Lead Engineer - Kakuma Turkana at Water Mission

What is the opportunity?

The position of Lead Engineer will report to the Country Director Kenya. The role will support 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 Turkana, Kenya. The position will require travelling to far locations in and out of the region and occasionally outside the country. The position will supervise Senior Engineers and Senior Technicians.

A successful Lead Engineer will:

General Responsibilities:

• Align with Water Mission’s Statement of Faith and core values of Love, Excellence, and Integrity.  

• Maintain a strong Christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, partners, the communities we serve, and the public. 
• Engage and participate in prayer before and after team meetings.
• Lead and participate in biblically based staff devotions.
• Have a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

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 and/or Project Management certifications are desirable but can be offset with quality experience).
• Registration as a Professional Engineer.
• Minimum experience of at least 8 years in similar project work, including leading and managing Technical Teams.
• WASH engineering experience.
• Relocation to Jinga, Kenya, for at least 2 years.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Advanced skills with office computer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and drafting and modeling programs (AutoCAD, EPANET, PowerCADD, 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 modeling servant leadership.
• Ability and willingness to travel for fieldwork.
• Commitment to ending the global water crisis.
• Legal authorization to work in Kenya.