About the Role
This position provides an opportunity to lead technical projects in the water and wastewater infrastructure sector. The ideal candidate will collaborate with engineers and technical specialists to offer innovative solutions while ensuring adherence to engineering standards and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership:
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams involved in water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and other technical specialists to develop innovative solutions and address project challenges.
- Ensure adherence to engineering standards, specifications, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
- Knowledge Management:
- Develop and implement knowledge management strategies to capture, organize, and disseminate technical expertise, lessons learned, and best practices.
- Establish repositories, databases, and platforms for storing technical documentation, design guidelines, and project deliverables.
- Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions, workshops, and training programs to transfer technical knowledge and skills to project team members.
- Capacity Building:
- Identify competency gaps and training needs within the project team and develop tailored learning and development plans to enhance technical capabilities.
- Mentor junior engineers and guide technical aspects of project execution, including design, construction, and commissioning activities.
- Facilitate cross-training initiatives to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange among team members.
- Quality Assurance:
- Implement quality assurance processes and review mechanisms to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of technical deliverables.
- Conduct technical reviews, audits, and assessments to validate compliance with project requirements, specifications, and industry standards.
- Technical Governance:
- Establish technical governance frameworks, standards, and guidelines to govern the execution of water and wastewater projects.
- Monitor project performance metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and technical benchmarks to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, regulatory agencies, and technical partners, to address technical issues, resolve conflicts, and foster collaboration.
- Communicate technical concepts, project updates, and technical risks to non-technical stakeholders clearly and concisely.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience.
- Bachelor's Degree in IT or Engineering.
- Expertise in project management information systems.
- Strong knowledge of technical aspects related to infrastructure and databases, network background.
- Experience in change management and technology enablement.
- Familiarity with Oracle products for Capital Projects, Procurement, and Finance.
