Divisional Manager: Water Services

Digby Wells Environmental is seeking a Divisional Manager for Water Services in South Africa. The role involves managing and developing water service capabilities, ensuring project delivery within budget and quality standards, and effective financial and people management. Responsibilities include strategic growth, client relationship management, and oversight of various technical units. Candidates should have a relevant postgraduate degree, strong leadership, project management skills, and at least 10 years of experience in the field.
At Digby Wells Environmental, we are passionate about what we do and are extremely fortunate to be able to Make A Difference in the lives of our colleagues, clients, the communities we engage with, and the environment.

We are looking for a passionate individual to manage and develop the water services capabilities so we can deliver world-class services to our clients globally. Our people are at the heart of our business, we are looking for someone who loves to develop, manage and get the best from their team.
• Provide strategic growth and direction for the division.
• Effectively manage and review projects using the organisation’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 our market share through upselling and cross-selling the organisation’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.

Qualification
• 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.

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.