Senior Water Engineer - Water Supply Asset management (Re-advertisement)

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Manager, the Project Engineer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Review the assessment and detailed engineering design of the proposed Integrated water supply system (including Rainwater harvesting and desalinization) under FCDO funded project,

• Lead the development of standards operation procedures (SOP) on Dam management (repair and distillation), Leak detection, Water treatment, Failure of a production pump & Major pipe burst repair and others. 

• Support an appropriate management model for operating the infrastructure and distribution system with cost recovery, affordability and the ‘willingness to pay principle’ taken into account jointly with stakeholder,

• Ensure that the system should give priority to sustainable water resources production and finding alternatives such as rain water harvesting from the community building and sea water abstractions and integrated system for treatment, water kiosks, pipe network system and household connections through meter,

• Review the Flow analysis, including analysis of the yield of the water source, minimum and maximum available discharge, and flow data. Prediction of wet season and dry season flow is also important and needs to be taken into account,

• Review & incorporate international environmental compliance procedures in the design and implementation,

• Preparation of Engineers Estimate, specifications, bidding documents, bid evaluation and recommend for award according to the UNOPS procurement rules and regulations,

• During implementation responsible for Supervision, quality control, training of national staff members under utility company/ international partners and smoothly handover the system to the utility company and Government officials,  

• Risk Management, Oversight and Quality assurance:

• Identify and anticipate in a timely manner potential risks and issues through infrastructure expertise and knowledge, advise on mitigation measures and ensure implementation thereof, escalate critical issues / risks to the Senior Project Manager and partners so that maximum benefit to partner(s) and other stakeholders is achieved.

• Perform any other duties deemed necessary by the Project Manager.

Knowledge Management:

• Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice,

• Actively interact with other Project Managers (PM) and the PM community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practice on the Knowledge System,

• Provide feedback to Practice Leads on policy, supporting guidance with an aim towards continuous improvement of UNOPS policies,

• Complete lessons learned as per reporting format,

• Incorporate lessons learned from others as per planning format.

Deliverables:

• Training materials.

• Lists of maintenance equipment to acquire.

• Standard operating procedures for maintenance, leak detection, water treatment, failure of a production pump & major pipe burst repair.

• Software package delivery for the computerized maintenance management

• Manual of inventory management procedures.

• Model of Fact Sheets for the asset registry 

• Checklist templates for every water system component.

• Models for performance computation and their evolution.

• Standard operating procedures and the implementation of water connections.

• Technical guideline for specifications of connection components. 

• Terms of Reference (ToR) for the study to update the water networks plans.

• Action plan for the rehabilitation and extension of the water distribution network.

• A Master’s Degree in Engineering with a focus on Water/hydraulic/Civil Engineering with 5 years of relevant work experience.  (A Bachelor’s Degree with 7 years of relevant work experience may substitute for an advanced university degree),

• Knowledge and working experience on ISO 55000 – Desired,

• Complete the UNOPS Project Management Foundation course (preferably within one year after signing this TOR).

Work Experience 

• Minimum of 5 years of Water supply project experiences including at least three years of experience in asset management of community/town/rural water supply schemes.

• Knowledge of the latest applicable technologies for small town water systems in developing nations and also large municipal water systems in well-developed cities and towns.

• Good knowledge of designing complex water supply systems managing projects i.e knowledge of Reverse Osmosis system, Rain water harvesting/ ground water recharging, electro-mechanical equipment’s and solar power system equipment.

• Familiarity with urban water supply systems / network analysis software packages is essential. WaterCAD is an advantage and the AutoCAD, MS project or Primavera software is requirement,

• Experience of working with local and international humanitarian/consultants communities desirable,

• Experience of working in developing countries is an asset.

• Good experience of working in the field.

• Full competency in the use of all commonly used computer software – spreadsheets, and other computer programmes including Google Suite Applications is desirable.

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Contract type: International Individual Contractor Agreement (I-ICA)
Contract level: I-ICA 3
Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

* If the selected candidate is a national of Sudan, s/he will be offered the local equivalent of the contract.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Sudan

The FCDO Urban Water for Sudan (UW4S) programme is working to improve the health and nutrition, as well as to reduce the economic burden, for traditional residents as well as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in five state capitals in Sudan, including Port Sudan. 

The UW4S project seeks to improve the equity of water supply and complementary sanitation and hygiene behaviour change in a sustainable manner.  It focuses on holistic planning, provides basic infrastructure and helps state authorities build their ability to sustainably manage, operate and maintain their water services, with improved engagement with citizens. 

Under the first phase of the FCDO project, information of the Port Sudan water supply situation was gathered and analysed as inputs to the Strategic Investment Plan (SIP). The study resulted in the SIP and planning documents for 14 work packages under three stages; emergency rehabilitation and TA, priority rehabilitation and long term interventions.

Urban water for Port Sudan project

The project is based on the priorities identified in the SIP, specifically, SIP work packages 1 to 4 (emergency works and Phase 2 technical assistance). This project covers components of the Stage 1 Emergency works and part of the Stage 2 Priority works capacity building and technical assistance package. The project’s scope of work is aligned with the available DFID budget and takes account of work being funded from other sources or implemented by others such as the AfDB.

The FCDO UW4S programme- Port Sudan component objective is to support sustainable water provision in Part Sudan through strengthening the capacity of the Red Sea Water Corporation.