Zone Development Manager at RBIDZ Special Economic Zone

Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform essential functions related to infrastructure projects planning and development by: 
• Assuring the inherent safety and integrity of project design, analyses and technical deliverables through the application of sound engineering and technical principles, data and information management, standards, reviews systems and controls.
• Ensuring that engineering and design work complies with regulatory, licenses and permits, industry standard and customer engineering and technical requirements. Ensure appropriate codes and standards are specified for the intended application and in compliance with relevant supply authority.
• Being responsible for the project management of the design of all phases of a project or study and execution programming of the project/study.
• Confirming that engineering and design risks are identified, analysed, evaluated, resolved and communicated
• Ensuring that design changes, variation orders, technical decisions, deviations and concessions are managed according to project-defined processes and approvals and their impact assessed prior to implementation.
• Ensuring that the engineering and design deliverables are defined, planned, monitored and controlled throughout all pertinent project life-cycle stages.
• Ensuring that technical problems and issues are resolved within agreed timeframes, including technical site queries, non-conformances and preventative actions.
• Managing engineering infrastructure projects as per best practice Project Management Procedure.
• Developing Terms of Reference for RBIDZ land parcels infrastructure projects in accordance to engineering legislations and SCM policies;
• Management of services providers for the planning and construction of medium to large scale infrastructure projects in compliance with relevant legislation and quality system requirements.
• Undertake studies or research for the improvement of existing departmental functions and operations.
• Ensuring investor requirements are determined and met adequately to ensure continuity of services.
• Liaising with all relevant authorities on legislative requirements.
• Ensuring compliance to relevant legislation.
• Provide support to the asset management plans.
• Ensuring resources (people, equipment, and budgets) are provided to maintain infrastructure.
• Participating in stakeholder forums and building partnerships with stakeholders (e.g. City of Umhlathuze, Eskom, Department of Agriculture & Environmental Affairs, etc.).
• Ensuring that investors are provided with required infrastructure and technical support.
• Adhering to RBIDZ Performance Management goals and objectives.
• Contract Management
• Manage finance, risk & compliance
• Coordinate People

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12 (Mandatory)
• National Diploma in Engineering (Civil/ Electrical/ Industrial) (Mandatory)
• B-tech/ Degree in Engineering (Civil/ Electrical/ Industrial) (Advantageous)
• Postgraduate Qualification in Management (advantageous)
• 5 years operational experience post-qualification ECSA registration (mandatory)
• Registered as a Professional Engineering Technician or Higher with ECSA(mandatory)
• 3 years of relevant management experience (advantageous)
• Driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Engineering, Safety, OHS.
• Knowledge of establishment of all aspects of engineering infrastructure from design, implementation to commissioning, including crafting of terms of references for infrastructure contracts and managing them.
• Various form of contracts

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES

• Asset-creation skills
• Analytical skills
• Design skills
• Planning and Organising skills
• Construction Management skills
• Project Management skills (full project life cycle)
• Reporting skills
• Financial Management skills
• Decision-making skills
• Building relationships and partnerships
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Diagnostic skills
• Conflict handling skills
• Business Acumen