Utility Technical Advisor (UTA) at RTI International

RTI International in collaboration with Plan International and other partners are implementing a 4-year USAID funded Effective Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (E-WASH) program. E-WASH will provide technical assistance to and will work in collaboration with state governments to improve urban water service delivery by strengthening the governance, financial, and technical viability of six (6) state water boards (SWBs) in Nigeria. The overall goal is improvement of urban water and sanitation service delivery.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Utility Technical Advisor (UTA)

Locations: Abuja

Job Description

• RTI International is seeking to recruit an Abuja-based Utility Technical Advisor (UTA) for the USAID E-WASH activity. The UTA will be based in the E-WASH Abuja office with regular travel to the State offices and SWB locations and will provide leadership to activities related to the engineering aspects of the program.

Essential Duties
Lead the design of interventions in the six State Water Boards (SWBs) in the following areas:

• Increasing of production of water from the raw water -intake, up to the treatment plants
• Review the capacities of the treatment plants and determine interventions that may be required to increase actual capacity of the plants
• Support the analysis of the treatment processes and advise
• Lead interventions in water quality laboratory assessments and advise appropriate measures to make the SWBs compliant of the national drinking water standards
• Development and support implementation of Non-Revenue Water control strategies
• Serve as a resource for state-based Utility Technical Specialists to coordinate all interventions including water production, treatment, transmission and distribution.
• Coordinate the development of any feasibility studies
• Provide leadership in other specific technical interventions including development of network maps
• Develop Asset Maintenance Management (AMM) Systems
• Design and Operationalize a Utility Support Fund for Emergency Repairs and Small-Scale Improvements to Increase Operational Efficiency
• Design strategy for increasing house connections, development of connection policies
• Assist in the preparation of technical reports, scheduling and leading meetings, advising, and drafting operating manuals.
• Develop training programs to implement policies and programs and train technical staff and other SWB personnel on policies, procedures, and compliance issues.
• Identify operational constraints and develop capital investment programs
• Explore options for private sector participation

Qualifications and Experience

• An advanced University degree (Masters) in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a directly related field.
• A minimum of 10 years post qualification experience in utility operations – water supply or design of water systems.
• A minimum of 5 years of senior management experience; preferable in a water utility.
• Experience in a USAID or other development partner programs is an added advantage.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrates experience in collaborating across projects stakeholder groups and donor projects.
• Possesses excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Demonstrates supervisory skills.
• Possesses the ability to work effectively in a team.

Application Closing Date
10th October, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Application Letter and CV as One Single MS WORD document to: Recruitment@ewash.rti.org using the "Job title and Location" as subject of the email.

Note

• On the subject LINE of your email you should only put the Email Subject line and preferred State as indicated above e.g. Utility Technical Advisor (UTA)-Abuja (no other text should be on this subject line).
• Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as they see this advert.
• Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview.
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Take note that any successful candidate will be subjected to a pre-employment background investigation.