About the position
The role is part of the department (development team) responsible for the development within the Retail, Commercial and Residential space. The role is responsible for the planning and rollout of all remaining bulk infrastructure and related projects, as well as maintenance and/or ad-hoc development-related projects and initiatives. This role is, however, primarily responsible for the end-to-end planning and roll-out in infrastructure projects.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor of Engineering or B.Sc Construction Management.
- Professional registrations advantageous
- Technical: A minimum of 2-3 year’s experience in managing projects in preferably Civil Engineering/Construction Management related fields.
- Management: Experience in managing teams of professionals and works contractors, as well as with internal and external stakeholders.
Scope of the role includes:
- Detailed planning (incl. forecast budgets) of bulk infrastructure services, security and beautification projects;
- Planning and delivery of all bulk infrastructure and related projects (within approved budgets and timeframes);
- Project-specific procurement and management of all professional teams and contractors;
- Obtain and manage government approvals, regulation approvals and requirements and maintaining these relationships while working closely with the town planner, top structure development team and operational teams;
- Cost effective management of vacant undeveloped land, while working closely with POAs, Operational teams and the General Manager; and
- Assisting the development team from time to time with project related matters.
The context is the development of an integrated city where there is:
- Long-term and strategic planning of sufficient bulk services to the precinct;
- Close alignment with city and town planning and approved rights that are in conformance to the Development Rights Agreement and the urban design;
- Bulk servicing and resilience to townships for developments.
DUTIES:
Infrastructure Planning and Implementation:
- Ensure sufficient and efficient bulk services roll-out (water, electricity, sewer, roads, security etc.).
- Ensure projects are delivered within approved budgets and timeframes and to an acceptable standard.
Project Planning:
- Review and update the project roll-out plan for bulk infrastructure implementation.
- Budgeting and Cost Management:
- Prepare the order of magnitude budget estimates and documents for approval of bulk infrastructure and related projects by the relevant parties (the executive management committees and/or internal investment committees) and the supporting documents as may be required for external parties (shareholders, the board, banks etc.).
- Manage Quantity Surveyor and support internal finance department to ensure payments to service providers, ensures QS and finance costs are reconciled.
- Provide bulk infrastructure costs to the head of infrastructure, sustainability and land and support the department in land valuations. Obtain relevant input from within the development team.
- Manage risk and ensure infrastructure spend in accordance with development mandate and approved budget and cashflows.
- Understand and mitigate risk and out of budget expenditure.
Project Management:
- Source, appoint and manage respective professional project teams.
- Liaise with town planning and obtain approvals from council where applicable (wayleaves, Section 82 clearance letters etc.).
- Ensure bulk contributions are paid and drives the off-setting agreement/process.
- Support the top structure team in overlapping areas prior to and during the development process pertaining to completed bulk services/connections etc.
- Cost effective maintenance of vacant undeveloped land and work closely with the POAs, Operational Teams and the General Manager.
Risk Management:
- Ensure compliance with relevant acts and regulations;
- Controls, manages and governs processes within area of accountability to ensure compliance to company policy and minimizes business risk.
- Implements relevant audit risk recommendations in area of responsibility and resolve audit risk findings timeously.
- Report on and manage potential business risk.
- Obtain design approval, implement and comply with policies within area of responsibility.
Reporting:
- Monitor and report on the delivery of all infrastructure projects and present feedback dashboards to the head of infrastructure, sustainability and land for presentation at the monthly Project Exco meetings.
- Report on the status quo and forward looking (strategic) bulk infrastructure related aspects relative to achieving the Precinct objectives and vision.
Desired Skills:
- infrastructure manager
- bulk infrastructure
- project management
- risk management
