Irrigation Specialist

Updated: May 03, 2024 07:04 PM GMT

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch

Duties/Pligte

Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Water balance management:
• Implementing the irrigation water resource management system by managing boreholes, river quotas, dam levels and any other irrigation water abstracted on all campuses;
• Managing and reporting water licenses, quotas intermediary and dam licenses to meet national and municipal codes on water restrictions and water times;
• Understanding the water balance on campus and allocating water according to water licences;
• Investigating and implementing sustainable water options that include rainwater harvesting, sump water and alternative water for irrigation on all campuses in collaboration with the grounds and gardens team.
• Operational Management:
• Operating, maintaining, and repairing existing automatic irrigation systems to run systematically according to the landscape care programme to ensure adequate moisture for all types of landscapes, recreational... More Detail