Senior Manager ( Infrastructure Assets) - Durban at eThekwini Municipality

Job Purpose    

• To establish, direct and control infrastructure asset management as a dedicated practice with strong sector leadership, drive and regulation, municipal commitment and ownership, financial support and  incentives, proper planning, appropriate institutional arrangements, skills development and well as  suitable support systems and tools for water and sanitation assets in the Municipality.

Key Responsibility Areas    

• Provide input into strategic and functional objectives of the functions intents and  deliverables.
• Plan and prepare capital and operating estimates for the Unit and approves and controls operational and project related expenditure against approved budget allocations.
• Executes applications associated with the provision of an Asset Management Life Cycle consulting/ advisory service.
• Conceptualises and directs research to drive strategy formulation and development of a Unit
• Wide Infrastructure Asset Management Plan for key areas.
• Manages the implementation of the Infrastructure Asset Management policy for the Unit in conjunction with the infrastructure asset management team.
• Applies professional engineering principles and approaches to determine the effectiveness  of the Asset Management Plans from a life cycle perspective.
• Disseminates strategic, functional and operational information on the immediate, short and
• long term objectives and current developments, problems and constraints.
• Manages the administrative information consolidation and reporting requirements  associated with the key performance and result indicators of the functionality.

Competencies    

• Planning
• Organisational Awareness
• Attention to Detail
• Project Management
• Construction
• Operations and Maintenance
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Resilience
• Cognitive Ability
• Impact and Influence
• Direction Setting
• Coaching and Mentoring

Essential Requirements    

• Bachelor of Science (NQF Level 8) in Civil Engineering.
• Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng).
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 6 Years post registration experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements    

• 8 Years relevant experience