Velile Chili

Senior Manager: Process Management at KCDM| Pr. Eng. Technologist| BTech in Chem Eng-DUT| MDP-UKZN| PGDip in Business Management-MANCOSA| BSc. Hons in Water Utilisation-University of Pretoria

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

About

ECSA registered Technologist. Experienced Plant Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the utilities industry. Skilled in Process Control, Water Treatment, Leadership, Water Resource Management, and Process Optimization. Strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Technology - BTech focused in Chemical Engineering from Durban University of Technology, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from MANCOSA and currently doing BSc Honours in Water Utilisation at the University of Pretoria.

Experience

  • Senior Manager at King Cetshwayo District Municipality
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • uMngeni-uThukela Water (Full-time · 1 yr 3 mos)
    • Acting Systems Manager
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Acting Systems Manager
      Apr 2025 - Nov 2025 · 8 mos

  • Senior Process Technician at Umgeni Water
    Jul 2014 - Aug 2022 · 8 yrs 2 mos

  • Plant Supervisor at WSSA
    Aug 2011 - Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos