Manager : Water Services Authority

Kouga Local Municipality is committed to the prescripts of the approved Employment Equity Plan and furthermore invites suitably qualified applicants to submit a detailed application for the following position : MANAGER : WATER SERVICES AUTHORITYREQUIREMENTS : B Eng or B Tech Civil Engineering or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification.Fully registered as a Professional Engineering Technologist with ECSA.Code B driving license.Thorough knowledge of managing a Water Services Authority, all related roles, responsibilities, requirements and output.Thorough knowledge of Engineering Projects planning processes and Local Government Sector processes.Sound knowledge of research and analytical theories and practices.Good project financial costing skills.Excellent report writing and presentation skills.Drive and tenacity to lead a multi-disciplinary project team.Monitoring contractor performance.Physically fit and able-bodied.Must be able to speak, read and write in at least two of the official languages in Kouga Municipality (Afrikaans, English, and Xhosa).SALARY : R .63 – R1 .04 (Excluding Vehicle Allowance).TASK : 17DUTIES : Overall responsible for managing all roles and responsibilities linked to a water Services Authority / Water Service Provide.Managing all WWTW and WTW throughout KLM.Keeping abreast with technological developments and legislative imperatives supporting community improvement and upgrade of core water and sanitation essential services; including developing and reviewing all water services By-laws and policies and enforcing contracts annually.Mapping out specific changes necessary to achieve alignment with development objectives in accordance with legislative imperatives, i.e.

the Water Services Act of .Presenting a conceptual framework of current and future interventions (water and sanitation infrastructure) necessary to achieve acceptable levels and standards of service delivery to the Director for consideration and inclusion into the Business Unit's short / long term performance and service delivery plans.Responsible for the implementation of national targets and standards and monitoring progress thereof through policy development and implementation monitoring; Health & Hygiene awareness; Water & Sanitation quality assurance; Water conservation & demand management; and Water Services infrastructure development.Managing the financial planning and management of the Water Services Budget; management of Revenue Collection and Expenditure; Management of financial viability of WSPs; access to the management of grants, subsidies and loans; and monitoring of free basic water provision, credit control and debt collection and indigent policies.Managing the promotion of a safe and healthy environment through legislative and other measures that prevent water pollution and ecological degradation through implementing a water quality program; and developing internal Water Quality Testing Laboratory and ensuring compliance with SANS standards.Defining / adjusting the key performance indicators, job design and role boundaries of personnel against service delivery requirements.Conducting appraisals to measure performance and objective accomplishments against agreed targets and reviewing goals and setting new objectives.Identifying technical / non-technical skill gap within the Section and completes developmental plans for existing personnel with clearly defined career paths and job enrichment opportunities.Monitoring the adequacy of current training interventions supporting personnel development and reporting on workplace impact post training and / or the need for changes to plans.Implementing Human Resources policies and procedures to control / regulate workplace conflict and / or instituting corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.Analyzing statistical information pertaining to staff attendance / absenteeism, overtime, lost time due to accidents and / or incidents and downtime and proposing specific remedial measures aimed at improving productivity and reducing personnel related costs.Guiding the drafting, adjudication and reporting processes with regards to contracts / tenders and verifying details, terms and conditions, specifications, etc comply with laid down policies, regulations and procedures.Managing WSA and WSP regulations and contractual arrangements through Analysis of needs, capacity – selecting best suited provision arrangement – mostly requires a S.78 process; put provision and regulatory contracts / arrangements in place; and supporting WSPs e.g.

with Business Plans.Participating in the appointment process and briefing parties (consultants / contractors, etc) on the terms and scope of such appointments and evaluating, investigating and approving submissions on progress, performance and costs.Developing and signing Service Level Agreements.Resolving technical conflicts and contractual claims and preparing the necessary reports presenting the Council's arguments at arbitration when required.Assessing and consulting on the prioritization of project applications for the Municipality and interacting with specialist personal with a view to guiding and facilitating the process.Preparing, updating annually and utilizing Project Prioritization Mechanism (PPM) and sustainability criteria processes for the provision of access to basic water and sanitation; including developing strategy for eradication of water and sanitation backlog.Developing Water Demand Management strategy and policies to assess infrastructure requirements and reduce water loss through formation of Technical Steering Committee and developing reports according to approved format.Mapping out project key performance areas, deliverables and time frames and / or attending to the design, approval and implementation sequences.Reviewing the Water Services Development Plan through identification of water services back-log, formulation of a steering committee, analyzing information review, work-shopping draft documents to various stakeholders and submitting to the Director and Provincial MEC for evaluation.Managing the revenue collection systems for WSP through revising and implementing new tariffs annually; reviewing the adequacy of current billing systems; maintaining indigent register and monitoring consumption relating to indigent; and developing and reporting ability and compliance on debt collection and credit control management criteria.Analyzing situational studies highlighting positive and negatively impacting variables constraining delivery and maintenance of interventions.Managing the provision of access to basic water and sanitation through preparing, updating and utilizing Project Prioritization Mechanism (PPM) and sustainability criteria processes.Monitoring the Water Services Authority's provisioning of water and sanitation service to verify that the Section complies with Council policies and funding / budget requirements.Formulating / adjusting operational plans to guide the provision of core services within the region with due consideration given to capacity and capability to sustain the quality of delivery.Determining the capabilities of the operation, construction and maintenance of existing water and sanitation projects in maintaining quality and performance standards.Planning refurbishment of existing water and sanitation schemes through the collection of relevant data and evaluation and managing duly appointed service providers.Exploring alternative approaches against current practices and commenting on the advantages / disadvantages to changing the methodology of water and sanitation service delivery.Implementing sequences associated with establishing databases reflective of all water and sanitation infrastructure projects to be undertaken in the regions / wards.Coordinating the set-up and implementation of Regional Forums to serve as an avenue to facilitate functional information / informal interviews and receive public comment.Participating in various meetings (Council, internal and external forums e.g.

Technical Task Teams, Portfolio Committees, Department of Water Affairs & Sanitation, etc.)

and providing comments / opinions on matters affecting or concerning the functionality.Responding, through the collection of information and / or conducting the necessary investigation / research, to enquiries and concerns on service delivery from the general public, councilors, government departments, developers, etc.Preparing investigational, productivity, standing committee and performance reports referring to statistical data and qualitative information related to service delivery initiatives of the Section for the attention of the Director for consideration and inclusion into Council and Sub Committee reportspiling investigational reports and / or responses to correspondences and queries, undertaking research or extracting information and records to support content, recommendations and / or opinion.Maintaining the activity and recordkeeping systems and / or executing specific actions to facilitate the updating of registers and schedules (safety / process monitoring).BENEFITS : As per standard conditions of service.Applicants must submit a formal application form and a comprehensive CV, copies of qualifications, identity document and driver's license.

Applications must be submitted electronically as one PDF document to

Application forms can be obtained from the Municipal website, and must reach the Human Resource Manager on or before Tuesday, 10 June at 12 : 00.For any enquiries contact Ms Zandile Gxuluwe : .Disqualification : Please note that the following can lead to disqualification : Canvassing of councillors.Submission of fraudulent qualifications and / or documents.NB : Please note that shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a vetting and assessment process.

By applying for this position, the candidates agree to background checks being performed.The Municipality reserves the right not to make an appointment.Preference will be given to applicants residing within the Kouga area of jurisdiction.Should you not hear from us within 30 days of closing date, kindly regard your application as being unsuccessful.

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