WASH Engineer

Drive high-quality delivery of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure by providing technical expertise and ensuring strict compliance with technical design, safety standards, and project specifications.

The Asia Pacific Regional Office, based in Bangkok, Thailand, provides strategic leadership and oversight for UNOPS operations across 17 countries, ensuring high performance, operational excellence, and alignment with organizational goals. Operations currently span Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Pacific Islands. Across these countries, we work closely with key stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and maximize impact through five main operating units: Afghanistan (AFCO), Myanmar (MMCO), South Asia Multi-Country Office (SAMCO), East Asia and Pacific Multi-Country Office (EAPMCO), and the Asia Regional Health Cluster (ARHC). Through these entities, we provide agile, client-focused service delivery across diverse sectors - including infrastructure, health, procurement, and project management - supporting the implementation of sustainable development solutions across the region.

UNOPS Myanmar is one of UNOPS’ leading offices in Asia, acting as the fund manager for some of the largest development programmes in the country. In addition, UNOPS is the Principal Recipient for the Global Fund in Myanmar and for the Global Fund’s regional artemisinin-resistance initiative towards the elimination of Malaria, which works to accelerate progress toward malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong sub-region. UNOPS provides procurement, infrastructure, and project management services to a wide range of organizations in the country, including international development partners, other UN agencies and INGOs. UNOPS plays a critical role in ensuring that the quality of services provided to its partners meets stringent requirements of speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

The UNOPS Myanmar 3PI (Partnership, Project Management, Procurement and Infrastructure) Team is dedicated to building essential infrastructure, including WASH facilities, shelters, education and health facilities in remote and hard-to-reach areas. These interventions also encompass renewable energy and sustainable solutions and  aim to address gender and protection issues for marginalized populations across Myanmar. The 3PI Team also supports rapid onset emergencies, such as cyclones and earthquakes and has procured and distributed medical supplies, essential non-food items (NFIs), hygiene kits, to remote, hard-to-reach regions following these emergencies. The 3PI Team is also implementing  projects to support communities to recover following the April 2025 Mandalay earthquake. These projects support community based reconstruction of key infrastructure assets such as roads, water supply systems, informal schools and ...