MANJU SY GOURRAH
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
Manju Sy Gourrah
Date of Birth
30 September 1971
ID No.
7109300804087
Contact No.
083 321 5526
Nationality
South African
Address
No 9 Mount Crosson Close
Midlands Estate
Midrand
Membership in Professional Societies:
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Association of Municipal Electricity Undertakings {Southern Africa} –
AMEU
o Past President
o Executive Council Member
o Affiliate Chairperson
o Affiliate Member
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South African Institute of Electrical Engineers –SAIEE
o Fellow
o Council Member
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Engineering Council Of South Africa - ECSA
o Assessor /Evaluator/Team Leader/Visit Leader for Engineering
Programs in Universities to Accredit Engineering Degrees
o Chairperson of Engineering Programme Accreditation Committee
(EPAC)
o International assessor for Universities
o International assessor for the Washington Accord
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Professional skills and competencies acquired during the course of academic
training, work experience and attendance at conferences/seminars are:
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Energy Efficiency, Demand Side Management and Renewable Project
Management.
Strategic management, Policy Formulation, Implementation and Financial
management
Leadership and management of technical organization operating in
various environments.
Communication skills to enable effective interaction with personnel at
senior levels in a diverse range of organizations
Institutional development and transformation.
Ability to make critical decisions affecting the operations of an
organization
Strategic planning at company and national structure levels.
Extensive contracting experience.
Project management, change management, resource management and
integrated planning.
Extensive Customer Relationship, Negotiation and Mediation
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
B.Sc. (Eng.) (Electrical & Electronic)
India
Certificate of Competency (Electrical)
Manpower, South Africa
1995
Mangalore University,
2003
Department of
Pursuing Masters of Business Administration( MBA) 2013
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2013 - 2014:
Ompetha Power Projects (Pty) Ltd
Deputy CEO
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Market the company and consult with clients
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Strategic
Management,
Policy
Formulation,
Implementation and Planning
Leadership of the company in various environments.
Communication skills to enable effective interaction with
personnel at senior levels in a diverse range of
organisations.
Company development and transformation.
Ability to make critical decisions affecting the operations
of the organization
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2012 - 2013:
Lebohang Project Management (Pty) Ltd
Managing Principal: Engineering
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2003 - 2012
Provide strategic and operational direction to the
Engineering Section.
Market and consult with various clients.
Deal with all staff related matters.
Develop policies and adhere to statutory requirements.
Complete tenders and develop proposals for different
clients.
Monitor projects and cash flows.
Buffalo City Municipality
General Manager: Electrical and Mechanical Services
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Provide strategic and operational direction to the
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department to enable
the department to achieve its strategic objectives in line
with the Integrated Development Plan and the
Municipality’s strategic goals.
To strategically manage provision of electricity supplies
and associated services to the community
Manage the Fleet and associated services to the
Municipality
Ensure compliance with the applicable legislation and
by-laws and subject to Council policy.
Responsible for strategically managing, coordinating,
implementing, monitoring and reporting to Council on
the departments’ strategies and progress.
Directs the activities of the Department to achieve the
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goals set by Council to maintain a productive, motivated,
loyal, skilled and stable work force.
Strategically manage the street lighting and Festive
Lighting
Providing strategic guidance and strategic input into
Council’s IDP and various policies within the required
legislation and aligning the program managers to the
strategic direction of the department and Municipality.
Keeps abreast of the Status of Electricity Supply Industry
Restructuring process and ensures that the Council is
kept informed so that the Municipality is able to
strategise and meet the challenges, which will arise from
the formation of Regional Electricity Distributors by
being part of the Committee meetings
Management of Statutory & Legal Requirements
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The Occupational Health & Safety Act, 1993
The Electricity Act, 1987
The Electricity Amendment Act, 1994
All other applicable acts, regulations and ByLaws, by ensuring adherence to the relevant
legislation.
Manage and strategise the utilization of the Capital and
Operating budget provision in accordance with the
provisions of the Local Government: Municipal Systems
Act, 2000 regarding Integrated Development Planning
and Council policy, by taking account of infrastructure
needs.
Makes recommendations regarding electricity tariff
structure and other departmental tariff rates, by
submitting recommendations to the Directorate of
Finance or the appropriate Council Committee, to ensure
balance between estimated costs and expenditure,
budgeted income and constraints imposed by the
National Electricity Regulator.
Liaise with External stakeholders like Eskom, DME,
NERSA, SALGA and most of the Municipal Electrical
Engineers
Manage the Departments resources namely: Staff,
Finances and Plant.
2001-2003
Buffalo City Municipality
Assistant City Electrical Engineer: Planning and Design
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1995 - 2001
Ensured that the functions were carried out effectively
and efficiently and where applicable, in accordance with
good engineering practice in order to provide adequate
electricity planning and design services for the
electricity department
Investigated and Designed least cost options such as
Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management by
calculating the technical and economical benefits of
these least cost options in order to provide cost effective
electricity services to end-users
Responsible for maintaining effective industrial
relations, which will include conflict resolution, handling
of grievances and disciplining of subordinate staff by
investigating defaulting behaviour of staff for the
incidence and applying the Council standard procedures
in order to maintain effective industrial relations within
the department.
Ensured the management and supervision of contracts in
the Electrical Department by calling for tenders for the
contracts that are required, adjudication of such tenders
and approval for appointment of the contractor through
the Central Bid Committee and checking that contractors
have carried out their responsibility in accordance the
contract in order to ensure that all electricity contracts
are administered in accordance with Council’s policies.
Ballenden & Robb Electrical and Mechanical Consulting
Engineers
Project manager, Design Engineer, Engineer in Training, Clerk
of Works
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Managed & Controlled the Projects, Staff & Finances
Tender Documentation & Adjudication
Trained Consultants & Contractors
Designed electrification projects
Clerking of Projects
Managed construction & Payment certificates
Regional clinic electrification project
Risk analysis
Feasibility studies
LANGUAGES
Speak
Read
Write
English
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Afrikaans
Good
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Xhosa
Good
Good
Good
REFERENCES:
Name
Position
Telephone No
Nceba Ncunyana
Director: Engineering Services
0823290136
Buffalo City Municipality
Louis Wulff
Acting Director: Corporate Services
0718727804
Buffalo City Municipality
Tobie Gouws
Director: Engineering & Planning
Ompetha Power Projects
0828724127