Regional Bridge Coordinator/ Support Engineers

Local Roads Bridge Programme (LRBP)

Local Roads Bridge Programme (LRBP) is a joint programme of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Government of Nepal for the implementation of motorable roads bridge in LRN throughout the country since 2011. On the behalf of SDC, AF-Iteco Ltd. Switzerland, constitutes the Local Roads Motorable Bridge Programme Support Unit (LRBSU) responsible to provide technical assistance to the District Development Committees (DDC) and center through Local Bridge Section (LBS), Department of Local Infrastructure Development for Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) on motorable bridge sub-sector activities.The duration of the 1st phase is 4 years from February 1, 2011 to November 30, 2014. Considering high priority to bridge construction work and its continuation, GoN and SDC extended 1st phase of LRBP till, May 31, 2016. Similarly LRBP 2nd Phase was signed on May 13, 2013 for 9 months period from June 01, 2016 to February 28, 2017. And LRBP 3rd phase was signed on January 26, 2017 for 3 years 5 months period from March 01, 2017 to July 31, 2020. The concept of local roads bridge is defined as an access to the services and opportunities to recognize the development potentials in the programmed region. LRBP aims to improve the livelihood of people targeting disadvantaged groups in programme districts via increasing accessibility to the services and opportunities.

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is providing Technical Assistance (TA) to the Government of Nepal (GoN) through the Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) under Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) inthe implementation of Local Roads Bridge Programme (LRBP) in Nepal. 

AF–ItecoAG, Switzerland (AF-Iteco), on behalf of SDC, provides technical assistance through its TA-team. AF-Iteco invites applications from interested and qualified Nepali Nationals for the following positions.

Regional Bridge Coordinator (RBC) -1 Position

Regional Bridge Coordinator should have at least a Bachelor's Degree and preferably a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 5 years' in construction supervision, including quality control and management of roads and bridges. The RBC must have capability to supervise, manage and execute the construction of bridges as per the provided designs and drawings. S/he should have experience of supervision of construction of at least 10 motorable bridges of different types such as Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC), Steel, Pre-stressed bridges etc. Demonstrated experience in managing multiple district level teams and coordination with local bodies and local stakeholders. Experience in geo-technical and hydrological investigations for the bridges and interpreting the findings thereof will be an added advantage. S/he should have excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Nepali, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. This position is Bardibas Regional Office based.

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Support Engineers – Few Positions

The Support Engineers should have a qualification of Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institute and must be registered with the Nepal Engineering Council in accordance with the Nepal Engineering Council Act, 2055. The Support Engineers should have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience specifically in bridge related works. The Support Engineers should have excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Nepali, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. This position is Regional Offices based.

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The closing date for applications is 25 January 2018. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. No telephone calls, written or personal enquiries will be entertained in this regard. Interested candidates are requested to send their application with CV to the Team Leader, LRBP PO Box 113, Kathmandu or by e-mail to vacancy@lrbpnepal.org

The LRBP promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to candidates from discriminated groups (women and candidates from Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai, and other minority community).

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Category Engineering - Civil
Openings Few
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Posted Date 10 Jan, 2018
Apply Before 25 Jan, 2018
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