Senior Design/Construction/WASH Expert (P15)
Omschrijving van de vacature
Indicative Tasks:
- Conduct technical feasibility studies and support in the identification and selection of appropriate sites to be used for reception centres, accommodation areas for applicants for international protection, including vulnerable groups.
- Support the authorities in the design, planning, budgeting, drafting of technical specifications and requirements for reception centre construction projects, ensuring quality control and adherence to project timelines.
- Support the application of EUAA standards and/or national WASH standards in reception centres/sites, depending on the context.
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress and identify potential challenges.
- Provide technical support and advice on standards (Sphere/EU) related to the construction or improvement of infrastructures in the framework of public contracts with regards to reception centre facilities.
- Support detecting and designing interventions of risk reductions, maintenance management or improvements for the security of the infrastructures in compliance with the applicable legal framework (incl. use of calculation programmes for the design of the interventions).
- Support the authorities in the coordination of all involved stakeholders for the design and construction of reception facilities and/or on all water, sanitation, hygiene promotion and environment related issues.
Gewenst profiel
Profile Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, urban planning or other related fields (EQF 6 or equivalent). Based on the final specific assignment and tasks, a professional license in the country of deployment might be requested.
- 5 years of proven experience in the tasks described, preferably related to the reception of applicants of international protection and/or emergency contexts.
- Proven professional experience in the design of reception camps, shelter projects, informal settlements and/or other operational settings desirable, and/or in the design, planning, budgeting, drawing of technical specifications and requirements for accommodation construction projects and/or the supervision of their implementation, preferably for applicants for international protection.
Ons aanbod
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) is looking for experienced professionals in Asylum procedures to support its operations in Belgium and across Europe. We recruit and deploy experts through a Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI).