Senior Manager: Water Resource at Amatola Water

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