Current Openings at Rand Water

Job Advert Summary    

• Rand Water is looking for Designate Operations Manager to effectively manage all regions at Bulk Water Distribution in the Operations Division.  To safely and cost effectively co-ordinate the available resources, ensuring minimum disruption in potable water supply to Randwater Customers. 

Minimum Requirements    

• Engineering Qualification or equivalent ( NQF Level 7) in Electrical or Mechanical
• Driver's license
• Atleast 5 to 7 years  experience working with water systems and pipelines
• Desired requirement- G.C.C - Government Certificate of Competence or be legible to obtain it

Primary Duties    

• Ensure that water is supplied in the right quantity and quality to meet  the drinking water standards.
• Manage the operational assets in line with best principles of operations management.
• Manage operational requirements within budget and timelines.
• Manage the appropiate systems for measuring necessary aspects of operational management and development.
• Joint problem solving with Metros and Municipalities during breakdowns, shutdowns and water shortage incidents
• Liase with other managers so as to understand all necessary aspects and needs of operational development, and to ensure they are fully informed of operational objectives, operating philosophies, purpose and achievement.
• Embrace organisational mission, vision,strategy and strategic objectives.
• Enhance stakeholder management by embrasing contractual requiremens, protocols and procedures
• Contribution to the evaluation of strategy and performance of Operations Division.
• Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organisational requirements for qualtiy management, health and safety, legal requirement and enviroment policies.
• Overall responsibilty for continuous certification of ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.
• Ensure that the divisional risks are assessed regularly in order to align to the Corporate Strategic Risks.
• Management of staff, mentoring, coaching and development.

Knowledge    

• Sound knowledge of Operations Management.
• Knowledge of maintenance strategies 
• Experience in general management knowledge , i.e, good general understanding of all aspects of the business
• Knowledge of labour Relations

Skills    

• Analytical skills
• Good Personal management 
• Project Management skills
• Good communication skills ( verbal and written )
• Customer focused and management of relationships
• Contract Management

Attitude    

• Confidentially
• Intergrity
• Paying attention to detail
• Positive Attitude
• Customer service orientation
• Deadline driven
• Problem solving 
• Quality oriented
• Assertiveness

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Job Advert Summary    

• Rand Water is looking for candidate to assist in stock management as per Rand Water's policies and procedure. In accordance to IFRS/PFMA/OHS Act and other relevant legislation. Supervision of direct reports 

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12
• Inventory, Warehouse experience (minimum of 4 years experience).
• Microsoft Office experience essential.
• SAP ERP.
• K53 drivers license.
• Basic accounting knowledge.
• 4 years experience in a supervisory capacity, in a unionised environment.
• Be able to operate an overhead crane and a forklift (competency certifocates required).

Primary Duties    

•  Oversee the supply and distribution of all material.
•  Maintaining accurate records of Inventory material movements.
•  Manage and maintain optimal inventory levels.
•  Creating and maintaining high customer satisfaction levels.
•  Section management of day to day activities ( Reports, staff briefyng ext)
•  Supervise Subordinate activities
•  Monitor safety of the workplace in compliance with the OHS Act.
•  Completing of timesheets and leave Management Subordinates

Knowledge    

•  Computerised material ( SAP )handling environment.
•  Good understanding of the technical aspects of the station

Skills    

•  Figure/numerical orientation.
•  Sound administration skills.
•  People management skills.
•  Ability to withstand operations pressures.
•  Sound interpersonal relationships

Attitude    

•  Honesty and integrity.
•  Attention to detail.
•  Customer focused.

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Job Advert Summary    
The successful candidate will assist the Civil Structures and Building Asset Manager with the management of the Civil Structures and Building category of assets, as part of the bulk water supply infrastructure. This individual is responsible for ensuring that these assets are specified, installed, operated and maintained in order to provide expected levels of service at minimum lifecycle cost.

Minimum Requirements    

•   BSc.Eng/B.Eng in Civil Engineering Degree
•   Eligible for Professional Registration with the Engineering Council of SA (PrEng- Civil)
•  4-6 years applicable post graduate experience in structural design, management of water retaining structures and other civil engineering infrastructure in the water industry.
•  Minimum 4 years in the structural design of water retaining structures and buildings.

Primary Duties    

•   Develop and maintain standards and strategies to optimise asset performance and availability, maintenance regimes, rates of deterioration, lifespan, etc.
•   Provide and update plans and costs for the management of each civil asset and/or building asset, for incorporation into the integrated Asset Management Plan.
•  Conduct condition assessment and performance measurement of assets to agreed standards and frequencies.
•   Develop, specify, and review improvements to design specifications, operating and maintenance regimes for all civil structures and building assets.
•  Develop and continuously review rehabilitation and retrofitting designs for all civil and building assets.
•   Review and recommend specification and design of new assets to ensure lifecycle performance is adequately addressed.
•   Initiate and lead asset management related projects.
•   Use of best fit technology for the civil and building category of Assets
•   Create and encourage a culture of teamwork, and achievement, through the application of frequent feedback and communication with staff and promote employment equity.

