Based in: Nuwakot (Kaule, Balche), Rasuwa (Thaula Gaun, Dhanda Gaun), Makwanpur (Namtar, Gagane), Candidates from these district are encourage to apply
Start Date: Immediate
Term: 12 months with possibility of extension
Salary: Competitive
Title: Assistant Engineer
Position Open: 4 positions for each district
Industry: Non-profit/International Development
Function: Technical
Based in: Nuwakot (Kaule, Balche), Rasuwa (Thaula Gaun, Dhanda Gaun), Makwanpur (Namtar, Gagane), Candidates from these district are encourage to apply
Start Date: Immediate
Term: 12 months with possibility of extension
Salary: Competitive
Organization Description
Founded in 2004, Build Change is a non‐profit social enterprise whose mission is to save lives in earthquakes and hurricanes. Build Change designs safe buildings, trains homeowners, builders, engineers and government officials to build them, works with governments to develop and implement building standards, partners with the private sector to improve building materials quality and create jobs, and facilitates access to incentive-based capital for reconstruction and retrofitting by partnering with financing institutions and government subsidy programs. Build Change started its work in Aceh, Indonesia, after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, and since has expanded to include programs in China, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, the Philippines and Nepal. Build Change has trained more than 25,300 people on earthquake-resistant design and construction techniques, guided 31 organizations in using homeowner-driven design, created almost 12,000 jobs and provided technical assistance for more than 48,700 safer buildings, impacting an estimated 245,026 people.Responsibilities:
For the position of Assistant Engineer, Build Change is seeking a competent engineer for its projects in Nepal with experience in supervision of construction projects. This position reports to the Lead Structural Engineer and the Project Engineer.- Work with homeowners, builders and partners to assist them in design and construction supervision of earthquake-resistant housing reconstruction and retrofit.
- Assist in solving problems and generating solutions in the field for special cases.
- Assist in the revision or development of new structural and architectural drawings, bills of quantities, construction checklists and training materials if necessary.
- Assist in controlling quality of information and implementation for projects in Nepal.
- Communicate and report to the management about the progress/issues of projects implemented by Build Change.
- Prepare field reports and assist in other reporting as requested.
- Work on any assignment as deemed necessary by the supervisor
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with minimum 1 year of professional experience in earthquake resistant design and construction of buildings. Work experience in community led building projects will be an advantage.
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and/or other drafting software is a must.
- Excellence in Microsoft Office tools.
- Capacity to communicate technical topics in an easily understandable way and have capacity to live in community.
- No ego, drama, or pessimism; the successful candidate will be flexible, humble, patient, and have a good sense of humor.
- Fluent Nepali and English
To Apply: Click on the below link and follow instructions
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed daily and suitable candidates may be invited for test and interview prior to the closing date. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for test and interview.This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications
