Emergency Response Civil Engineer (WASH)

Designs and supervises emergency water, sanitation and drainage infrastructure for shelters, schools and affected communities, ensuring safe services, humanitarian standards and resilient construction while coordinating authorities, contractors and partners and reporting technical progress and risks

• Assess water, sanitation and drainage infrastructure in shelters, schools and affected communities
• Design and supervise construction and rehabilitation of emergency WASH infrastructure
• Oversee temporary WASH services in line with humanitarian, protection and public-health standards
• Prepare engineering drawings, specifications, bills of quantities and cost estimates
• Monitor water supply, treatment, storage, quality and service continuity
• Supervise contractors and technical personnel for quality, safety and schedule compliance
• Coordinate authorities and partners, report technical progress and address implementation risks
• Integrate resilience, environmental sustainability and disaster-risk reduction into interventions

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field with three years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma with five years of relevant experience
• Relevant experience in designing, constructing, supervising or rehabilitating water, sanitation or civil infrastructure
• Experience in WASH programming, water supply, sanitation, drainage and community-infrastructure rehabilitation
• Fluent Spanish
• Availability for frequent travel to affected field locations

• Initial contract duration is until 31 December 2026
• Any offer is subject to funding confirmation
• Appointment requires medical fitness and applicable accreditation, residency, visa and security clearances