Are you an engineering graduate driven to use your skills for something bigger than yourself? Join us in the fight against one of the world’s greatest injustices—the lack of safe water. As part of our team, you’ll live and work in a developing community abroad, applying your technical knowledge, project leadership and management skills, to build sustainable, community-wide safe water solutions for those who need them most. This isn’t just a job—it’s a calling. You’ll immerse yourself in a new culture, become proficient in Spanish language, and build lifelong friendships while helping families break free from the cycle of poverty. If you’re ready to grow as an individual while putting your engineering talents to work for humanity, this is your chance to make a lasting impact.
Job Summary:
The Latin America Field Engineer (LAFE) leads the HWI Guatemala & Mexico field staff on the technical and infrastructural aspects of establishing community safe water projects. The LAFE works closely with HWI Headquarters engineering team who design water systems including catchment, pumping, conveyance, storage, filtration/treatment, distribution and solar power systems. LAFE’s primary responsibilities are the fine-tuning and site-contextualizing of these project designs, as well as supervising and participating on the ground in the execution of the projects. This execution includes supervising contractors, leading HWI field teams in installing hardware, testing/monitoring systems, and training both HWI field staff and local community members in relevant competencies.
Job Arrangement:
As participants in God’s mission of restoring humanity to wholeness, HWI works to end the human suffering caused by the global water crisis. We apply our engineering expertise, international development experience, and faith in God to help communities establish, own, and operate community-wide safe water systems in very challenging contexts. Established in 2002, HWI is well-established but still nimble and innovative. Headquarters is in Denver, Colorado and HWI has offices in Mexico, Guatemala, and Haiti to implement and support work across those countries.
