Coastal & Water Resources Management Specialist, Pakistan

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Project Overview   The Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project aims to reduce flood risk, address salinity intrusion, improve drainage systems, restore natural coastal defenses, and strengthen climate resilience across the Indus Delta. The project combines engineering interventions with nature-based solutions, including mangrove restoration, wetland rehabilitation, and integrated coastal zone management measures.

Description   CDM Smith is seeking expressions of interest from qualified Coastal and Water Resources Management Specialists for a potential assignment supporting implementation of the Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project in Pakistan. The specialist will provide technical leadership on coastal infrastructure planning and design, integrated coastal zone management, shoreline protection, climate resilience, and integration of hydrodynamic and flood-risk modeling outputs into project engineering solutions. The expert will work closely with the Team Leader, engineering design teams, implementing agencies, and other sector specialists to support resilient and sustainable project outcomes.   *Professional engagement is contingent on project award and client approval. Location : Sindh Province, Pakistan; Hyderabad base with project-site travel as required  Project Duration: 72 months  Position Level of Effort: 14 person-months anticipated  Responsibilities   Lead the design and provide technical oversight of coastal protection infrastructure, including embankments, sea bunds,   groynes , and sea walls.   Support integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) planning, ensuring alignment between engineering interventions, ecological restoration, and community needs.   Lead on erosion control measures, shoreline stabilization, and buffer zone design, integrating structural and ecological solutions.   Promote nature-based and community co-managed coastal protection solutions (e.g., mangroves, wetlands, green belts), ensuring complementarity with hard infrastructure.   Contribute to land use and spatial planning, ensuring integration with flood mitigation, drainage, and resilience strategies across deltaic areas.   Integrate I-FERM and hydrodynamic model outputs into the engineering design process, ensuring consistency with catchment-level flood and drainage planning.   Ensure designs reflect sea-level rise projections, storm surge scenarios, and sediment transport dynamics, aligning with climate resilience   objectives .   Coordinate closely with the Team Leader and the design coordinator to ensure constructability, operational sustainability, and integration with ecological interventions (e.g., mangroves, wetlands).   Provide technical input to bidding documents, cost estimates, and technical specifications for coastal infrastructure works.   Support construction supervision by reviewing   contractor’s   designs, shop drawings, and method statements for compliance with approved designs