Cambodia Water Supply Association

Senior Water Engineer

EngineeringPosted 6 d ago

Location

Phnom Penh

Job Type

FULLTIME

Work Mode

On-site

Industry

Utilities

Languages

Khmer, English

About the role

The Senior Water Engineer will provide technical leadership, mentoring, capacity enhancement, and monitoring support to ensure interns are well equipped to perform assigned tasks and that host PWOs/consulting firms receive practical technical support.
The role will lead the technical delivery of the internship program by guiding interns, supporting host PWOs/consulting firms, developing and implementing the capacity enhancement plan, and ensuring that internship activities contribute to improved technical performance, professional learning, and safe placement conditions.

Requirements

Demonstrated technical experience in one or more of the following areas: water treatment operations, distribution net assessment, non-revenue water assessment, pumping systems, utility operation and planning.
Experience providing technical guidance, supervision, mentoring, or coaching to junior engineers, interns, or technical staff.
Ability to translate technical issues into practical recommendations for PWOs and interns.
Good understanding of place safety, risk management, and safe practices in operational water supply environments.
Strong communication, facilitation, and report-writing skills in Khmer.
Working knowledge of English for coordination, reporting, and communication with CAPRED is desirable.
Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, safeguarding, place safety, and professional ethics.
Experience working directly with private water operators, public utilities, or water supply service providers in Cambodia.
Experience designing or delivering technical training, mentoring programs, internships, or capacity-building activities for young engineers.
Practical experience in climate-resilient water supply planning, water source assessment, energy efficiency, or infrastructure improvement planning.

Required Skills

Water treatment operationsDistribution net assessmentNon-revenue water assessmentPumping systemsUtility operation and planningTechnical guidanceSupervisionMentoringCoachingPlace safetyRisk managementCommunicationFacilitationReport-writingKhmerEnglishProfessional ethicsTechnical trainingCapacity-buildingClimate-resilient water supply planning