Deputy Team Leader and Hydraulic Expert
Egis
Total years of experience :22 years, 9 Months
Project Preparation of Non-Revenue Water and Asset Management Programme in Northern Governorates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan- French Directorate the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and
General of Treasury (DGT)
Egis Eau in Consortium with Vinci Construction Grands Projets has been entrusted “Project Preparation of Non-Revenue Water and Asset Management Programme in Northern Governorates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan” in Jordan. The contractor of Egis Eau / Vinci Construction Grands Projets is the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The agency financing the Project is the French Directorate General of Treasury (DGT). The objective of this project is to assist YWC to conduct performance improvement activities, and especially NRW reduction activities, over two selected pilot zones.
Final Evaluation of the Project “Improving Water and Sanitation Services in the Middle East and North Africa Region” (implemented by Chemonics) - USAID
USAID commissioned this evaluation in order to generate insights into IWSMR’s success in building ACWUA’s “capacity to sustainably carry out its mandate to promote certification and accreditation, capacity development and information exchange among water and wastewater utilities and professionals during and beyond project completion.” The evaluation was also specifically tasked with assessing ACWUA’s “ability to sustain itself as a regional entity and manage funds given its future role in the region and its capacity at end of activity.”
• Review of ACWUA business plan
• Check ACWUA’s sustainability
• Check ACWUA’s capacity
• Assess training requirements of ACWUA members (Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, & Iraq) vs training provided by ACWUA,
Responsible for:
Project Manage the following activities:
• Manage and coordinate surveying 400 industries to identify opportunities for Pollution Prevention and for conserving water and energy
• Manage and coordinate carrying out Pollution Prevention (reducing or eliminating waste at the source by modifying production processes, promoting the use of non-toxic or less-toxic substances, implementing conservation techniques, and re-using materials rather than putting them into the waste stream) and Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) assessments to 40 different industrial facilities. These assessments aim to improve industrial environmental management through technical and Institutional support by building capacity within industrial sectors specific to Jordan and by identifying opportunities to implement EMS and P2 programs tailored to each partner facility. This include:
o Develop water conservation measures.
o Develop energy conservation measures, with a focus on the renewable energy systems such as PV -Photovoltaic- and CSP -Concentrating solar power- technologies.
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o Identify financing options for P2 improvements.
• Design three centralized industrial wastewater treatment plants (IWTP).
• Preparing an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Plan for selected industrial estates.
■ Water Supply Expert, Drinking Water Quality Management System-Water Safety Plans, WHO, Jordan.
■ Water Utility Advisor, Institutional Support and Strengthening Program, USAID, Jordan.
Water Utility Advisor
Responsible for:
Facility Management Support.
Operations Advisor.
Utilities Performance Assessor.
Utilities Macro Financial Models & Demand Forecast Models Development
WLRP (Water Loss Reduction Program) Manager
(Manage Water Loss Reduction Projects in Northern, Middle, & Southern Governorates)
Responsible for:
Manage and follow-up WLRP Projects.
Providing feedback and guidance on areas of expertise.
Working on water utility management, water resources management projects.
Running PMU/NRW (Non-Revenue Water) activities.
Managing Consultants; Severn Trent (a leading FTSE 100 Water Group that serves 3.7 million household and business customers in England and Wales and provides purification, operating and testing services in the UK and overseas) provide management, operations and maintenance services related to the water and wastewater infrastructure of the Northern Governorates (Ten Regional Operating Units; mainly in: Ajloun, Irbid, Jerash and Mafraq) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan"
■ Non Revenue Water Manager
(Planning, Constructing, & Managing the Non-Revenue Water Departments at 10 Regional Operating Units)
Responsible for:
Establish a dedicated leakage management and control function within NGWA.
Minimize transmission losses and distribution
losses through bursts and leaks.
Design and develop District Meter Areas (DMA’s) and improved management through pressure control.
Other Operational Responsibilities:
Implementing an active leak detection program for Transmission & Distribution pipelines.
Identify training needs.
Identify the most appropriate tools and techniques for leakage detection and control in NGWA.
Develop & implement reporting tools & processes to allow realistic calculation of leakage levels within the transmission & distribution network.
Develop & implement reporting tools & systems to allow calculation of the level of system performance and actual levels of supply received by the customer.
Establish the viability of District Meter Areas and prepare a phased introduction programme linked to related contracts/proposals.
