Dikeledi Suzan Malatji
Civil Technologist
Centurion
Summary
I am an experienced civil technologist with over 22 years working experience, demonstrated history of working in the civil engineering industry for both private and public. I am a results-driven leader with strong background in strategic management and organizational growth. Known for fostering teamwork and adapting to evolving business needs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Skilled in developing and implementing effective business strategies, optimizing processes, and driving team performance. Professional with robust background in directing and managing large-scale operations, consistently driving success through strategic planning and execution. Adapt at implementing innovative solutions that enhance productivity and operational effectiveness.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Engineer: Water Projects
City of Ekurhuleni
08.2017 - Current
- Programme Management of Water and Sanitation Capital Projects
- Leading and managing teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards and educating on policy and process
- Approving designs by consultants for water projects: Reservoirs, Bulk Water Supply, Pump stations, Towers, Bulk Sewer Pipelines, and engaging with ERWAT on the capacity of Waste Water Treatment Plant
- Appointed as a Project Leader of the implementation of all water and sewer pipelines within the City of Ekurhuleni
- Determining the critically of projects
- Developing of operational targets is support of tactical delivery plans and organisational strategic objectives
- Advising on best practice and technical knowledge
- Implementing, planning and driving an overall project management plans within the North East Region of City of Ekurhuleni: Brakpan, Benoni, Kempton Park, Springs and Nigel
- Providing overall direction for design and management of programmes and projects by: Preparing and delivering monthly and quarterly reports as per the developed set standards and requirements, legislation and regulations
- Directing, controlling and optimising budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and monitoring the results
- Developing annual operating plans by organising and prioritising tasks and work processes
- Ensuring that the design standards comply with the relevant Statutory Acts
- Implementing risk management, governance and compliance policy and processes
- Keep up to date with legislation associated with engineering activities
- Compiling capital programming and budgeting
- Check and approve progress payments from suppliers, consultants and contractors
- Formulating annual budget by project identification and prioritisation in line with the IDP
- Monitoring, managing and overseeing of expenditure in line Municipal Finance Management Act
- Ensuring timeous, clear contracting and assessment of performance expectations with direct reports for the Department
Director Engineering Services
Greater Tzaneen Municipality
08.2012 - 03.2017
- Directs and manages all activities of Civil Engineering Department
- Planning and management of water and sewage distribution and purification services
- Planning, design, construction and maintenance of the water and sewage, roads and storm water, RDP-housing and municipal buildings infrastructure
- Monitoring of building and fleet activities
- Develops organisational and departmental vision and strategy and ensure implementation by: Designing and managing the organisational vision and strategy together with other departmental managers and Council
- Identifying customer (internal and external) needs by conducting surveys, through public debate or personal contact
- Providing input into and generating aspects that should be included in the organisational strategic plan (IDP)
- Designing the departmental vision with inputs from direct reports in order to ensure the implementation of the organisational strategy
- Developing action plans to ensure achievement of departmental vision with inputs from direct reports
- Communicating vision and strategy and progress on action plans to sub-ordinates and customers by drafting articles for internal newsletter via Communication Section, addressing people in person, sending e-mails or conducting meeting
- Ensuring that monitoring systems exist to track progress on implementation of action plans in order to identify deviations and implement corrective action when necessary
- Compiling reports on department activities and progress in terms of action plan and reporting on activities by making presentations in relevant forums
- Representing the department in local, district, provincial and public meeting and committees by making presentation, providing inputs, communicating information between the organisation and the relevant body to ensure participation and inputs in all forms
- Direct and manages performance of employees in the department by: Developing standards for performance or instructing reporting staff to do so in order to ensure standardisation of performance level and operations
- Ensuring that employees are familiar with performance standards by ensuring training is provided in terms of activities and standards or by communication standards’ via different forms
- Evaluating performance levels by considering verbal and written reports, statistics and performing observations
- Implementing corrective and motivational action or ensuring that corrective or motivational action is implemented to align performance and behaviour to standards
- Direct, plan and manages utilisation of resources in order to perform activities by: Determining resources (people, plant, machinery, equipment, money) necessary to perform scope of work by considering current utilities level reports and with inputs from reporting staff
- Allocating resources to different sections as per needs identified in order to meet priorities
- Compiling departmental capital and operational budget with inputs from direct reports and including resources needs identified in budget or manpower plan for department
- Managing, monitoring and reporting on budget (capital and operational) by analysing reports provided by Finance Department
- Recommending adjustments in terms of budget allocations by discussing issues with Finance Department to ensure effective utilisation and management of organisational budget
- Considering and approving requisitions for procurement purchases to ensure budget control
- Directs, develop and monitors systems, policies, procedures and processed to ensure correct working operations and practices by: Formulating and recommending policies and procedures appropriate for the department for consideration by Council
- Designing and presenting proposals to Council in order to optimise systems and process that is responsible for
- Monitoring legal requirements and government reporting regulations applicable to department and implementing or adjusting systems, policies, procedures and processes to ensure adherence to safety and other legal requirements
