This position is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The application submission deadline is August 18, 2023.

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 its 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?

The Regional Engineer is responsible primarily for applying sound engineering principles and excellent written and verbal communication skills to a variety of WASH projects in East Africa. This full-time position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and reports to the Director of Engineering and Design Support in Charleston, SC, USA, and is part of the Charleston-based Engineering and Innovation department. Spoken and written English fluency is required, and experience with Swahili is preferred.

Though this position is based in Kenya, travel to other Water Mission program countries is required (primarily Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, and USA). Candidates need to be prepared to travel up to three months of the year (i.e., multiple trips during a single calendar year totaling three months), with trip lengths ranging from one week to four weeks. Candidates need to be aware that travel to a disaster response situation may be required with only 72 hours of notice.

A successful Regional Engineer will:

• Maintain a strong Christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, partners, the communities we serve, and the public

• Work in a posture of humble service to God and others
• Commitment to the values of Love, Excellence, and Integrity
• Work in a team environment to provide technical direction and assistance to other engineers and technicians
• Lead and assist others in adherence to approved engineering and construction standards
• Assist in the development of guidance documentation for engineering and construction processes

• Assist in the develop project engineering scopes and designs for WASH projects in country development and disaster response settings

• • Conduct field inspections and site assessments
  • Assist in the creation of feasibility studies and engineering reports
  • Assist in the creation of engineering designs, calculations, construction drawings, and specifications
  • Conduct construction and implementation inspections

• Manage multiple simultaneous initiatives

• • Maintain good communication with multiple team members across multiple countries and time zones
  • Maintain good communications with outside entities
  • Ensure work is done within an agreed-upon scope, schedule, and budget

• Ability to cross engineering disciplines and gain a base level of understanding as required by projects

• Ability to work within cross-cultural environments and overcome stereotypes and language barriers
• Participate in disaster response activities when needed
• Prepare and make presentations to other departments, partner organizations, country program office staff, strategic partners, donors, and volunteers
• Other duties as 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
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; Civil or Environmental discipline preferred; Master's degree in Engineering preferred
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), UK/Ireland Chartered Engineer (UK CEng), Canadian Professional Engineer (P.Eng), European Engineer (EUR ING), or equivalent; For Kenyan applicants, Engineers Board of Kenya is also required

• Minimum of five years of WASH-related engineering experience with an International NGO; Multi-country experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English language
• Fluency or familiarity with written and spoken Swahili language preferred
• Knowledgeable skills with Microsoft Office software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Knowledgeable skills with engineering programs such as EPANET, AutoCAD, or similar preferred
• Excellent relationship skills
• High attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent conflict resolution skills

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with a team
• Experience in developing countries, preferably in East Africa
• Ability to travel up to three months (non-consecutive) per year, mostly in developing countries. Most international trips are 1-4 weeks in length and require riding in long car rides on rough terrain, standing for extended periods of time in hot weather, and lifting moderately heavy things
• Legal authorization to work in Kenya or the United States without sponsors
• Home internet bandwidth strong enough to support video conferencing and other job-related responsibilities