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1 week ago

Somerset West, South Africa Synergy Jobs (Pty) Ltd Full time

**Manager**: R & D Technical Support
**Contract type**: Permanent
**Job Level**: Management
**Work Location**: Cape Town, Western Cape
**Salary**: R800 -1250K per annum

Leading research facility seeks to appoint a head of the department: Research Development and Technical Support who will be responsible for the overall management of the department’s facilities and staff;
department budgeting and financial reporting; staff succession/employment equity plan; relations with users and stakeholders; post-graduate students supervised by staff and providing strategic leadership in senior management forum.

The Research Development and Technical Support (RDTS) Department comprises of the Software Engineering, Electronics, Information Technology, and Support to Experiment divisions.
It covers a large number of skills and technical fields, within the software development, electronic and mechanical divisions, System Administration, Network Administration, and Helpdesk Support.
The RDTS will also oversee the activities of the Technology and Innovation Platform (TIP), which will be used by researchers, engineers and technicians from the different departments to
develop new technologies required for the upgrade of the accelerator facilities and research infrastructure for the different laboratories and collaborating laboratories and institutions.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Management of staff in the Research and Development Technical Support department.
- Management and oversight of R&D technical projects supporting research laboratories.
- Ensuring adequate control and management of projects and the efficient, effective and economic implementation thereof.
- Evaluating and utilizing appropriate and/or enhanced technologies in the working environment for the achievement of the departmental objectives.
- Contributing to the technical / professional / scientific planning, processes and working operations.
- Ensuring that reports and regular meetings do take place to monitor and address operational inefficiencies / ineffectiveness.
- Managing the departments budget and planning for future development
- Coordinating capital resource allocations across different divisions of the department
- Managing staff succession planning in line with institutional equity targets
- Overseeing human capacity development initiatives in line with the policy.
- Organizing national and international meetings
- Management of safety, health and environmental functions within the department.
- Ensuring departmental compliance with regulatory framework governing procurement

Qualification:

- MSc / MEng in Electronics or Software Engineering.
- A PhD in Physics or Engineering will be an advantage.

**Experience**:
A minimum of 10 years' experience in research and development projects, inclusive of 3 years experience in a management position.

**Knowledge**:

- Representing the general interest of the Research and Development Technical Support at management and at other relevant strategic platforms.
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Knowledge of project portfolio management, project controls,
- Demonstrable capability of working in a multidisciplinary project management team,
- Basic understanding of radiation safety (advantageous)
- Strong change management skills

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