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Date Posted: Monday, August 22, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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2 Roads and Bridges Drainage and Flood Control Engineer
Level:4.II
Job description
• Review the existing Design Guidelines, Criteria and Standards on Flood Control and Drainage Design;
• Gather all available information and updates from the RWB and other concerned agencies would contribute to the development of new Design Guideline, Criteria and Standards;
• Review international design codes/standards with regards to Storm Drainage Criteria and recommend which codes should be used as basis for flood management;
• Prepare and develop new Flood Control/Drainage Guidelines and standard drawings based on the chosen international standards to be used;
• Coordinate with other member of the Department, Divisions regarding the coverage of study and manuals to produce;
• Develop, review and support new bridge, drainages, culvert, and all related water channels design and review process with concerned agencies taking into account flood design flows;
• To assess road embankments if do not include design features, such as adequate water drainage channels, freeboard which is required for conveyance of runoff and analysis required for flood control structures;
• Work together with FM&WSD Team and other concerned agencies on the preparation of the tender documents for drainage infrastructures;
• Prepare technical classification of drainage, bridges, culverts and all related water channels that can convey and manage flood in terms of design capacity and function;
• Propose way and means of maintaining the water related channels established to mitigate flood along road networks and upgrading them to convey or accommodate runoff;
• Ensure that the Division undertakes (or initiates the procurement) in time for the identified water related flood control channels, review and recommend all final designs whether prepared in house or out-sourced for approval;
• Prepare proposed financial requirements for the surveying of flood control infrastructures development and implementations;
• Ensure the development and regular updating of specifications to keep RWB in the forefront of technological improvements and innovation;
• Establish the framework and software wherein FM&WSD Division feed in data for the flood control system/designs along roads and drainages
• Planning and management. The data include; designs, methods, type of construction, rehabilitation and maintenance;
• Carry out Periodic inspections of the drainage, bridges, culverts and other related water channels and report on the status in regards to the flood management;
• Ensure flood emergency maintenance works are done and completed within time and budget and ensure that Inspection on flood drainage system is done correctly and issues addressed for follow up by the superiors;
• Advise the Division Manager on ongoing flood emergency projects as they arise, the need for designing and extension of time or the need for corrective action when required;
• Follow up on the contractual documents/ letters, to make sure they are in line with the conditions of contract for the projects;
• Work closely with other Engineer under FM&WSD Division in the preparation of Terms of Reference, procurement of consultants, reviewing and validation the detailed study report, procurement of contractors and supervision;
• Prepare the Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual progress Report on all project activities to the Division Manager and design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of program activities
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisors

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor' s Degree in Hydraulic Engineering
0 Year of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Digital literacy skills
• Knowledge in GIS skills
• Knowledge in hydrology for infrastructure
• Knowledge in transport drainage design guidelines and infrastructure
• Extensive knowledge in implementing 1D and 2D modeling techniques and urban flooding applications
• Excellent knowledge and practice of the hydraulic modeling software such as HEC-RAS, Tuflow and Infoworks, etc
• Resource management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Results oriented
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
• Analytical skills;
• Knowledge in designing of road drainage systems and water crossing

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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