Jobs at Digby Wells Environmental

Requirements

• Provide strategic growth and direction for the division.
• Effectively manage and review projects using the organization’s methodology and principles ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and against our quality standards.
• Act as a key accounts manager for designated clients through regular meetings, networking, and fulfilling a project sponsor role.  
• Provide project reporting and analytics to relevant stakeholders on the division’s progress.
• Effective financial management of the division’s operations, this includes budgeting, forecasting, analysis etc.
• Effective people management this includes, development, recruitment, coaching and mentoring, succession planning and performance management.
• Ensure implementation, effectiveness and relevance of quality management system for the division.
• Grow our market share through upselling and cross selling the organization’s services to new and existing clients.
• Build and maintain relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure implementation, effectiveness and relevance of quality management system for the division.
• Management of workload schedules for the division thereby ensuring effective workforce planning can be undertaken. 
• Research new technological and legal developments and trends and communicate this to relevant stakeholders.
• Manage the development, growth and technical output of the groundwater, modelling, geophysics, geochemistry, and surface water units.
• Provide specialist studies that integrate into the EIA process as well as standalone specialist products.

Qualifications

• A Post Graduate degree in Hydrogeology/ Water Science/ Hydrology or similar.
• Management Development Programme (MDP) or similar qualification (beneficial).
• Project Management Certificate (beneficial).
• Registered with a professional body such as SACNASP.

Work Experience

• 10 years or more in the relevant field, preferably within consulting would be beneficial.
• At least 10 years conducting specialist investigations.
• At least five years exposure to the mining industry.
• Five or more years’ management experience, as well as experience leading teams of 5+ staff.  Experience managing managers would be beneficial.

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Requirements

• Coordinate field campaigns to collect data relating to the hydrocensus data, hydrogeological setting, aquifer hydraulic properties, groundwater levels/quality data and/or mine dewatering requirements.
• Interpreting technical data and information from fieldwork and other relevant sources such as historical documents and maps to build conceptual models for groundwater flow and quality.
• Designing and completing investigations (which may include groundwater measurements/sampling or an ongoing monitoring regime) in order to confirm or further develop hydrogeological models.
• Using numerical and analytical modelling techniques to make predictions for future trends and impacts on groundwater flows and quality.
• Work in close collaboration with specialists from other disciplines.
• Delivering ‘best practice’ environmental standards, where needed in consultation with relevant government agencies and/or to the client’s requirements.
• Liaise with clients and authorities.
• Compile and write reports for submission to the client and necessary authorities.
• Continuously improve and develop the services offered within the department.
• Develop a business plan for the department which includes services and selling opportunities.
• Act as a key account manager where required, identifying business opportunities and ensure that a client centric approach is maintained at all times.
• Identify leads within the department and organize, plan and track proposals in response.
• Co-ordinate and submit proposals.
• Effective workload and resource management for the department.
• Manage the performance management and probation processes for the team.
• Provide mentorship to and develop of the team.
• Report on departmental performance at various levels and that the department achieves revenue targets.
• Manage the Recruitment and Selection process for the department in line with your workforce plan.
• Facilitate the appropriate onboarding process for all new employees.
• Manage financial expenditure for the department against the budget.

Qualifications

• A Post Graduate degree in Hydrogeology/ Water Science/ Hydrology or similar.
• Management Development Programme (MDP) or similar qualification (beneficial).
• Project Management Certificate (beneficial).
• Registered with a professional body such as SACNASP.

Experience

• Eight years or more in the relevant field, preferably within the consulting would be beneficial.
• At least eight years conducting specialist studies.
• At least five years exposure to the mining industry
• Five or more years management experience is desirable, as well as experience leading teams of 5+ staff.