WORK FOR AN AWARD-WINNING NON-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

POSITION:     Assistant Engineer

Industry:          Non-profit/International Development

Function:         Technical
Location:       Candidates are expected to be flexible to relocate in different VDCs of Kavre,    Makwanpur, Sindhuli, Gorkha and Syanjya

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 disaster-resistant houses and schools, 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 has since expanded to include programs in China, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Nepal, and the Philippines. Build Change has trained more than 23,000 people on earthquake-resistant design and construction techniques, created more than 11,000 jobs and provided technical assistance for more than 47,000 safer buildings, impacting an estimated 236,875 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.

• 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.

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 written test and/or interview