Rand Water previously known as the Rand Water Board is a South African water utility that supplies potable water to the Gauteng province and other areas of the country and is the largest water utility in Africa. The water is drawn from numerous sources and is purified and supplied to industry, mining and local municipalities and is also involved in sanitatio...
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Water Quality Specialist (Source Water) - (Re-Advertisement)
8 years of post-graduate experience in the science
5 years of post-graduate experience in the water industry, particularly Catchment management
3 years experience in managing science staff
Code 8 driver’s licence
Proven commercial business management experience
The following are the primary duties of the position:
Transform the operating model of the section from a corporate-funded cost centre into a profit-making commercialised business unit
Developing, optimising, and implementing a business strategy for the section (the incumbent needs to decide on the cutting-edge catchment management services to be provided and market segment to be targeted so that the section activities are commercially viable)
Ensure the financial viability of the section at all times
Conducting marketing/sales activities and contracting customers for supply of services
Developing and establishing processes to supply services to the contracted customers
Managing operation of the service supply processes
Conducting research and development activities on cutting-edge catchment management services, market service needs and operational processes to deliver those services
Providing leadership to the section
Planning, organising, implementing, and controlling section work (projects, project programmes)
Managing section human resources, including staff temporally seconded from other sections