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

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 Micro
Hydro 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