Our client is seeking a passionate and experienced professional to lead and develop their water services capability, delivering world‑class solutions to clients on a global scale. This role focuses on managing, growing, and optimising water services while leading and developing a high‑performing team. The ideal candidate will be someone who thrives on people leadership, enjoys building capability, and is passionate about achieving excellence through collaboration and strong team engagement.

Job 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 their 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.

Skills:

·        Good leadership acumen, to mentor and develop employees.

·        Applicable country legislation and international standards relating to Environmental, Mining and Water.

·        Financial management principles and awareness.

·        Project management, ability to manage projects in accordance with scope, budget and timelines.

·        Interpersonal skills (i.e., be approachable, patient, etc.).

·        Strong business acumen.

·        Communication, both verbal and written.

·        Report writing, with the ability to communicate to all stakeholders.

·        Client centric and ability to sell services.

·        Ability to influence and negotiate.

·        Ability to work independently as well as within teams.

·        Innovative.

·        Time management.

·        Multi-tasking.

·        Report writing.

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.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Submit your CV to engineering.jobs@mspstaffing.co.za or call XXX-XXXX.

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