Engineer

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

20 October 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam)
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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions  section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLEEngineer

TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST I

UNIT/DIVISIONManagement Services

Duty Station (City, Country): Dodoma, Tanzania

DURATION8 Months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

This position will be based in Dodoma, Tanzania. The Engineer will be providing technical guidance to WFP for the effective and efficient Kizota warehouse and Dodoma office works which will include:

• Providing technical support for the planning, design, supervision, and implementation of infrastructure improvement works at the Kizota facility, including flood mitigation, rehabilitation, and construction of operational and welfare facilities.

• Ensuring effective project coordination, contract administration, quality assurance, financial monitoring, and stakeholder engagement throughout the implementation of the infrastructure improvement programme.

The role will involve undertaking assessments of works, quality control, and review of contractors' compliance with the design requirements. To provide construction and engineering expertise and contribute to the timely and efficient delivery of quality outputs. In addition, the engineer will guide the identification of key risks and drafting of a mitigation strategy to manage the identified risks.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

WFP operates to the highest levels of international construction standards while taking into account local constraints and methods of work. The Engineer shall be responsible for ensuring that the project is progressed to an acceptable standard and to the highest quality per the contracts between WFP and the selected companies.

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Dodoma Office, collaborating closely with the country office/sub office teams and in coordination with MSD Engineering GHQ, the duties required of the successful candidate shall include but not be limited to the following:

Technical tasks

• Provide Engineering support for construction projects, preparing budgets and technical specifications for all site related works

• Supervise and monitor quality and schedules for construction and rehabilitation work up to projects completion, ensuring that works done by contractors are performed promptly and according to specification, within budget and on time, implementing cost recovery when required.

• Support the development of architectural plans, technical scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, and construction contract documentation reflecting site specific constraints, local conditions, or characteristics.

• Check, record, test, and certify engineering works before they are covered by the contractor.

• Liaise with local Authorities to obtain necessary authorizations for the implementation of the projects, co-ordinate activities throughout the project duration with relevant parties and ensure certification/approval upon project completion and handover.

• Maintain records including site correspondence, survey data, inspection records, test data, site diaries, records of meetings, financial records, progress records, daily photos, etc.

• Guide contractors and consultants, including assessing contractor’s proposals and methodologies.

• Support in liaising and coordinating with other involved units/teams’ stakeholders (Finance, Management Services, Procurement, Security, Management) as well as other UN organizations that may be involved in specific projects (as Clients, partners, etc.).