Senior Geotechnical Laboratory Expert

Position Title: Senior Geotechnical Laboratory Expert

2025-02-28 Kabul Full Time 24

Job Location:	Kabul
Nationality:	Afghan
Category:	Engineering
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As Per NTA Salary Scale Grade C
Vacancy Number:	MEW/MSU-111-1404
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Kabul, Afghanistan

Organization:	Ministry of Water & Energy
Years of Experience:	5 Years with Bachelor Degree 3 Years with Master
Contract Duration:	Extendable
Gender:	Male
Education:	Bachelor/Master
Close date:	2025-02-28

About Ministry of Water & Energy:

In accordance with the Decree of the presidential office of Afghanistan in view of national politics and strategy of the country during 1383, the Ministry of Water and Energy (MWE) has been established from two existing ministries: Ministries of Energy, Water Resources and Environment.

The Government of Afghanistan has identified the rehabilitation and expansion of the country's physical infrastructure as one of its highest priorities for the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. As part of the basic economic infrastructure of the country, the Energy and Water sector occupies special prominence in the Government's development plans. Several major power sector projects, funded by the National Development Budget and by international financial institutions and donors, are presently under implementation and planning under the general oversight of the Ministry of Water and Energy (MWE).

Given the technical complexity of the Energy and Water sector and the particular demands posed by the coordination of the projects that are being funded by various sources, the MWE assists its administration that will be based in Kabul and will reinforce MWE in its internal and external activities and projects smoothness and speediness in fulfilling its obligations for energy and water sector development.

Job Descriptions:

Purpose of contract this position:

The position of “Senior geotechnical Laboratory specialist” is created to perform the following duties and responsibilities) Conducting geotechnical and soil mechanic tests and providing test reports.

Purpose of the job

Provide investigation design, approximate cost estimates, scope-of-work, evaluation of test result, and coordination for geotechnical investigations and soils laboratory results analysis .and arrangement of test reports of hydraulic and hydrotechnical projects of the Ministry of Water and Energy

Duties & Responsibilities

Oversees of geotechnical site investigations.
Supervision and execution of laboratory tests of the Directorate of Laboratory of Water Facilities
Understanding and suggesting the best suited advice about geotechnical issues during construction.
ability to analyze and calculate ground settlement, bearing capacity, and soil improvement solutions in project construction.
The ability to classifies rock and soil by systems: (ASTM&AASHTO)
Providing a monitoring plane to check dams after construction.
Familiarity with geotechnical issues and technical specification of the project.
Check and oversees of concrete, mortar, asphalt and etc. during execution.
Monitoring the result of various geotechnical tests.
Check and supervision of geotechnical design.
Check and oversees of all type of construction material.
Understanding and reviewing of geotechnical reports and geotechnical parts of the TOR for execution of work.
Preparation of geotechnical reports for water facility projects
Perform any other duties and responsibilities that may be given by the relevant directorate.
Assist in coordinating technical staff training for the current MEW Irrigation system project
Provide other technical advice and duties as requested.
Preparation of monthly activity reports.

Job Requirements:

Experience/Education

The candidate must have at least a bachelor's degree in geology/geotechnical engineering, with 5 years of related work experience and a master's degree in geology/geotechnical engineering, with 3 years of related work experience and higher than that is preferred and have the following experience

In-depth knowledge in ASTM, DIN, ISRM, ACI, AASHTO, USBR and USACE codes and standards.
Be capable of sampling, testing, analyze the result of geotechnical and soil mechanic tests.
In-depth knowledge in SPT tests, Tri-axial tests and Lugeon tests
The participant in this position must have at least one year of work experience in conducting dam project tests.
Knowledge and using of finite element software are preferable.
Speaking fluently in English.

Submission Guidelines:

Interested and qualified Individuals who want to apply for the position are required to follow the below instructions:

Write Application Letter explaining your suitability for the position.

Fill MEW/MSU Job Application Form.

Send your Letter and Application Form, Education certificate and experience document in one single document (PDF). CV is acceptable and will be considered Application letter is more formal.

Indicate Position Title and Vacancy No. on the subject line of the Email.

Only short listed candidates whose education and experiences correspond to the job requirements will be contacted for further steps.

Incomplete and wrong applications will be ignored without any consideration.

Ministry of Water & Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

Download the Application format and Job Application Form from below links: Page number #3 /Application Number #26

http://www.acbar.org/applicationform

Applicants can submit their applications hard copies to the following address:

Human Resources Section of Ministry Support Unit

Ministry Of Water & Energy

District #7 Dar-Ul-Aman Road,:

Mohammad Naser Moradi - HR Manager

Contact No: +93(0)744252320/ +93(0)202926625