Curriculum Vitae
Nick Graham
Address
Phone: +27 21 671 1402
PO Box 46830, Glosderry, Cape Town, 7702
Fax: +27 21 671 1406
South Africa
Cell: +27 83 262 1028
E-mail: nick@pdg.co.za
Personal
Date of birth:
12th October 1979
Languages:
English; Afrikaans
Married
Other:
Education
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BSc.Eng in Civil Engineering (First Class Honours), UCT, South Africa, 2001
MSc.Eng in Urban Engineering, UCT, South Africa, 2004
MSc. in Nature, Society and Environ. Policy (Distinction), Oxford, UK, 2004
MLitt Human Geography, Oxford, UK, 2005
Field of specialisation
Urban geographer and ECSA registered professional engineer (PrEng No.
20080242). Infrastructure investment planning and analysis and financial
modelling for local and national government. Urban systems modelling. Municipal
systems and policy. Municipal finance. Research and policy development in the
housing, water, solid waste, transport, and energy sectors.
Work experience
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Nov 11 – present PDG, Cape Town, South Africa
Director responsible for the Urban Systems Practice Area.
Sept 09 – Nov 11 PDG, Cape Town, South Africa
Public sector consultant.
May 08 – Jul 09 Ninham Shand (Moçambique), Lda., Maputo,
Mozambique
Resident Engineer on a construction project in Maputo, Mozambique.
March 05 – May 08 Ninham Shand Consulting Services, East London,
South Africa
Candidate Engineer undertaking design of municipal services.
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KEY PROJECTS
Public Finance
2014/15 Urban Investment Strategy, National Treasury
Undertook research and drafted a strategy for the Neighbourhood Development
Programme.
2014
Infrastructure
Investment
Development Bank of Southern Africa
Planning
Training
Workshop,
Designed and presented a two-day course on infrastructure investment planning
to two divisions of the DBSA.
2012 Local Government Fiscal Framework
Undertook analysis and reporting on the state of the local government fiscal
framework for presentation at the FFC public hearings.
2011/12 Municipal Services Financial Model Support, eThekwini Metro
Assisted the eThekwini Metro in using the Municipal Services Financial Model for
capital budgeting and strategic planning around the provision of services.
2009 Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework (MIIF) – Round 7,
DBSA
Research and analysis input to the MIIF on the roads and transport sectors, as
well as financial modelling and model development.
Urban Systems
2015 Western Cape Human Settlements Demand Study, WC Dept of
Human Settlements
Provided conceptual input to design an online database to quantify the human
settlement demand in Western Cape municipalities.
2015 Chapter for the 2015 State of Cities Finances Report, South African
Cities Network
Wrote a chapter titled: “Financing the Human Settlements Mandate”.
2015 Mossel Bay Growth Options, WC Dept of Environmental Affairs and
Development Planning
Provided conceptual and modelling input to a study of the financial and nonfinancial impacts of different spatial growth patterns in Mossel Bay.
2014/15 Gauteng Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan Framework,
Gauteng Office of the Premier
Undertook research and modelling to develop a framework for infrastructure
provision in the Gauteng Province from 2015 to 2030.
2014/2015 Fiscal Impact of Development Study. South African Cities
Networks and National Treasury Cities Support Programme
Developed a tool for metros to calculate the long-term fiscal and non-financial
impacts of large-scale integrated developments
2014/15 Urban infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa – harnessing land
values, housing and transport, UK DfID
Undertook literature review of housing responses in Sub-Saharan Africa and
contributed to research on infrastructure financing using land value capture.
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2014 Chapter in ‘Housing to Human Settlements’ publication, South
African Cities Network
Wrote a chapter titled: “The Municipal Planning Framework”
2014 Public Transport Investment Assessment Framework, South African
Cities Network
Designed a conceptual framework for evaluating the impact of public transport
investments.
