Senior Road Hydraulic Structures Engineer

Scope of Work/Job Summary: 
MPW is looking to recruit a Senior Road Hydraulic Structures Engineer with extensive experience in a wide range of civil construction activities including, but not limited to, building, maintenance, and repair of Road structures such as culverts, bridges, drainage structures, and retaining walls. The incumbent must have a thorough understanding of the international and local design and construction codes/regulations/standards. The incumbent will function as a member of the operation and maintenance team where He/She provides technical inputs and Supports technical and engineering personnel with project support duties. The potential candidate will remain active through all project phases and should work in close coordination with the senior management in MPW. He/ She must directly report to the Senior Engineers/ Consultants of the Department.
The Senior Road Hydraulic Structures Engineer will carry out the following

Duties & Responsibilities:

Provides expertise and guidance on complex hydraulic projects, which may include review and improvements to Structures and drainage systems.
• Oversees field studies of existing hydraulic facilities; ensures engineers are collecting the correct information.
• Conducts field studies for complex projects; identifies, recommends, and tests strategies to resolve problems and concerns.
• Researches and proposes expansion, upgrades, and/or maintenance work to maintain and improve infrastructure.
• Verify Collected available hydrology/hydraulic data from relevant sources and other relevant authorities;
• Make site visits with the investigation teams to evaluate the ground situation and provide input to hydraulic structures designs;
• Determine location and extent of the catchment area of each river/stream up to the bridge/culvert crossings;
• Designs and tests hydraulic systems; forecasts the effects on equipment, including expected wear and tear and degradation.
• Uses computer-aided design software to simulate the hydraulic structures and to create blueprints for water-control facilities.
• Determine intensity, duration and distribution of rain in the catchment;
• Determination of design discharge;
• Investigate river meandering characteristics, determine the protection works required – guide banks, Spurs and bank protection;
• Provide appropriate design of river training structure along the bank of the river requiring the same;
• Determine maximum flood levels for the design return period of each river crossing within the project;
• Undertake scour estimates and opening design of drainage structure;
• Preparation of methodology for hydrological / Hydraulic analysis and conduct hydrological / Hydraulic analysis and reports for bridge, culvert and road projects;
• Identify and analyze watershed runoff, channel analysis, floodplain delineation, erosion and sedimentation analysis;
• Statistical analysis for flood frequency, and groundwater and reservoir system analysis and modeling;
• Review and comment on contractors’ hydrological/hydraulics analysis and report.
• Prepare written and oral reports and make suggestions and recommendations for inclusion of hydrological / Hydraulic study findings in the reports;
• Carry out hydrology-related study procedures for assigned projects;
• Contribute as necessary to final concept design report, highlight remaining challenges and propose solutions;
• Produce sound analytical and modeling reports
• Perform any other duty in line with this TOR as required by the Senior management;