Environmental and Social Engineer

Job Summary Position Purpose Ensure construction activities comply with applicable environmental and social requirements, approved management plans, occupational health and safety standards, community-safety measures, labour requirements, safeguarding commitments and ASLO policies. Key Duties and Responsibilities • Complete and update environmental and social screening for each site and identify site-specific risks, mitigation measures, responsibilities and monitoring indicators. • Prepare, review and monitor site-specific environmental and social management plans, health and safety plans, waste-management arrangements and emergency procedures. • Conduct routine site inspections covering personal protective equipment, excavation safety, work at height, electrical safety, equipment, access control, first aid, sanitation and emergency readiness. • Monitor dust, noise, waste, wastewater, material storage, erosion, drainage, hazardous substances and protection of nearby land, water and community assets. • Ensure safe separation between construction areas and students, teachers and community members through barriers, signage, controlled access and appropriate work scheduling. • Review contractor labour-management practices, worker induction, codes of conduct, age verification, working conditions, incident reporting and grievance arrangements. • Coordinate with the Community Mobilizer on consultations, community-health-and-safety messages, social inclusion, site access, complaints and corrective actions. • Monitor compliance with safeguarding, PSEA, child-protection and prevention of harassment and exploitation requirements; refer concerns through authorized confidential channels. • Maintain environmental and social monitoring checklists, training records, toolbox-talk records, incident logs, corrective-action trackers and photographic evidence. • Stop or recommend suspension of activities presenting an immediate serious risk, and promptly inform the Construction Project Manager in line with ASLO procedures. • Investigate incidents within assigned authority, identify root causes, recommend corrective and preventive actions and follow up closure. • Provide orientation and practical coaching to contractors, workers and project staff on safeguard and safety requirements. • Prepare weekly and monthly safeguard reports and contribute accurate data to project and donor reports. • Support final site restoration, waste clearance, safe handover and closure of outstanding environmental and social actions. Job Requirements Required Qualifications and Experience Education: Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Social/Environmental Safeguards or another closely related field. Experience: Minimum four years of relevant experience in environmental and social safeguards for construction or infrastructure projects, including occupational health and safety and community risk management. Required Competencies • Strong practical knowledge of environmental and social risk management for building works. • Knowledge of occupational health and safety, labour and working conditions, community health and safety, stakeholder engagement and grievance mechanisms. • Ability to conduct inspections, deliver training, document incidents and track corrective actions. • Strong communication, professional judgement, integrity and report-writing skills. • Fluency in Dari and/or Pashto; working English is an advantage; willingness to travel frequently to all assigned project sites. Key Deliverables and Performance Expectations • Current site screenings and environmental and social management/monitoring records. • Documented safety inductions, inspections, incidents and corrective actions. • Timely safeguard reports and verified closure of non-compliance issues. • Safe, clean and compliant sites at completion and handover. Compliance and Conduct • Comply with ASLO policies, approved project requirements, lawful instructions and assigned authority levels. • Maintain professional integrity, confidentiality, impartiality and respectful conduct in all interactions. • Immediately report safeguarding, PSEA, fraud, corruption, conflict-of-interest, safety or serious compliance concerns through established channels. • Protect project information and records and use ASLO property only for authorized purposes.