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Eng. Alemu Gebremedhin Gebremariam

Eng. Alemu Gebremedhin Gebremariam

Senior WASH, Hydraulic & Water Resources Infrastructure Specialist | Emergency Response, Donor-Funded Programs & Construction Supervision
đź“Ť Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Professional Summary

Eng. Alemu Gebremedhin Gebremariam is a senior WASH, Hydraulic Engineering, and Water Resources Infrastructure professional with more than 14 years of progressive field and management experience across humanitarian, development, infrastructure, and donor-funded programs.

His professional journey reflects a rare combination of practical engineering, emergency-response leadership, and infrastructure supervision. He began his career in water resource project identification, design, and supervision, coordinating teams from problem identification and site assessment to technology selection and project design. This foundation gave him strong practical knowledge of how water infrastructure is planned, selected, and implemented in real field conditions.

Alemu later built significant civil infrastructure inspection experience through international organizations and companies. With VERGNET SA France, he inspected civil works for the Ashegoda wind power project, including wind turbine foundations, access roads, substations, and gantry crane workshop infrastructure. With Huawei Technologies, he inspected telecommunication tower foundations, access roads, and drainage infrastructure, strengthening his competence in construction quality, foundation works, and field supervision.

In the WASH and humanitarian sector, Alemu served with Save the Children International and Lutheran World Federation, contributing to emergency and development programming and leading WASH response activities from planning and implementation to monitoring, reporting, and review. His work required coordination with donors, partners, and government requirements, demonstrating both technical capacity and institutional responsibility.

Most recently, as Regional Engineer with Tetra Tech Inc., Alemu provided technical input, coordinated with contractors and implementing partners, reviewed look-ahead schedules, addressed site-level technical issues, and prepared oversight reports for USAID-funded WASH projects. This experience places him strongly within donor-funded engineering oversight, quality assurance, and project implementation.

Alemu’s profile is especially valuable for AquaLinked / Water for Africa Experts because he brings together hydraulic engineering, emergency WASH response, water resources management, infrastructure supervision, site assessment, appropriate technology selection, and practical field leadership. His experience shows not only technical knowledge, but also the ability to deliver water and WASH solutions under real humanitarian and development conditions.

Expertise

Hydraulic engineering WASH project management emergency WASH response water resources infrastructure water supply site assessment appropriate technology selection donor-funded project implementation USAID-funded WASH project oversight construction supervision civil works inspection quality assurance contractor coordination implementing-partner coordination look-ahead schedule review technical reporting water resource project design and supervision drainage infrastructure access roads foundation inspection SPSS data management Kobo/KAP survey tools climate-resilient WASH services AutoCAD humanitarian safety and security management proposal writing.

Specialties

Emergency WASH response leadership donor-compliant WASH implementation water resource project identification, design, and supervision field-level site assessment and technology selection USAID-funded project oversight contractor and implementing-partner coordination construction quality assurance civil works inspection for wind power, telecommunication, water, drainage, and access-road infrastructure humanitarian WASH programming monitoring, reporting, and review of response activities practical infrastructure supervision in complex field conditions.

Projects & Contributions

  • USAID-Funded WASH Project Oversight – Tetra Tech Inc.
    Served as Regional Engineer for USAID-funded WASH projects in Tigray, Ethiopia, providing technical input, coordinating with contractors and implementing partners, reviewing look-ahead schedules, resolving site-level technical issues, and preparing oversight reports for submission to the Addis Ababa office. This contribution demonstrates strong donor-funded project oversight, field coordination, construction quality control, and technical reporting capacity.
  • Emergency WASH Response Leadership – Lutheran World Federation
    Led emergency WASH response activities, including planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and review of response operations. Ensured that WASH activities were implemented according to approved donor, partner, and government agreements, contributing to reliable humanitarian water, sanitation, and hygiene support for affected communities.
  • Humanitarian WASH Programming – Save the Children International
    Served as WASH Coordinator in emergency and development programming, contributing to Save the Children humanitarian and development mandate. Supported WASH-related activities in emergency settings and helped coordinate field implementation, budget responsibility, and response support for communities requiring urgent water, sanitation, and hygiene services.
  • Water Resource Project Identification, Design and Supervision – Relief Society of Tigray
    Coordinated water-resource development teams from the first stage of identifying water deficiency problems through site assessment, selection of appropriate water-supply technology, project design, and supervision. This work reflects deep practical experience in water resource planning, field diagnosis, technology selection, and implementation-oriented hydraulic engineering.
  • Ashegoda Wind Power Project Civil Works Inspection – VERGNET SA France
    Worked as Civil Works Inspector on the Ashegoda wind power project, inspecting wind turbine foundations, access roads, substations, and gantry crane workshop infrastructure. This contribution strengthened his experience in foundation inspection, access-road works, large-scale infrastructure quality assurance, and renewable-energy-related civil construction supervision.
  • Telecommunication Infrastructure Civil Works Supervision – Huawei Technologies
    Worked as Civil Site Engineer inspecting telecommunication tower foundations, access roads, and drainage infrastructure. This role demonstrates practical construction supervision capacity, foundation quality inspection, drainage infrastructure review, and field-level civil engineering judgment in technical infrastructure projects.
  • Site Assessment and Appropriate Technology Selection for Water Supply Projects
    Contributed to the identification of appropriate water-resource technologies based on field conditions, community needs, water deficiency problems, and practical implementation realities. This experience connects hydraulic engineering knowledge with community-level water-resource solutions and makes him valuable for practical water infrastructure planning in Africa.
  • Quality Assurance, Data Management and Humanitarian Project Support
    Applies practical skills in WASH project management, quality assurance, site inspection, SPSS data management, Kobo/KAP survey tools, water-quality-related work, climate-resilient WASH services, AutoCAD, proposal writing, and safety/security management for humanitarian missions. These skills support stronger planning, monitoring, reporting, and implementation of WASH and water infrastructure projects.