Scientist Manager Grade A at Department of Water and Sanitation

Requirements

• MSc degree in Hydrology, Water Resources Management, Environmental Science, Aquatic Science or relevant natural science qualification. Compulsory registration with SACNASP as a Professional Natural Scientist.
• A minimum of six (6) years of post-qualification experience in water quality management, resource protection, or integrated water resource management. The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s license. 

Duties

• Lead water resource quality and protection functions within the water management area. Oversee the development and implementation of water quality management programs, including the waste discharge charge strategy. Provide scientific governance and quality assurance over monitoring systems, ecological assessments, and technical reports. Oversee technical assessments and site investigations undertaken by scientific staff, including pollution incident responses, and provide strategic recommendations to executive management. Lead a review of environmental submissions, including Scoping Reports and Environmental Impact Assessment
• Reports, to assess impacts on water resources and ecosystems. Drive institutional readiness for resource classification, reserve implementation, and resource quality objective monitoring. Work collaboratively to ensure integrated quantity–quality management and alignment between allocation and protection priorities. Represent PUCMA in technical forums and provide high-level scientific advisory inputs on emerging risks and sustainability challenges.
• Manage and supervise scientific staff, including performance planning, monitoring, and development, and ensure optimal allocation of technical resources. Plan, manage, and monitor program budgets for water resource quality and protection functions, and ensure the cost-effective implementation of monitoring and management programs in compliance with applicable public sector financial management frameworks.