Manager, Data Management - Gauteng at Digby Wells Environmental

Key Responsibilities:

Data Management

• Design and implement systems for conducting quality assurance and control on data collected through surveys and other data collection processes.
• In conjunction with our IT department as well as clients, identify and design data storage capability and data security protocols for large environmental and social projects.
• Assist the environmental and social specialists to extract, report on and analyse data.
• Train environmental and social specialists and survey enumerators on the use of data collection tools applicable to projects.
• Development and maintenance of relational databases and other means of storing large datasets comprising various types of data (text, numeric, photographic, spatial, etc.).
• Identify, design, implement survey and other data collection processes on projects.
• Provide environmental and social technical input on projects.
• Working in close collaboration with specialists from other disciplines.
• Project managing and administrating projects, where required.

Team Management

• Facilitate the appropriate onboarding process for all new employees.
• Contribute to the performance management and probation processes for the team.
• Provide mentorship to and development of the team.
• Report on team’s performance at various levels. 
• Assist with workload and resource management for the team.
• Ensure that the team achieves revenue targets and growth objectives.

Business Development and Marketing

• Identifying business opportunities and ensure that a client centric approach is maintained at all times.
• Identify leads and organise, plan and track proposals in response.
• Develop and maintain client relationships.
• Co-ordinate and submit proposals.

Requirements:

Skills and Experience:

• Five or more years’ experience in the relevant field, preferably within the consulting environment would be beneficial.
• Experience with database structures (geodatabase, MS Access, SQL) would be beneficial as well as proficiency in MS Excel.
• Experience in Environmental modelling using data.
• Project management experience.
• Strong knowledge of latest technology and tools used in survey and other data collection processes (Tablets, GPS, Survey Applications and Other).
• Ability to design the data management aspects of environmental and socio-economic field surveys to high scientific standards.
• Strong knowledge of various database tools and the application thereof (MS access, SQL etc.).
• Experience with survey and data capturing/ management applications such as Open Data Kit, Survey Monkey, etc.
• Experience of geographic information systems (GIS) and management of spatial data is beneficial.
• Familiarity with descriptive and inferential statistical techniques, including sample design for surveys.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written).
• Strong technical capabilities
• Excellent communication (verbal and written).
• Self-motivated
• Client-centric approach
• Strong entrepreneurship and innovative thinking

Qualifications:

• Post graduate degree in Environmental, Scientific, Engineering or Social Science fields.
• Certificate or similar in data management / analytics.