Water Supply Technical Support Consultant

Job Description

Technical Design Review & Verification

Review designs, drawings, specifications, and BoQs for gravity, motorized boreholes, and solarized water supply systems and sanitation facilities ensuring National and Client standards
Verify field conditions, water sources, yield tests, hydraulic calculations
Construction Supervision & Quality Assurance

Conduct regular field supervision of construction activities.
Prepare supervision reports with photos, deviations, and corrective actions.
Verify contractor adherence to timelines, specifications, workmanship, contract price and safety.
Support Client in certifying contractor payments.
Contract & Project management Support

Participate in bid evaluation and technical clarification meetings ensuring timely contract signing
Strengthen contract management process of implementing partners.
Flag delays, risks, and compliance gaps to Client early
Participate in contractual meetings, joint site supervisions and monitoring and draft, share and document meeting minutes and other records.
Capacity Building for Government Partners

Train woreda/zonal technicians on O&M, water safety planning, solar system management, and hydraulic troubleshooting.
Mentor field teams in supervision, QA/QC, and reporting.
Assist partners in establishing and training WASHCOs and TWUs
Ensure establishment of cost recovery systems for water supply schemes to ensure sustainability
Monitoring Data Collection & Reporting

Develop monitoring tools and site checklists
Develop/adopt formats and train operators, woreda/zonal technicians on data recording and reporting.
Establish and ensure regular data recording, keeping and reporting mechanisms for gravity, motorized and solar systems
Support water quality monitoring, pump tests, commissioning, and functionality
Submit bi-weekly updates, monthly progress reports, quarterly summaries, and a final completion report
Record and share GPS coordinates and other necessary data for developed water systems and sanitation facilities
Environmental & Social Safeguarding Compliance

Support adherence to Client environmental safeguards
Engage communities and water user comities for sustainability
Ensure protection, gender inclusion and conflict-sensitivity implementation