34006904 - Area Project Manager

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Undertake the complex design for the provision of wastewater reticulation, collector and trunk mains, pump stations, rising mains and all ancillary works to best practice principals.
• Audit of tender documentation submitted by consultants, development and staff for compliance with the Municipality legal and contractual requirements.
• Drafting reports to the relevant committee for projects and financial authority.
• Ensuring acceptance and support of the project and team by the community through consultation with the relevant councillors and development forums.
• Input to policy, design standards formulation and materials evolution.
• To assist the Executive in its submission to the Council for inclusion in the Council’s capital works programme and to monitor and control projects expenditure.
• To ensure optimum utilization and development of the available main power.
• To ensure an effective overall service and dissemination of information to the customer.
• Deputising for Senior Manager: wastewater design.

Competencies:

• Planning.
• Organisational awareness.
• Attention to detail.
• Design.
• Project management.
• Construction.
• Operations and maintenance.
• Service delivery orientation.
• Learning orientation.
• Impact and influence.
• Direction setting.
• Coaching and mentoring.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering (NQF Level 8) in Civil Engineering.
• Registered as a Professional Civil Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 6 years relevant experience of which 5 years must be post registration experience.
• Computer Literacy.