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SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE (SAWS)

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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is a Section 3(a) public entity under the Ministry of Environmental Affairs and is governed by a Board. The organisation is an authoritative voice for weather and climate-related services in South Africa and is a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to fulfil a range of international obligations of the government. South African Weather Service (SAWS) strives to be a Weather and Climate Centre of Excellence providing innovative solutions to ensure a weather-smart region, sustainable development and economic growth. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is therefore seeking to appoint an efficient and enthusiastic person to undertake the role of: 
 
SENIOR MANAGER: TECHNICAL SERVICES
Department: Technical Services 
Salary: Total package negotiable - Level 13 
Ref. WS11/092023 
Centre: Centurion 
 
Key Performance Areas: 
Optimized and delivery-enabled Technical Infrastructure 
  • Responsible for the development and the implementation of the organisation’s infrastructure Sustainability plan. 
  • Maintain the SAWS’ Meteorological infrastructure and ensure optimal functionality, availability, and reliability e.g., Radar, LDN Infrastructure, Upper air sounding systems, Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Automatic Rainfall Stations (ARS) etc. 
  • Develop pro-active and engineered solutions for corrective actions where needed such as failure mode analysis, incident investigations and reporting as well as mitigations implementation. 
  • Prepare and submit monthly/quarterly and annual Infrastructure Performance Reports 
  • Ensure business continuity by ensuring sustainability of SAWS Meteorological Infrastructure through healthy power supply and auxiliary support systems and infrastructure. 
  • Maintain a healthy infrastructure performance in line with contracted performance levels. 
  • Ensure innovative approaches that enable sustainability of meteorological infrastructure within limited resources including continuous assessment efficiencies and cost benefits structure/organogram. 
 
Innovation
  • Keep abreast of industry and international trends or innovation to ensure that the SAWS’ infrastructure is relevant and up to date. 
  • Develop or source new technology to improve productivity or service delivery and constantly look at continuous improvement. 
 
Project Management 
  • Manage the procurement, installation, and commissioning of the organisation’s technical infrastructure. 
  • Manage the roll out of the SAWS’ technical infrastructure projects and support all improvements of the infrastructure performance. 
 
Governance, Risk and Compliance 
  • Responsible for the implementation of governance, risk, and compliance frameworks for the department, in line with the overall risk management framework. 
  • Ensure that the SAWS’ Meteorological infrastructure meets the WMO standards and obligations 
  • Manage and maintain the departmental contracts and service level agreements ensuring that they are concluded in term before they lapse. 
  • Maintain the SAWS ‘infrastructure database 
  • Manage the department’s Opex and Capex budgets 
 
People Management and Leadership 
  • Effectively lead and manage the department by maintaining a motivated team to deliver on the SAWS mandate within the allocated resources 
  • Ensure that the technical team is trained and up to date with the relevant Technically related regulations and that they have the personal development plans where applicable 
  • Ensure skills transfer and the development of the team members within the department 
  • Promote a culture and practices that reflect the SAWS values. 
  • Mentorship and Coaching of Technical Staff toward professional registration and compliance with industry regulations. 
  • Participate and Lead Knowledge Sharing in the Technical Team Cross Functional 
  • Management of both internal and external auditing finding and maintenance of CAPA registers. 
  • Maintain effective relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders to deliver on the mandate of the department. 
  • Drive inter-departmental alignment 
 
Minimum Requirements and Attributes: 
  • At least 10 years’ experience in an Electronic Maintenance and Support environment. 
  • Experience in hardware and software Research and Development 
  • Knowledge of the PFMA and Treasury Regulations 
  • Stakeholder relations management 
  • At least 3 years people management experience 
  • Experience in a public sector would be an added advantage 
  • Engineering Degree 
  • Relevant Post-Graduate qualification 
  • Professional Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) 
 
 
 



Please Note: 
Register as user on our website using this link: https://www.weathersa.co.za/home/vacancies to apply for the above position and upload your (Comprehensive CV with certified copies of qualifications). 


Enquiries for the above-mentioned positions must be directed to Ms Zoleka Makongolo, at Tel. (012) 367 6094 
 
Closing Date: 12 October 2023 
 
Preference will be given to People living with disabilities in line with SAWS EE Targets. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. Candidates who have not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept your application was unsuccessful. The organisation reserves the right not to fill this position. South African Weather Service is an equal opportunity employer.

Record Reference: HCM-ADVERT-Senior Manager: Technical Services