National Laboratory Assistant – (6 vacancies)

Job description

Overview of position

• the Somalia Urban Resilience Project II (SURP II) is a municipal governance & infrastructure development project financed by the World Bank (EB) & its partners, aimed at improving access to urban infrastructure & strengthening municipal governance in Somalia.
• The government of Somalia, through the Benadir Regional Administration (Mogadishu) representing multiple cities has selected our client to provide the consulting services for the urban transport infrastructure works to be executed by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the respective municipalities under the project, The works involve construction of urban roads to bitumen standards, construction of bridges / drainage works & installation of streetlights, by the contractors engaged by the respective P1U. Our client assists the PlUs in the contracts management, supervision of works implementation by the contractors as well as in other technical areas related to the project activities.
• The scope of our clients engagement is to provide technical assistance to the PIUs in the works implementation & contracts managements in the areas of design review, technical supervision, performance monitoring, quality control etc., as well as contributing to PIUs capacity building.

Role objectives

The Laboratory Assistant working under the supervision of the Laboratory Technician will be responsible for undertaking laboratory activities in material testing & records keeping in order to support the quality control of the various construction works. The specific roles & responsibilities to be carried out under the supervision of the Laboratory Technician will include:

• Undertake on site material tests such as field compaction test, slump test & other basic tests as well as collection of samples for the laboratory testing.
• Collect & maintain daily weather records such as temperature & rainfall data.
• Assist the engineering team for quality control of the works by checking the contractor's site & plant as directed by the Laboratory Technician.
• Assist the Laboratory Technician in undertaking laboratory tests & maintaining the laboratory.
• Ensure to perform other activities such as; material testing & quality control related duties as directed by the Laboratory Technician.

Project reporting

The Laboratory Assistant will be working under the supervision of the Laboratory Technician.

Skills and qualifications

Key competencies

• Completion of secondary school is required & a bachelor's degree or a diploma in civil engineering will be an asset.
• Minimum of one (1) year of relevant experience is required with demonstrated capacity to perform the expected roles & deliver results.
• Excellent command of English & Somali languages (oral & written) are required.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

How to apply