Smart Water Technology Specialist

Position Location: Hebron, Palestine

Smart Water Technology Specialist – USAID Non-Revenue Water Management Project (NRWMP)

The USAID NRWMP in the West Bank is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a Smart Water Technology Specialist.  This position will be located in the main office in Hebron.

The purpose of this activity is to improve Palestinians’ access to safe, reliable, sustainable, and climate resilient water services through: 1) the development and strengthening of the institutional capacity of the Hebron, Halhul, and Dura water utilities for sustainable, reliable, and climate-resilient water delivery service; 2) the implementation of strategic infrastructure works to support the objective of the activity; 3) the design and implementation of innovative solutions to expand the use of smart water management technologies for efficient, timely, and transparent water management; and 4) the design and implementation of innovative measures and public awareness campaigns to promote effective water governance at the utility and foster social behavioral change toward more efficient and responsible water use practices and trends. The Smart Water Technology Specialist will report to the Engineering Advisor and will have the primary responsibility of integrating appropriate and efficient smart water technologies into the utilities’ operations. This is a full-time position based in Hebron.

Responsibilities:

The Smart Water Technology Specialist identifies and introduces smart water management technologies to the water utilities that support efficient, timely, and transparent water management and improve billing accuracy. S/he will work with other technical staff and administrative staff to ensure collaboration with donors and local counterparts and key stakeholders at the municipal levels. This includes but is not limited to the following:

• Develop the overall strategy for implementation of smart water technology to improve systems operations and centralized pressure management with the overall goal of reducing NRW.
• Propose technologies for smart water management that improve operability, build on the existing systems, are user-friendly, are cost competitive, and have manageable operation and maintenance requirements.
• Propose the associated commodities for procurement, in consultation with the utilities and service delivery improvement committees, through a cost benefit analysis structure with metrics for reduced estimated volumetric losses, new user bases by socioeconomic segments, energy savings, financial savings, and reduced water cycle delivery times.
• Contribute to proposed infrastructure packages that prioritize: (1) improved system operations; (2) improved system efficiency; (3) reduction of physical and financial NRW; and (4) equitable service delivery to users.
• Work closely with the NRW Specialist, GIS/SCADA Specialist, Operations and Maintenance Specialist, and Engineering Advisor and counterparts at the utilities to integrate infrastructure, centralize pressure management, NRW reduction, and systems monitoring with bills collection and operations procedures.
• Define components of water utility service delivery improvement plans that incorporate metering designs for transmission lines, district metered areas, and planning for household meters.
• Develop minimum and fit-for-purpose central control systems for managing pressure, monitoring failures in the systems, maximizing customer ease for payment of bills, and improving water utility oversight of financial metrics.
• Obtain approvals before procurement of commodities in coordination with the Operations and Finance Unit
• Work with manufacturers to obtain warranties for technologies and transfer knowledge on application and maintenance for the utilities.
• Review the existing hydraulic models from Hebron and Dura and as-built drawings from all three water utilities to identify additional data required for the full system component mapping (including transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure).
• Integrate capacity building efforts for the utilities into implementation of all aspects of programming, utilizing a co-design and co-implementation methodology.
• Develop and contribute to success stories and document lessons learned.
• Perform other tasks defined by the Engineering Advisor.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering or other relevant field and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience working with water supply management OR
• Master’s degree in civil or environmental engineering or other relevant field and a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience working with water supply management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment.
• Detail-oriented and ability to prioritize tasks and support activity implementation while ensuring adherence to required policies and protocols.
• A demonstrated track record of progressively responsible experience providing leadership to donor projects with similar complexity.
• Proven leadership, organizational, and writing skills.
• Professional fluency in Arabic and proficiency in English is required.
• Qualified applicants from Palestine highly encouraged to apply.

To be considered applicants must submit the following as part of the on-line process:

• Cover Letter
• CV in reverse chronological format
• Optional-Writing Sample – must be sole authorship, maximum 10 pages

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Deadline: 26 March 2024

Apply: [email protected]

Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. Please ensure that all necessary documents are uploaded, as incomplete applications and/or corrupt files may delay processing of your application or remove you from consideration. No phone calls will be accepted.

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