Manager Planning – REF: JW395EX/2025 at Johannesburg Water

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Investigation of  Waste Water Treatment Works capacity in order to support the development of CoJ. Identify the need for major treatment capacity expansion projects for WWTW by monitoring and projecting sewage flows, estimating cost and ensure that budget provision is timeously in place for implementation. Investigate the condition of existing WWTW facilities and implement solutions where necessary in accordance with JW’s Asset Management Strategy.
• Investigate, prioritise and estimate costs of projects, draw up and update annually a 5-year infrastructure repair/ replacement programme. Implement the programme by ensuring budget provision is in place. Appoint and manage external consultants for investigations of WWTW infrastructure. 
• Generate capital projects; Submit details of Works related capital projects on the annual capital programme: create revisions of proposed budgets. Develop and maintain annual, 3 and 5-year Capital Programme for Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure; identify, prioritise, estimate costs and incorporate them into budgets. Project initiation and monitoring of WWTW Capital Projects. Develop and compile WWTW Capital Budget for annual, 3 and 5-year Capital Budgets. 
• Ensure compliance with relevant company policies and procedures. Attend external infrastructure-related forums: Promote, present and defend JW and CoJ interests. Provide required inputs for JW’s contribution to the Water Services Development Plan and to the CoJ’s Integrated Development Plans and Land Development Objectives. Manage resources to ensure effective and efficient strategic planning.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• B Tech/ BSc Civil engineering (NQF 7)
• 8 years post qualification experience in civil engineering environment of which 3 years are predominately water, sanitation and network planning environment. 
• Experience in the analysis of water and sewer networks. Preparations of budget, and management of technical staff.
• Valid Driver’s Licence.