Quick Summary
Currently recruiting for a dynamic individual to join as a key member of our Projects team. S/He will have an opportunity for hands-on technical work as well as management and strategy roles. And you’ll be joining a passionate team changing the face of sanitation in East Africa.
Looking for a WASH Engineer whwants tbring sustainable, safe sanitation to tens of thousands of people. This is an opportunity for personal impact and to help shape a new and growing department.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis and evaluated as they come in. We will recruit until role is filled, and we’re looking for starting ASAP.
Role Overview
This role will report to the Director of Projects and collaborate with people across the business including Product Development and Operations teams.
The role will develop inthaving management responsibility of fellows and a local team.
The role will manage projects across the Infrastructure Lifecycle on feasibility, design, commissioning, and operation.
It will require immense creativity while grounding ideas in experience and data, and a passion for figuring things out the hard way.
Required
University degree in engineering
Work experience as an engineer in water, wastewater, sanitation or similar engineering field.
Experience working in a developing country. East Africa preferred.
Willing tlive in Kenya full time, strong preference for 2 year commitment
Leading projects and managing teams
Experience at various stages of the project lifecycle i.e. feasibility, design, construction, commissioning, operation and asset management
Comfort working with a diverse, energetic team with changing priorities and tight deadlines
Desirable experience
Working with a large, multinational organization
Experience in fecal sludge management strongly preferred
Experience in manufacturing
Professionally certified engineer
Experience checking and/or approving documents
Training in Health and Safety
Able to speak Swahili or eagerness tlearn
Competencies
Excellent cross-cultural communication
Open-minded, inquisitive and critical approach tsanitation services
Ability tfocus on the details while still pushing towards high-level goals
Comfortable with ambiguity, risk and change; we are a startup building something completely new, sthe road will be bumpy and exciting!
Confidence tchallenge assumptions and behavior – tsay the unpopular thing, raise opposing viewpoints and questions decisions made from above
Passionate about social causes and a sense of humor
Key Responsibilities
Company growth
Key member of design team for expansion treatment plants
Advising on expansion strategy from a technology and systems perspective
Collaborating on innovative new products with Product Development team
Process commissioning
Leading commissioning procedures including: data collection, SOP creation, H&S, troubleshooting
Testing new machinery and equipment before passing it to Operations
Operational improvement
Leading data collection and management tinform future designs and improve current processes
Establishing maintenance procedures
Improving company-wide engineering standards
Applying external perspective and experience tall work at Sanivation
Recommending and implementing best practices from previous experience across design, construction, H&S and company culture.
Supporting professional development of engineers at Sanivation
