Tharwh Qutaish

Experience

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  Royal Scientific Society

  Jan 1998 - May 2023

  24 years : Water Quality Management ExpertKey Expertise• National Water Quality Management programs• Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Systems• Certified National Water Quality Expert/JEA• Advance Reporting for Water Quality Assessment • Technical Standard Management(TSM Arabia) • Accreditation Requirements for Water Quality Labs.• Setting reference guidelines and standards for water quality and reuse• Develop nationwide systems for ecological assessment of water quality• Mega Water Quality project planning, designing and Management• Integrated Water Resource Management• Water Audit• Water Safety Plan• Water Emergency Plans• Assessor for Blue Flag Programme• Certified Internal Auditor at the Royal Scientific Society with good experience in laboratory quality management, laboratory accreditation criteria and procedures according to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements. Show less Following 18 year career at RSS I am dedicating my time, skills, knowledge and talents to create a new social line in Jordan to address its environmental challanges through working with non profits community organization and goverment agencies to drive Enviromental Governance and Resilience concepts and implement thier tools in the society to deliver effective community change.An interactive technical training manual that focuses on strengthening the internal and external capacities of community based organization and developing professional environmental governanca was authorshiped by me and my team .advance environmental resilience guideline was drafted in order to engage all concerned stakeholder in the community resilience .Curriculm for school student engagement in the community behaviour change was published Show less Project ManagementKey Expertise• Lead the planning and implementation of the project, through facilitating the definition of project scope, goals, project tasks, project budget, project resource allocation, provide direction and support to project team, resource requirements and deliverables quality assurance.• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders, present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions, implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs, project evaluations and assessment of the results.• Develop social marketing tools to promote the project objectives, that including develop tools and continuously replenish online multimedia content, including success stories and information on program activities, events and results. Integrate social media to explain and promote the program. • Writing concept ideas and proposals, technical reports and consultations; project proposals, pre-proposals and concept notes were developed, submitted and accepted from national, regional and international donors Show less I am managing and supervising work in different projects at Water Quality Studies Division which is the largest at ERC, employing chemists, biologists, and environmental, agricultural & chemical and civil engineers. Major responsibilities include:-Follow-up day-to day work and activities for these projects.-Supervising the execution of project contracts (environmental monitoring programs and work plan).-Preparing, reviewing and auditing of technical reports.-Preparation of annual budgets and reviewing monthly financial reports for these projects.- Customer Service (provides scientific & technical advisory services to the public and private sectors in Jordan and other countries around).The division undertakes different environmental monitoring programs including monitoring for groundwater, surface water, fresh water, reclaimed water to be used for irrigation purposes and other uses, wastewater (industrial and domestic), sea water in addition to soil. Moreover, the division conducts direct applied researches and studies in selected environmental areas; it. A great deal of work is carried out through contractual research and services.During this period I have been following up various projects related to monitoring and assessment of the quality of different water resources in Jordan, such as:A-"The National Project for Water Quality Surveillance in Jordan". B-"Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation" wastewater treatment plant. C- "Armed Forces" wastewater treatment plan. E- "Jordan Cement Factories" wastewater treatment plant. F- " Effect of some lanfills on ground water basins"Also I prepared An international tender (technical work offer) for american caompany in Iraq and RSS took this work. Also I prepared a big national work offer for Jordan Petrolium refinary, CDM, MOE, MODAL Company, Tameer Company. Show less Eng Tharwh. Qutaish has professional experience in environmental science, environmental engineering and management of non-profit organizations, with more than 20 years of experience in consultancy, research and management of projects and programs in the fields of water monitoring programs, water quality, environmental sanitation, water quality, laboratories, disaster risk reduction and resilience; strategic planning and institutional development; science communication and knowledge management, policy development and advocacy. Eng Qutaish has proven experience in project management and team leading expertise; incl. communication, conflict management, staff development, time management and negotiations/contract management and developed corporate communication strategies as well as communication and reporting tools. Eng Qutaish is fluent in Arabic and English. Her regional working experience encompasses Jordan, Egypt and Morocco. Show less B.Sc Chemical Engineering, (1991-1996),Jordan University for Science and Technology. Mrs. Qotaish is Research in the Water Quality Studies Division in the Environmental Research Center, she has been involved in projects related to water quality assessment and monitoring since 1997. She was a team leader for different environmental assessment and monitoring programs including; monitoring for groundwater, surface water, fresh water, reclaimed water to be used for irrigation purposes and other uses, wastewater (industrial and domestic), sea water in addition to soil. Moreover, she works in Customer Service (provides scientific & technical advisory services to the public and private sectors in Jordan and other countries around).Also, she was a member of a team responsible for monitoring and assessment of water quality and studying the effect of landfills on groundwater. Show less During this professional experience, many job tasks and responsibilities were delegated that include but not limited to the following:• Lead the planning and implementation of the project, through facilitating the definition of project scope, goals, project tasks, project budget, project resource allocation, provide direction and support to project team, resource requirements and deliverables quality assurance.• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders, present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions, implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs, project evaluations and assessment of the results.• Develop social marketing tools to promote the project objectives, that including develop tools and continuously replenish online multimedia content, including success stories and information on program activities, events and results. Integrate social media to explain and promote the program. • Writing concept ideas and proposals, technical reports and consultations; project proposals, pre-proposals and concept notes were developed, submitted and accepted from national, regional and international donors. Such of the experience are: A. Principal investigator in developing and implementing an environmental management plan for Airport International Group AIG/Queen Alia International Airport QAIA, Jordan. The plan covers different environmental aspects including water, air, noise, sludge and others.B. Researcher in Expanding Access to Sanitation for Unsewered Communities in Middle East and North Africa Countries project. Show less

