Position Title: Project Manager (Engineer)
2025-09-30        Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Herat, Kabul, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktia, Parwan, Takhar, Paktika       Full Time        9
Job Location: Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Herat, Kabul, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktia, Parwan, Takhar, Paktika
Nationality: Afghan
Category: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: According to the SCAWNO salary scale
Vacancy Number: SCAWNO/Kabul-11-09-25-0011
No. Of Jobs: 13
City: Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Herat, Kabul, Kunar, Laghman, Nangrahar, Nuristant, Paktia, Parwan, Takhar, Paktika
Organization: Support Children and Afghan Women Needs Organization (SCAWNO)
Years of Experience: 10+ years professional experience in civil works; 5+ years in project/site management (NGO/INGO, UN, or Construction Companies).
Contract Duration: Project Based
Gender: Male
Education: Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering (Master’s preferred).
Close date: 2025-09-30

About Support Children and Afghan Women Needs Organization (SCAWNO):

Support Children and Afghan Women Needs Organization (SCAWNO) is a non-profit NGO registered with the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan, registration number 1174. Established by a group of dedicated and qualified Afghan professionals, SCAWNO aims to promote community development, good governance, and capacity building. The organization was founded by members of Local Youth Councils, with a mission to contribute positively to the development process of communities in Afghanistan through capacity building, women's rights awareness, gender-based violence, children's protection awareness, legal consultation, economic sustainability, income generation projects, literacy, vocational training, health education, and teacher training. SCAWNO's vision is to create a peaceful, free, and developed Afghanistan based on good Afghan cultural values, where the population lives in peace, with self-dignity and self-sufficiency, and where people manage their own personal development and the development of the society in which they live.

Job Descriptions:

1) Project Leadership & Planning

  • Take full responsibility for on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery of provincial engineering projects; develop and maintain workplans, Gantt schedules, and risk registers.
  • Lead multidisciplinary project teams and subcontractors; assign workloads, set targets, and run weekly progress reviews.

2) Technical Engineering, QA/QC & HSE

  • Ensure designs, drawings, and method statements meet code and donor specs; verify quantities and resolve site technical issues.
  • Implement QA/QC plans (materials testing, ITPs, checklists) and enforce HSE measures (toolbox talks, PPE, incident reporting).
  • Apply ANBC (referencing IBC 2009) and relevant standards; follow applicable donor/agency specifications and Afghan practice.

3) Estimating, BoQs & Market Pricing

  • Conduct provincial market price surveys (materials, labor, equipment), maintain price databases, and update engineer’s estimates.
  • Prepare BoQs, cost breakdowns, and quotations; validate contractor BoQs and payment certificates against drawings/specs/site measurements.

4) Cost, Finance & Reporting

  • Manage project budgets, commitments, and forecasts; control variation orders and change requests; submit daily cost/expense logs and monthly financial progress reports.
  • Reconcile physical progress with financial burn rate; flag cost/schedule deviations early with corrective actions.

5) Procurement & Contract Management

  • Prepare technical specs and evaluation criteria; support tendering, bid evaluations, and contract awards in line with donor frameworks (e.g., WB/UN) and SCAWNO manuals.
  • Administer contracts (site instructions, NCRs, extensions of time, claims logs).

6) Stakeholder & Community Coordination

  • Coordinate with provincial authorities, community shuras, and partners; ensure community acceptance and safe site access.
  • Communicate clearly with donors/INGOs on progress, constraints, and mitigation measures.

7) Safeguarding, Inclusion & Compliance

  • Promote gender-responsive worksites; ensure safeguarding/PSEA adherence, inclusive hiring where feasible, and respectful community engagement.
  • Maintain complete documentation (drawings register, site diaries, test results, photographs, IRs/RFIs, handover packs).
Job Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering (Master’s preferred).
  • 10+ years professional experience in civil works; 5+ years in project/site management (NGO/INGO, UN, or Construction Companies).
  • Proven expertise in BoQ preparation, quantity take-off, pricing, and quotations; excellent knowledge of provincial market prices and suppliers.
  • Strong command of QA/QC, HSE, and Afghanistan code compliance (ANBC/IBC 2009 reference); familiarity with donor specs.
  • Solid experience with procurement and contract administration (evaluation, awards, contract management; FIDIC exposure an asset).
  • Financial acumen: budget control, cost reporting, and value-engineering.
  • Software: AutoCAD, quantity take-off tools, MS Project/Primavera, and MS Office (Excel advanced).
  • Languages: Pashto, Dari, and English (spoken and written).
  • Willingness to travel frequently to sites; Afghan citizenship.
Submission Guidelines:
  1. Email subject (mandatory): Project Manager Engineer PME – –
    Example: PME – Kunar – Ahmad Rahimi (province)
  2. Send CV + cover letter (motivation and relevant experience) to hr.admin@scawno.org  and cc: info@scawno.org
  3. Attach degrees, key certificates, and three references (if available).
  4. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for written test + interview.
  5. Deadline: 30-September-2025 (23:59, Asia/Kabul).
  6. You can also view it on our website at https://scawno.org.
Submission Email:

hr.admin@scawno.org and cc: info@scawno.org

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