GITEC-IGIP GmbH is seeking highly qualified international experts to support ongoing technical assistance assignments in the water sector across the MENA region.
We are currently recruiting specialists with extensive international experience in desalination, utility reform, energy efficiency, and water and wastewater infrastructure to provide high-level technical advisory services to public water utilities and sector institutions.
Basic Parameters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country / City | Project Start | Duration | Deadline |
| MENA / | As soon as possible | Short term Expert | Latest by 30th July 2026 |
About the company
GITEC-IGIP GmbH is a leading consulting company for international development cooperation projects headquartered in Germany’s fourth-largest city Cologne. GITEC-IGIP’s multi-cultural team and global network of companies and offices around the world has more than five decades of professional experience across four continents. Our companies lead mainly publicly financed development projects.
Open Positions
1. Desalination Expert / Procurement & Contract Management Expert
Support the preparation, procurement, and supervision of desalination infrastructure investments across the MENA region.
Assignment
- Home-based assignment with 2–3 missions within the MENA region.
- Up to 80 working days over an implementation period of 1–2 years.
Main Responsibilities
- Prepare and review Terms of Reference, technical specifications, tender documents, and procurement packages.
- Support tendering, bid evaluation, and contract award processes.
- Review technical and financial proposals.
- Support contract management and supervision of desalination infrastructure works.
- Monitor compliance with technical specifications, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
- Support testing, commissioning, acceptance, and handover of facilities.
- Advise on operational performance, maintenance, and sustainability of desalination systems.
Requirements
- University degree in Water, Environmental, Civil, Mechanical or Process Engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of professional experience in desalination and/or water treatment projects.
- Proven experience in preparing and evaluating tender documents and Terms of Reference for desalination related infrastructure.
- Strong experience in procurement support, contract management, and supervision of desalination infrastructure works.
- Experience in donor-funded technical assistance projects is highly desirable.
- Excellent command of English. Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.
- Previous professional experience in the MENA region is an asset.
2. Water Utility Reform Specialist / Public Utility Mergers & Governance Expert
Support institutional reform processes and the assessment of merger scenarios involving public water utilities in Jordan, including governance arrangements, organisational structures, staffing, business planning, and institutional development.
Assignment
- Home-based assignment with 2–3 missions to Jordan.
- Up to 60 working days over an implementation period of 1–2 years.
Main Responsibilities
- Assess organisational structures, governance models, staffing, mandates, and operational processes.
- Develop and compare alternative merger and restructuring scenarios.
- Analyse the legal, financial, human resources, governance, and operational implications of each scenario.
- Support the preparation of business-planning inputs.
- Propose interim and long-term organisational structures, authority matrices, and HR transition measures.
- Prepare a merger roadmap and policy brief.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Water Resources, Environmental or Civil Engineering, Public Administration, Management, Economics, or a related field.
- 10–15 years of professional experience in water utilities or public-sector institutions.
- Proven experience in utility reform, corporatisation, restructuring, mergers, or institutional transformation.
- Strong knowledge of governance, organisational development, tariff systems, business planning, and utility performance.
- Excellent analytical, advisory, and communication skills.
- Excellent command of English. Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.
- Previous professional experience in the MENA region is highly desirable.
3. Energy Efficiency Specialist – Water Supply Systems
Provide technical guidance, specialist input, and quality assurance for energy audits of water supply systems in Jordan, including pumping stations, transmission networks, and distribution systems.
Assignment
- Home-based assignment with 2–3 missions to Jordan.
- Up to 100 working days over an implementation period of 1–2 years.
Main Responsibilities
- Provide technical guidance to energy audit teams.
- Review energy audit reports, calculations, assumptions, and recommendations.
- Assess water supply system performance and identify energy-saving opportunities.
- Advise on pumping systems, transmission networks, distribution systems, and operational optimisation.
- Support the validation of major energy efficiency measures.
- Provide market, technology, cost, and international best-practice insights.
- Ensure that proposed measures are technically robust, feasible, and implementable.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Water, Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of professional experience in urban, municipal, or public drinking water supply systems.
- At least 10 years of experience advising water utilities on the design and/or operation of water supply systems.
- At least 6 years of experience in the technical review of drinking water systems, water distribution network performance assessment, and operational optimisation.
- Demonstrated experience in energy audits and energy efficiency within water utilities.
- Excellent command of English. Knowledge of German or Arabic is an advantage.
- Previous professional experience in the MENA region is highly desirable.
4. Energy Efficiency Specialist – Wastewater Systems
Provide technical guidance, specialist input, and quality assurance for energy audits of wastewater facilities in Jordan, including wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and associated treatment processes.
Assignment
- Home-based assignment with 2–3 missions to Jordan.
- Up to 100 working days over an implementation period of 1–2 years.
Main Responsibilities
- Provide technical guidance to energy audit teams.
- Review audit reports, calculations, assumptions, and proposed recommendations.
- Assess energy use and performance in wastewater treatment systems.
- Advise on treatment process optimisation, aeration systems, sludge handling, pumping systems, and other energy-intensive processes.
- Support the validation of major energy-saving opportunities.
- Provide insights on treatment technologies, market trends, costs, and international best practices.
- Ensure that proposed measures are technically sound, cost-effective, and operationally feasible.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Chemical, Water, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of professional experience with city-scale sewer networks and wastewater treatment plants.
- At least 10 years of experience advising wastewater utilities on the design and/or operation of wastewater treatment systems.
- At least 6 years of experience in wastewater process performance evaluation, system optimisation, and performance improvement.
- Demonstrated experience in energy audits and energy efficiency within wastewater facilities.
- Excellent command of English. Knowledge of German or Arabic is an advantage.
- Previous professional experience in the MENA region is highly desirable.
If you are interested
Please send us an email containing your most recent English CV, copies of relevant diplomas and employers‘ certificates including full contact details, fee expectations (EUR/per day) and details on availability to:
Quoting the Job ref. no.: MENA International
Or apply online via the Application-Form in the section below.
Please note that we can only consider candidates who meet the required criteria!