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Irrigation Quality Control Engineer (Consultant)
Country Afghanistan Province Kandahar,
Categories Agriculture, Type Full Time
Post Date 2024-08-28 Close Date 2024-09-03
Vacancy No 1378 Gender male female
No Of Jobs 1 Contract Duration Till 31 December 2024
Education Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering/Irrigation Engineering/Water Resources Engineering and preference will be given to master’s degree holders Experience At least 3 years of relevant experience in the Quality Control of Irrigation Canals rehabilitaiton or relevant infrastructures.
Organization Opportunities for you Salary As per ROP salary Scale

About Company

About Roots of Peace: Roots of Peace is a humanitarian organization that has worked in war-torn countries around the world with our partners to remove the remnants of war, landmines and unexploded ordinance, and restore the land in order to rebuild peaceful communities for generations to come. For the past twenty years, the Roots of Peace award-winning “Mines to Vines” approach has impacted one million farmers and families, enabling the exports worth over $150 million to international markets. Since beginning our work in Afghanistan in 2003, Roots of Peace has worked with agricultural value chains in every province of the country resulting in 100,000 tons of exports, creating over 9,000 full-time agribusiness jobs that benefited more than 38,000 families from these value chain approaches. From farmers to exporters, Roots of Peace develops entire agricultural value chains by implementing the ROP Development Model which is designed to serve as a catalyst to generate much broader impact industry-wide - improving incomes for smallholder farmers, bringing peace to rural communities, transforming national industries.

Job Description

Job Summary

CBARD-RoP is seeking ambitious and energetic candidates for Quality Control Engineer to oversee the construction of Irrigation Canals’ Rehabilitation. He will work directly under the supervision of Irrigation Team Lead. He will manage all quality control & and assurance activities at the site, responsible for the implementation of quality control procedures and plans for providing more efficient on-site rehabilitation work. Furthermore, he will support Field engineers and will provide directions on quality control of Irrigation Canal Rehabilitation.

The QC Engineer will entail seeking and ensuring compliance from RoP-CBARD onsite testing facilities.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Follow up the Q/C standards during rehabilitation work of irrigation canals
  • In conjunction with the respective contractors facilitate the testing of materials in laboratories in the region.
  • Perform cost estimation of the planned activities.
  • Make a schedule of testing of materials for each contract and ensure the tests are carried out as planned.
  • Ensure the right quality and quantity of proposed irrigation canal rehabilitation
  • Train the provincial site supervisors in verifying and certifying the quality of materials prior to their use in the site for construction.
  • Maintain and document the records of reports of tests carried out on the sites of construction.
  • Investigate and report contractor’s concerns related to quality control issues as may be required.
  • Main the required design slope in the irrigation canals.
  • Prepare and submit reports on project works, contractor’s performance, and quality of work when making field visits.
  • Inform on problems or potential problems with respect to materials and quality that arise in connection with the works contract and make recommendations for possible solutions.
  • Provide timely assistance and direction on all matters related to the interpretation of the quality control testing and other matters related to contract compliance and the progress of a project.
  • Review as may be necessary, all laboratory and field-testing of materials and equipment products needed to assure that the quality standards specified in the contract documents are met.
  • Standardization for all geotechnical and material exploration (both soil and rock) for Irrigation Canals rehabilitation, high embankments, and cut slopes susceptible to erosion/landslide, various laboratory testing of soil samples.
  • Ensure that the quality-related site activities are in accordance with the applicable codes, standards, drawings, and specifications.
  • Check the Irrigation Canal Rehabilitation according to its specifications.
  • Reviewing design documents, plans, specifications, and maps.
  • Review submittals for submission to the design documents.
  • Control all nonconformance reports and ensure undertake remedial action.
  • Report deviations and defective work to the RoP-CBARD main office timely basis.
  • Checking plans, drawings, and quantities for accuracy of calculations.
  • Maintain continuous inspections of all phases of construction.
  • Report all quality control efforts and results on a daily basis.
  • Maintain plans, civil/structure maps, submittals, and daily reports.
  • Become thoroughly familiar with the quality control plan.
  • Before the start of each phase of work, review thoroughly the applicable submittals, technical maps, maps, and specifications associated with that activity to ensure submissions.
  • Occasionally, travel to other target provinces of RoP-CBARD for irrigation canals’ rehabilitation work supervision.
  • Performing other duties assigned by Irrigation Team Lead.

Job Requirement

Desired Education:

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering/Irrigation Engineering/Water Resources Engineering and preference will be given to master’s degree holders

Experience:

At least 3 years of relevant experience in the Quality Control of Irrigation Canals rehabilitaiton or relevant infrastructures.

Submission Guideline

Important Note: Applicants should copy and paste the relevant Vacancy Announcement Number, Position Title, and Province Name (mentioned below) into the email subject line when submitting their application. Please do not add any other information in the subject line of your email except the Position title, Vacancy Number, and province name. Applications received without a VA Number will not be considered. 

1. Irrigation Quality Control Engineer (Consultant) (AFN-1378)

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