Senior Project Associate (Infrastructure)

The Senior Project Associate (Infrastructure) supports the implementation of infrastructure projects focusing on solar energy and electrical installations within the Rohingya Refugee Response in Cox's Bazar. The role involves field monitoring, technical assistance, coordination with stakeholders, and community engagement to ensure quality and timely delivery of infrastructure works.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of the infrastructure projects, mainly solar energy infrastructures in accordance with the instruction of the Project Officer and in close coordination with the field colleagues and submit regular updates
• Carry out regular field visits to project sites to monitor solar/electrical installation, repair, operation and maintenance and report quality and progress of infrastructures on a regular basis.
• Assist on technical aspects of IOM construction work in the specified technical area, including site assessment/survey, bill of quantity (BoQ) calculation, technical specification, and works’ monitoring.
• Carry out regular field visits to project sites to monitor construction, repair, operation and maintenance works, and ensure that works are carried out in accordance with the technical specifications ensuring the mainstreaming of technical advice across several camps.
• Under the technical guidance of the supervisor , carry out field survey, collecting reports, maps, drawing, photographs, etc. for the preparation of civil design. Monitor works and verify that works are carried out in accordance with the technical specifications and assist Senior Electrical Engineer to resolve construction related matters with vendors, cash-for-work groups and construction contractors; notify in a timely manner of any change request pertinent.
• Assist in monitoring and verifying the works to ensure the works are carried out in accordance with the technical specifications ensuring QC/QA and assist Senior Electrical Engineer to resolve electrical and mechanical related matters.
• Coordinate works with SM team and with other actors within the camp.
• Assist Senior Electrical Engineer to identify and assess hazards and implement hazard mitigation / disaster risk reduction initiatives to promote safe living conditions in camps and ‘out of camp’ settlements in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
• In coordination with the field colleagues, promote community participation and ownership through liaising with beneficiary communities, and supporting community engagement.
• Assist Senior Electrical Engineer to provide capacity building support to site development field support staff, technical mobilisers and cash-for-work groups related to solar/electrical infrastructure repair, operation and maintenance.
• Under the guidance and supervision of Senior Electrical Engineer, liaise with local government agencies (e.g Camp in Charge staff) and relevant stakeholders to coordinate project implementation. Travel to multiple camps as required and ‘out of camp’ settlements to support project management.
• Travel to multiple project locations as required.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field from an accredited academic institution with four years relevant experience; or School diploma plus six years relevant experience
• Relevant professional experience in projects for the implementation of electrical and mechanical projects and working with local communities including corporations.
• Experience of solar or sustainable energy design, implementation, operation and maintenance.
• Experience with International Organizations and/or NGOs an advantage
• Experience in camp rehabilitation and site development, cash-for-work beneficiaries and advantages.
• Experience in contract administration/ quantity surveying is a plus.
• Experience with common engineering-related software is / Knowledge of Auto Cad for electrical designs is a plus.
• Experience working within the region an advantage
• English / Bengali Fluent
• Chittagong local dialect Advantageous but not required

Skills

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Project Implementation
• Solar Energy Design
• Sustainable Energy Operation
• Infrastructure Project Implementation
• Community Engagement
• Field Monitoring
• Technical Assistance
• Contract Administration
• Quantity Surveying
• AutoCAD
• Engineering Design Software
• Project Coordination
• Site Development
• Cash-for-Work Program Management

Languages

English, Bengali