2013 Amendments to the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act,
National Treasury
Contributed engineering and financial input into a consulting team drafting
legislative amendments and regulations to govern the imposition of municipal
development charges.
2013 City of Cape Town Development Charges Policy, City of Cape Town
Drafted the policy and developed the financial
implementation as part of a consortium led by AECOM.
model
to
support
its
2013 Western Cape Infrastructure Framework, WC Dept of Transport and
Public Works
Managed a large team of consultants to develop a long term framework for all
infrastructure sectors in the province, including a prioritisation model.
2013 Municipal
Patterns
Financial
Sustainability
of
Current
Spatial
Growth
Provided a financial argument to support the spatial principles of compaction and
densification using a 10 year projection of municipal capital and operating costs
for Western Cape municipalities.
2010 Cost of Inefficient Land Use Study, Financial and Fiscal Commission
Developed a costing methodology and City Efficiency Costing Model (CECM) to
quantify the economic costs of various urban spatial forms in South African cities.
Water services
2012 Institutional Reform and Re-Alignment, Department of Water
Affairs
Part of the Deloitte consulting team responsible for the reform and realignment of
Water User Associations and for research and financial modelling around Regional
Water Utilities.
2012 Municipal Introspection into Decision-Making and Implementation
of Water Service Delivery Mechanisms, SALGA
Team member responsible for case study research and reporting on municipal
implementation of Section 78 decisions around water services delivery.
Environment
2012 Solid Waste Tariff Model, Department on Environmental Affairs
Revised a tariff strategy and tariff setting model to assist local municipalities in
setting solid waste tariffs, including piloting and training on the model.
2011 Costing of the National Waste Management Strategy, Department of
Environmental Affairs
Part of a team responsible for developing a financial model to cost the
implications of the revised National Waste Management Strategy.
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Monitoring and Evaluation
2014 Rapid Appraisal of Outcome 8, Dept of Human Settlements
Undertook a rapid appraisal of the implementation of the Output 8: Output 1
programme of government including recommendations for improvement.
2013 Evaluation of the Urban Settlement Development Grant
Undertook metropolitan case studies and synthesis report to evaluate the design
and implementation of the USDG.
2012 DCoG Municipal Differentiation Barometer
Developed municipal service delivery indicators and analysed municipal data sets.
2011 Municipal Demarcation Board Municipal Capacity Assessment
Reported on municipal service delivery and technical capacity results from the
2011 Municipal Capacity Assessment.
Publications
GRAHAM, N , PALMER, I & JOOSTE, M. 2014. ‘The municipal planning framework’
in South African Cities Network (Ed.) From Housing to Human Settlements:
evolving perspectives, South African Cities Network, Johannesburg, pp.29-54.
GRAHAM, N & VAN NIEKERK, B. 2014. Developing a public transport investment
assessment framework, South African Cities Network, Johannesburg.
PALMER, I, WALSH, K, GRAHAM, N & GOLDBLATT, M. 2013. ‘Financial implications
of demand-side management for electricity and water’ Chapter 6 in South African
Cities Network (Ed) 2013 State of City Finances: Towards sustainable municipal
finances, South African Cities Network, Johannesburg, pp.149-171.
PALMER, I & GRAHAM, N. 2013. ‘Financial modelling as a strategic planning tool’
Chapter 7 in South African Cities Network (Ed) 2013 State of City Finances:
Towards sustainable municipal finances, South African Cities Network,
Johannesburg, pp.173-192.
GRAHAM, N. 2006. Informal Settlement Upgrading in Cape Town: Challenges,
constraints and contradictions within local government. Chapter in Huchzemeyer,
M and Karam, A (Eds.) Informal Settlements: a perpetual challenge?. UCT Press,
Cape Town, pp 231-249.
GRAHAM, N. 2003. A review of infrastructure services for the upgrading of
informal settlements in South Africa. MSc.Eng thesis, Department of Civil
Engineering, University of Cape Town.
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