Rwanda Water resources Board Roads and Bridges Drainage and Flood Control Specialist Jobs

Rwanda Water resources Board Roads and Bridges Drainage and Flood Control Specialist Jobs


Job Description

  • Contribute to the preparation and development of the drainage and flood management in relation to Catchment management by providing technical advice on current and planned drainage and flood control components;

  • Work closely with Urban Hydrologist, Geotechnical Specialist & Modelers from KFH to incorporate climate adaptation into drainage designs for the flood projections;

  • Prepare the feasibility study, and proposed detailed engineering designs (including specifications, drawings, and detailed cost estimates) for drainage and flood control management infrastructures;

  • Identify vulnerable and undersized bridges, culverts, drainage channels, community buildings/assets that need to be upgraded or moved to safer areas;

  • Assess possible impacts of road development and rehabilitation in the floodplain and cooperate with concerned agencies ;

  • Calculate the incremental costs of climate adaptation into drainage subprojects;

  • Incorporate climate resilience into specification for flood construction work in collaboration with the Modeling specialist team from KFH Department;

  • Consult with the urban hydrologist & Hydraulic/Flood Modeling Specialist to estimate drainage capacity and requirement for the flood and inundation modelling;

  • Help in preparation of bidding documents and bill of quantities and review feasibility and detailed studies;

  • Work together with concerned agencies and assist them in the designing of drainage, bridge and culver for peak runoff conveyance;

  • Prepare and review the existing policy, strategy and plans related to water resources and drainages in collaboration with Infrastructure Flood Specialist Team Leader and other Expert;

  • Preparing mapping network referencing and inventories (i.e. drainage and bridges size, cross sections data for mitigate high peak flow Ensure the development and regular updating of specifications to keep RWB in the forefront of technological improvements and innovation;

  • Establish the framework and software where in Flood Management and Water Storage Development Division feed in
    data for the drainage planning and management.

  • The data include; designing, construction, rehabilitation, maintenance etc; Develop Best Practice Guidelines for the Integrated Planning and Design of Economically Sound and Environmentally Friendly Roads and drainage infrastructures to mitigate flood;

    Monitor and evaluate overall progress of drainage, bridges, road project on achievement of results and provide feedback to the Division Manager on project strategies and activities; Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks;

  • 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 tasks assigned by the Supervisors

    Job Profile

    Minimum Qualification

  • Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering with one (1) year of relevant working experience; or

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering with five (5) years of relevant working experience.

    Required Competencies & Key Technical Skills

  • Knowledge in hydrology for infrastructure;

  • Knowledge in transport drainage design guidelines and infrastructure;

  • Extensive knowledge in designing of road drainage systems and water crossing;

  • 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.;

  • Knowledge in GIS skills;

  • Resource management skills;

  • Analytical skills;

  • Problem solving skills;

  • Decision making skills;

  • Time management skills;

  • Risk management skills;

  • Results oriented;

  • Digital literacy skills;

  • Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; Rwanda Water resources Board Roads and Bridges Drainage and Flood Control Specialist Jobs

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