The Diamer Basha Dam Project (DBDP) has announced over 130 new job openings through its Confidence Building Measures (CBM) consultants and main contractors, creating opportunities for engineers, skilled workers, and environmental experts in Gilgit-Baltistan and beyond.

According to official notices, 61 positions have been created under the CBM package, including junior engineers, junior environmentalists, and sub-engineers. Applications are being received at the office of the Collector and Deputy Commissioner Diamer, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday.

The POWERCHINA–Frontier Works Organization (FWO) joint venture, the project’s main contractors, has also opened 76 jobs ranging from civil and planning engineers to dumper drivers, heavy equipment operators, masons, drillers, steel fixers, carpenters, and general laborers. All candidates must pass interviews, while drivers and skilled workers will undergo practical tests.

Beyond its energy and irrigation role, the megaproject is also driving socio-economic development in Gilgit-Baltistan. Through CBM initiatives, POWERCHINA has helped build roads, schools, and healthcare facilities, while training and hiring local workers to ensure community participation in Pakistan’s flagship hydropower venture.

Standing 272 meters high, Diamer Basha is the world’s tallest roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dam, with a gross water storage capacity of 8.1 million acre-feet to irrigate 1.23 million acres of farmland. With an installed capacity of 4,500 MW, it will generate about 18 billion units of clean, green, and affordable electricity annually for the national grid, according to WAPDA.

RCC works on the main dam are scheduled to begin in early 2026, following the completion of RCC trials and excavation works on the dam’s abutment and foundation pit by the end of this year.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP) — Pak-China