- Directing the preparation of information requested or required for compliance to government reporting regulations and approving all information submitted
- Advising management, Council and Municipal Manager in terms of aspects related to department by addressing them in person, telephonically or in written format
- Perform human resources and administrations activities by: Developing appropriate structures and positions with inputs from Human Resources Officers to ensure the full scope and volume of work is included in positions and recommending to Council for approval
- Making recommendations to Council in terms of aspects like economic viability of actions, outsource opportunities etc
- To ensure effective and affordable service delivery
- Managing human resources in the department including the monitoring of hr-related indicators provided by HR Section in order to initiate appropriate actions when necessary (this includes recruitment, training and development initiatives and disciplinary procedures)
- Developing, directing, implementing and monitoring communication and information flow processes in department to ensure good employer- employee relationship and to promote a high level of employee morale
- Dealing with queries, requests and complaints from customers not being dealt with by support personnel by means of correspondence, written feedback or personal contact
Project Inspector
Johannesburg Water
08.2010 - 07.2012
- Project Manager for Capex Projects
- Supervision of installation of new water pipeline in the street to eliminate the midblocks
- Supervision of replacement and fixing of leaky taps, faucets and plumbing fixtures in households
- Supervision on installation on new water meters
- Ensuring that leaks and burst water pipes are repaired as per the order
- Ensuring that valves, hydrants and pump stations are repaired as per the order
- Monitoring and maintaining quality control of all aspects of site work
- Weekly Reporting
- Conducting random materials quality inspections with the depots and write report
- Site Work, Project Management, manage the projects budget
- Preparing payment certificates
- Project Close-Out Reports
Project Inspector
Johannesburg Water
11.2008 - 07.2010
- Project Manager for Informal Settlement Water and Sewer Services
- Conducting community consultation meetings and consult City of Johannesburg Housing department before the project starts
- Identifying informal settlements needing services and physically visit them
- Identifying positions of existing water and sewer lines
- Investigating water table levels for sanitation projects
- Checking site accessibility
- Monitoring and maintaining quality control of all aspects of site work
- Compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Weekly Reporting
- Conducting random materials quality inspections and write report
- Site Work, Project Management, manage the projects budget
- Producing as-built drawings for the project sites
- Project Close-Out Reports
Senior Civil Technician Water
Hlanganani Consulting Engineers
08.2007 - 11.2008
- Project Manager for Bulk Water Pipeline
- Monitoring and maintaining quality control of all aspects of site work
- Compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Writing Reports
- Conducting random materials quality inspections Site Work
- Project Management
- Produce as-built drawings for the project
- Project Close-Out Reports
Senior Civil Technician
SSI Consulting Engineers
01.2007 - 07.2007
- Formulating the designing water and sewer for the assigned projects
Project Manager
Mokete Civil and Electrical Consultants CC
06.2005 - 12.2006
- Project technical implementation
- Collection of technical data
- Formulating the design and implementation manuals for water networks
- Final design of water networks
- Updating of date lay-outs
- Collection of information and analysis for the monitoring and evaluation system
- Writing report and attending meetings
- Day to day project Management and contract administration of assigned projects
- Produce as-built drawings for the project and Project Close-Out Reports
Civil Technician
Mzansi Africa Civils
02.2004 - 05.2005
- Project Manager for RDP houses
- Monitoring and maintaining quality control of all aspects of site work
- Day to day project Management and contract administration of assigned projects
- Writing report and attending meetings
- Produce as-built drawings for the project
- Project Close-Out Reports
Civil Technician
Mokete Civil and Electrical Consultants CC
02.2002 - 01.2004
- Project Manager for Sewer and Water reticulation
- Monitoring and maintaining quality control of all aspects of site work
- Day to day project Management and contract administration of assigned projects
- Writing report and attending meetings
- Produce as-built drawings for the project
- Project Close-Out Reports
Education
Master of Business Leadership -
UNISA
Certificate - Municipal Finance Management Programme
University of North West
B-Tech: Civil: Urban Engineering - undefined
Tshwane University of Technology
NDip: Management of Civil Engineering Construction process - undefined
CETA
Certificate - NDip: Civil Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
Certificate - Matric
St Brendan’s Catholic School
Skills
Roads and Storm water
Housing
Water
Sanitation
Building and Maintenance
Microsoft Word
Project management
Team direction
Infrastructure management
Engineering design
CAD software
Safety meetings
Environmental management
Mechanical and structural engineering
Teamwork and collaboration
Analytical thinking
Self motivation
Problem-solving abilities
Technical reporting
Computer skills
Design development
Construction review
AutoCAD proficiency
Time management abilities
Client relations
AutoCAD
Affiliations
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), Candidate Engineering Technologist, 201180482
Maiden Name
Makoti
Race And Gender
Black Female
Personal Information
- ID Number: 790212 0339 080
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Married
Drivers Licence
C1
Timeline
Chief Engineer: Water Projects
City of Ekurhuleni
08.2017 - Current
Director Engineering Services
Greater Tzaneen Municipality
08.2012 - 03.2017
Project Inspector
Johannesburg Water
08.2010 - 07.2012
Project Inspector
Johannesburg Water
11.2008 - 07.2010
Senior Civil Technician Water
Hlanganani Consulting Engineers
08.2007 - 11.2008
Senior Civil Technician
SSI Consulting Engineers
01.2007 - 07.2007
Project Manager
Mokete Civil and Electrical Consultants CC
06.2005 - 12.2006
Civil Technician
Mzansi Africa Civils
02.2004 - 05.2005
Civil Technician
Mokete Civil and Electrical Consultants CC
02.2002 - 01.2004
Certificate - Municipal Finance Management Programme
University of North West
B-Tech: Civil: Urban Engineering - undefined
Tshwane University of Technology
NDip: Management of Civil Engineering Construction process - undefined
CETA
Certificate - NDip: Civil Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
Certificate - Matric
St Brendan’s Catholic School
Master of Business Leadership -
UNISA