Head Public Transport Systems Infrastru at City of Cape Town

Requirements

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Project management, Engineering or technical field
• At least eight (8) years’ relevant experience in managing large, complex projects of a technical nature, including IT infrastructure, telecoms and project management
• Experience in implementing automated fare collection systems, intelligent transport systems or similar technologies is advantageous.

Key Performance Areas

• Lead the Automated Fare Collection and Advanced Passenger Transport Management System implementation, operations and maintenance in support of MyCiti services.
• Lead the infrastructure technical specification process in line with business requirements
• Review system design against specifications and test and commission systems that are implemented
• Manage operations and maintenance in accordance with standard operating procedures
• Implement improvement initiatives to enhance the MyCiTi service offering
• Plan and direct the activities of team leads and specialists
• Project management and contract management
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Ensure compliance as it relates to all current legislation, policies,standard operating procedures and processes as relevant to Public Transport Systems.
• Identify and implement solutions for cost savings and loss prevention
• Provide comment on the applicable public transport tariff where required and managing the implementation of the annual public transport tariff adjustment
• Provide financial management, control and monitoring of the capital and operating budgets
• Management of staff and ensuring the team is motivated and productive