Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Project Manager
Summary
Project Manager & Team Leader for a bid on a major South African municipal water infrastructure programme. Leads Water Conservation & Non-Revenue Water reduction projects — leak detection and repair, pressure management, flow logging, pipe work and meter management — directing multi-disciplinary teams across national sites, potentially under multi-year panel contracts.
Seeking Expert Partner — Project Manager & Team Leader, Water Conservation & Non-Revenue Water
We're assembling a team to bid on a major water infrastructure opportunity in South Africa's municipal water sector, and we're looking for an experienced Project Manager & Team Leader to partner with us on this submission.
What we need:
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr.Eng) or Chartered Civil Engineer (or equivalent international registration)
- Minimum 15 years' post-registration experience managing and overseeing the implementation of Water Conservation & Water Demand Management (WC&WDM) or Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Performance-Based Contract projects
- Direct experience in operations & maintenance (O&M) services for NRW-reduction — active leak detection and repair, pressure management, flow/pressure logging, bulk and reticulation water pipe work, and water meter management
- Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams on municipal or public-sector water infrastructure programmes, in South Africa or internationally
- Comfortable operating across multiple project sites nationally, working alongside municipal stakeholders and a broader technical delivery team
We're open to discussing how this collaboration could be structured — whether as a consulting engagement, project-based partnership, or another arrangement that works for both sides.
If this is your area of expertise and you're open to exploring a collaboration on this bid, please reach out — happy to share further detail directly.
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