Roving WASH Engineer Consultant

ACF-ToR_Roving WASH Engineer Consultant. Tenders & Other Advertisments Elizabeth (Elizabeth A) October 26, 2026, 2:43pm 1 ToR_Roving WASH Engineer Consultant,.pdf (3.0 MB) Attached advert: a C — Alladd CONSULTANT Title of Consultant: Type of Engagement Place of Workplace of Consultant Recruitment Roving WASH Engineer | [_|Consultancy Work Juba ACF SSD Mission Juba and Field Bases Country Office Multi-Sector WASH Funded: Budget Year: Requesting Reasons for hiring the Roving WASH 2026 Department: Consultant: Financial Code: WASH To strengthen technical capacity and ensure SSF2DA39 quality, timely, and compliant WASH construction across ACF operational areas. PURPOSE OF ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT: 1. BACKGROUND: The Roving WASH Engineer will support and assist the WASH Specialist and Field Coordinators in the planning, design review, supervision, and quality assurance of WASH construction and rehabilitation activities under the GAC, SIDA, and ECHO-funded projects across ACF South Sudan Mission areas of operation. The Engineer will provide technical support to WASH field teams and work closely with government WASH and health authorities, partners, and other stakeholders to ensure that WASH infrastructure in health and nutrition facilities, institutions, and communities is implemented according to approved designs, technical specifications, and ACF standards. The Engineer will also strengthen construction monitoring and management by conducting regular field visits, identifying technical issues, recommending corrective actions, and supporting verification of completed works before subsequent construction stages and payments. This support will assist the WASH Specialist in managing the increasing construction workload across multiple locations while ensuring quality, timely implementation, proper documentation, and compliance with approved technical and contractual requirements. 2. JUSTIFICATION: ACF South Sudan continues to face significant WASH challenges, particularly in remote, hard-to- reach, flood-prone, conflict- and displacement-affected areas. Despite progress in improving WASH services, many vulnerable communities still have limited access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services, increasing exposure to waterborne diseases and other public health risks. These challenges are further compounded by recurrent flooding, disease outbreaks, population displacement, weak WASH systems, and limited resources, which affect the availability and sustainability of essential WASH services. Hard-to-reach areas remain particularly underserved and require strengthened technical and operational support. In response, ACF plans to strengthen and expand WASH infrastructure construction and rehabilitation, alongside hygiene promotion, water quality monitoring, emergency preparedness, and community-based WASH approaches. These interventions will prioritize underserved communities, health and nutrition facilities, and other public institutions. The expansion of these activities requires strong technical oversight and construction management to ensure that infrastructure is appropriately designed, safely constructed, and completed to Page 1 of 8 a or “i TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR ROVING WASH ENGINEER 3: Anadd CONSULTANT . required quality standards. Strengthening technical capacity will therefore support timely, sustainable, and quality WASH service delivery across ACF’s operational areas. KEY WASH ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES: e Water Supply: Support borehole construction/rehabilitation, water points, storage, distribution, drainage and water treatment systems. e Sanitation: Construct and rehabilitate institutional, emergency and semi-permanent latrines, ensuring gender and disability accessibility. e Hand Hygiene & IPC: Install and rehabilitate handwashing facilities and WASH infrastructure in health and nutrition facilities. e Climate Resilience: Support flood-resilient WASH infrastructure, particularly in flood-prone and hard-to-reach areas. e Water Quality: Support chlorination, water treatment and water quality improvement measures. e O&M & Capacity Building: Strengthen operation and maintenance through support to Water Management Committees, pump mechanics and local authorities. e Quality Assurance: Ensure construction follows approved technical assessments, designs, BoQs, ACF/donor/government standards, with emphasis on quality, accessibility, sustainability, climate resilience and value for money. Page 2 of 8 a Ca ‘i TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR ROVING WASH ENGINEER “Allada CONSULTANT 3. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: In close collaboration with WASH Specialist, State and County WASH and Rural Cooperatives Departments, CHDs etc., the WASH Engineer will lead and manage the construction of WASH facilities across the ACF supported nutrition and health care facilities in close coordination with WASH field teams where he/she is being assigned or based. Further, S/he will provide technical assistance to WASH staff and County and payam authorities including WASH partners to build their capacity, mentor their ability to monitor and supervise WASH construction by ensuring the required standard and quality of construction as per designs and specifications. 