Job Description
· A global multidisciplinary consultancy with 16,500+ professionals across 40+ countries
· Delivering world-class infrastructure, buildings, and environmental solutions
· Be a part of shaping our business and driving innovation initiatives.
About SJ/SMEC:
SMEC is a global consulting engineering firm renowned for technical excellence across civil, structural, and specialist disciplines. As part of the Surbana Jurong Group, we combine world‑class engineering, digital delivery, and collaborative culture to deliver high‑performance outcomes across the built environment. Our teams work across multi‑disciplinary infrastructure and complex urban development, with a strong focus on quality, innovation, and client partnership.
Job Description *
About the Role:
The Data Collection Coordinator is responsible for systematic data collection and verification from multiple water utility operators (KST in Karakalpakstan and Bukhara Suv Taminoti), including consolidation and reconciliation of inconsistent datasets. This position is critical for ensuring the financial model is populated with verified, document-backed operator data. The incumbent will role model the SJ Group values, ethics and code of conduct and ensure all business activities are carried out in accordance with these guiding principles.
Key Responsibility 1: Operator data collection per approved Data Request package
Key Activities: • Deliver formal Data Request (78 items, 12 sections) to KST and Bukhara ST operators • Coordinate with operator departments (finance, technical, HR, commercial) to collect documents • Track response status per data request item and follow up on outstanding items • Conduct on-site visits to operator offices in Nukus and Bukhara as required • Maintain data collection log with dates, sources, and quality assessment Key Outcomes: • All 78 data request items tracked with clear status (received/pending/unavailable) • Operator responses received within 21-day deadline • Data collection log is complete and auditable • On-site visits result in resolution of data gaps
Key Responsibility 2: Data verification and reconciliation across sources
Key Activities: • Cross-check operator-provided financial data against supporting documents (invoices, reports) • Reconcile inconsistent datasets between KST and Bukhara ST reporting formats • Verify that raw data (bills, registers, statements) matches summary figures provided • Flag discrepancies and prepare reconciliation notes for Finance Specialist review • Ensure data units, currency, and time periods are consistent across all sources Key Outcomes: • All data inconsistencies are identified and documented • Reconciliation notes accompany every dataset delivered to Finance Specialist • Data quality is sufficient for financial model population • No unverified data enters the financial model without explicit flagging
Key Responsibility 3: Consolidation and handover to technical team
Key Activities: • Organize collected data into structured format aligned with OPERATOR_DATA sheet requirements • Prepare consolidated data packages for each FS section (financial, technical, operational) • Brief Finance Specialist on data quality, completeness, and known limitations • Archive all source documents with proper referencing for audit trail Key Outcomes: • Consolidated data packages delivered to Finance Specialist on schedule • All source documents archived and cross-referenced • Data handover includes quality assessment and limitation notes • Audit trail is complete from source document to model input
Team & Compliance Responsibilities:
• Growth of Sector locally in line with SJ Group Strategic Plan and Budgets • Input provided to development and implementation of team business plans • Ideas, energy and enthusiasm offered to Business Line/Function • Professional ethics and standards maintained • Assistance given to other team members • Understanding and adherence to Code of Conduct and Business Integrity Policy • Compliance risks understood and managed effectively • Incidents of suspected non-compliance reported and acted on in timely way • Compliance with all Information Security policies and procedures • WHS risks associated with local operations understood and managed effectively • WHS performance and incidents reported and acted on in timely way • Support for company assurance processes to review WHS management
Why Join SJ/SMEC?
Join a global, multidisciplinary consultancy shaping sustainable, people-centric environments across 40+ countries. Work with world-class teams and lead impactful landscape design across the region.
All recruitment activities go through our internal Talent Acquisition Team, and currently, this role doesn't require agency input.
Please do not forward resumes directly to SJ/SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
**Only shortlisted candidates will be notified**
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