Engineer STTA- Oromia

Plan, design and develop small scale building structures and facilities and/or rehabilitation plans for existing structures, including relevant structural calculations, models, charts and graphs;

Prepare construction drawings and design specifications including use of computers and computer-aided design (CAD) technology.

Prioritize the use of local, contextually relevant materials, factoring in the desired project outcome, stresses, and strains as well as strength of different materials;

Assist the Project Manager in the planning, organization and monitoring of site investigations, surveys and analyses of existing buildings, feasibility studies, structural inspections and assessments, and preparation of assessment for associated reports;

Design projects that enable community engagement in the construction process;

Assume technical responsibility for the preparation of technical assessments, quality plans, and design work, estimates, bills of quantities (BOQs) and review of bid documentation and assessments;

Assess the requirements of new/potential projects, breaking them into tasks and working with the counterpart to determine scope of work, budget and staffing including writing scope of work for design;

Monitor and inspect project sites for compliance to applicable codes, accepted international engineering practices and Ethiopian standards;

Provide required technical advice, input and documentation for internal, organizational, partner and stakeholder reports;

Support the completion of the pre and post environmental mitigation and monitoring plan (EEMP)

Build the capacity of the field team to manage construction activities through learning by doing and targeted trainings as appropriate;

Review and update technical standards, office procedures, construction techniques, and use of materials on a regular basis as well as in the event of any change in statutes, to ensure that USAID /ESP uses best practices with continuous improvement;

Oversee third parties undertaking investigations for USAID/ ESP and work with geotechnical engineers to investigate ground conditions and analyze results of soil or water samples and in-site tests;

Support in the implementation of Health, Safety, Social and Environmental measures at project sites;

submit the bill of quantity for respective grantees and ESP team

Perform other related duties as assigned.