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Senior Utility Technical, Operations & Asset Management Expert

--Engineering Systems Group & Investment--

We are seeking a Senior Utility Technical, Operations & Asset Management Expert with strong hands-on experience in water and wastewater utility operations, maintenance, and asset management.

The role covers water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, utility networks, asset condition and lifecycle planning, operational performance, NRW, reliability, and CAPEX requirements.

The ideal candidate will have held a senior utility leadership role and be capable of independently assessing assets, maintenance practices, operational performance, and investment needs. 


 

Responsibilities

  • Review utility assets and operations
  • Assess O&M and asset reliability
  • Evaluate asset condition & lifecycle
  • Review KPIs and operational performance
  • Identify CAPEX requirements
  • Review contractors & commissioning

Must Have

  • Engineering degree
  • Senior water/wastewater experience
  • O&M and asset management expertise
  • Treatment plants & networks experience
  • CAPEX & lifecycle planning experience
  • Strong analytical skills

Nice to have

  • Utility leadership experience
  • NRW & leakage management
  • Energy efficiency expertise
  • Strong technical reporting
  • Asset management systems
  • Stakeholder management


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.
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