Buhle Mkentane
SUPERINTENDENT: CEMETERIES
George
Summary
Versatile conservation professional with a National Diploma, B.Tech in Nature Conservation, Grade 2: Environmental Management Inspectorate, and Environmental Impact Assessment for Practitioners along with over 10 years recognized environmental management, biodiversity conservation and horticulture experiences. I have also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management through the University of Stellenbosch Business School.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2021
2021
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Superintendent: Cemeteries
George Municipality
01.2025 - Current
- Management of Cemeteries and Beach Facilities
- Addressing public complaints relating to community facilities and Erven
- Road Verges, Public Open Spaces and Community Parks Management
- Contractor management
- Fleet management and OHS compliance
- Solid waste management on facilities under my management
- Invasive alien vegetation management
- Inter-departmental relations, liaison and enhancing relations with Councilors and public members to ascertain operational targets achievement
- Team leadership
Superintendent
City of Cape Town
08.2023 - 12.2024
- Maintaining Community Parks, Public Open Spaces, Firebreaks and Greenbelts
- Sea Point and Camps Bay Promenade as well as Green Point Precinct Management
- Responding to environmental incidents
- Irrigation, Landscaping, Tree Maintenance and Mowing Contractors’ performance management
- Drafting legal requests for enacting evictions and interdicts
- Depot and project resources management
- Mayoral horticultural and CBD Enhancement projects implementation
- Operational and Sub-council budget and cost management, including capital and operational projects
- Invasive alien vegetation eradication and solid waste management
- Inter-departmental relations, liaison and enhancing relations with Councilors and public members to ascertain operational targets achievement
- 50 permanent staff and over 20 EPWP team leadership and management
Reserve Supervisor
City of Cape Town
02.2020 - 07.2023
- Field Rangers and EPWP staff leadership and management
- Oversight of ecologically sound Protected Area management techniques
- Participating and providing inputs on Environmental Management task teams set up for environmental incidents remedial actions (i.e. catchment infrastructure collapses, oil and chemical spillages)
- Providing environmental and biodiversity management guidance to contractors (i.e. Power Lines construction, oil and stormwater lines maintenance, borehole drilling and testing, non-return valves construction, catchment basins maintenance operations and catchment infrastructure expansion projects)
- Environmental Method Statements review, inspection and oversight of environmental audits by environmental consultants for various projects
- Ensuring biodiversity management principles are upheld during construction activities employing mechanisms such as floral and faunal search and rescues (several floral search and rescue from Atlantis Cemetery)
- Ecological and wildfire management, oversight of veld rehabilitation works once construction projects are completed
- Engagement with various stakeholders such as Eskom, Civils 2000, Zutari, Umvoto, NCC to discuss environmental issues concerning Protected Areas
- Conducting environmental education and awareness sessions
- Drafting and implementing strategic management plans
- Providing inputs to the Business Development Framework for Atlantis Dunes
- Catchment Management, Biodiversity and Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring
Assistant Project Manager
South African National Parks
11.2018 - 01.2020
- Responsible for the implementation of Expanded Public Works Projects through Working for Water and Working for Ecosystems projects in two Protected Areas and buffer zones thereof, namely Augrabies Falls National Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
- Responsible for the implementation of Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2014 as amended in April 2017 in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004
- Human Capital, Administrative & Financial Management
- Managing 6 contractors (i.e. 3 at Augrabies NP and 3 at Kgalagadi TP)
- Annual Operational Planning for 2019/20
- Long and short term project planning
- Facilitation and coordination of the implementation of WfW and WfE operations and overseeing adherence to required standards thereof
- Budget and cost management for BSP Projects
- Ensuring contractors comply with the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, No 130 of 1993
- Overseeing payments of contractors
- Negotiation of contracts for the benefit of the project
- Coordination of Health and Safety meetings
- Compiling Monitoring, Control and Eradication Plans for Augrabies and Kgalagadi programmes as required by Section 76 of NEM:BA (Act 10 of 2004)
- Health and Safety subsidiary management plan
- Organizing Contractors’ meetings
- Providing project updates to Park Manager and affected private land owners
- Organizing trainings and inductions for contracting teams
- Conflict management through establishment of conflict free work environment
- Coordinating site briefings
- Quality control of work completed through self-assessments, Quality Compliance Assessment for Alien Invasive Species and site inspections
- Implementation of Health and Safety standards through inspections
- Management of non-compliances by contracting teams
- Managing and monitoring contractors
Section Ranger (Acting Reserve Manager)
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency
07.2016 - 10.2018
- Managing a 16 000 ha Provincial Nature Reserve in terms the NEM:PA Act 57 of 2003 and NEM:BA Act 10 of 2004.
- Protected Area Integrity and Catchment Management
- Implementation of the National Biodiversity Economy Strategy, at a Protected Area level through Game Industry Transformation Project
- Large mammals operations management (including black rhino management)
- Firearms and ammunitions management
- Environmental compliance monitoring
- Environmental education and awareness sessions
- Rural abattoir and shooting range management
- Crafting and implementing protected area strategic management plans
- Management of breaking out animals (i.e. buffalo)
- Designing hunting packages
- Acquiring and issuing hunting license; TOPS Permit; and indemnity to hunters
- Issuing hunting rules and regulations and monitoring adherence thereof
- Issuing Delivery Notes; Invoices; Hunting Reports and Carcass Transport Permit
- Assist with game capture permits, determining suitable game capture sites, game translocations, transportation and introductions
- Acquire Certificate of Adequate Enclosure, and Damage Causing Animals permit
- Maintaining ecological records
- Workout revenue generated through game management operations
- Camps, Cabins, Lodge and hospitality management
- Protected Area budget and cost management
- Secretariat support to Park Forum and other stakeholder interface mechanisms
- Oversight of Tourism and Environmental Monitors, Youth Environmental Services programme interns, Skinners (for hunting operations), Conservation Students and Conservation Interns.
- Leading strategic preparatory anti-poaching planning sessions and operations
- Establishment, management and maintenance of indigenous plants nursery
- White lion, black rhino and buffalo management
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Project Management
University of Stellenbosch Business School
Bachelor of Technology - Nature Conservation
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
National Diploma - Nature Conservation
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - undefined
University of KwaZulu Natal
Skills
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Environmental Management Inspector
- Project Planning and Management
- Firearm Competency
- Biodiversity Conservation and Catchment Management
- SHE Rep Training
Driving License - Category
Code 10 (C1) with PrDP
Personal Information
- Available: Upon one month’s notice
- Date of Birth: 09/10/92
- Nationality: South African
Timeline
Superintendent: Cemeteries
George Municipality
01.2025 - Current
Superintendent
City of Cape Town
08.2023 - 12.2024
Reserve Supervisor
City of Cape Town
02.2020 - 07.2023
Assistant Project Manager
South African National Parks
11.2018 - 01.2020
Section Ranger (Acting Reserve Manager)
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency
07.2016 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Nature Conservation
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
National Diploma - Nature Conservation
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - undefined
University of KwaZulu Natal
Postgraduate Diploma - Project Management
University of Stellenbosch Business School
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