Livelihood Agricultural Engineer

About the role

INTERSOs is recruiting a Livelihood Agricultural Engineer in Nigeria, working under the supervision of the Livelihood Project Manager. The engineer is the project's technical lead for all engineering works, designing, supervising and commissioning irrigation, aquaculture, feed mill and greenhouse infrastructure in MMC, Jere and Mafa LGAs, and training the community operators who will run and maintain it.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out condition assessments of irrigation systems, ponds, water supply, the feed mill and its power supply, and the greenhouse, including hydraulic assessments and risk analysis, and produce assessment reports with bills of quantities and cost estimates.
• Design and specify recirculation pumping systems, pond rehabilitation, water supply works, the replacement feed production line and greenhouse repairs, and obtain technical sign-off from the Ministry of Water Resources and fisheries and agriculture departments.
• Prepare technical specifications, BoQs and evaluation criteria for tenders, sit on technical evaluation panels, inspect goods on delivery and supervise contractors and installers daily.
• Lead testing and commissioning, collect as-built drawings, operation manuals and warranties, and build a list of local technicians and spare parts suppliers.
• Train irrigation, pond and feed mill operators, develop simple SOPs and preventive maintenance schedules, and enter assets into the asset register.
• Submit weekly site progress reports and monthly engineering reports, track infrastructure indicators, and prepare the engineering part of handover inventories.
• Use climate-smart, low-cost designs, follow do-no-harm and conflict sensitivity, and ensure contractors and workers sign the Code of Conduct.

Required profile

• B.Eng. or B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering; M.Eng or M.Sc. in irrigation, water resources or agricultural mechanization desirable.
• NSE or Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers membership, and training in solar pumping systems.
• At least 4 years of hands-on agricultural engineering experience, including designing and supervising small-scale rural infrastructure, training community operators and working with NGOs, UN agencies or government agricultural programmes in North-East Nigeria or a similar setting.
• Fluent English and good spoken Hausa.

Required skills

• Hydraulic calculations and solar pump sizing
• AutoCAD or similar drawing software
• Writing technical specifications, BoQs and site reports
• Proficiency in MS Office or Google Workspace