TECHNICAL ASSISTANT - (BE CIVIL ENGINEER FRESHER)

• Serves as a general project engineer providing professional and technical leadership, guidance, and expertise to CLIENT personnel to assist in managing Contractor executed construction projects on behalf of the client. 

• Serves as the organizational subject matter expert regarding Afghan national and international standards and practices for civil and structural engineering designs, soil and foundation analysis for horizontal and vertical construction, including but not limited to facility site layout, site drainage, geotechnical considerations, material selection and approval for roads, bridges, and structures; water treatment and distribution infrastructure and systems; and waste water collection and treatment infrastructure and systems. 

• Participates in design reviews of and provides comments to CLIENT personnel on Contractor-submitted civil engineering designs and plans for a variety of applications. 

• Provides quality assurance oversight, documentation of such oversight, and recommends corrective actions to CLIENT personnel as required to ensure high quality performance on Contractor executed civil engineering projects or project tasks. 

• Provides safety oversight, documentation of such oversight, and directs corrective actions in cases of life-threatening situations as required to ensure worker safety during the performance of Contractor executed civil engineering projects or project tasks. 

• Assists the appointed Contracting officer’s representative and/or resident engineer in interpreting and enforcing contractual provisions regarding Contractor civil engineering requirements and deliverables. 

• Documents and provides reports regarding Contractor progress toward accomplishing contractual scopes of work. Recommends authorization of progress payments based on observed Task Order progress to established quality standards and specifications. 

• Maintains systematic, retrievable, contractually enforceable professional files. 

• Assists CLIENT personnel in training and mentoring initiatives by providing subject matter expertise and conveying cultural meaning and intent; e.g., coordinates, plans, develops and evaluates training, training needs and course objectives. 

• Provides translation services, oral and written for CLIENT staff, as needed. 

• Performs other duties as assigned.