WATER AND SANITATION TECHNICIAN (4 posts), FS5

Overview

Provide technical expertise in water and sanitation operations, including installation, maintenance, and repair of water supply and wastewater systems.

Tasks Summary

• Locates viable water sources and abstraction points.
• Supervises drilling of wells and boreholes and construction of water intakes.
• Installs, maintains, and performs emergency repairs on water supply and wastewater systems.
• Monitors the performance of water and wastewater equipment and infrastructure.
• Performs daily chemical and bacteriological analysis of water and treated wastewater effluent.
• Supervises installation and maintenance of sanitation facilities.
• Monitors and ensures adequate stock levels of spare parts and tools.
• Consolidates analysis results in report form.
• Provides field-based input for scope of works.
• Initiates work orders.
• Supervises outsourced contractors.
• Maintains operational trackers for water and sanitation assets.

Experience Requirements

• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in the field of Water and Sanitation is required.
• Experience in operating, maintaining, and repairing water supply, sanitation, and wastewater systems is required.
• Experience in water quality monitoring and basic laboratory testing and preparation of related reports is required.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite is required.
• Experience working in international operations and/or field missions in complex or post-conflict environments is desirable.
• Experience preparing technical inputs for scopes of work, work orders and maintenance plans, including spare parts forecasting is desirable.
• Experience with CMMS/asset management tools and/or data dashboards is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Technical or vocational certificate in Water Resources, Water sample analysis installation, operation and maintenance of water equipment is desirable.

Other Details

Languages Required: English is required.

Languages Preferred: French is desirable. Spanish is desirable.

Contract Duration: until 30 June 2026

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