Responsibilities:

Carrying out project management and backstopping activities, including:

• Managing and supervising multidisciplinary teams of international and national experts;

• Assigning tasks and monitoring expert inputs and performance;

• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior staff and national counterparts;

• Coordinating with home-office backstopping teams, subconsultants, and joint-venture or consortium partners;

• Reporting on progress (project work and financial status), milestones, KPIs, and deviations from baseline plans; 

• Ensuring deliverables meet QA/AC standards, applicable design codes/standards, and client/donor requirements;

• Maintaining document control, version management, and a structured review/sign-off process;

• Serving as the primary point of contact for the client, employer, and funding agency;

• Liaising with government ministries, water utilities, regulators, municipalities, and local authorities; and,

• Managing expectations and negotiating solutions to technical and contractual issues with the client.

Performing expert assignments, including: 

• Preparing master plans, feasibility studies, conceptual/preliminary designs, and detailed designs for water resource development (abstraction and treatment), supply and transmission, and network distribution projects. Proven experience in integrating energy-efficiency optimisation, non-revenue water reduction, and improved operational performance into planning and design solutions is preferred;

• Developing and supervising hydraulic models using established industry-standard software (e.g., EPANET, WaterGEMS/InfoWater);

• Drafting technical specifications, bills of quantities (BoQ), cost estimates, and engineering drawings;

• Preparing and ensuring the quality of all contractual reports: inception, draft and final reports, progress (monthly/quarterly), interim submissions (e.g., minutes of meeting, technical notes, etc.), presentations, and briefing materials for the client and donor; and,

• Ensuring timely, accurate, and well-structured reporting in the required formats.

Overseeing tendering procedures in line with donor requirements and guidelines (KfW, GIZ, World Bank, EU/EC, etc.), including:

• Drafting prequalification documents, tender/bidding documents, and technical specifications;

• Preparing and reviewing evaluation reports (prequalification, technical, and financial evaluation);

• Supporting contract negotiation and award and advising the client on procurement strategy and packaging of works; and,

• Applying relevant contract forms (e.g. FIDIC Red/Yellow Book) and standard donor bidding documents.

Leading and coordinating with the Business Development team on project acquisition activities, including:

• Contributing to expressions of interest (EoI) and pre-qualification submissions;

• Preparing fully-fledged technical and financial bids/proposals for new opportunities;

• Drafting methodology/approach write-ups;

• Supporting identification of new projects, partners, and key experts; and

• Contributing to the development of work plans, staffing schedules, and pricing.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field. A relevant master’s degree is preferred.
• Project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2) is considered an asset.
• Minimum of 10 years’ professional experience in managing water supply projects in an international development cooperation context, preferably in the MENA region and/or Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Excellent English and Arabic language skills. Language skills in French would be an asset.
• Prior work experience in donor funded water supply projects.
• Ability to work in intercultural teams and willingness to travel abroad.
• Communicate with clients and donor agencies.
• Proven writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Working experience in development cooperation.

If you are interested:

Please send your most recent English CV, copies of your diploma, your fee expectation and details on your availability to:

career.international@dorsch.de

Attention: Ms. Jumana Alkhatib, Recruitment Specialist  

Dorsch Impact GmbH

Branch Office Jordan: Al Kaoun Street 19

11194 Amman, Jordan

Please note that we can only consider applicants who meet the above criteria!