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Job Summary

• Recruiter: UNOPS
• Degree: Bachelor degree
• Vacancies Number: 1
• Province: Kabul - Home based
• Gender: both
• Experience:⁦ three years 
• Deadline: ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦24-Oct-2026

Key responsibilities of Design Review Engineer - Hydraulic Works and Irrigation Structures:

1. Independent Technical Assurance & Design Review:

• Technical Compliance: Review hydraulic structure drawings, specifications, and BOQs for check dams, small weirs, irrigation intakes, canals, aqueducts, and river protection works (gabions, masonry, concrete).
• Engineering Verification: Examine design briefs, load cases, structural stability calculations (sliding, overturning, bearing capacity), and material parameters to ensure safety and functionality within local constraints.
• Site Inputs Verification: Validate completeness of site-specific data including hydrological, hydraulic, topographic, geotechnical, seismic, and environmental assessments.
• Constructability & Local Context: Assess constructability, maintenance feasibility, and suitability for local operating conditions in arid, semi-arid, or mountainous environments of Afghanistan.

2. Review Management & Quality Documentation:

• Comment Logging & Categorization: Record clear, actionable feedback distinguishing between safety-critical, compliance, coordination, and advisory comments using standard UNOPS formats.
• Review Outcomes: Formulate formal recommendations: accepted, return for correction/resubmit, or escalate to higher IPMG channels.
• Checklists & Sign-Offs: Complete and sign model-design checklists, technical review reports, and official IPMG sign-off certificates.

3. Coordination & Field Verification:

• Technical Collaboration: Participate in review meetings organized by IPMG focal points to clarify technical comments with project design teams.
• Field Visits: Undertake site verification visits within Afghanistan when document reviews are insufficient to verify critical assumptions (subject to UN security and medical clearance).
• Record Keeping: Maintain orderly, traceable review records and adhere to strict confidentiality requirements for all project data.

Job Requirment

• Bachelor’s Degree: Civil, Hydraulic, Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering, or a related technical discipline with at least 4 years of relevant professional experience OR
• Master’s Degree: Relevant Engineering discipline with at least 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Desirable: Professional engineering registration or recognized professional membership.

Work Experience:

• Direct Design Experience: At least 3 years of direct design experience relevant to hydraulic structures and irrigation infrastructure (independent design review experience counts toward overall experience but cannot replace direct design experience).
• Engineering Accountability: Demonstrated track record of responsibility for engineering calculations, structural design decisions, or independent technical reviews.
• Portfolio / Evidence: Evidence of at least 3 comparable assignments (design or design review), with at least 1 completed within the last three years.
• Regional Context: Work experience in Afghanistan or neighboring countries with similar geographic, geological, seismic, climatic, and construction conditions.
• Desirable: Prior experience with UNOPS, UN agencies, international NGOs, or multilateral development initiatives.

Technical Skills & Competencies:

• Technical Tools: Expertise in document review, structural engineering, stress analysis, seismic design, hydraulic systems, and hydrological modeling (e.g., HEC-HMS / HEC-RAS).
• Core Competencies: High ethical standards, cultural sensitivity, excellent analytical decision-making, results-oriented execution, and transparent communication.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.

Submission Guideline

Qualified candidates are requested to submit their application electronically through the official UNOPS career portal via the link below:

• Apply Link: https://careers.unops.org/careersmarketplace/JobDetail/4740

Important Note: Please ensure your online profile and application forms are completely and accurately filled out with all relevant education and work details to be considered for screening and selection.

Country

Afghanistan

City

Kabul

Submission Email

afoc@unops.org

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