E T Consultant - Environmental Engineer

E T Consultant - Environmental Engineer

Description

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The Environment (ENV) Department in South Asia seeks to recruit a highly capable Environmental Engineer to provide operational, coordination, and implementation support across the World Bank's environment portfolio in Bangladesh. The role spans both lending operations and analytical and advisory work, focused on four areas: pollution management and air quality, centered on implementation of the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP); resource efficient and cleaner production through Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation Project; sustainable coastal resilience, centered on preparation of the Bangladesh Coastal Resilience Program (BCRP); and carbon pricing and market-based instruments.

This position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Environmental Engineer will report to the ENV Practice Manager for the South Asia Region (SAR) and work as part of the World Bank Bangladesh Country Unit. Locally recruited staff are remunerated on a local pay scale.

The Environmental Engineer will play a technical role, not a general program-management role in supporting specific operations within the environment portfolio, which includes significant infrastructure investments, such as buildings, laboratories, waste management facilities and rural infrastructure. The Specialist will therefore be expected to bring a strong engineering background, ideally in civil, environmental, or related discipline, with hands-on experience in the design of infrastructure projects. The Specialist will specifically review designs, technical specifications, and bills of quantities. They will also help assess the quality and feasibility of engineering work and advise teams and counterparts on technical issues that arise during preparation and implementation.

The role is operationally focused. Working under the guidance of the relevant Task Team Leaders, the Specialist will help teams move operations and advisory activities through preparation, effectiveness, and implementation, keeping coordination, procurement and disbursement follow-up, counterpart engagement, and delivery of analytical outputs on track. The position is suited to a proven operator with engineering design skills who can manage multiple work-streams in parallel, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and deliver results with limited supervision. 

The South Asia Region comprises six countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) that range in size from India (with a population of over 1 billion) to Maldives (with 0.3 million people). The region has experienced a long period of robust economic growth, averaging 6% a year over the past 20 years. It was the second-fastest growing region in the world in the aftermath of the global crisis. This strong growth has translated into declining poverty and impressive improvements in human development. The percentage of people living below the poverty line fell in South Asia from 56% to 16% between 1981 and 2013. Still, the region remains home to a third of the world’s poorest, with 216 million people living below $1.9/day. 

The South Asia Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar

The Environment Department (ENV), located within the World Bank’s Planet Practice Group has been established to deliver on the opportunities, benefits and outcomes offered by enhanced management of the environment and natural resources. ENV provides expertise, technical assistance and financing to help countries manage land, sea and freshwater natural resources in a sustainable way to help create jobs, improve livelihoods, enhance ecosystem services, decrease pollution and increase resilience to climate change. Over 360 ENV staff working across the globe help set developing countries on a clean, green growth trajectory for resilient economies and healthy communities.

The SSAE1 unit comprises around 30 staff, with 95 percent based in Country Offices. The rest of the team is based in Washington DC. Our Sri Lanka country office is a joint World Bank/International Finance Cooperation office, comprising approximately 100 staff, including an ETC working on environment, providing a vibrant, collegial working environment.

Duties and accountabilities:

The Extended Term Consultant will, under the guidance of the relevant Task Team Leaders:

• Support WB clients and task teams to accelerate project implementation and design.
• Provide technical implementation support to clients and task teams by reviewing/providing guidance on engineering designs, drawings, technical specifications, bills of quantities, cost estimates, and related technical documentation prepared by implementing agencies or their consultants. Supervise field activities as needed.
• Support the preparation and implementation of WB-financed projects by reviewing and supporting the implementation of operational documents such as Project Operational Manuals, terms of reference, results data, Management Information Systems, etc. and providing feedback drawing on experience from other relevant programs including previous WB-financed projects.
• Support delivery of analytical and advisory activities, including working with consultants, firms and clients to ensure timely and high-quality delivery, monitoring/supervising deliverable timelines, providing feedback on data or draft reports/products, and organizing meetings/consultations/discussions and other items as prioritized by PM and supervising TTLs.
• Support mission preparation and delivery, including logistics, consultation meetings, and drafting of mission technical notes, management letters, and any agreed actions and its follow ups. Travel to remote field sites will be required.
• Contribute to written products and communications, including components of ISRs, briefs, technical notes, concept notes, and project documents.
• Support coordination and liaison with government, development partners, NGOs, civil society, private sector, and academia, including organizing and supporting events, workshops, and meetings.
• Perform other operational tasks assigned by the PM and/or Task Team Leaders.

Selection Criteria

• Master's degree in engineering (civil, environmental, structural, or a closely related discipline). A bachelor's degree in engineering combined with significant relevant experience may be considered. Additional qualifications in project management, public policy, or environmental management are an advantage.
• 8+ years of proven, relevant experience in the design, review, or supervision of infrastructure projects, such as buildings, laboratories, waste management facilities, and rural infrastructure. Experience with development projects, ideally with the World Bank or other multilateral development banks, is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated, hands-on engineering design skills, including the ability to review architectural and engineering designs, technical specifications, drawings, and bills of quantities. The candidate should be able to assess technical quality, cost estimates, and constructability, and to advise on design standards and construction supervision.
• Demonstrated experience in procurement of works, goods, and consulting services, and in contract management and disbursement monitoring for donor-financed projects. Familiarity with financial management oversight is an advantage
• Experience with private sector engagement and public-private partnerships is an advantage.
• Proven ability to follow up multiple work-streams simultaneously and deliver results under tight timelines with limited supervision.
• Working knowledge of the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework and Bank operational procedures, or the ability to acquire it quickly.
• Familiarity with the environment, climate, air quality, coastal and water, or carbon markets agendas in Bangladesh is an advantage.
• Ability to work well with a range of stakeholders, including government officials, project-affected parties, non-governmental organizations and civil society, development partners, and private sector.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in both Bangla and English are required.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills, and the ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to project sites domestically is required.
  
  Additional Considerations:
  
  As the World Bank Group continues to evolve, we value candidates who:
  
• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, disciplines, cultures, and institutional boundaries.
• Responsibly leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, learning, and decision-making.
• Bring experience working on fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV)-related contexts and are encouraged to highlight relevant experience in their application materials, where applicable.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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