Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Specialist(s)

Job responsibilities include:

• Develop and review procurement documents related to NRW reduction works. Assist in bid evaluation reviewing for technical accuracy, completeness and the proper mitigation of risks.
• Review data on water system assets, district metering areas, regional water establishment customers, and supply regimes, etc. Provide input and analysis as appropriate
• Review and provide input on assessments, feasibility reports, and designs of NRW reduction activities. Evaluate, prioritize, and select activities for NRW implementation
• Review SOPs, provide input and enforce tasks necessary to effectively monitor the quality of work.
• Develop and enforce the strategy for effective execution and monitoring of NRW reduction measures.
• Work with the Regional Water Establishments and subcontractors/consultants/STTAs and liaise with public and private sector stakeholders to develop NRW reduction strategies.
• Develop a capacity building program for the Regional Water Establishments to improve water service.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ten (10) years engineering experience in water infrastructure projects and/or water supply projects and five (5) years of experience in hydraulic modeling, field calibration, DMA formation, and NRW reduction.

• Supervisory experience managing staff, contractors, and consultants.

• Experience on USAID or other international donor-funded projects in Lebanon strongly preferred.

• Experienced in providing institutional strengthening and capacity building support for sustainable water supply services and expertise optimizing water plants operation and maintenance.

• Knowledgeable in telemetry and water flow measurements and associated calculations and experienced in the use of GIS or ArcGIS software and familiar with setting up information management systems for villages/town cities comprising SCADA and upgraded custom service centers.