As a Water Quality Consultant, you should demonstrate competence and experience in applying detailed water quality chemistry in all our projects with specific reference to small groundwater-based piped water schemes.  You will be part of the core team, which will strengthen the Water Sanitation and Hygiene Observatory (WASH-O) internal capacity and help in effectively managing various projects supported by the external funders.

Experience

• Must have a degree in a relevant discipline and preferably relevant postgraduate qualification (for example, focusing on environmental chemistry, water quality, geochemistry, chemistry, Engineering etc.)

• A minimum of five years of relevant experience

• Experience in leading water quality projects 

• Detailed knowledge of key regulatory drivers for water quality in India.

• Experience in preparation and writing successful EOI’s/Bids/Proposals in areas of water quality.

• Experience in designing water quality monitoring and training programs

• Experience in analyzing large datasets of ground and surface water quality data and presenting complex technical information visually and orally to a broad audience.

• Understanding of the remediation techniques for ground and surface water contamination

• Strong writing, communication, and presentation skill

Roles and responsibilities

You will join an existing, expanding team of WASH-O and are expected to perform the following duties: 

• Work on a wide range of projects using your technical skills to assist the team in delivering multi-disciplinary investigations. 

• Explore funding opportunities and writing proposals for the same

• Lead projects and studies through the project life cycle of problem definition, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and drawing succinct conclusions and recommendations

• Design, coordinate and mobilize resources to conduct training programs related to water quality and other related areas

• Any other work as required for the growth and expansion of WASH-O.

Contract: The contract would be for 11 months which would be renewed based on the available funding and performance. 

Remuneration: As per the qualification and experience.

Application: Those interested may please send their CV to gmishra[@]dmi.ac.in by 7th August 2021. The last date of submission is extended to 20th August 2021 Only shortlisted candidates would be invited for the interview.