Senior Water Quality Technician

**Job Advert Summary**:
To assist in the implementation and management of all corporate bulk chemical contracts, preparation of the chemical budget and variance reporting, management of water quality related issues and investigate multi-site plant problems within Rand Water that affect the quality of potable water produced.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Minimum Qualifications: Three-years tertiary qualification in chemistry, chemical engineering or water care.
- Desired Qualifications: Four-years tertiary qualification in chemistry, chemical engineering or water care.
- Managerial / Supervisory qualifications e.g. Certificate of Supervisory Management
- Four years’ experience in a water analysis laboratory,
- Six years’ industrial experience
- One-year experience in a supervisory capacity.
- Knowledge and experience in ISO systems and ISO Procedure Writing
- Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Project, and MS PowerPoint and SAP)
- Computer literacy in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Valid Code 8 drivers licence

**Primary Duties**:

- Compile and manage the contract schedule and procurement plan for each bulk chemical.
- Preparation of technical specifications and evaluation criteria for all bulk treatment chemical bids in line with operational requirements, SHERQ policies, legal stipulations, ISO and SANS standards.
- Manage bulk chemical contracts by monitoring and capturing contract expenditure for each chemical (i.e. spending, quantity and rates analysis report).
- Ensure the availability of relevant contractual agreements on the contract management system.
- Develop and manage a backup contract document database for all contracts to facilitate workflow.
- Participate in the execution of sourcing and testing alternate cost-effective products.
- Implement and manage comprehensive supply risk mitigation strategy for each bulk treatment chemical to ensure that control measures are in place to mitigate quality and quantity risks.
- Liaison link between bulk chemical suppliers and Rand Water sites to resolve challenges and delays associated with pricing, invoicing and payment issues.
- Develop and manage the chemical contract communication matrix to facilitate contract management.
- Participate in drafting of the chemical budget
- Compile and communicate monthly and quarterly chemical variance reports.
- Managing water quality data from sites by trending, identifying and reporting areas of concern or non-compliance to specifications that may have long term effects on Rand Water’s infrastructure.
- Attend and take minutes of any Rand Water technical meetings (as required) and all supplier liaison meetings, ensuring accurate records of any discussions and actions.
- Coordinate discharge information flow

**Knowledge**:

- Broad knowledge and experience in water treatment processes and operations
- Knowledge of water hydrobiology, microbiology, organic and inorganic chemistry
- Knowledge of South African and International chemical supply market
- Knowledge of OHS and Environmental and National Water acts

**Skills**:

- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Good interpersonal skills
- Planning & Organising skills
- Excellent report writing skills
- Problem solving skills
- Must have the ability to co-ordinate, motivate and achieve results utilizing skills external to production division.
- Benchmarking and networking skills
- Coaching and training skills

**Attitude**:

- Performance Driven
- Attention to detail
- Customer Service Orientated
- Self-motivated
- Goal orientated
- Results driven
- Be able to work under pressure
- Be imaginative in solving problems relating to water quality and chemical contract issues