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USAID Engineering Officer

Location:	Afghanistan
Job Type:	Contract
Posted:	9th Jun 2011
Closing Date:	8th Jul 2011
Posted By:	Management Systems International (MSI)
Details:
USAID Engineering Officer Project/Proposal Summary: During the last year, USAID has undertaken a nearly unprecedented staffing increase as they added hundreds of new positions to the mission in Afghanistan and around the world. MSI is proud to partner with USAID on this effort, and has been working closely with AID since 2009 to support this massive recruiting effort. USAID and MSI are looking for strong development and technical professionals for positions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the capital cities as well as throughout the regions. Position Summary: The Engineering Officer will provide the full range of engineering analysis and support services involving the planning and implementation of USAID programs and full proposed activities. Contracts are one year to start, renewable up to five years. Grade and Series: FS-0301-02/03. Responsibilities: •Provide the full range of engineering analysis and support services involving the planning and implementation programs and proposed activities, including preparing portions of key USAID documents such as the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), the Annual Report, and the Congressional Budget Justification. •Provide strategic and technical advice to USAID, development partners, and implementing partners on infrastructure policies and issues. •Prepare and present engineering reports (i.e. bid proposals, deeds, environmental impact statements, etc.) •Provide guidance to other USAID staff to resolve technical infrastructure problems. •Support the contracting activities for AVE and D/B activities, construction management and services and project management activities, direction of construction, operations and maintenance activities at project sites. •Provide support to the technical leadership of an engineering program of national scope and impact. •Supervise and mentor junior regional and national engineering staff; develop and monitor staff work plans. Qualifications: •U.S. citizenship required. Candidates with dual citizenship would need to renounce secondary citizenship. •Knowledge of and experience in the application of engineering principles, practice, policy and techniques. •Licensed engineer with Bachelor Degree, 7+ years of experience, 3+ years relevant overseas experience. Physical Qualifications: Due to the rugged nature of these positions, all candidates will need to meet minimal physical requirements in order to perform daily responsibilities in Kabul, and most especially in the field. *Additional Afghanistan and Pakistan openings are expected soon. If you would like to be automatically notified of these openings, please sign up for MSI's weekly listserv on our website. For full position descriptions and to apply to these openings, please visit our website, MSIWorldwide. Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

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