Water and Habitat Engineer (Detention) at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Main Responsibilities:

• Assists the Water and Habitat in Detention Delegate in running Water and Habitat projects in places of detention, within the overall planning and strategy of the Detention action in Nigeria.
• Prepares technical assessment of construction (buildings, kitchen, warehouse etc.) and reports through technical notes (detailed estimates and drawings).
• Organises and conducts field trips to detention places all over Nigeria, in coordination with Detention colleagues in Abuja and in the field.
• Collects, analyses and reports information on the water, habitat and hygiene situation in detention places to the Water and Habitat in Detention delegate.
• Elaborates written reporting on the activities and contributes to the internal reporting procedure.
• Maintains contact with contractors, and interlocutors within the technical departments of the Nigeria Prisons Services
• Ensures close supervision and monitoring of the implementation of engineering projects

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree in construction, preferably in civil engineering
• Additional degrees / experience in providing training in water, sanitation and hygiene is an asset
• Proven skills and experience in design of infrastructure and drawing of plans (familiar with CAD, Sketch-up or similar software)
• Very good command of English, written and spoken
• Good computer skills and good command of standard Microsoft Office tools.
• Driving license.    
• 3 - 4 years professional experience in the field of construction

Personal Attributes:

• Good interpersonal, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills
• Ability to work in places of detention across the whole country.
• Flexible, motivated and reliable self-starter personality, good sense of responsibility and organization, ability to travel in all parts of the country up to several weeks at a time