POSITION TITLE: Field Monitor (Engineer)

JOB LOCATION: Abyan Governorate

ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSING DATE: 05/07/2026

ABOUT FMF:

The Field Medical Foundation (FMF) has been operating in Yemen for since 2012 during even the most dangerous peak of the conflict in the region. Our staff of dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers are the helping hand that delivers aid from local and/or international partners to those who require it the most, in a country that was already suffering before the war. Today we have helped humanitarian aid reach the hands of more than 9 million vulnerable people in Yemen to help them not only to survive but also to rebuild their lives. We aim to provide a comprehensive approach to providing aid through interventions, which is why we work in almost all sectors of international emergency relief.

POSITION SUMMERY:

To provide daily technical oversight, quality assurance, and progress monitoring for infrastructure activities—including water networks, sanitation facilities, and structural rehabilitations—ensuring compliance with agreed specifications, safety protocols, and donor regulations.

POSITION DESCRIPTION/ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct daily field visits to project sites to supervise ongoing construction, rehabilitation, and installation works.
•  Ensure all works are executed in strict accordance with technical drawings, engineering specifications, work plans, and BoQs.
•  Verify the quality, quantity, and safety of all construction materials delivered to the field before implementation begins; reject materials failing to meet set standards.
•  Inspect and certify completed phases of work before approving contractor payment milestones.
• Community Coordination & Reporting
•  Field-Level Liaison: Act as the primary technical focal point on the ground, coordinating closely with local authorities, community committees, and beneficiaries to ensure project ownership and smooth implementation.
•  Maintain detailed daily/weekly site diaries, logbooks, and photo-documentation capturing progress, material logs, and workforce presence.
•  Prepare and submit weekly and monthly progress reports to the Project Manager, highlighting achievements, deviations from the work plan, and operational challenges.
• Identify technical bottlenecks, design flaws, or implementation delays early and propose practical, context-appropriate engineering solutions.
• Safety, Protection, and Accountability
•  Ensure contractors adhere to strict Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards on-site to protect workers and community members.
• Verify that infrastructure designs—especially sanitation facilities—are implemented with consideration for gender-segregation, accessibility for persons with disabilities, and protection safety standards
•   Weekly technical progress reports, complete with annotated photo-documentation and percentage-of-completion data.
• Material verification logs and certified milestone completion certificates for contractors.
• Final technical handover documentation upon project completion.
• Supervise Hygiene Promotion Activity and CHVs in the target location.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: University degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Water/Environmental Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Experience: Minimum of 2–3 years of proven experience in supervising infrastructure projects, preferably in humanitarian or emergency response contexts.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, preparing/verifying BoQs, and operating CAD software (AutoCAD) or relevant engineering tools.
• Core Competencies: Strong field-based problem-solving skills; excellent communication and negotiation skills; ability to work effectively under pressure in remote or sensitive environments.
• Languages: Fluency in local languages (written and spoken); professional working proficiency in English for reporting is highly desirable

NOTE: Applicants are requested to apply as soon as possible; the interviews will be done in a rolling basis.

*FMF provides work environment which is free of sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and all forms of harassment and abuse of the foundation.

*We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people suitable to work with children and adults’ beneficiaries are allowed to join our organization so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults’ beneficiaries from abuse.

HOW TO APPLY: 

• The deadline for receiving applications is Sunday, July 5, 2026 
• Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by (CLICKING HERE) 
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.