Divisional Head: Water Quality & Revenue Management - WASA20709

at  City of Ekurhuleni

Location
City of Ekurhuleni
Remuneration
R 1 461 024 to R 1 805 448 - Total cost to company
Assignment Type
Fixed Term Contract
Workplace: Boksburg Civic Centre, Corner Trichardt and Market Boksburg

Key performance areas:

• Develop, plan, implement and drive a water metering and management strategy in response to the organisational strategy
• Develop, plan, implement and drive a revenue and revenue enhancement master plan
• Ensure the integration of business processes and systems, enabling sustainable service excellence
• Communicate a meaningful strategic context that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness
• Manage water metering and revenue management functions, ensuring effective identification of needs, requirements, measurements, reporting and communication
• Ensure the effective management and maintenance of all meter installations
• Facilitate, establish and review water revenue practices, policies and procedures within area of accountability
• Ensure the effective management of drinking water quality and compliance with national standards and blue drop requirements
• Ensure the effective management and monitoring of industrial effluent and water quality of public steams
• Advise and develop water and wastewater tariffs
• Manage and control bulk water purchases and bulk wastewater services, including financial management and control
• Ensure compliance with the relevant water acts and regulatory framework in terms of overall compliance
• Ensure effective financial management, control and corporate governance throughout area of accountability
• Control the budget within own functional area, including the authorization of expenditure and implementation of financial regulations
• Explore, advise on and implement revenue enhancement opportunities
• Establish and manage strategic internal and external relationships inclusive of customers, service providers and relevant legislative agencies and structures
• Ensure that agreed service level agreements are met, maintaining customer satisfaction
• Influence and communicate with all levels across the business to minimize resistance to change and ensure on boarding of all target audiences
• Lead and manage direct and indirect teams by providing context, setting performance standards and educating on process, quality and policy
• Provide mechanisms and support to implement major changes
• Share and transfer product, process and system knowledge

Core Requirements:

• BEng (Civil) degree or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• Registered as Pr Eng/ PrTech or eligibility to be registered with the Engineering Council of SA
• 8 years’ relevant management experience of which at least 4 years’ must have been at senior management level
• Strategic capability and leadership skills
• Strategic and operation financial management competency
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills
• Programme and project management skills
• Sound understanding, development and management of engineering as well as financial system

Enquiries: Tel: Natasja Havenga (011) 999 6356.
Note: The successful candidate who does not have the NQF Level 5 Finance Management qualification will be required to obtain it within 18 months, in terms of the National Treasury Requirement.
Appointments will be made on a 5 (five) year fixed term and will be subject to the signing of an employment contract, performance agreement and disclosure of financial interest. Candidates will be subjected to relevant competency assessment as well as security clearance / vetting processes.
Applications will not be considered if the necessary copies of the required qualifications, identity documents, driver’s license (if applicable) and current professional registration (if applicable), are not attached to the application / CV. Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.

Please refer the Job description for details