Personal Details
Identity number: 5608015116085
Date of birth: 1 August 1956
Marital Status: Married
Sex: Male
Nationality: South African Citizen
Work Experience
A: Employer: George Municipality
Period: 1 October 1986 to present
Position: Deputy Director, Civil and Technical Services, previously Deputy Town Engineer (Presently acting as Director)
Functions: Planning, Project Management and Bulk Services
· In the first 10 years in this position, the main responsibilities were: Management of bulk services for water and waste water as well as the operation and maintenance of the water network. Included were the all planning and project management related functions for these services.
· After the department was re-structured the responsibilities changed to: Planning and project management of all major infrastructure projects and master- and strategic planning of all civil infrastructure, the implementation thereof, as well as the management of bulk services including operation and maintenance.
· When the National Government Grants were introduced (CMIP and MIG), the responsibilities of the Project Management Unit resorted under this position. This included the full administrative processes required, like business plans, monthly reporting etc.
· Specific functions that also resorted under this position were: Approval of technical conditions for sub divisions, assurance of compliance with conditions, maintenance of GIS system, traffic engineering, updating of data bases and requests from Government Departments, commenting on National Legislation, health and safety, disciplinary procedures, drawing up of policies, services agreements with developers, participation in IDP and spatial development framework processes, drawing up of regulations, compliance of all legislation especially Environmental Legislation , EIA’s, tender documentation, supply chain processes , financial management – budgets and goals, negotiation with developers i.e. the provision of services, etc.
· Liaison with all relevant role players related to the environment of the municipal engineering field, namely National Government, Provincial Government, other local authorities, private developers, engineering- and other consultants etc.
B: Employer: Geustyn Forsyth and Joubert Consulting Eng.
Period: May 1983 to September 1986
Position: Engineer
Functions: Design, tender documentation, site supervision,
and administration. Projects in a wide field were covered, including municipal services, structures, water treatment works, weirs, reservoirs etc.
C: Employer: VKE Consulting Eng.
Period: January 1982 to April 1983
Position: Engineer
Functions: Site supervision Hugo’s River Viaduct, Du Toits
Kloof Tunnel: Paarl. Construction supervision on the first incremental launched bridge with a curve and super elevation in South Africa.
D: Employer: National Navy
Period: January 1980 to December 1981
Position: Graduate Engineer/National Serviceman
Functions: Basic training: Saldanha; Officers Course:
Gordons Bay; Civil engineer at the Works Branch, Simons Town, for the balance of national service. Main functions were the designing and drawing up of tender documentation for civil engineering projects for the navy, including sports fields, petrol depots, syncro lifts etc.
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