IO Engineering & Construction - Engineer

Water Mission is a Christian engineering nonprofit that builds safe water solutions for people in developing countries, refugee camps, and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has served more than 8 million people in 60 countries, sharing safe water and the message of God’s love. Working at Water Mission is as much a calling as it is a career, and we are searching for people with the courage, passion, and drive to help us change the world. Read more about our Statement of Faith and Our Christian Mission.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Lead Engineer and/or his/her designee, Engineer (Engineer Level I) is responsible for the engineering services, including design, construction, and maintenance of water treatment systems in communities and disaster response situations in accordance with WMT standards, values, work scopes, schedules, and budgets. This position requires that the person resides near the regional office in Kasulu. This person must be willing to work in the field for up to one week on a regular basis and occasionally for longer periods of time to carry out assessments and to support some of the technical aspects of the organization.

As a key leader in Water Mission, Engineer (Engineer level I) is responsible for leading staff in  developing a biblical worldview culture that leads to God-honoring excellence in all work and to reinforce the following: providing accurate data, empowering staff to have the skills and mindset needed to acknowledge mistakes or problems as opportunities to find appropriate solutions, and empowering staff to consistently work for excellence in solutions that are consistent with Water Mission’s mission, vision, values, and standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

At Water Mission Tanzania (WMT) we work as a team. All employees must be willing to do any task their supervisor asks of them and/or needed to complete the mission, even if it is not specified in their job description. All employees must show initiative and seek to improve the way things are done and to conduct the work in an increasingly cost-effective manner.

Engineer (Engineer level I) is responsible for ensuring all work is completed to a high degree of excellence and according to all standards, values, and requirements of WMT. Because WMT seeks to share the good news of the Living Water, all employees are expected to share the gospel through their words and actions. The following list is meant to be a guideline:

• Maintain a strong Christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, donors, volunteers, and the public.
• Understand, support, and nurture the Vision, Mission, and Values of Water Mission.
• Conduct engineering field work and design according to established engineering principles and standards to a high degree of excellence and dependable accuracy.
• Perform Engineering tasks including water hydraulic design calculations, and development of plans, specifications, and structural drawings.
• Provide onsite project management in support of approved projects.
•     Conduct field inspections and site assessments as needed to ensure that construction is in accordance with design and expectations.
•     Champion and ensure that WM QA/QC (Quality Assurance/Quality Control standards and procedures) is upheld by the technical team
•     Layout and design of water systems including source, pumping, treatment, storage and distribution.
•     Ensure that your work is reviewed by another engineer as designated by the Country Director.
•     Perform assessments in communities, including water quality and quantity testing, survey measurements and other aspects as may be required.
•    Timely Project reporting, including monthly report, Assessment report, follow up report with accompanied photographs as per specific assignment guideline.
•     Provide disaster response support and work in other countries as needed.
•    Other tasks as may be assigned.

What is Required?

• Personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Alignment with Water Mission’s Statement of Faith and core values of Love, Excellence, and Integrity.
• Impeccable integrity and stewardship that demonstrates to those who invest in WMT a sense of security and trust that their gifts are well used and invested.
• Must be standards and detail-oriented with ability to plan.
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering – Water Resources, Sanitation, Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical are preferred.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in water resources, sanitation and/or wastewater engineering or related field.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineers Registration Board of Tanzania (ERB).Advanced skills with office computer programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and familiarity with design & modeling programs (EPANET, AutoCAD, Power CADD, SolidWorks, ProE).
• Experience in the use of project management software.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills (English and Swahili are the preferred languages).
• Excellent analytical skills, project planning, monitoring, and management skills.
• A strong work ethic and self-starter demonstrating initiative.
• A candidate must have a driver’s license.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

Application Instruction

• Apply directly via the Water Mission Website.
• Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, Testimonials, and contacts of three traceable referees.
• Applications shall be received no later than November 27, 2024.