Knowledge    

•   Design of the asset category.
•  Technical knowledge in the design of Civil structures and building assets.
•  Specification governing the asset category.
•  Understanding of the operation and maintenance governing the asset category.
•   Financial and economic principles, including life cycle costing.
•   Condition assessment and performance measurement techniques and evaluation.
•   Asset rehabilitation technology.
•   Principles of plant maintenance and reliability.
•   Principles of asset management.

Skills    

•   Networking Skills
•   Spatial analysis and interpretation.
•   Decision making
•   Planning and organising
•   Effective communication and interpersonal skills
•   Conceptual thought and well developed analytical and coordinating skills
•   People management
•  Precise application of pre-defined Standards
•  Punctuality and accuracy in the execution of projects
•  Technical skill
•  Report writing skill
•  Communication skill

Attitude    

•   Customer service
•   Critical evaluation
•   Self-motivated
•   Problem solving
•   Highly motivated and innovative
•   Diligent and performance driven
•   Results driven
•  Participate effectively as a member of a team

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Job Advert Summary    
Reporting to the Consultant Electrical Engineer in the Design Office the role of the incumbent is to assist in the management of the Electrical Design Team and output within the design team, including the execution of the electrical engineering design function and co-ordination, integration and approval of design output relating all future requirements to meet Rand Water’s objectives.

Minimum Requirements    

•   B Sc (Eng) or B Eng degree in Electrical Engineering.
•   Already registered as a Professional Engineer with ECSA.
•   Two years post ECSA Pr Eng registration experience required.
•  4-6 years’ relevant post qualification experience in industrial electrical plant comprising MV and LV switchgear, LV and MV motor drives, transformers, cable installations, MV power factor correction and harmonic filters, MV and LV reticulation systems and control systems interfacing to PLC/SCADA systems. Experience in MV and LV reticulation alone is not acceptable. Experience in the design of appropriate electrical control, interlocking and protection systems, including feeder, motor and cable differential protection. Experience in the integration of components into a functional electrical and instrumentation system. Exposure to a c variable speed drives and small scale generation plant will be an advantage.
•  A minimum of two years’ relevant experience in the installation and site commissioning of integrated industrial electrical plant including MV and LV switchgear and reticulation, LV and MV motor drives and MV and LV cabling and instrumentation.
•  Three years relevant design experience comprising sizing of electrical equipment, drawings including single line diagrams, general arrangements and schematic diagrams, specifications of equipment and Bills of Quantities. The ability to generate effective and practical solutions to complex problems with lateral thinking.

Primary Duties    

•   Perform a full range of varied and responsible Electrical Engineering design work in LV and MV switchgear and reticulation, large MV motor drives, variable speed drives,transformers, cable installations, control systems, protection systems and interface to PLC/SCADA systems independently requiring a high level of judgment and independent evaluation, selection, and adaptation of standard techniques, and where required, devising new improved approaches to meet unique situations.
•   Involvement in work where no clear precedents exist, and which requires going beyond existing  arameters and adaptation of plans to fit the situation, always bearing in mind the initial specifications, and the underlying reason for them.
•   Give input into pre-project recommendations prepared by the Assets section into project scopes of work.
•   Functional and detailed designs (including calculations, drawings, technical specifications and tender document input).
•   Integration of a proposed engineering solution into an operating plant with minimal effect to such plant.
•   Assist with the direction of the Electrical Engineering Design Team, including the assignment and co-ordination of work and reviewing of team outputs for technical accuracy, adequacy, and compliance with national and international electrical engineering standards and organizational procedures.
•   Assist in the development of staff within the Design Office.
•   Manage the interface with other engineering design disciplines (mechanical, civil, pipelines, process, architectural and automation), consultants, asset engineers/managers, project teams, and contractors designers to accomplish completely integrated electrical designs.
•   Build and manage the working relationship with project managers, site operations and the Assets Sections.
•   Participate and give input in scoping meetings, functional and detailed design reviews, hazard and operability studies and present scopes / designs to Asset Managers/site personnel
•   Assist with the review and improvement to electrical design standards and procedures in conjunction with the Electrical Asset Management Section.
•   Give input into increased electrical supply capacity requirements from Eskom and municipalities at operational sites.
•   May be required to provide technical advice/reports to management as well as operating, scientific and asset management areas of the business, on which Rand Water may base significant decisions.
•   Liaises with other specialists such as quality assurance specialists and financial specialists.

Knowledge    

•  Wide technical knowledge of electrical engineering
•  Design of electrical infrastructure
•  Contract management
•  Project management
•  On site commissioning
•  Testing of electrical equipment

Skills    

•  Application of integrated electrical engineering principles in practice
•  Leadership
•  Good verbal and written communication skills
•  Relationship building
•  Creativity in problem solving and development of engineering solutions
•  Conflict management
•  Report writing skills
•  Ability to work under pressure
•  Quality in the delivery of design packages

Attitude    

•  Conceptual thinking
•  Ability to pay attention to detail
•  Quality orientated
•  Deadline and results orientated
•  Customer focused
•  Self-motivated
•  Proactive