Wash Engineer

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With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: JOB OPPORTUNITY WASH ENGINEER- SHORT-TERM CONTRACT World Vision is a child-focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programmes in 30 Districts of Rwanda. Our interventions in the strategic period of 2026-2030 seek to reach 2.5 million of the most vulnerable children. This is done through programming in Child Protection, and Education, Nutrition and WASH, and Poverty Alleviation (Resilience and Livelihoods). World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated and experienced Rwandan national for the role of WASH Engineer, joining an established and experienced team. This position incorporates a range of skills and development in multiple areas, allowing for an exciting opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, global organization. It will be based in Kigali, Rwanda and reports to the WASH Technical Design Manager. Purpose of the position: The WASH Engineer will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision, quality assurance, and progress tracking of construction activities undertaken by contracted firms at 18 selected HCFs and 7 School located in three districts namely Rutsiro, Rusizi and Nyamasheke. The role ensures that the contractors deliver high-quality WASH infrastructure in full compliance with approved technical designs, BOQs, national standards, World Vision Infrastructure Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan and donor requirements. The position holder will be stationed in Nyungwe cluster's office, Nyamasheke district and will frequently be traveling to the above-mentioned districts MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES % of time Activity End Results 40 Perform water resources development studies and conduct design review as required; Review and conduct detail investigation on water resource development project sites Ensure continuous services of the WASH & Health infrastructures and services Prepare/Review technical terms of reference (TOR), Technical drawings, Designs of water and civil infrastructure facilities, through different stages like Feasibility, preliminary/semi detailed and detailed engineering designs, bill of quantities (BoQs)/ cost estimate, technical specifications and tender documents for water supply systems, sanitation and hygiene facilities. Filing all documents related to WASH infrastructures - Supervise contractors during the construction and installation of WASH facilities (e.g., water supply systems, sanitation blocks, waste management systems, incinerators, handwashing stations, etc.). - Verify adherence to technical drawings, BOQs, national building codes, MoH WASH in HCF standards, and WVR quality benchmarks. - Conduct regular site inspections and produce technical site visit reports. Flag and document any design deviations or contractor noncompliance. - Develop and maintain a site supervision schedule for the ongoing constructions projects. - Track construction progress against the implementation plan and submit weekly and monthly progress reports to WVR. - Recommend corrective actions where construction timelines or quality standards are at risk. - Facilitate and document site meetings and joint inspections with district officials, health facility management, and partners. - Timely map completed WASH infrastructures in mWater - Water resources development studies and designs meet the required standards. - Water resource investigation reports are well prepared and of high quality. - WASH and health infrastructure services are properly maintained. - Bills of Quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, technical specifications, tender documents, and Terms of Reference (ToR) are prepared in a timely manner and to a high standard. - Proper documentation of WASH infrastructure project implementation is ensured. - Projects are completed on time, and infrastructure quality is maintained. - Completed WASH infrastructures are mapped and reported in the mWater Output Monitoring Survey (OMS). 40 Keep abreast of WASH sector developments in Rwanda, especially those that may affect on-going program activities Ensure that construction projects are meeting their administrative, quality, programmatic goals, outcomes, and outputs on time and on budget, towards the realization of WVR projects and universal coverage goals; Sustainable development goals; and Rwanda's Government commitment to achieve universal access to basic water and sanitation coverage Advise on the development and maintenance of the water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures; Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual progress reports

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