Civil Engineer at American Embassy Kigali Mission Rwanda

Civil Engineer (OBO)

Vacancy Announcement: KIGALI-2024-032

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kigali is recruiting for Civil Engineer (OBO). The position is open to All Interested Candidates/All Sources and available to start immediately.

Duties: Working under the Construction Manager/Project Director of the Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) team, the Civil Engineer is responsible for overseeing and inspecting all work elements of the construction site, reviewing shop drawings and other construction plans, developing change orders and cost estimates for the Kigali Energy Conservation Project. Incumbent must be capable of working independently.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

• At least five (5) years of experience in civil engineering related to building construction and renovation on large scale residential or commercial development projects, of which, two years of experience in construction project management and oversight is required.

Education Requirements:

• University degree in civil engineering from an accredited institution is required.

Evaluations:

• LANGUAGE:  Fluency of English and Kinyarwanda is required. (This may be tested).
• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO):  The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.
• REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The U.S. Embassy Kigali provides reasonable accommodation as needed to people with disabilities.  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation should contact the U.S. Embassy's Human Resources Office at HRKigali@state.gov for assistance.

Qualifications:a

• All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

All applications must be submitted via Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) by August 30, 2024.

Full announcement and application procedures are available on https://rw.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that e-mailed applications are not accepted. Only applications submitted through our Electronic Recruitment Application will be considered.