The Department of Water and Sanitation is the custodian of South Africa's water resources. It is primarily responsible for the formulation and implementation of policy governing this sector.
While striving to ensure that all South Africans gain access to clean water and dignified sanitation, the department also promotes effective and efficient water resou...
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A science degree (BSc Hons) in hydrology, water resources management, environmental science, or a relevant natural science qualification. Three (3) years of post-qualification scientific experience in hydrological modeling, water balance assessments, reconciliation studies, or allocation planning. Compulsory registration with SACNASP as a professional natural scientist.
Duties
Undertake hydrological and allocation modeling to support reconciliation strategies, allocation reform, and catchment resilience planning. Conduct water balance and yield analyses to assess system performance, abstraction pressures, and allocation risk under variable climatic conditions. Maintain and quality-assure hydrological datasets, water-use information, and decision-support tools to strengthen allocation governance and planning integrity. Conduct site verification visits and field investigations to validate modeling assumptions, assess abstraction impacts, and confirm system conditions.
Provide technical inputs during pollution incidents on flow regimes, dilution capacity, and downstream system vulnerability. Review and comment on environmental submissions, including scoping reports and environmental impact assessment reports, with a specific focus on hydrological impacts, cumulative abstraction, water availability, streamflow reduction, and infrastructure implications. Provide technical inputs into licensing and allocation processes, including assessment of water availability and system sustainability. Provide evidence-based scientific support to compliance directorates on quantity-related matters where required.
Contribute to the technical development of the catchment management strategy and work collaboratively across quantity and quality functions to address cross-cutting water resource management challenges. Ensure scientific integrity and documentation of modeling methodologies and datasets. Engage in stakeholder and technical forums to communicate scientific findings and promote integrated catchment management.
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