Landslip Protection Expert

Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Team Leader/ Deputy Team Leader, and in consultation with the national Climate and Disaster Resilience Expert and other Sector Experts, the consultant will be responsible for the following tasks, but not limited to:  review existing information on locations/ alignments sited in landslide-prone/ landslip areas along roadsides or in habitation areas, and apart from PMU (DUD), as applicable, liaise and conduct stakeholder consultations with authorities like, Forest Department, PWD (R&B), etc. on land/ slope stabilization and landslide/ landslip management, and debris management in hilly regions;  carry out situation analysis based on available information and gather additional information, if required, on landslide-prone/ landslip areas and any destabilized slopes; and assess and mitigate threat to environment, social development aspects, and human health and safety on account of land/ slope stabilization and landslide/ landslip management, and debris management;  prepare landslide/ landslip stabilization strategy based on situation analysis and other relevant information;  assist in undertaking necessary engineering surveys, like topographical survey, geotechnical investigations, geological or hydrologic surveys, as felt required; overlay survey/ investigation/ secondary data inputs, and assess possible solutions for landslip protection works that may be integrated with urban roads and stormwater drainage/cross-drainage systems; prepare plans for landslide/ landslip area stabilization or review any existing landslide/ landslip area stabilization plans (standalone plans/ as part of disaster management plans)and provide technical inputs to strengthen such plans;  assess the effectiveness of existing landslide/ landslip stabilization measures and suggest changes and modifications;  suggest technical measures, including engineering and bioengineering techniques and which may cover rigid and/or flexible structural elements for landslip protection works and land/ slope stabilization; including advice on traditional monitoring system or any innovative early warning systems towards building/strengthening institutional capacities, with differing responses to address different warnings levels (increasing order of warning level may be such as ordinary/ attention/ alarm, which could be effected due to some degree of seasonal variations/ prolonged rainfall resulting in potential dangerous conditions/ accelerating trend expected to result in slope collapse);  prepare detailed engineering designs/review to strengthen any existing detailed engineering designs of landslip protection works and land/ slope stabilization, engineering cost estimate and item-rate analysis, specifications and drawings of the same in the subprojects‟ comprehensive DPRs and incorporate in bid documents (as applicable), duly: (i) considering the conventional engineering or innovative bioengineering concepts of cost-effective and efficient design, safety features, integration with urban roads alignment/streetscape elements and stormwater drainage/ cross-drainage system, green infrastructure/low-impact development principles, linked open space systems/ integrated green corridor continuum with green–blue environment linkages, etc.; and (ii) incorporating climate resilient factors [as per rapid climate risk assessment/ detailed climate risk and adaptation assessment or CRA (formerly climate risk and vulnerability assessment or CRVA) and climate resilience framework and measures prepared for adopted in detailed engineering designs, etc., at subproject/project-level]; and provide guidance to/collaborate with Design Engineers/ Geotechnical Engineer and Other Support Staff in achieving desirable detailed engineering design outputs;  assess the institutional capacity of relevant government agencies like UDD/ DUD, Forest Department, PWD (R&B), etc., and contribute to preparation of institutional strengthening/ capacity building plan for land/ slope stabilization and landslide/ landslip management, and debris management in hilly regions;  contribute to programs on training/workshops/seminars/conferences, etc., based on sectoral expertise of the consultant, and impart training; and  provide inputs to periodic and annual reports, as required.

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