Job Description

Job Summary Requirements:

• More than 5 years experience in the Mining Sector, Stormwater Management Planning and Water Balances.
• BSc Eng (Civil) or BSc Hydrology (Hons) - preferably Masters level.
• A proven track record of water resource planning and modelling in small and large systems
• Professional registration (Pr.Sci.Nat or Pr. Eng).
• Experience working on international projects (advantageous).
• Extensive knowledge and experience using typical modelling systems used in South Africa - ACRU, Pitman, PC SWMM, WRYM, WRPM, HECRAS, GoldSim, WEAP, SWAT, Mike modelling and DSS tools.
• Use of GIS is required.

Responsibilities:

• Developing national/regional water balance plans
• Water resources yield and planning analysis
• Water Services Development Plans
• Water Conservation and Demand Management Plans
• Master planning and network analysis
• Catchment hydrology assessments including rainfall-runoff modelling
• Design flood hydrology
• Hydraulic modelling
• Conceptual design and sizing of stormwater infrastructure
• Flood risk assessment and flood line determination
• Water and salt balances
• Determining the social and economic aspects of water resources
• Mentoring of junior staff
• Business Development, compilation of proposal documents and costing
• Scientific report writing

Additional Skills and Experience:

• Experience in multidisciplinary water-related studies (national, and regional water planning studies, and individual water infrastructure project feasibility studies).
• Climate change and assessment of potential impacts on water resources and supply.
• Risk and Vulnerability climate and water assessments.
• Hydraulic design of drainage structures.
• Water quality analysis for mining and industrial clients.
• Training and capacity building.
• Development of hydro-informatics systems / hydrological databases.
• Design and implementation of hydrological gauging networks.
• Modelling and implementation of contemporary adaptation options (such as Ecosystem-based Adaptation).

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