National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)
About the vacancies
The Ruwanwella Water Supply Project of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) is recruiting 2 people on a project contract basis: 1 Engineer (Mechanical) and 1 Management Assistant. Only Sri Lankan citizens can apply. The notice was published in Sinhala, and this listing is an English translation of it. The closing date is 30 October 2026.
About the employer and the project
NWSDB is a state body set up under the National Water Supply and Drainage Board Act, No. 2 of 1974, and it comes under the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Water Supply. The Ruwanwella Water Supply Project is in the Ruwanwella Divisional Secretary’s Division of Kegalle District. Gazette notices from October 2020 approved the acquisition of land at Kannanthota for a water treatment plant and a lower water storage tank under the project. The notice is signed by the Project Director, Ruwanwella Water Supply Project, NWSDB, No. 7/1, Waraval, Kannanthota.
The posts
- Engineer (Mechanical): 1 vacancy, project contract basis
- Management Assistant: 1 vacancy, project contract basis
What the notice does not say
The newspaper notice does not list qualifications, experience, age limits, pay or the contract period. It sends applicants to the NWSDB website, www.waterboard.lk, for the full details. When this listing was written on 11 October 2026, the NWSDB job opportunities page did not yet carry the full notice for these 2 posts. Check that page again before you apply. It also hosts NWSDB’s external job application form.
How to apply
Read the full notice on the NWSDB website, then apply as it directs, on or before 30 October 2026. Start at waterboard.lk/job-opportunities.
To apply for this job please visit www.waterboard.lk.