General Manager: Capital Investment and Infrastructure Development

Johannesburg Water SOC Ltd was established in 2001 as a municipal entity wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. It is a R5,3bn turnover company employing ±2 400 employees and its core purpose is to provide water and sanitation services to approximately 4 million people.

General Manager: Capital Investment and Infrastructure Development
(Ref. GMCIID/2012)

Primary purpose: To develop and implement Capital Investment and Infrastructure development programmes.

Key responsibilities:

• • Develop strategies, direction, policies and procedures regarding the areas of strategic planning, investment delivery, development control and GIS
• • Develop a long-term infrastructure plan that focuses on the need for water and sanitation services, and a short-term plan proposing solutions for identified problems ensuring that they comply with environmental legislation
• • Compile and monitor a capital programme and budget within the parameters and timeframe
• • Manage investment delivery by ensuring efficient expenditure, appointing contractors/consultants, and developing and negotiating SLAs
• • Manage development control in terms of engineering compliance, approval of new developments, and monitoring the allocation of bulk contribution
• • Compile and manage the operating and Capex budgets
• • Manage individual and team performance
• • Develop individual and team competence, recruit and select staff
• • Develop and sustain networks.

The candidate for this post should possess the following attributes:

• • A registered Engineer with a B degree in Civil Engineering
• • A postgraduate qualification would be advantageous
• • 5-8 years’ experience in senior engineering management and project management
• • Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures
• • Strategy development, business planning, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• • Excellent knowledge of investment delivery and development control processes
• • Proven experience in effective people management and leadership
• • An analytical and strategic thinker with sound judgement and business acumen
• • Service-orientated, innovative, assertive and decisive
• • A valid driver’s licence.

Johannesburg Water is an equal opportunity employer and these positions will be filled in line with its EE targets.

We offer market-related salaries commensurate with qualifications and experience. The usual large-company benefits apply.

Please forward your CV to e-mail: recruitment@jwater.co.za or fax: (011) 688-6558, quoting the relevant reference and job title.

Correspondence will be conducted with short-listed candidates only.

Should applicants not have had feedback within 3 weeks of the closing date, they should consider their applications unsuccessful.

Johannesburg Water reserves the right not to appoint.

Closing date: 11 April 2012