Programme Manager Infrastructure Planning and Investment

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

• Plan and direct a comprehensive operational services programme covering improvements and maintenance of all roads, water and wastewater facilities, solid waste, electricity, and related facilities.
• Conduct engineering assessments, review, and provide engineering methods and technical expertise to the management and consultants.
• Provide Civil Engineering Technical inputs into the planning and design of all capital and major infrastructure projects and oversee the construction of all major infrastructure projects.
• Process all land-use and development proposals for approval.
• Ensure the development, re-zoning, and sub-division applications, building permits, and other similar applications are processed thoroughly and timeously.
• Serve as a professional liaison to the Programme Director to the municipalities, Provincial departments, and community, including developers, partners, organizations, and neighboring municipalities.
• Direct and oversee the environmental planning process for the proposed.
• Develop implement and monitor the proposed policies, procedures, and standards to guide and direct engineering, planning, and operational activities and staff and ensure full compliance with legislative and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare budgets, authorize, and monitor expenditures to ensure they remain within the approved budget parameters and recommend changes to budgets when required.
• Ensure compliance with all necessary processes to facilitate the attainment of bulk allocation/development rights required for the land within the approved programme and budget.
• Provide support for the appointment of the required professional service providers’ teams for the compilation of the integrated master development plan and construction programme, based on the organizational strategy, business plan, and budget.
• Management of all professional service providers’ teams required for the planning, design, and delivery of the integrated master development plan and the required infrastructure in line with the business plan and budget.
• Provide technical support on all processes for alternative funding approvals such as PPP to ensure appropriate infrastructure funding, delivery, and uptake as per the integrated master development plan.
• Provide technical advice and/or support to ensure attainment of the approved infrastructure uptake to enable attainment of required occupancy levels and returns on investments.
• Complete conceptual analysis on potential projects (preliminary feasibility studies).
• Completed and approved detailed feasibility studies & integrated Business Plans/Business Cases documented for prospective projects.
• Identify project-related risks and recommend/define appropriate measures to mitigate risk
• Continuous monitoring of projects performance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Post Graduate Degree in Civil Engineering, Planning.
• 7 -10 years’ experience in a Senior Management position/Project Management
• Registered with either ECSA, SACPCMP, PMI, or any relevant Built Environment Professional Body.
• Ability and experience in managing complex infrastructure projects
• Ability to make high-level business presentations and decisions.
• Ability to raise capital for projects
• Knowledge of strategic projects development and implementation
• Knowledge of PFMA
• Considerable knowledge of project management engineering, planning, and development legislation policies and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of computer software, engineering, and planning programmes and the MS Office environment
• Ability to interpret bylaws, resolutions, contracts, official records, and related documents and prepare draft materials when required.

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