Hydraulic/Flood modeling specialist at Rwanda water resources board (RWB) Under Statute :Deadline: Aug 14, 2024

Job responsibilities

• Development and updates of hydraulic and flood models in various catchment areas for hydraulic structure design and flood forecasting (HEC-RAS, MIKE), • Integration of hydraulic and flood models to water allocation and planning, • Hydraulic and flood models parameterization and calibration using field data, literature, and remote sensing so that they can represent current/ planned water resources conditions, • Contribution in the review of hydraulic structure design (Dams, Bridges, Culvert, Hydropower, Weirs, Dykes, Critical road sections, etc) from different economic sectors, government agencies, private sector, NGOs, etc,

• Analysis of hydraulic and flood models output and elaboration of recommendations based on those outputs, • Hydraulic and flood modeling support to all technical divisions, • Data compilation and preparation for hydraulic and flood models, • Documentation of preferred hydraulic and flood models selected by the board knowledge management system, • Hydraulic and flood models dissemination and sharing to general public especially to investors, • Publication and sharing of important key insights, lessons and expertise, • Contribution to regular updating of water portal tool box related to hydraulics and floods, • Work with other technical divisions on flood risk and landslide mapping, • Work with other technical divisions on defining suitable location of artificial water storage, • Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors

• • 1
    Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrology

    5 Years of relevant experience

• • 2
    Bachelor’s Degree in Water Resources Engineering

    5 Years of relevant experience

• • 3
    Bachelor’s Degree in Flood Management

    5 Years of relevant experience

• • 4
    Bachelor’s Degree in Hydro-informatics

    5 Years of relevant experience

• • 5
    Master’s Degree in Hydrology

    1 Years of relevant experience

• • 6
    Master’s Degree in Flood Management

    1 Years of relevant experience

• • 7
    Master’s Degree in Hydro-informatics

    1 Years of relevant experience

• 8
  Master’s Degree in Water Resources Engineering

  1 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• • 1
    Resource management skills

• • 2
    Analytical skills

• • 3
    Problem solving skills

• • 4
    Decision making skills

• • 5
    Time management skills

• • 6
    Risk management skills

• • 7
    Results oriented

• • 8
    Digital literacy skills

• • 9
    Knowledge in hydrology and flood modelling

• • 10
    Knowledge in hydraulic modeling with experience of river, road, drainage works

• • 11
    Knowledge in flood protection structures and approaches (dams, dikes and other hydraulic structures)

• • 12
    Knowledge using hydrodynamic model for 1D/2D modeling such as HEC-RAS, Tuflow, LISEM and Info works, etc. and GIS tools

• 13
  Ability to effectively understand, analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative information collected from the field

Click here to visit the website source