What is the opportunity?
Under the direction of the Regional Manager Makueni, the Lead Engineer directly supports Water Mission's vision of providing safe water and an opportunity to share God's love with all. This position entails providing technical guidance and support to Water Mission Kenya Engineers and technicians following the Water Mission Kenya Country Program's established standards and procedures. This is a full-time position that requires residency in Makueni, Kenya. The position might require frequent travel to remote locations within the Makueni area and occasionally outside of Kenya to carry out assessments and to support some of the technical aspects of the organization.
Our culture: As an employee of Water Mission Kenya, the Lead Engineer is responsible for developing a biblical worldview culture that leads to God-honoring excellence in all their work and reinforcing 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.
The Lead Engineer will:-
General Responsibilities:
Maintain a strong Christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, partners, the communities we serve, and the public.
Other Responsibilities:
Understand, support, and nurture the Vision, Mission, and Core values of Water Mission.
Conduct engineering fieldwork and design according to established engineering principles and standards to a high degree of excellence and dependable accuracy.
Lead the technical team to provide oversight, review and assistance for technicians, volunteers, and other engineers to ensure quality of output and adherence to established standards and procedures.
Promote, encourage, and model Water Mission's mission, vision, and values to the technical team members and all other staff members.
Work in collaboration with Water Mission staff members and departments to ensure the successful completion of every area of project implementation and sustainability.
Train and facilitate a culture of capacity building for team members.
Perform Engineering tasks, including water system hydraulic design, solar and electrical design, and development of plans, specifications, and structural drawings.
Provide onsite visits for the purpose of quality control and instruction of field engineers and technicians in support of approved projects.
Champion and ensure that Quality Assurance/Quality Control- (WMT QA/QC) standards and procedures are upheld by the technical team.
Lead technical and systems innovation that seeks to further Water Mission's mission.
Layout and design water systems, including water source, pumping, treatment, storage and distribution.
Ensure that all work, including that of the Lead Engineer, 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.
Write and submit timely project reports, including monthly assessment reports with supporting photographs as per specific assignment guidelines.
Provide disaster response support and work in other countries as needed.
Prepare and conduct presentations to the Operations Team, Strategic Partners, donors, and volunteers.
Other tasks as assigned.
What is required?
Alignment with Water Mission's Statement of Faith and core values of Love, Excellence, and Integrity.
Bachelor's degree in engineering – Civil, Chemical, or Mechanical are preferred (Master's degree certification is desirable but can be offset with quality experience).
Registration as a Professional Engineer with a valid practise license.
Minimum experience of at least 8 years in similar project work, including leading and managing Technical Teams.
WASH engineering experience is preferred with a strong skill in project design and implementation, problem solving and use of international/local WASH standards.
Valid driver's license, at least class B.
Advanced skills with office computer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and drafting and hydraulic modelling programs (AutoCAD/Autodesk CIVIL 3D/Revit Structures/REVIT MEP Mechanical/Electrical, EPANET, PowerCADD, WaterGems, SolidWorks, ProE).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Excellent analytical skills, process design skills, and project planning and management skills.
Impeccable integrity and stewardship that demonstrates to those who invest in Water Mission Kenya a sense of security and trust that their gifts are well used and invested.
Must be standards and detail-oriented with an ability to plan.
A strong work ethic.
A heartfelt dedication to providing and modelling servant leadership.
Ability and willingness to travel for fieldwork.
Legal authorization to work in Kenya.