Ensure the efficient use of tools, equipment, vehicles & systems supplied to the team.
Liaise with other departments within NGWA and provide any information, data or support which will contribute to the success of those other departments.
■ Water Distribution Specialist / Concessions / Projects
Development.
Projects:
Deputy Project Manager for the Consultancy Services for the Performance Assessment of the Water Division of Al Ain Distribution Company AADC (Joint-Venture between Metito and Thames Water -World’s third largest water company-).
The main purpose of this project is to provide the technical input on the Water Division’s performance for the eventual creation of the Request of Proposal (RFP) for an O&M contract. Also, to support the management of the AADC.
The services comprised the following goals:
Elaborate an Information Memorandum describing AADC water Business.
Elaborate a Performance Assessment report.
Propose a set of Key Performance Indicators, including their description, their monitoring, their historical and current levels, and target for the future.
Support the update of the customer information in GIS, Maximo, O&M procedures and manuals, and emergency plan.
Draft a Business Plan for the life time of the management contract (5 to 10 years).
Report to:
Projects Development Director
■ Concession Engineer / Concessions / Projects
Development.
Responsible for:
Transferring EPC (Engineering, Procurement, & Commissioning) Projects into a Concession-type Projects (BOO, BOT, & BTO).
Preparing proposals & PowerPoint presentations
for the concession projects for Water & Wastewater treatment.
Automating the design & costing procedures.
Managing Metito’s Portal Project.
Report to:
Concessions Manager
■ Proposal Engineer / Proposals / Projects
Development.
Responsible for:
Preparing EPC proposals (STP’s & RO’s).
Automating the design & costing procedures.
Standardizing the proposals in a way that enables
cost estimation for the future projects.
Report to:
Proposals Manager
Responsible for:
Checking and clarifying the District Schematic from the contractors DZ Manual (ie site review of valves, meters etc
Locating the highest and lowest subscriber in each District
Checking the District Boundary integrity
Use link to CIS to estimate the number of subscribers of domestic and commercial nature
Developing the GIS links
Doing an initial log of District flow and District pressures
Sounding the whole District and record all located leaks and inform CCC for repairs
Presenting a simple internal De-bug Report with all of the above information
Report to:
Technical Service Director
Highly qualified personnel were recruited to become part of the Senior Management of LEMA Company due to the current lack of middle management in the company.
Responsible for:
CIS (Customer Information System) -GIS (Geographic Information System) Inventory Link.
Linking and managing GIS operational modeling functions.
Carry out CCCC -Customer Care & Complaint Center- analysis of water and wastewater for the Annual Facilities Condition Report.
Produce Quarterly Reports on the Collection Area sales in terms of: Vol of Sales, JD of Sales, Average sales l/sub/day, Average Sales price per subscriber ...etc.
Own and develop the DMA (District Metering Area) boundary layer working with Leakage Control Section (LCS)
Develop a model to distribute missing data in the GIS over DMA's.
Investigate any major discrepancies between field subscriber lists and CIS subscriber lists
Review and suggest changes to GIS data coding
Work with Water Operation Department & Leak Control Section to study, report, and minimize the NRW (Non-Revenue Water).
Report to:
Technical Service Director
Responsible for:
Handle the water readings during the water cycles (Hand Held Computers Committee Leader)
Handle the HHC (hand held computers).
Locate the bugs in the HHC's Software.
Handle the back up operations.
Help in the implementation of the CIS (member of the CIS implementation team)
Train and support the CIS users.
Report to:
Customer Service Director
■ Design Engineer
(Water Supply Networks and Sewer Systems).
■ Development of a Sewer Design Software
(Visual Basic for Application).
■ Development of a Quantities Computation Software
(Visual Basic for Application).
■ Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, January - June, 1999.
Helped in teaching Statics for Undergraduate students.
■ Software Developer, Data Base Project, Faculty of Graduate, Studies, J.U.S.T, June, 1999 - August, 2000.
■ Web Page Designer, Faculty of Graduate Studies, J.U.S.T, June 1999 - August, 2000.
Thesis: Development of software, to perform Environmental Audits to a facility, using relevant Jordanian Environmental Laws.
Graduation Project: Use of MINEQL+ for the Design of Chemical Treatment Operations for Industrial Wastewater from Two Selected Industries at Sahab Industrial Estate.