Cowater is currently recruiting Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Site Engineers for on-going projects. Candidates must have excellent English written and oral communication skills. The successful candidate will be based in the field for a term of on to two years.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering and licensed as a professional engineer (or equivalent certification);
- At least 10 years’ experience in the planning, design, and construction of rural water & sanitation systems in developing countries;
- At least 5 years’ experience in the management and supervision of large-scale rural water supply and sanitation works construction;
- Willingness to travel frequently to remote and rural areas;
- Valid driver’s license;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
- Excellent organizational skills;
- Ability to work with limited supervision;
- Demonstrated experience in developing countries.
All applications are to be submitted here, or through http://www.cowater.com/jobs.cfm. This recruitment is open until November 21, 2014, candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Further inquiries can be sent to jobs@cowater.com with the subject line “RWSS Site Engineer ”
We thank all applicants, however only those making the shortlist will be contacted.
About the Organization
Cowater International Inc. is a private Canadian consulting company established in 1985, specializing in international development. Cowater possesses a broad multidisciplinary capacity with a staff that includes engineers, institutional and financial experts, social scientists, and project managers. Cowater works primarily on projects financed by international funding agencies – the World Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Caribbean Development Bank, United Nations Agencies, the Department for International Development (DFID), and the Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency (CIDA) – but it also works directly with the governments of developing countries, the private sector and civil society. In Asia specifically, Cowater has completed more than thirty development projects – including two very successful assignments in the Philippines.
