About the role
- Lead preparation of the internship technical plan, including sequencing of orientation, placement, mentoring, site visits, training, and monitoring activities.
- Support CWA to prepare the capacity enhancement plan for interns and revise it as needed in consultation with CAPRED.
- Ensure intern learning activities are aligned with the practical needs of host PWOs/consulting firms and the agreed internship objectives.
- Contribute to the development of the project management system to track intern progress, host performance, technical tasks, mentoring activities, and risks.
- Provide technical input into selection criteria for host PWOs/consulting firms and interns.
- Participate in recruitment/interview processes for interns, as required.
- Support the intern self-introduction / matching shop by advising on technical suitability between interns and host organisations.
- Assist CWA and CAPRED in matching interns to appropriate host PWOs/consulting firms based on technical learning needs, host capacity, safety considerations, and placement objectives.
- Lead or contribute to orientation and technical training sessions for interns.
- Develop technical training modules relevant to clean water supply operations.
- Support site visits and ensure they are structured as a learning exercise.
- Provide ongoing mentoring to interns throughout the placement period, both remotely and through field visits.
- Facilitate group-based technical discussions with interns to encourage peer learning and collective problem-solving.
- Provide practical advice to interns on assigned plans, technical tasks, place communication, and reporting.
- Ensure interns are supported to carry out tasks safely and within the scope agreed with host PWOs/consulting firms.
- Support host PWOs/consulting firms to understand the role of interns and provide meaningful technical exposure.
- Conduct field visits to monitor intern progress, host engagement, place conditions, and implementation of agreed plans.
- Identify technical or operational issues affecting intern learning and recommend corrective actions.
- Contribute to mid-term review, probation evaluation, internship evaluation, and SEAH/WHS monitoring reports.
- Review monthly updates from the project management system and provide technical analysis of intern progress.
- Prepare or contribute to technical briefs, monitoring notes, field visit reports, and capacity enhancement reports.
- Support interns to prepare progress presentations and final learning outputs.
- Contribute to the final internship evaluation and completion report.
- Support communication activities that promote young engineer employment in the clean water sector.
Requirements
- At least a university degree or higher in water engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in water supply, utility operations, water engineering, infrastructure planning, or related technical fields.
- Strong practical understanding of Cambodia’s clean water supply sector, particularly rural water supply systems and private water operators.
- Demonstrated technical experience in one or more of the following areas: 1. water treatment operations; 2. distribution net assessment; 3. non-revenue water assessment; 4. pumping systems; 5. utility operation and planning.
- Experience providing technical guidance, supervision, mentoring, or coaching to junior engineers, interns, or technical staff.
Required Skills
Water EngineeringCivil EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringWater Resources EngineeringWater Supply OperationsUtility OperationsInfrastructure PlanningRural Water Supply SystemsPrivate Water OperatorsWater Treatment OperationsDistribution Net AssessmentNon-Revenue Water AssessmentPumping SystemsUtility Operation and PlanningTechnical GuidanceSupervisionMentoringCoachingwater treatment operationsdistribution net assessment
