Website Digby Wells Environmental
Digby Wells Environmental is a South African company with international expertise in providing Environmental and Social services to South African and International clients, with the focus predominantly on the Mineral Resources and Energy sectors in Africa. Digby Wells Environmental (Digby Wells) is… read more the brand under which the services of the group of companies are marketed. Digby Wells and Associates (Pty) Ltd was formed in January 1995 by three partners – Digby Wells, Ken van Rooyen and Graham Trusler – all three previously from the Environmental Management Department of Rand Mines. The company is named after the late Mr Digby Wells, who made a significant and lasting contribution to the environmental management field in South Africa. Digby passed away in 1996. Graham Trusler is the current Chief Executive Officer of Digby Wells & Associates, who ensures the company remains inspired by the mission of being the premier environmental and social services provider to the resources industry in Africa. The company enjoys a staff complement of committed, highly trained, specialised and skilled employees, most of whom are shareholders – a structure that enables the business to remain truly employee-owned, as well as ensuring the staff take an active interest in delivering quality services. Digby Wells Environmental is committed to and aligned with the Codes of Good Practice and South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with respect to economic transformation. Lwazi Capital, a black women owned and managed company, as well as Digby Wells Environmental shareholding employees hold 30% ownership of the issued share capital of the Digby Wells Environmental Group. This mutually beneficial relationship ensures that Digby Wells is in full compliance with South African legislation applicable to the Company and its clients. Digby Wells Environmental has, as part of the company’s goal to increase the Ownership and Management Control of the Company to Historically Disadvantaged South African’s, developed an extensive BBBEE strategy ensuring that the company continues to plays a successful role in transforming the South African economy. The company is busy establishing a presence in various countries on the African continent through various subsidiaries and joint ventures. Digby Wells House, Turnberry Office Park 48 Grosvenor Road Bryanston Gauteng 2191
Requirements
Manager: Data Management
Design and implement systems for conducting quality assurance and control on data collected through surveys and other data collection processes.
In conjunction with our IT department as well as clients, identify and design data storage capability and data security protocols for large environmental and social projects.
Assist the environmental and social specialists to extract, report on and analyse data.
Train environmental and social specialists and survey enumerators on the use of data collection tools applicable to projects.
Development and maintenance of relational databases and other means of storing large datasets comprising various types of data (text, numeric, photographic, spatial, etc.).
Identify, design, implement survey and other data collection processes on projects.
Provide environmental and social technical input on projects.
Working in close collaboration with specialists from other disciplines.
Project managing and administrating projects, where required.
Manage a team of data management professionals.
Integrate data management solutions into the company increase efficiency.
Team Management
Facilitate the appropriate onboarding process for all new employees.
Contribute to the performance management and probation processes for the team.
Provide mentorship to and development of the team.
Report on team’s performance at various levels.
Assist with workload and resource management for the team.
Ensure that the team achieves revenue targets.
Business Development
Identifying business opportunities and ensure that a client centric approach is always maintained.
Identify leads and organize, plan and track proposals in response.
Develop and maintain client relationships.
Co-ordinate and submit proposals.
Qualifications
Post graduate degree in Environmental, Scientific, Engineering or Social Science fields.
Certificate or similar in data management / analytics.
Experience
Five or more years’ experience in the relevant field, preferably within the consulting environment would be beneficial.
Experience with database structures (geodatabase, MS Access, SQL) would be beneficial as well as proficiency in MS Excel.
Experience in Environmental modelling using data.
Project management experience.
Apply via company website ( http://www.digbywells.com ) or
digbywells.mcidirecthire.com