Engineering Norms, Standards and Tools Expert

About the role

The Engineering Norms, Standards and Tools Expert will provide short‑term technical assistance to Nepal’s local and provincial governments, helping them embed engineering standards, quality‑assurance tools and reference materials into everyday infrastructure planning, design and implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Support local governments in understanding and applying engineering norms, technical standards and quality‑assurance procedures throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
• Review, simplify and adapt engineering checklists, templates, decision‑support tools and quality‑assurance resources for practical use.
• Work with local‑government technical teams to embed standards and quality practices into routine processes.
• Generate technical lessons and guidance to inform programme learning and wider institutional uptake.
• Contribute technical inputs for provincial and federal efforts to promote engineering standards.

Required profile

• Engineering degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 10 years of experience (120 months) in infrastructure engineering, standards development or quality‑assurance.
• Proven experience working with local or provincial government bodies.
• Ability to travel regularly between Kathmandu and Lumbini.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.

Required skills

• Knowledge of engineering standards and technical specifications.
• Experience with quality‑assurance tools and procedures.
• Familiarity with developing and adapting checklists, templates and decision‑support tools.