Catherine Awidh Atyek

The Lead Water Engineer provides technical leadership and engineering advisory services for the identification, preparation, appraisal, and development of water infrastructure investment projects. In her position, she ensures that proposed projects are supported by sound engineering assessments, appropriate technical designs, reliable cost estimates, realistic implementation schedules, and sustainable operational arrangements. The specialist leads and coordinates engineering inputs to project concept development, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, technical due diligence, preliminary and detailed design reviews, infrastructure cost estimation, and preparation of projects for procurement and financing. The role covers investments across water supply and distribution, bulk water infrastructure, water treatment, wastewater collection and treatment, sanitation infrastructure, irrigation and drainage systems, water storage, flood management, and other relevant water-related infrastructure, depending on the entity's mandate. Working with government agencies, water utilities, municipalities, project developers, engineering consultants, financial analysts, environmental and social safeguards specialists, legal advisers, investors, lenders, and development finance institutions, the Lead Water Engineer ensures that engineering considerations are appropriately reflected in project costs, financial models, implementation plans, risk allocation, and investment decisions. The position contributes to the development of technically robust, cost-effective, climate-resilient, and investment-ready water infrastructure projects capable of attracting public and private financing