Senior Environmental Engineer

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East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) Region:

The EAP is a large and diverse region, ranging from Small Island States of the Pacific to the Philippines, China and Mongolia. Despite recording substantial economic growth and poverty reduction, the EAP region faces number of development challenges. Growth has been uneven across and within countries, institutions still need further strengthening, and most EAP countries are severely impacted by climate change. The Bank plays a significant role in helping countries generate global public goods, including increasing climate co-benefits; restoring and protecting biodiversity; reducing air, water and soil pollution; and improving health outcomes. EAP region views the Bank as a premier development institution with a leadership role in providing quality analytical and advisory services, as well as financing impactful and scalable projects and programs. 

Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice (ENB GP) :

• The Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice (ENB GP) is located within the World Bank’s Sustainable Development Practice Group. We provide expertise, technical assistance and financing to help low- and middle-income countries manage land, sea and freshwater natural resources in a sustainable way to help create jobs, improve livelihoods, enhance ecosystem services, decrease pollution and increase resilience to climate change. Over 360 ENB staff working across the globe help set developing countries on a clean, green growth trajectory for resilient economies and healthy communities.
• ENB has five key business lines consisting of lending and non-lending services in (1) Forests, Landscapes and Biodiversity; (2) Blue Economy; (3) Pollution Management, Environmental Health and Circular Economy; (4) Environmental Economics, Policies and Institutions; and (5) Environmental Risk Management.

ENB has three broad and distinct functions:

• Provide clients with lending and non-lending services aimed to support the GP’s key business lines
• Support effective environmental risk management and sustainability by managing risk at the project level and creating opportunities to advance sustainable development, in part through the implementation of the World Bank’s environmental risk management policies; and
• Work closely with other sectors to mainstream environmental considerations into their policies, strategies, and operations.

On August 4, 2016, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) to help protect people and the environment in the investment projects it finances. This effort is one of several key initiatives, including procurement reform, and the climate and gender strategies, recently undertaken by the Bank to improve development outcomes.

The ESF responds to new and varied development demands and challenges that have arisen over time. It brings the World Bank’s environmental and social (E&S) protections into closer harmony with those of other development institutions, and makes important advances in areas such as transparency, non-discrimination, social inclusion, public participation, and accountability – including expanded roles for grievance redress mechanisms. The framework helps to ensure social inclusion, and explicitly references human rights in the overarching vision statement. The ESF is made up of the World Bank’s vision for sustainable development, the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Policy for Investment Project Financing, and ten Environmental and Social Standards (ESS). These set out the mandatory requirements for the World Bank, in relation to the projects it supports through Investment Project Financing (IPF), and for Borrowers.

The EAP ENB GP is seeking to recruit a highly skilled Senior Environmental Engineer with expertise in Environmental Risk Assessment, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of the SEAE1 Unit. The SEAE1 unit covers two country units (China & Mongolia and Indonesia & Timor Leste). We are one of the three ENB units in the East Asia and Pacific Region (EAP) and comprise of 36 staff, all based in Country Offices. 

Indonesia Country Context:

• The Indonesia and Timor Leste program has about 51 active projects with a total commitment of around $9Billion. This includes projects covering agriculture and rural development, energy and infrastructure, social development, social protection, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation, as well as a significant ENB lending and policy advisory program focused on fisheries, forestry and  mangroves, natural resources management and pollution management.
• The ENB team in Indonesia comprises of 20 experienced staff and a team of consultants, providing a vibrant, collegial working environment.

The position:

• The Senior Environmental Engineer will report to the Practice Manager, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy for East Asia/SEAE1 based in Singapore, with direct supervision provided by the Jakarta-based Environmental Risk Management Focal Point for the Indonesia and Timor-Leste programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Senior Environmental Engineer’s role will be to oversee and support compliance with the WBG’s ESF and safeguards policies, ensuring that environmental sustainability is integrated into project design and implementation. Specific roles and responsibilities include:

