Chemistry Jobs: Recruitment for Graduate Trainees

Umgeni Water: Recruitment for Graduate Trainees

Job Purpose:

To provide recent graduates with experiential training that will lead to the development of their technical knowledge into marketable skills. Reporting to the Scientist: Water and Environmental Services, take this opportunity to join the Engineering & Scientific, and implement the organization’s integrated catchment and environmental management activities, to assure public health and resource sustainability in all its markets.

Key Responsibilities

These will include * potable and wastewater water quality compliance reporting * reliable and safe data storage and retrieval * water quality and environmental sustainability reports * stakeholder relationship management (institutional representation and lobbying) * catchment management plans to protect source water quality * environmental management of existing infrastructure and new infrastructure development * implementing programmes to ensure resource conservation and minimize environmental impacts arising from the organization’s activities * continually building awareness regarding sustainability issues.
Minimum Qualification, Knowlege & Skills Minimum Requirements:
B Sc Honours in chemistry or other Natural Science subject as a major.

Key Skills and Knowledge:
We are looking for a results-driven person, a team player and who is customer focused * has knowledge of water quality, environmental and catchment management issues and an ability to apply this knowledge * an ability to use GIS/Spatial analysis techniques and advanced software for data manipulation * an ability to communicate well at all levels * an ability to plan and organise workloads effectively to enhance performance.

Please Note Interested persons are requested to logon to www.umgeni.co.za and register their CVs together with
relevant certified copies of qualifications or fax to 086 242 9680. Applications without relevant documents
attached will be disqualified.

If you do not receive a reply within two (2) weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Enquiries: Mxolisi Ngcobo, tel (0333411346)

Click here to apply online

Closing Date: 08 November 2013