Company Profile

Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited (SSGL) is an engineering, construction and procurement specialist company which focuses on the provision of efficient liquid waste treatment. The Company, which is a fully Ghanaian owned company, has built two new faecal treatment plants (Lavender Hill Faecal Treatment Plant – near the Korle Lagoon and the Kotoku Faecal Treatment Plant- Adjen Kotoku) and rehabilitated the Mudor Sewerage Treatment Plant, also at James Town. The plants serve the populace of Accra, where they receive and treat, sewer and faecal sludge.

Job Description

REPORTS TO: Managing Director

JOB PURPOSE 
Oversee the efficient operational, strategic and financial running of the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Strategy

• Provide inspired leadership company wide
• Develop high-quality business strategies and plans
• Analyse organizational problematic situations and suggest solutions
• Keep abreast with the markets and industry trends
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction 
• and focus
• Responsible for planning, organizing, directing and running optimum day-to-day operations to 
• exceed customers’ expectations
• Oversee quality control throughout the company, establishing goals for each department in 
• partnership with supervisors
• Developing and evaluating yearly, long term plans for financing, reconstruction and maintenance
• Submit weekly, monthly, yearly budgets and reports

Operations

• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining 
• quality standards
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and 
• performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Assess operational risks to the company and ensure they are  monitored and minimized
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Responsible for production output and on-time service delivery
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
• Advise on waste water improvement technologies and innovations
• Stay up to date with latest waste water management best practices and concepts

Workforce Empowerment

• Organize and train a high performing team
• Enforce human resource policies and procedures
• Address employees’ issues or grievances 
• Influence and learn from below
• Lead with an example and motivate subordinates
• Encourage employee engagement

Compliance

• Ensure company adherence to legal guidelines and in-house policies
• Represent the company in external meetings as required at official functions, industry events 
• and public meetings

Quality, Health, Safety & Environment

• Commit to plant safety procedures
• Ensure effective running of health and safety policies
• Set a personal example on all matters of health and safety

Financial

• Review the company's financial and non-financial reports to take strategic decisions
• Submit and control budgets and expenditure
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Perform other duties assigned

Required Skills or Experience

• MSc degree in Chemical/ Bio/ Sanitary/ Environmental Engineering. An MBA certificate will be an added advantage
• Must be a member of a Professional Institution.

• Have a minimum of 15 years relevant working experience
• Be a member of recognized professional body and familiar with industry standard equipment and 
• technical expertise
• Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand and inventory processes
• Proven managerial and Plant Manager experience
• Ability to solve problems, lead and manage teams
• Must have strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
• Must be a computer literate