PRINCIPAL ENGINEER A

Item No.:

27-3

Salary/Job Grade:

No. of Position/s:

Monthy Salary:

PhP 80,003

Region:

Central Office

Office/Sector:

Engineering Department

Responsibility Center:

Project Planning Division

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering relevant to the job

Experience:

4 years of relevant experience

Training:

24 hours of relevant training

Eligibility:

RA 1080

Duties & Responsibilities:

As Section Head of EWMS, oversee the works of the group in the conduct of the following
environmental and watershed management activities:
Coordinate/direct the collection, evaluation and analyses of updated data on socio-economics,land use, soils, water and other relevant information to assess irrigation watershed resources and problems for effective management of NISs watersheds;
Review proposed watershed management strategies (as a result of a watershed appraisal and socio-economic survey) in support of the feasibility studies of the projects;
Coordinate the identification and prioritization of critical areas in watershed that requires immediate protection and rehabilitation and guide in the possible update and/or revision of criteria for prioritization;
Coordinate with other government agencies/offices on any similar programs in the identified critical areas including those affected by upland degradation for effective watershed management planning;
Recommend plans and programs for the rehabilitation and protection of the watershed using structural, vegetative and other appropriate soil erosion control measures;
Coordinate the monitoring and provision of technical assistance to all on-going environmental and watershed management programs of the agency and organize the conduct of trainings and technical assistance to NIA field staff regarding environmental and watershed management;
Coordinate the conduct of environmental impact assessment of proposed irrigation development projects as well as social assessment/safeguards addressing involuntary resettlement, women participation and indigenous people;
Facilitate the acquisition of necessary permits and/or clearances like Environmental Compliance
Certificate (ECC), Construction Permit (CP), Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) and other clearances from concerned agencies for the smooth implementation of irrigation development projects;
Coordinate the monitoring and evaluation on the implementation of environmental management plans and compliance to ECC, CP and other clearances/permits;
Coordinate the Conduct of Environmental audit of on-going and completed irrigation development projects and evaluate its impacts;
Organize workshops/forum for the review of existing policies, plans and programs and development of NIA’s corporate environmental and watershed management policies;
Represent the agency to different organizations/committees on matters related to watershed and environmental management programs;
Perform other related functions.