Reports to: Infrastructure Lead
Location: Phnom Penh with frequently travel to provinces Period of Assignment: March 2024– January 2025 Duration: 11 months
Employment type: Short – term – full time (max 220 working days) Contractual arrangement: “eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only”
Program Background
The CAPRED Facility is Australia’s flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia, focusing on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.
The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing a range of necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country’s economic transition. These interventions and reforms are primarily aimed at encouraging more productive and inclusive public and private investment, which promotes a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy (RISE).
CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components including: Agriculture and Agro-processing; Trade, Investment and Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Development; and one Cross-Cutting component comprising: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI); Climate Resilient initiatives, and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does.
Project context
Following the achievements of Provincial Investment Plan Study for Piped Water Supply in Cambodia (PIP) in 2020, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI) will collaborate with CAPRED to update and expand the scope of the study to inform the sector financing and master plan development.
The main objectives of the Inclusive and Resilient PIP study (2024) are:
Scope of services
Selection Criteria
Essential:
This is a short term full-time position with attractive monthly remuneration package being commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Location: Phnom Penh with frequently travel to provinces Period of Assignment: March 2024– January 2025 Duration: 11 months
Employment type: Short – term – full time (max 220 working days) Contractual arrangement: “eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only”
Program Background
The CAPRED Facility is Australia’s flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia, focusing on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.
The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing a range of necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country’s economic transition. These interventions and reforms are primarily aimed at encouraging more productive and inclusive public and private investment, which promotes a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy (RISE).
CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components including: Agriculture and Agro-processing; Trade, Investment and Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Development; and one Cross-Cutting component comprising: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI); Climate Resilient initiatives, and policy support. GEDSI is at the heart of all that CAPRED does.
Project context
Following the achievements of Provincial Investment Plan Study for Piped Water Supply in Cambodia (PIP) in 2020, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI) will collaborate with CAPRED to update and expand the scope of the study to inform the sector financing and master plan development.
The main objectives of the Inclusive and Resilient PIP study (2024) are:
- Updating the licensing status and pipe coverage of each village.
- Mainstreaming Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and climate resilience into the development of the PIP study (2024)
- Estimating the investment needed to improve the existing infrastructure for existing covered areas and expand to non-covered areas to reach universal access to piped water supply.
- Conducting financial analysis for return on investment of each designed system and determine appropriate support measures.
Scope of services
- To achieve the above objectives, a Water Engineer Specialist will do the following activities, but not limited to:
- Be familiar with the technical calculation modelling template and preparing input data for mapping and technical modelling.
- Assess the existing capacity of water infrastructure, based on the inputs provided on parameters of structural storage, pipe sizes, and pipe lengths.
- Assess the existing infrastructure capacity to cope with the current and future water demand in the existing covered areas.
- Design the additional infrastructure for improvement in the existing covered areas where relevant and for expansion to the non-covered areas to cope with current and future water demand in compliance with MISTI’s technical standards.
- Incorporate the GEDSI disaggregated data into the engineering modelling.
- Assess the climate risks and propose mitigation measures to build water security to increase climate resilience.
- Utilise the costing database to estimate the investment cost of the existing and additional infrastructure.
- Develop the water infrastructure mapping on Google Earth and GIS.
- Participate in all relevant studies such as water consumption study, market price quotation of infrastructure costs and operation costs—for instance.
- Additional water engineering modelling as assigned.
- The role will be based in Phnom Penh with travel to provinces.
- Up to 220 days will be allocated to conduct the assignments commencing in March 2024 with final delivery by January 2025.
- This position is expected to work on five-days per week basis.
- This job level will offer the daily rate of 125 USD—150 USD per day (gross), based on the competency and working experience of the successful candidate. Per- diems and accommodation policy will be applied for travel to provinces in line with CAPRED Operations Manual.
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- At least a bachelor ‘s degree in engineering, preferably in water engineering,
- from a reputable university. A master’s degree is more preferred.
- Experience in water infrastructure engineering design and modelling of small- scaled and large-scaled water infrastructure of private water operators and/or public water utilities.
- Understand the MISTI’s technical standards and ensure the full compliance in the engineering design.
- Ability to use GPS, Google Earth (for pipe network design and water source assessment), or ArcGIS.
- Ability to work independently and produce high quality work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated high-level teamwork abilities and an aptitude for working in teams in a cross-cultural environment.
- Solid verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Have personal laptop.
- Experience in conducting similar exercises in macro-level engineering design and modelling.
- Experience in working with previous DFAT funded projects.
- Experience in mainstreaming GEDSI and climate resilience into their work.
This is a short term full-time position with attractive monthly remuneration package being commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Closing Date: Sunday 4 February 2024 How to apply
Please send your cover letter and CV with name and contact details (phone and email) of
three professional referees with your expected daily rate to recruitment@capred.org mentioning the position you apply for in the subject line “Water Engineer Specialist”.
Cowater International is an equal opportunity employer, basing employment on merit and qualifications as they relate to the professional experience and position expectations. Cowater does not discriminate against any employee or applicants on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, or any other basis protected by law. CAPRED aims to have a diverse workforce at all levels, and a workplace that is supportive of gender equality, disability and social inclusion. Women, people with disabilities and other minorities are highly encouraged to apply.
Only applicants shortlisted will be contacted for interview.
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