Water Supply Engineer for WASHFIN 2 Project At Tetra Tech

The USAID-funded Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Finance 2 (WASH-FIN 2) project, implemented by Tetra Tech International Development (International Development Jobs – Tetra Tech), is currently accepting expressions of interest for a Water Supply Engineer for a planned new water and sanitation activity in Liberia. The position is expected to last approximately three (3) years and will be based in Monrovia, Liberia with required periodic travel upcountry.

Project Description: The WASH-FIN 2 Liberia activity is expected to support the Government of Liberia at both national and decentralized levels in its efforts to improve water and sanitation sector service provider performance and governance. Activities are expected to include technical assistance (TA) and grant support to strengthen the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) and additional individual water and sanitation service providers (WSSPs), including strengthening sector governance, accountability, and transparency within national institutions and LWSC. Examples of specific areas of support include: TA to improve management of existing contracts with the private sector for operation of piped water systems in secondary cities, including capacity building for operators and LWSC; support to improve utility corporate governance, management systems, and performance accountability; TA and capacity building for individual WSSPs in business planning, performance monitoring, customer engagement, and related technical and management systems to improve technical and financial sustainability; and development and implementation of in-kind grant support for catalytic small scale construction interventions such as solarization of pumping systems to boost cost recovery and climate resilience.

Position Description: The Water Supply Engineer will support the Senior Engineering and Construction Manager, under the overall direction of the Country Team Leader, to implement the activity’s engineering and construction related activities. These will include catalytic small scale construction investments in repair, rehabilitation, and upgrade of existing water treatment and distribution infrastructure and management systems to rapidly re-start or improve service delivery while improving climate resilience and cost recovery (e.g. pump solarization). The successful candidate will directly conduct, support, or oversee technical feasibility analyses for infrastructure and management systems upgrades including cost estimation; engineering design; construction procurement, scheduling and management; and operations and maintenance (O&M)-related technical assistance (TA) and troubleshooting. The Water Supply Engineer will directly engage technical staff of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), local and international engineering and construction firms, and individual public and private water and sanitation service providers to gather information and provide requisite technical assistance and capacity building support.

Qualifications:

* Minimum bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Water Resources Engineering, Construction Management or similar field; master’s degree and preferred;

* Minimum five (5) years of experience in engineering design, procurement, and construction supervision, including at least three (3) years specifically in urban water and/or sanitation infrastructure;

* Experience in pump solarization, water utility management, non-revenue water reduction, capacity building, and donor-funded projects preferred;

* Strong written and verbal communications skills in English.

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