Water Quality Expert

Result of Service
Development of a national programme on surface and groundwater quality and
standards with global benchmarks on water quality acts and KPIs.
Work Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected duration
‎24 months
Duties and Responsibilities
Organization Setting:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global
environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes
the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable
development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative
advocate for the global environment. The West Asia Office of UNEP delivers
advisory services and capacity building support to countries to achieve
environment and sustainable development objectives. This consultancy
announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering purposes to serve
as the pool of expertise that UNEP West Asia Office is creating within the
framework of the long-term strategic partnership and the Saudi Environment
Sustainability Programme with the Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture of Saudi Arabia.

Under the overall supervision of the project manager in coordination with the
respective department in the National Centre for Environmental Compliance
(NCEC) and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia,
the Consultant will carry-out, inter alia, the following duties and
responsibilities.

‎1. Technical assessment and a comprehensive survey of ground and surface
water in the KSA and identify pollutant discharge sources, list and classify
the exciting data and comprehensive assessment of surface and ground water
quality.
‎2. Design and implementing the monitoring network and linked to the
Monitoring Center Unit (MCU) for monitoring groundwater and surface water.
‎3. Design a program or system for monitoring groundwater and surface water.
‎4. Drill observation wells, taking sample and analysis.
‎5. Install and link real-time water monitoring and control devices to the
MCU.
‎6. Develop standards, regulatory rules and controls related to the
preservation and protection of surface and ground water from pollution in
accordance with the project results.
‎7. Develop the application of informational analyzes of water quality.
‎8. Prepare surface and groundwater polluting contingency plan.
‎9. Train NCEC staff and build their capacities to operate all follow-up water
systems and update the database in line with the work methodology.

Outputs / Work Assignments (Deliverables):
‎1. Inception report.
‎2. Hydrogeological database.
‎3. Groundwater management indicators.
‎4. Hydrogeological information access applications.
‎5. Capacity building needs assessment report and capacity building programme.
‎6. Final project report.
Qualifications/special skills
Master's degree in water quality or related field is required. PhD is an
asset.
A minimum of ‎10 years of professional experience in areas related to water
quality is required.
Previous work experience in numerical modelling and data analysis is required.
Experience working in West Asia is desirable.
Languages
Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.
Additional Information
This consultancy announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering
purposes to serve as the pool of expertise.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT
PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED
NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.