Executive Director: Infrastructure Planning & Development Job East London area,South Africa,Engineering

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or BTech in Civil Engineering, together with a relevant master’s degree (e.g. Project Management or Civil Engineering) at NQF Level 9
Registration: as Professional Engineer /Technologist or eligible for registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) / SACPCMP / PM)

Minimum Experience:

10 years’ experience in Infrastructure Management with 5 years at Senior/Executive Management level
5 years’ experience in a water environment, including operations; water plant design/upgrades or process control related to purification works

Key Outputs:
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the appointee will:

Provide leadership and oversight with respect to the development and review of the organisation’s Infrastructure Master Plan and feasibility studies to ensure long term sustainability and profitability
Provide leadership and oversight to planning undertaken for clients to satisfy client expectations and increase Amatola Water’s market share
Provide leadership and oversight with respect to water demand management and conservation at Amatola Water to ensure water resources are used efficiently and effectively
Provide leadership and oversight to water resource management projects undertaken for clients to satisfy client expectations and increase Amatola Water’s market share
Provide leadership and oversight to Amatola Water’s scientific services to ensure work undertaken for clients are prompt and cost effective to satisfy client expectations and increase Amatola Water’s market share
Manage the laboratory to ensure professional service levels and SANAS ISO 17025 accreditation is maintained
Conceptualise and align Amatola Water’s environmental policy and practice with legislative requirements
Set and monitor environmental management targets for Amatola Water to ensure the organisations environmental impact and carbon footprint are minimised
Identify and implement institutional and social development support to facilitate the successful implementation of projects and other initiatives where communities will come into direct contact with Amatola Water
Implement community awareness programmes concerning health, safety and environmental issues
Provide professional engineering design oversight and approval on relevant projects undertaken by Amatola Water and its clients
Oversee multi-disciplinary professionals on design projects
Set annual targets for sundry income to meet secondary business budgeted income
Identify, negotiate and secure new business contracts
Act as an implementing or project agent for clients
Provide input, guidance and support to the organisations marketing policy and strategy development
Support the implementation of the marketing strategy
Keep abreast of technological development updates from suppliers, publications and appropriate training courses and lead Amatola Water’s evaluation thereof
Determine the applicability of technology in Amatola Water’s context and cost impact
Provide leadership of the formulation of the water resources, scientific services, projects and infrastructure planning budgeting process during planning and implementation
Liaise with the Finance Division regarding the funding for projects
Formulate and review policies within Amatola Water
Coordinate the preparation, review and negotiation of the General Conditions of Water Supply and water services supply agreements with customers, to align Amatola Water with legislation and to secure and expand the customer base
Provide input into the formulation and implementation of marketing plans and strategies in respect of future demand growth projections arrived at by analysis of regional water sector plans (IDP’s, Water Services Development Plan’s and Consultants).
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