Curriculum Vitae:Rajiv Paladh
Curriculum Vitae
Rajiv Paladh
Address
Phone: +27 21 671 1402 / PO Box 46830, Glosderry, Cape Town, 7702Fax: +27 21 671 1409 / South Africa
Cell: + 72 585 4862
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Languages: / English (excellent), Afrikaans (basic)Education
- Masters: Business Administration (MBA modular prog) UCT 2012-2013
Dissertation: What are the conditions required to attract Impact Investors to invest in South Africa’s water infrastructure upgrade and expansion program?
- Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering) Univ KZN2003-2008
Fields of Specialisation
Water and Sanitation operations; Infrastructure planning and Financing
PDG project experience
Municipal finance
Financial modelling
Developed a financial model to support municipalities in the Western Cape with the implementation of Development Charges. This was conducted as part of a consortium with AECOM.
Developed the financial model to support the implementation of the City of Cape Town Development Charges policy as part of consortium with AECOM.
Providing support to the development of a Municipal Services Financial model for Drakenstein Local Municipality. (Ongoing)
Currently developing a financial model to assess the impact of the West Coast District Municipality transferring water services infrastructure to three local municipalities. (In progress)
Currently developing a financial model to determine the impact of Chris Hani District municipality taken over the water service provider function from the local municipalities (In progress)
Other
Conducted primary research, qualitative and quantitative data analysis on MIG allocations and provided input to the final report as part of the MIG policy review commissioned by CoGTA.
Conducted primary research and qualitative data analysis as part of the SALGA grant review support process that provided an overview of municipal infrastructure funding, regulation and support arrangements.
Water services
Conducted primary and desktop research with Department: Water and Sanitation officials in order establish the state and use of monitoring and evaluation in the water sector and provide recommendations for improvement. This was part of a broader project that included the survey of four other sectors.
Conducted research and provided support to the project leader to determine the bulk water institutional and financial options available to the Knysna and Bitou municipalities that are considering the development of regional bulk water scheme.
Currently part of the consortium facilitating the Municipal Benchmarking Initiative for water services in South Africa. (Ongoing)
Served on reference groups for projects that are being conducted on behalf of the Water Research Commission (Ongoing)
Urban systems
Conducted primary research, data collection and development of an Excel model to assess the fiscal impact of development as part of a consortium with Mr C van Gass and Mr J Spiropoulos. This required the Public Services Financial model to be updated.
Work experience
2007 – October 2013: eThekwini Municipality – Water and Sanitation Unit
April 2009 – October 2013 Works Area Manager (Operations)
Manage Wastewater Treatment Processes in compliance with the requirements of the National Water Act, 1998
Directed personnel by developing Safe Operating Procedures, Process Control Plans and Operational Plans and monitor staff and unit operations performance against these plans
Optimization of process units
Compile wastewater risk abatement plans in order to identify key risks and recommend mitigation measures
Prepare and monitor capital and operating budgets (R 60 million)
Prepare and submit reports covering process, health, safety, staff, mechanical, electrical, and finance
Initiate and chair disciplinary enquiries and deal with staff grievances
Role Description & Purpose
Manage the operations at a wastewater treatment works to ensure compliance with discharge permits and legal requirements. This role includes the management of staff, operating budget, technical, legal, health and safety aspects associated with an operational environment.
Highlights
- Commissioning and Operation of Fluidized Bed Reactor
Managed multi-disciplinary project team appointed to commission Fluidized Bed Reactor built in 2001 that was designed used to incinerate sludge generated at a wastewater treatment plant but did had not operated reliably. Ensured that the project complied with allocated budget and met relevant legal, operational and environmental compliance.
Duration:July 2009 – March 2013
Value of Project:R 10 million (Ongoing)
- Improved plant compliance
My role directly contributed to the improvement the quality of the operations at the three plants that I was responsible for. This was highlighted by an improving the plants Green Drop score from an average of 70% (2009) to 87% in 2011. The Green Drop audit was conducted by auditors appointed by the Department of Water Affairs. Assessment criteria included quality of effluent discharged, wastewater quality risk management and process control and management skill.
- Project Management
Identified, initiated and managed a variety of projects that contributed to the improvement of operations at the plant and resulted in an improved service to the customer. These projects often included liaison with a variety of stakeholders included legislative authorities and residents within the municipality. The project teams included individuals having diverse educational qualifications and varying levels of experience.
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Nov 2007 – March 2009Chemical Engineer
- Provided technical support to Professional Engineers: Chemical
- Managed Operational databases
- Prepared Operating reports
- Troubleshooting process issues
- Supervised Chemical Engineering Technicians and Chemical Engineering In-service Trainees
Role Description & Purpose
To provide technical support to operational teams at the various treatment works within the municipality. Conducted plant trials, process optimization and managed operational databases.
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