• Work closely with the Environmental Risk Management Focal Point in Jakarta, Indonesia who is responsible for assigning safeguards tasks and ensuring quality of the safeguards work in the Indonesia Country Management Unit (CMU) portfolio.
• Ensure the effective integration of environmental due diligence and sustainability, as defined by World Bank Group Environmental and Social Framework, safeguards policies as well as international good practice documents (e.g. Equator Principles) into the preparation, appraisal and implementation of WBG supported projects in Indonesia and Timor Leste.
• Provide expert advice to client and counterpart organizations, project teams and WBG management with regard to the preparation of environmental impact assessments, including regional, strategic and cumulative assessments; environmental management frameworks and plans, including plan for monitoring, reporting and evaluation; public consultation plans; and specific plans related to natural habitats conservation, natural resources management, pest management, forest management, dam safety and international waterways management; such advice will be based on  thorough analysis of baseline conditions, project scope and impacts, requirements from national legal and institutional frameworks and, and compliance with the WBG’s operational policies.
• Provide expert guidance to clients in the preparation of relevant project cycle documentation including terms of reference (ToR) for environmental safeguard instruments, such as environmental and social assessments (incl. strategic, regional and cumulative); environmental and social management frameworks and plans, Pest Management Plan, etc. and supervising their implementation. Provide technical training for the EA practitioners in client countries on the WBG ESF, safeguard policies and requirements.
• Provide environmental input to project documents in accordance with the Bank operational policies including Project Concept Note (PCN), Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS), Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) and Decision/Negotiations Packages, and assist with managing timely and proper disclosure procedures and public consultation requirements for all environmental assessment and management instruments.
• Participate as team member in the development and/or supervision of the implementation of environment or natural resources management activities or components in various projects, including participation in identification missions; seeking and developing opportunities to integrate sound environmental management and policies in various investment project operations; maintaining regular dialog with the client and enhancing their capacity for understanding and compliance with environmental policies; and contributing to mission outputs such as back to office reports (BTORs) and Aide Memoires.
• Collaborate with World Bank GPs and IFC/MIGA colleagues on joint projects as well as colleagues from other multilateral development institutions when co-financing projects, understanding and implementing a common approach.
• Facilitate and maintain effective communication with the local community of practice, including NGOs, academia, civil society, the private sector as well as specialized international organizations in line with the Bank’s Disclosure Policy and need to harmonize with clients and other international financial institutions in the region.
• Coordinate all environmental safeguards and enhancement activities within and between projects, share information with Task Team Leaders (Project Managers), project team members, staff/consultants responsible for projects’ social risk management, and other regional staff working on the environmental and NRM agenda, and in particular with the EAP regional safeguards advisor (RSA), EAP regional safeguards coordinator (RSC) and the Indonesia CMU ESF focal point.
• Participate in and/or possibly lead natural resource or environmental management projects and the policy dialog with the government and other stakeholders on environment or natural resources aspects relevant to Indonesia and the region, including climate change.  This includes coordination with other financiers, review of sector policies, strategies, and legislation.
• Resolve project related questions from clients related to the interpretation of the Bank ESF and safeguards policies, especially ESSS 1 and OP 4.01 on Environmental Assessment under the guidance of the Indonesia ESF focal point, the EAP Region Safeguard Advisor (RSA), Regional Safeguards Coordinator (RSC).
• Actively seek to learn World Bank Group procedures, and contribute to their improvement, by participating in training offered, by developing a personal training program, keeping abreast of research and development knowledge in the environment and natural resources sector, and relevant safeguard management process.
• Coordinate and carry out other tasks as requested by the Practice Manager such as for example, contribute to the organization of training or knowledge sharing events, and help the country office staff with various tasks specific to the management of the office.

Selection Criteria

In addition to meeting Bank-wide Grade GG level positions (see below), it is expected that the successful candidate will meet the following selection criteria:

• Advanced degree (PhD or Masters) in environmental engineering, civil engineering, environmental science or related field, with a strong preference for candidates with good technical training and experience in environmental risk management related to large scale civil engineering or industrial engineering projects, pollution management, solid waste management, soil, water and groundwater remediation and clean-up, or coastal zone management.
• A minimum of 8 years of full-time relevant professional experience in the environment engineering or environmental management sector is required.
• Experience working in Indonesia and/or Timor Leste, understanding of the institutional and political context and exposure to the national environmental policy challenges.
• Fluency in English is required (writing, speaking, listening and reading).
• Proven teamwork and successful experience working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• A strong sense of team work and ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively in Indonesia and Timor Leste, and possibly to other countries is necessary, including to remote rural areas and islands.

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