Job Positions at SMEC Nigeria, May 2017
SMEC Nigeria, is a professional services firm with
Australian origins and a global footprint that provides high quality
consultancy services for major infrastructure projects. SMEC is ranked
among the world's top infrastructure design firms and continues to win
industry awards for technical
excellence, design innovation and the
management of environmental and social risks.
SMEC Nigeria is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position below:
Job Title: Water Supply and Sanitation Engineer
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Key Responsibilities
The Water Supply and Sanitation Engineer will be responsible for:
- Review existing rural and urban water supply and sanitation
situation and identify development options for providing access to urban
and rural communities in the basin and prepare the rural and urban
water supply and sanitation programme for integration in the strategic
development plan.
- Data collection and analysis of existing rural and urban water
supply and sanitation shall be made for the purpose of assessing the
adequacy and quality of existing coverage.
- Strategies and programmes for providing water supply and sanitation services over the plan period shall be prepared.
- Identify and prepare priority projects and programmes for urban and rural water supply for investment
- The analysis shall focus on source and adequacy of supply;
consumption; technology and institutional arrangements, financing and
investment operations and maintenance and sustainability.
- Projects/programmes for priority investment made on over the
short - term plan period shall be elaborate. The sanitation assessment
and analysis should consider the potential for recycling and reuse both
at the urban and rural setting.
Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Fluency in English mandatory.
- Minimum qualifications are Masters degree in Water Supply and Sanitation,
- At least 10 years experience in planning, design and hygiene promotion.
- Experience in preparing reports proposals, and/or publications of international standard.
- Proficient in use of computer software (water/sanitation-related
software, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, etc.) to produce
technically sound and professional looking documents of International
standards.
- Excellent technical writing skills in English (mandatory).
- Able to work with multidisciplinary multicultural teams,
- Able to deliver work within tight deadlines and handle heavier work pressure near deadlines.
- Able to travel to different States within northern Nigeria.
Job Title: Irrigation Engineer
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Key Responsibilities
The Irrigation Engineer will be responsible for:
- Assessing the basin wide irrigable potential identification of
irrigation projects and estimation of water requirement. Potential areas
suitable for irrigation and drainage projects shall be determined from
the analysis of hydro-meteorological factors soils suitability, drainage
characteristics, location, topography, copping pattern and water
availability.
- Assessment of water use efficiency and rehabilitation needs of
existing irrigation schemes. The rehabilitation or replacement needs
shall be assessed and analyzed with proposals on changes, outline design
and costing.
- Costing and prioritization of irrigation development in the
basin and preliminary design and cost estimate for priority irrigation
projects.
Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Fluency in English mandatory.
- Minimum Master’s Degree in Irrigation Engineering.
- At least 15 years of relevant experience in irrigation planning, design and implementation particularity in Africa.
- Experience in preparing reports, proposals. and/or publications of international standard.
- Proficient in use of computer software (irrigation-related
software, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint. etc.) to produce technically
sound and professional looking documents of international standards.
- Excellent technical writing skills in English (mandatory).
- Able to work with multidisciplinary multicultural teams.
- Able to deliver work within tight deadlines and handle heavier Wodc pressure near deadlines.
- Able to travel to different States within northern Nigeria.
Note: Only shortlisted individuals will be contacted.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and Application letter to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline: 23rd May, 2017.