Chief Engineer - Operations
City Of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality : Water Services
Ekurhuleni - Boksburg
Working as the chief operational engineer he did water resource planning and forecasting within the municipality to provide input in the compilation of water services master planning, integrated development plans, water service delivery plans and the operational and capital budget processesDevelopment in conjunction with other officials’ regulatory documents for the municipality. This documentation included policies, material specifications and water services bylaws, water and sanitation tariffsDrafting of maintenance agreements with government departments and service providers, to enable the maintenance support with regards to the maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructureRepresented the municipality at meetings and seminars and serving on the JASWIC executive committee (regulatory body approving plumbing materials that can be used within municipalities)Acquisition of external funding from government departments, parastatals and private business in funding the projects that formed part of the municipalities Water Conservation StrategyDrafting of the municipalities water conservation strategy and implemented various water conservation projects successfully, such projects were customer auditing, remote meter reading, leak repair programmes, leak detection initiatives and the implementation of supply zonesUnder Johan’s mentorship a skills specific training center for the City of Ekurhuleni was established