Water and Environmental Engineer
ACTED Pakistan
Published Date: • Muzaffargarh, Pakistan (On-Site)
Description
Mission
Founded in 1994, Acted is a non-governmental organization with headquarters in Paris, France. Independent, private, and not-for-profit, Acted respects principles of strict neutrality and impartiality in its decisions, and operates according to non-discrimination and transparency principles. Acted endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential.
In Pakistan, Acted has been active since 1993 and has provided assistance across all provinces to an estimated 6.9 million people. The assistance has included emergency response to meet the immediate and life-saving needs of natural disaster and complex emergency affected households, as well as recovery and development support in the form of education and livelihoods promotion and assistance.
The Water and Environmental Engineer will work under the operational guidance of the Project Manager/Deputy Project Manager/Senior Project Officer and under the technical guidance of the Head of Programs and Technical Advisor WASH. The position is responsible for planning, designing, supervising, and ensuring the quality implementation of WASH, environmental, climate resilience, and water resource management interventions under ACTED projects.
The Water and Environmental Engineer will lead technical assessments, engineering designs, environmental compliance, construction supervision, and sustainability initiatives to ensure effective delivery of project outputs in accordance with ACTED standards, donor requirements, national regulations, and international humanitarian principles. The role focuses on enhancing community access to safe water, sanitation, environmental protection, climate adaptation, and sustainable management of natural resources.
Hierarchical Relations
Under the authority of:
Projects Coordinator/Project Manager
Responsible for:
WASH, Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, and Infrastructure interventions at Area and Country Level.
Functional Relations
Internal relations:
FLATS team
PIU, TU, and MEAL teams
Area Coordination
HQ Team
External relations:
Relevant regional and local stakeholders
Relevant sector working groups
Objectives
To ensure high-quality implementation of water, sanitation, environmental management, and climate-resilient infrastructure activities in a timely and professional manner, according to project objectives, donor requirements, environmental standards, and beneficiary needs.
Functions
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager and technical guidance from the WASH Advisor, the Water and Environmental Engineer shall:
- Lead technical assessments, environmental assessments, feasibility studies, surveys, and engineering evaluations for WASH and environmental projects.
- Develop detailed engineering designs, technical drawings, specifications, BOQs, and cost estimates for water supply, sanitation, drainage, wastewater, solid waste management, and climate-resilient infrastructure.
- Supervise construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of water supply systems, solar-powered water schemes, hand pumps, water filtration units, sanitation facilities, and environmental infrastructure.
- Ensure compliance with national environmental regulations, donor environmental safeguards, and ACTED environmental policies.
- Conduct environmental screening and identify mitigation measures for infrastructure projects.
- Integrate climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, and environmental sustainability into project designs and implementation.
- Monitor water quality and recommend appropriate treatment technologies to ensure safe drinking water supplies.
- Support groundwater management, water conservation initiatives, watershed protection, and sustainable water resource utilization.
- Oversee implementation of engineering works through contractors, vendors, and field engineering teams.
- Conduct regular site inspections to ensure construction quality, adherence to designs, safety standards, and environmental compliance.
- Review contractor performance, certify completed works, and verify technical deliverables.
- Ensure engineering activities are completed according to approved timelines, budgets, and technical standards.
- Prepare technical reports, progress updates, inspection reports, and completion certificates.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to project staff, engineers, community mobilizers, and partner organizations.
- Develop and deliver training on water system operation and maintenance, sanitation infrastructure, environmental management, and climate adaptation measures.
- Coordinate with government departments, environmental authorities, local stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and partner organizations.
- Represent ACTED in relevant WASH, Environment, Climate Resilience, and DRR sector coordination meetings and technical forums.
- Contribute technical inputs for proposal development, environmental assessments, and project design processes.
- Establish monitoring systems for engineering and environmental activities.
- Maintain complete technical documentation, including designs, BOQs, environmental screening reports, site inspection reports, and project records.
- Support MEAL activities through technical verification and quality monitoring.
- Contribute to lessons learned, best practices, technical briefs, and knowledge management products.
- Perform any other relevant tasks assigned by ACTED Senior Management.
Qualifications and Experience
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering (with specialization in Water/Environmental Engineering), Environmental Sciences Engineering, or related Engineering discipline. A Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Management, Hydrology, Climate Change, or related field will be an added advantage.
Experience
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in WASH, environmental engineering, climate resilience, infrastructure development, or humanitarian/development projects. Proven experience with NGOs, INGOs, donor-funded projects, or development agencies. Experience in water supply systems, sanitation infrastructure, wastewater management, environmental impact mitigation, and climate adaptation projects.
Languages
Fluency in English and Urdu. Knowledge of local languages will be an advantage.
Experience
3 Years
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Required Skills
- Wastewater Treatment
- Project Managment Skill
- Surface Water Management