Call for Experts in Water Supply and Sanitation – Global

Call for Experts in Water Supply and Sanitation - Global

• Exciting opportunities to join high-impact teams delivering public sector water supply, and sanitation assignments across Africa, Asia and/or Ukraine 
• Flexible short-to medium-term roles for junior, mid and senior-level experts with a minimum of 5 years professional experience
• Rolling recruitment for multiple upcoming assignments

About us

Tetra Tech International Development has a 40-year history in successfully delivering international development projects on behalf of donors around the world, including the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the European Union (EU). Our people are focused on improving lives by working side by side with local partners to support stability, economic growth, and good governance. You can find out more about our work with UK and European clients here.

Tetra Tech International Development  is part of Tetra Tech, a global family of experts providing international development services in over 13 key practice areas in over 100 countries around the world. Tetra Tech serves the major aid markets in the UK and Europe, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and multilateral development banks.

Upcoming opportunities

We are seeking to develop a roster of committed and qualified professionals for potential up-coming technical assistance assignments in the water and sanitation sectors. Roles may span the full project cycle, from upstream identification and feasibility through to implementation support, monitoring and capacity-building. Typical work may include:

·       Identification and development of public sector water and sanitation infrastructure projects, including fact-finding missions, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, and independent reviews of existing studies

·       Sector assessments, needs analyses and investment prioritisation to identify and plan viable water and sanitation investments

·       Preparation of project documentation for internal and external approvals

·       Environmental and Social (E&S) advisory services, including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Resettlement Action Plans, biodiversity and cultural heritage assessments, and compliance monitoring

·       Climate risk and adaptation assessments for water systems, including physical climate hazard analysis, vulnerability assessment, and climate-resilient infrastructure design

·       Impact measurement and results framework development

·       Procurement and contract management support

·       Implementation oversight and monitoring

·       Capacity building and institutional strengthening of utilities and water authorities

Expertise required

We welcome applications from experts across the following disciplines:

·       Public sector water supply management and sanitation engineering

·       Hydrological and water stress analysis – modelling water availability, stress and vulnerability to inform infrastructure design and investment

·       Climate adaptation and resilience in water systems – drought-resilient water resources, nature-based solutions, energy-efficient pumping systems, flood-resilient infrastructure, climate-smart wastewater treatment etc.

·       E&S safeguards – EIAs, ESIAs, ESMPs, resettlement planning

·       Procurement and contract management, including FIDIC-based contracts and advising on procurement and contract management of infrastructure projects

·       Implementation support of infrastructure projects, including technical quality assurance, monitoring of project, and acting as a Lender’s Engineer or Independent Engineer to verify compliance.

·       Public finance, blended finance and infrastructure economics, including experience with development finance institutions and multilateral development banks

·       Gender equality, social inclusion and GEDSI advisory in the WASH space

·       Stakeholder engagement, community consultation and capacity building.

We are particularly interested to hear from experts with demonstrated and significant experience in the following geographies:

·       East Africa: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia 

·       Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

·       West & Central Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal

·       North Africa: Egypt, Morocco

·       Europe: Ukraine

·       Asia: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan

Candidates based in these countries are strongly encouraged to apply

Full proficiency and experience working in English is a requirement. French, Portuguese and relevant local language skills (for countries listed above) are a significant asset across all disciplines.

About you

·       Relevant professional experience in public sector water supply, sanitation or related infrastructure sectors

·       Demonstrated experience in one or more of the above-mentioned country contexts.

·       Familiarity with donor-funded technical assistance assignments and/or with development finance institutions

·       Experience with international E&S standards

How to Apply

How to Apply

Please click on the 'apply now' button to start your application.

Please note that this call for experts is for a roster, which means that we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and when new call-downs appear. We will only contact candidates if a suitable assignment appears.

For further enquiries related to applications from individual experts, please contact us at TTIDE.People@tetratech.com and quote the reference number.

We also welcome expressions of interest from micro- and SMEs. If you wish to email us a capability statement, please contact us through TTIDE.Partners@tetratech.com with a subject line “Call for Experts in Water Supply and Sanitation – Global”. Please note, this mailbox is for organisations to express interest only and the capability statement should be a maximum two (2) pages long.

 Applications close: 30th June 2026