  • Manager of Environmental Monitoring and Research Central Unit/ Water Quality Management Expert

    Jan 1998 - May 2023

  • Environmental governance and resilience Senior / Water Sector

    Feb 2012 - Nov 2020

  • Project Manager

    Feb 2000 - Nov 2020

  • project manager

    Jan 2004 - May 2012

  • Head of Water Studies Division / Water Consultant

    May 2010 - Feb 2012

  • Researcher - water sector

    Jul 2008 - Dec 2011

  • Researcher

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2009

  • Researcher

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2009
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  Freelance

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2021

  Senior Consultant

   Sr. Consultant for GOPA Jordan LLC/ GIZ project GIZ project “Improvement of Wastewater Treatment Operations at Yarmouk Water Company (YWC) Water Quality Standards Expert For Engicon Company/ UFZ project “Challenges of Decentralized Wastewater Management in Jordan”; this task include reviewing all standards belongs to waste water treatment and operation and quality monitoring in the MENA region and develop Arabic chapter in this regard.  Sr. Consultant for Parsons Corporation to design monitoring and assessment program for water sources in Iraq  National Expert in Jordan for writing ‘Environmental Indicators in Jordan' and “Environment state of Jordan” reports MOE/ Water sector chapters.  Water Expert for “MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA NETWORK OF WATER CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE”. National Assessor for Blue Flag Programme in Jordan/ JERDS Instructor in master degree program for “Environmental Management Science/Water Quality Monitoring" at Princes Sumuya University for Technology- Design Water Quality and Assessment Programs theme. Certified Water Quality Expert for Jordan Water Quality Trainer /USAID Assessor for Environmental Proposal /USAID- PAP project Environmental Survey Expert / IFAD; this task include but limited to desk review, KI meetings, FG discussion and reporting. Environmental resilience project manager for project funded by USAID / FHI 360 Environmental governance project manager for project funded by UNDP / Global Environment Facility (GEF). Risk Assessment Expert for wastewater reuse /GIZ Proposal Assessor for Jordan River Foundation to assess local communities’ proposals for Mercy Corps funded project.  Volunteer for Green Building Council to develop Green Schools Guideline Proposal Assessor for Jordan River Foundation to assess local community’s proposals for Mercy Corps funded project. Show less

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  Royal Scientific Society الجمعيّة العلميّة الملكيّة

  Jan 2010 - Nov 2020

  Environmental governance and resilience Senior / Water Sector

  Environmental governance and resilience SeniorKey Expertise• Environmental Resilience• Environmental Governance• Environmental Baseline Survey• Environmental Research• Environmental Education• Stakeholder mapping and community involvement• Community Engagement and gender analysis

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  UNEP West Asia

  May 2023 - now

  Water Quality Management Consultant @ UNEP- Saudi Environment Sustainability Programme- Vision 2030

  working as a consultant to develop the Surface and Ground Water National Monitoring System for the Kingdom with the National Environment Compliance Center and the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture.The project is a component of the Authority's initiatives that fall under the general heading of the Authority's involvement in the achievement of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.Skills and knowledge needed to fulfill the requirements of the consultancy include the following but not limited to Team Building Regulatory Compliance Technical Writing Compliance Reporting Communication and Presentation Ground and surface monitoring tools Project Planning Programme DeliveryConsultation Deliverables Detailed workplan and inception report for water quality management practices in the KSA. A hydrogeological database. Groundwater management indicators for the KSA Hydrogeological information access applications. Training courses and capacity building programs. Development of a national programme on surface and groundwater quality and standards with global benchmarks on water quality acts and key performance indicators Design the monitoring operation strategy. Review the water quality legislations and polices. Show less