Water Mission Senior Engineer Jobs in Malawi
Who is Water Mission?
Water Mission is a Christian engineering nonprofit that builds sustainable, safe water solutions for people in developing countries, refugee camps, and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has served more than 8 million people in 59 countries, sharing safe water and the message of God’s love.
Water Mission’s global headquarters is in North Charleston, SC, and the organization has more than 450 staff members based in Africa; Asia; North, South, and Central America; and the Caribbean. Charity Navigator has awarded Water Mission it’s top four-star rating 15 years in a row, a distinction shared by only 1% of the charities rated by the organization.
Working at Water Mission is as much a calling as it is a career, and we are searching for people with the courage, passion, and drive to help us change the world. Read more about our Statement of Faith and Christian Mission.
What is the opportunity?
Under the direction of the Water Mission Malawi (WMM) Country Director, the Sr. Engineer directly supports Water Mission’s vision of providing safe water and an opportunity to share God’s love with all. This position entails providing technical guidance and support to WMM assigned Engineers and technicians following the WMM Country Program’s established standards and procedures.
This is a full-time position that requires residency in Lilongwe, Malawi. The position might require frequent travel to remote locations within Malawi and occasionally outside of Malawi to carry out assessments and to support some of the technical aspects of the organization.
A successful Sr. Engineer will:
Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, donors, volunteers, and the general public.
Understand, support, and nurture the Vision, Mission, and Core values of Water Mission.
onduct engineering field work and design, according to established engineering principles and standards to a high degree of excellence and dependable accuracy.
Lead assigned technical team members to provide oversight, review and assistance for technicians, volunteers, and other engineers to ensure quality of output and adherence to established standards and procedures.
Promote, encourage, and model Water Mission’s mission, vision, and values to the technical team members and all other staff members.
Work in collaboration with Water Mission staff members and departments to ensure successful completion of every area of project implementation and sustainability.
Train and facilitate a culture of capacity building for team members.
Perform engineering tasks including water system hydraulic design, solar and electrical design, and development of plans, specifications, and structural drawings.
Provide onsite visits for the purpose of quality control and instruction of field engineers and technicians in support of approved projects.
Champion and ensure that Quality Assurance/Quality Control- (Water Mission/WMM QA/QC) standards and procedures are upheld by the technical team.
Lead technical and systems innovation that seek to further Water Mission’s mission.
Layout and design water systems including water source, pumping, treatment, storage and distribution.
Ensure that all work, including that of the Sr. Engineer, is reviewed by another engineer as designated by the Country Director.
Given that Water Mission is a matrix structured organization, the Sr. Engineer will interact with, support, and be responsive to the direction of the Africa Regional Engineer, and Water Mission HQ Program Manager for Malawi and HQ Engineering Department.
Perform assessments in communities, including water quality and quantity testing, survey measurements and other aspects as may be required.
Write and submit timely Project reports including monthly, Assessment reports, follow up the reports with supporting photographs as per specific assignment guideline.
Provide disaster response support and work in other countries as needed.
Prepare and conduct presentations to the Operations Team, Strategic Partners, donors, and volunteers.
Other tasks as may be assigned.
What is required?
Personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Alignment with Water Mission’s Statement of Faith and core values of Love, Excellence, and Integrity.
Alignment with the principles of servant leadership as embraced within Water Mission.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering – Civil, Chemical, or Mechanical are preferred (Master’s degree and/or Project Management certifications are desirable but can be offset with quality experience).
Minimum experience of at least five years in similar project work, including leading and managing Technical Teams.
Completed registration as a professional Engineer in Malawi.
Valid driver’s license.
Advanced skills with office computer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and drafting and modeling programs (AutoCAD, EPANET, PowerCADD, SolidWorks, ProE).
Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English.
Excellent analytical skills, process design skills and project planning and management skills.
Impeccable integrity and stewardship that demonstrates to those who invest in WMM a sense of security and trust that their gifts are well used and invested.
Must be standards and detail-oriented with ability to plan.
A strong work ethic.
A heart-felt dedication to provide and model servant leadership.
Ability and willingness to travel for fieldwork.
Legal authorization to work in Malawi without sponsorship.
Commitment to ending the global water crisis.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Water Mission Senior Engineer Jobs in Malawi
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