Chief Operating Officer at Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation 2026

About the Job

Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation (HW&SC), Hyderabad, Sindh, is a leading utility provider serving the residents within the jurisdiction of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Responsible for delivering sewerage services and ensuring the supply of safe drinking water, HW&SC has developed an ambitious turnaround plan to enhance operational viability, improve service delivery, and establish long-term financial sustainability. The institution is committed to executing this plan with enthusiasm and efficiency.

HW&SC is seeking dedicated and dynamic professionals to join its leadership team. Ideal candidates will be high-calibre individuals with a proven track record of leadership in public or private sector organizations. Applicants should demonstrate significant achievements such as contributions to organizational growth, profitability, or reputation. Experience in organizational change and change management will be a distinct advantage.

HW&SC invites applications from highly qualified and experienced professionals for the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) on a contract basis for 04 years, extendable subject to satisfactory performance and mutually agreed terms with the approval of the Board of Directors. Applications must be submitted via courier along with the prescribed application form, Declaration, and all supporting documents on or before 25 June 2026.

Job Details

Job Profile

The Chief Operating Officer shall be responsible to manage technical operations and infrastructure service. The COO will oversee business process optimization, sustainable growth, and improvement of operations, ensuring the delivery of high-quality service. The ideal candidate shall have strong technical qualifications, relevant experience, and a proven ability to drive operational excellence and manage large-scale water supply and sewerage projects. This role requires a dynamic leader capable of identifying challenges, implementing solutions, and optimizing organizational performance.

Qualification and Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical) or BS from a university or institution recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) or a well reputed international university
• Minimum 10 years of experience, of which 05 years must be in a Senior Management Position in the relevant field
• Government employees: at least 05 years of experience at BPS-18 or above
• Private sector candidates: more than 05 years of experience at a Senior Management Position at least at the rank of Resident Engineer, Project Engineer, or higher

How to Apply

• Download the prescribed application form and Declaration from http://goto.now/woWKR or via the QR Code in the advertisement
• Duly fill and sign the application form and Declaration
• Send via courier alongwith relevant documents, Educational Degree, and experience documents to: Muhammad Naeem Shoro, Chief HR Management Officer, Hyderabad Water Sewerage Corporation, HW&SC Secretariat 3rd Floor Civic Centre, Thandi Sarak, Hyderabad
• Government and departmental candidates must obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their respective appointing authority and enclose a copy with the application; the original NOC must be displayed at the time of interview
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; no TA/DA will be admissible for the interview
• Strict confidentiality will be maintained during the hiring process
• Last Date: 25 June 2026

How to Prepare for This Role

1. The interview panel will open by assessing your understanding of water and sewerage utility operations. Be prepared to explain how a large-scale urban water supply and sewerage system functions, what the key infrastructure components are, how operational performance is measured, and what the most common failure points are in utility service delivery. If you have direct experience managing water supply, sewerage, or municipal infrastructure projects, walk through the scope, scale, and outcomes in concrete terms rather than general descriptions.
2. Business process optimization is listed as a core COO responsibility at HW&SC. Expect the panel to ask how you have approached process improvement in a previous organization, what frameworks or methodologies you applied, and what measurable outcomes resulted. Prepare a specific example where you identified an operational inefficiency, designed an improvement plan, led its implementation, and tracked the results. Outcomes should be expressed in quantifiable terms such as cost savings, service uptime improvements, or reduction in complaint resolution time.
3. The panel will probe your experience managing large-scale engineering projects since the qualification requires an engineering degree and the job profile specifically mentions water supply and sewerage projects. Be ready to discuss the largest infrastructure project you have managed from planning through completion, including budget size, team composition, stakeholder coordination, and how you handled delays or technical challenges. If you have experience with water sector projects specifically, describe those in detail as they align most directly with HW&SC's mandate.
4. Organizational change and change management are listed as a distinct advantage. HW&SC has described itself as executing a turnaround plan, which signals that the COO will be expected to lead institutional transformation. Prepare to discuss a specific change management initiative you have led, how you built stakeholder buy-in, how you managed resistance within the organization, and what the outcome was. Be ready to articulate your philosophy on leading change in public sector or utility organizations where resistance to change is often structural and deeply embedded.
5. The panel will ask about your experience operating at senior management level since both the government and private sector experience routes require demonstrated seniority. For government candidates the threshold is BPS-18 or above; for private sector candidates it is Resident Engineer or Project Engineer level or higher. Be explicit about your grade, title, and reporting line in each role you reference. Prepare to describe the scope of your decision-making authority, the size of the teams you led, and the budget you controlled at your most senior position.
6. Since HW&SC is a government utility governed by a Board of Directors, the panel will likely ask about your experience dealing with governance structures, board reporting, and regulatory compliance. Prepare to explain how you have managed upward reporting to a board or governing authority, how you have handled audit and compliance requirements, and how you balance operational autonomy with institutional accountability. If you have experience in a regulated sector such as municipal utilities, public works, or infrastructure under a provincial authority, describe that regulatory relationship specifically.