Hydrologist/Hydromet Specialist – International

Hydrologist/Hydromet Specialist – International

The Hydrologist must have a master’s degree in Engineering or water resources management or disaster risk management including flood risk management or equivalent. The Specialist must have at least 10-year experience in dealing with hydrological and hydraulic study, river planning in planning FRM, and installation and commissioning of ICT projects. The Specialist has experience of projects including climate change adaptation (CCA), Room for The River (RFTR) and Nature-based Solutions (NBS).

Project Background

The Government of the Philippines (GOP) received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the form of a loan for implementing the Philippines: Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation 1 (InFRA 1) Project. 

GOP, through the Philippines Development Plan of 2023-2028 (PDP), acknowledges that disaster and climate risks erode development gains and hamper full development of the country’s potential. The PDP calls for continuous implementation of flood management initiatives, including:
a. upgrading of engineering standards for the design and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of flood control works;
b. establishment of a database on river information and updating of baseline data on the delineation of flood-prone areas;
c. completion and updating of flood control and drainage master plans and development plans for the 18 major river basins and other critical principal river basins;
d. strengthening of flood management capacities and coordination of concerned agencies (e.g., DPWH, LGUs);
e. full implementation and maintenance of flood management and all mitigation measures stipulated under the flood control master plans and studies for, major river basins;
f. establishment of a comprehensive database of all water-related data, including flood-related information; and
g. promotion of nature-based solutions, other than hard infrastructure (e.g., riparian buffer strips, restoration of natural floodplains and aquifer recharge).

Based on the Detailed Engineering Design (DED) completed in 2023, DPWH is now proceeding with the project implementation phase, for which the Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) will be required to assist the Client with the following three principal project output objectives.

Output 1: Improvement of the Strategic Flood Risk Management Planning.

Output 2: Flood Protection Infrastructure Works in the Three River Basins.

Output 3: Community-based Flood Risk Management Strengthened.