Manager Electricity at uMngeni Local Municipality

BASIC SALARY R675 757.32 – R877 172.88
FRINGE BENEFITS The following fringe benefits are applicable to this position: Provident Fund, Medical Aid, and Home Owner Allowance
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A relevant BEng or BSc (Eng) engineering degree and eligibility for registration as Pr Eng; Plus, in the case of electrical or mechanical disciplines, depending on the size of installations, a GCC or Pr Cert Eng; and Computer literacy: MS Office. Valid Code C1 (Code 10). Project management in a Municipal and /or ESKOM environment. 8 years of more relevant experience post registration.

KNOWLEDGE

• In-depth knowledge of relevant municipal legislation; and In-depth knowledge of the Directorate / Municipality’s challenges in delivering municipal services.
• Manages and assigns resources to designs projects;
• Does lifecycle analysis to determine design requirements; Prioritizes design in terms of budget availability and infrastructure asset management requirements;
• Checks designs against demand and system capacity; and Does final approval of design. Manages the project requirements of funders; 
• Ensures stakeholder communication; Prioritizes multiple resources to meet competing deadlines; Finalises project concept and feasibility; Manages, co-ordinates and integrates processes within the project scope, time, cost and quality parameters; and Conceptualises, and ensures that the maintenance requirements are determined based on asset management for all new projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans, leads, directs, and monitors the key performance areas and results indicators associated with the Electricity Section through the management of quality and conformity of electricity design, installations, modifications and repair phases of projects in respect of electricity control technology and applications, directing network and primary systems planning, monitoring the provision of a professional electrical construction and maintenance and project engineering service, and verifying customer services complementing the broader objective of ensuring a cost effective integrated electrical architectural solutions.
• Keeping abreast with new directions, recent trends and potential advances in electricity control systems impacting and influencing electrical design concepts and/ or technical calculations and specifications.
• Evaluating and commenting on the applicability of specific key performance indicators and measures against outcomes detailed in the Business Unit’s Business and Strategic Plans. Presenting a conceptual framework of current and future interventions necessary to achieve acceptable cost –effective solutions to the electrical maintenance and project engineering management structure to the GMTS: ISF for consideration and inclusion into the departments short/ long term performance and service delivery plans.
• Conducting appraisals to measure performance and objective accomplishments against agreed targets and, reviewing goals and setting new objectives. 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.
• Prepares capital and operating estimates for the Section and, approves and controls operational and project related expenditure against the budget allocations. Analyzing trends, operating requirements and forward plans to establish/ determine funding/ expenditure for the period and/ or assessing the accuracy of project estimations/ costing referring to specifications and/ or specific technical requirements. Monitoring and implementing corrective measures to rectify deviations/ acts contrary to financial regulations, audit requirements, and departmental procedure in respect of transactional recording and processing of functional information associated with the activities of the Section. Communicating with the Council’s
• Financial Section and NERSA on audit findings and recommendations and institutes the necessary investigational or corrective measures