Senior Manager: Water Resource
Senior Manager: Water Resource
Based at Head Office
Planning and Operations Division
Total Guaranteed Package: R 1,263,179.53 Per Annum inclusive of benefits
Minimum Qualifications:
- BSc Civil Engineering / Hydrology / relevant field - at least 10 years in water resource management plus Registration as Professional Civil Engineer OR
- B Tech Degree - at least 10 years in water resource management Plus Professional Registration as Professional Civil Engineering Technologist
Required Professional Registration:
- Professional Registration with ECSA either as Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng.) or Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr. Tech Eng.)
Minimum Experience:
- BSc Engineering / Hydrology / relevant field - at least 10 years in water resource management
- B Tech Degree - at least 10 years in water resource management
- Managerial skills on broad spectrum related to the various fields of contact.
- Two (2) years management function
- Project related experience managing multiple water resources projects.
- Collaboration and coordination with stakeholders and other Government institutions
- Catchment management and Integrated Water Resources Management planning and implementation
- Cultivating strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to communicate and advise management on water resources issues.
- Management of water supply agreements
Key Outputs:
Reporting to the Executive Manager: Planning and Development, the employee will:
- Ensure resource development management plans in supporting the operations, and the Planning & Development Activities of Amatola Water is in place.
- Manage a water resources management system and provide a hydrological and geo-hydrological service to the organisation.
- Ensure Water Quality Management and monitoring that could impact on the Resources (Dams) that feeds the organisations Water Treatment Works are in place.
- Liaise with stakeholders to draft contractual agreements regarding services provided to Water User Associations to assist in the management of irrigation schemes.
- Ensure short-, medium- and long-term raw water master planning with reference to current and future use, esp. with reference to construction of new dams or other bulk infrastructure.
- Engage in Amatola Water corporate strategic planning processes.
- Develop departmental business and action plans.
- Mobilise resources to fulfil work requirements.
- Co-ordinate, programme activities and work functions; both within and outside the department.
- Monitor the implementation and operational phases of these plans, undertaking environmental sensing and evaluating the need to amend these plans.
- Identify all water resource monitoring and reporting requirements.
- Identify and develop control measures in liaison with Scientific Services to minimise pollution risks.
- Identify Environmental Planning requirements for infrastructure projects and water resources/catchments management planning projects.
- Ensure that the WCWDM Strategy is implemented at all times.
- Ensure GIS requirements of organisation is met for infrastructure planning purposes, and water resources / catchments management purposes.
Other requirements needed:
- Knowledge of water quality and treatment processes
- Formal management qualification, i.e. SMP or equivalent
- Computer Literate – spreadsheets, word processing, presentation packages
- Other water resources and hydrology models – added advantage.
- Water & environmental legislation and contract law experience
- Negotiating skills
- Valid unendorsed drivers licence
Preferences:
- Previous experience in the water industry, specifically regarding water resource management, will be a distinct advantage.
- GIS Knowledge of WRSM 90
If you have not heard from us within 60 days after the closing date, you may regard your application as unsuccessful. These appointments will be finalized in accordance with Amatola Water’s Employment Equity Plan and Recruitment Policy. Preference will be given to suitably qualified persons from designated groups. Amatola Water reserves the right not to make appointments. Lobbying of members of the Board and/ or the Executive/ Management and Supervisors to treat any application, at any level, more favorably than any other for the same vacancy, will disqualify a candidate from selection. Applicants to submit a detailed CV, certified copies of academic certificates, certified copies of Government Certificate & certified ID copy of not older than 6 months and two most recent and relevant references to the Human Resources Manager, Amatola Water, Private Bag X3, Vincent, 5217 or telephone (043)7073700 or e-mail recruitment@amatolawater.co.za. Closing date: 11 September 2024
