Senior CAPEX, Projects, Cost & Contracts Expert
--Engineering Systems Group & Investment--
We are looking for a Senior CAPEX, Projects, Cost & Contracts Expert with extensive experience in managing major water and wastewater projects from the owner or utility side, with a strong understanding of both engineering and commercial aspects.
The ideal candidate should have senior-level experience across the full project lifecycle, including CAPEX planning, cost estimation, tendering, contracts, project controls, construction, commissioning and final accounts, with the ability to assess project costs and identify where value was protected or lost.
Responsibilities
- Review CAPEX plans & project feasibility
- Review cost estimates, BOQs & unit rates
- Manage tenders & procurement processes
- Review contracts, variations & claims
- Monitor project costs & schedules
- Oversee construction & commissioning
- Review final accounts & project close-out
Must Have
- Degree in Engineering or related field
- Senior water & wastewater experience
- Owner / utility-side experience
- CAPEX & project management expertise
- Cost & contract management experience
- Tendering & procurement experience
- Strong commercial & analytical skills
Nice to have
- FIDIC contract experience
- Project benchmarking experience
- Delay analysis & EOT knowledge
- Cost optimization experience
- Strong technical reporting skills
- Infrastructure project controls
Who should apply
- Candidates currently based in Egypt only.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in the water and wastewater sector.
- Direct employment experience within a water and wastewater company, holding company, public utility or owner/operator organisation is required.
- Candidates whose experience is mainly consultancy or design-office work, without substantial utility-side responsibility, are not the target profile for these positions.
- Previous responsibility for teams, budgets, assets, projects, operations or company-wide performance is strongly preferred.
- Previous work in Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain or other GCC markets is an advantage, but not mandatory.
- Good working English and the ability to participate in senior client meetings, review evidence and prepare clear written findings are required.
Experience we are looking for
- Drinking water production and treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations.
- Water transmission and distribution networks, sewerage networks and treated effluent / reuse systems.
- Operations and maintenance, preventive and corrective maintenance, plant and network reliability and service continuity.
- Asset condition, criticality, rehabilitation, replacement and lifecycle planning.
- NRW, leakage, energy use, pump efficiency and operational performance improvement.
- Emergency preparedness, resilience, operational risk and continuity planning.
- Technical KPIs, performance reporting and management of operational data.
- Contractor management, technical procurement, testing, commissioning, handover and close-out.
- Identification and justification of CAPEX needs arising from asset condition, capacity, service or compliance requirements.
- This person should be comfortable walking into an operating company, reviewing plant and network information, speaking with operations teams and management, and forming an independent view on whether the assets, maintenance arrangements and investment needs are technically sound.