4. METHODOLOGY AND TECHNICAL APPROACH: The Consultant will review designs and survey data, verify site suitability and technical feastbilty, and recommend alternative sites where necessary. He/she will monitor construction works, identify and rectify design or technical issues, and ensure compliance with approved specifications and quality standards. The Consultant will also provide on-the-job training and mentoring to ACF WASH staff and State/Cqunty authorities, strengthening construction supervision and quality assurance. 5. ACTIVITIES, TASKS, OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES: A) Review/ prepare design of WASH Facilities Specifically Gravity Fed Water Supply System (GFS) and drilling boreholes with reticulation i. Work with the ACF WASH field team to review the engineering designs of ongoing ACF WASH projects considering the various important parameters such as planning standards, population projections, demand forecasting, design criteria, standard specifications, etc., based on the engineering standards and guidelines. Ensure clarity and understanding by the field WASH team and other relevant stakeholders. All the designs should conform to the best national engineering standards. All necessary calculations should be prepared to determine and justify the engineering solution proposed for each project/ component and incorporated into the design reports. ii. Together with ACF field WASH team, assess and recommend the appropriate level of costs and fees and tariff, considering the issues of operation and maintenance, ensure that the poorest of the poor have equal opportunity to have access to the services. iii. Closely work alongside ACF SSD WASH team members to review all necessary drawings, technical specifications, bill of quantities (BOQ), detailed cost estimates, implementation schedule, etc. The technical specifications should be in accordance with the best international/national practices and should be prepared to achieve the highest standards of quality. iv. WASH consultant Engineer will prepare tender documents for future WASH construction interventions. v. Carry and conduct out value Engineering to generate the number of technically feasible designs for each subproject, work out the least cost alternative to ensure the best techno-economic designs. Page 3 of 8 al C. nad TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR ROVING WASH ENGINEER anadd B) Construction Management: i. Monitor construction of all project components review the claims and verify works completed and in progress and certify for payments to ACF. ii. Check line level, layout of construction to ensure conformity with the contract, propose any change in the plans, if required. iii. As per standard Construction Management System, assess and enforce the adequacy of ACF WASH inputs in terms of material, equipment, construction machinery, workers, and construction approach and methodologies. iv. Monitor and enforce, as detailed in Safety Manual, the measures taken to ensure the workers' safety, other project personnel, the general public and works. v. Work as an engineer within the context of conditions of the WASH engineer consultant at ACF SSD Offices. vi. Regularly monitor physical and financial progress against the milestones as per the agreement to ensure completion of work in time. vii. Monitor and enforce Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA & QC), the quality of inputs, processes, and outputs during all construction activities to ensure the highest quality of works conforming to the specifications and drawings. viii. Examine ACF WASH sector claims for a time extension, variations, additional compensation, etc., and recommend appropriate decisions. ix. After physical completion of work, prepare planned maintenance procedures; check installation and commissioning; monitor preparation of the “as-built drawings’. C) Capacity Building of ACF WASH Field Team, Local County Authorities at Field Level or Operational Sustainability WASH Engineer Consultant will need to identify training needs, organize training courses, train government staff to enhance technical capacity focusing on the design and construction of WASH facilities, and ensure effective O&M post-construction period. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: The WASH Consultant will, together with field bases WASH team prepare and present weekly progress updates (one-pager every Friday) and monthly progress reports against agreed targets at the end of each month and the final report at the end of the contract to the WASH Specialist. Schedule of Deliverables Due Date | Duration (maximum # of days) Task 1: Review/Prepare the Design of WASH Facilities Specifically Gravity Fed W. Suppl Ais ° : hele i. Review the engineering design of ongoing projects considering the various | Monthly Throughout important parameters such as_ planning standards, population with WASH projections, demand forecasting, design criteria, standard specifications field team etc., based on the engineering standards and guidelines. Ensure clarity and understanding by the ACF WASH field team and other relevant stakeholders. All the designs should conform to the best international/national engineering standards and Page 4o0f 8