Team Leader & Coastal Engineer, Pakistan

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Project Overview   The Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project (SCRSP), funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), aims to strengthen climate resilience and reduce flood and coastal risks across Sindh’s vulnerable coastal areas. The project combines engineered flood protection measures with ecosystem-based and nature-based solutions, including drainage rehabilitation, embankment improvement, wetland and mangrove restoration, and community resilience initiatives. The assignment will support project implementation through technical oversight, project management, engineering design review, and construction supervision     Position Description   CDM Smith is   seeking   a highly experienced Team Leader / Coastal Engineer to provide overall leadership, technical direction, and management oversight for   an anticipated   Project Management Consultant (PMC) assignment supporting the SCRSP. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineering, environmental, social, and project management specialists to ensure the successful planning, implementation, and delivery of climate-resilient infrastructure and coastal protection interventions.     Please Note: This is a proposed position for   an anticipated   project. Any   employment   offer or engagement is   contingent upon successful project award and   subject to   client approval.     Location :   Sindh Province, Pakistan (Hyderabad with travel throughout project areas)   Project   Duration :   72months   Position Duration:   The   anticipated   level of effort for this position is approximately 24 person-months over the life of the project, with inputs expected to be concentrated during project start-up, design review, procurement, key construction milestones, and strategic project oversight activities.

Serve as the overall Team Leader and primary point of contact with the Client, ADB, and key project stakeholders.   Provide strategic and technical leadership for project implementation, construction supervision, and contract administration activities.   Guide and oversee coastal engineering, flood management, drainage, embankment, and climate resilience interventions.   Ensure integration of hydrological, hydraulic, geotechnical, and climate risk analyses into project implementation and decision-making.   Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams to ensure quality, schedule, budget, and performance   objectives   are achieved.   Review and   validate   engineering designs, technical specifications, procurement documentation, contractor submittals, and construction methodologies.   Monitor construction progress and provide technical guidance to address implementation challenges.   Ensure compliance with ADB requirements, applicable standards, environmental and social safeguards, and project reporting obligations.   Support stakeholder engagement and coordination with government agencies,