Thursday, December 24, 2009

Engineer for Micro Hydro Project - TSU

Vacancy for (field) engineer with TSU - Micro Hydro Project

Indonesia with its abundant water resourceshas potential for thousands of mini and micro hydro power schemes throughout the islands. Technical Support Unit (TSU) is interlinked with Green PNPM program. TSU’s aim is to provide technical support in order to ensure quality, sustainability and technical sound design of the hydro schemes built under the program and to integrate best practices for sustainable hydro power with future PNPM activities, i.e. build and strengthen capacity at ground level.

TSU is seeking 1 (one) qualified candidate for the position of Field Engineer/Extension worker as consultant, preferable with experience in Micro Hydro implementation. The responsibilities of this vacancy are shown in the Term of Reference below:

Tasks
The Field engineer/extension worker will be stationed in Padang, West Sumatra as a consultant with frequent travel and stay to/in Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Bengkulu. He/she will work with a team of micro hydro experts for implementation of the planned activities.

In specific his/her tasks will be: Overall (over the whole project period)
  • Facilitate, moderate and coordinate processes within TSU and with PNPM by assisting the technical team in appropriate means of communication.
  • Evaluation of opportunities for MicroHydro activities in the pilot project Kecamatans in the 4 provinces.
  • Technical design of Micro Hydro projects and advisory of local facilitators on criteria and best practices.
  • Support PMD in terms of community empowerment and training of field facilitators regarding identification, planning, designing and management of renewable energy technologies and systems.
  • Supervision during construction of micro hydro projects on-site.
Academic background:
  • Undergraduate from Mechanical Engineering (Micro Hydro Experience is a plus)
  • Capable of communicating, reading and writing in English
  • Project monitoring experience
  • Work experience on local institutional/ private level
  • Moderation/facilitation competence
  • Understanding of participative approaches for project development
  • Knowledge of international development cooperation
  • Experience with AutoCAD (2007)
  • SIM (driving license) for car and motorbike

Time of Contract February 1st until June 2012
Working days 5 days/week
Interested candidate should submit the application letter and updated CV to our administrator : Lisa.Astrida@tsu.or.id by the latest 15.01.2010

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