Urban Water Utility Manager (Hydrogeology) at WaterAid

With a population of over 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Political unrest, poor governance and corruption have led to decades of water shortages, while the population has increased rapidly. Though there is surface and ground water, rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, has not been supported with additional resources. Only 11% of people have access to safe sanitation and 42% live without access to clean water. Funding for water, sanitation and hygiene is low and there is little coordination within the government. The poorest and most marginalised people live in unofficial slum settlements using expensive private services.

We are recruiting:

Position: Urban Water Utility Manager (Hydrogeology)

Location: Lagos

About the role

• As our Urban Water Utility Manager (Hydrogeology) you will take significant responsibility to support water suppliers and utilities and galvanising state-level actors (policy makers, civil society, private sector and citizens) towards playing their roles to achieve increased access to WASH services in the state to drive sustainable change.

In this role, you will:

• Monitor and take responsibility for the delivery of quality work for programs in all thematic areas; ensure that all WaterAid Nigeria programs in Lagos are grounded in WaterAid program quality standards and approaches; make informed decisions about program management to maintain quality and ensure execution of plans.
• Ensure programme designing, planning and budgeting are in line with the Country Programme Strategy (CPS) and Guidelines of the organization and donor’s requirement.
• Collaborate with LWC, regulators, state agencies, private operators and CSOs for effective programme delivery
• Support strategic planning across WaterAid programmes in Lagos and in alignment with national and global WASH agenda
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

Requirements

To be successful, you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in water or civil engineering, Geology or Hydrogeology or related courses.A master’s degree is an added advantage (preferably in project management, environmental management, or public or private sector administration)
• Ten years of increasingly responsible experience in municipal utility maintenance, construction and repair of water systems, sewer systems and other Public Works activities, of which five years were in a technical or supervisory capacity.
• Strong programme/project management skills, including the ability to initiate, plan, manage and monitor programmes & projects; technical ability to develop programme plans/design log frames etc
• Experience of managing multiple project stakeholders including community level stakeholders; donors; government officials etc

Application closing: October 9, 2025.

How to Apply

Interested and Qualified Candidates should:

Go to Urban Water Utility Manager (Hydrogeology) at WaterAid to Apply