• Reference Number : Refs/022114
• Directorate : INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 873.840.00 – R1 564 839.00 per annum all-inclusive package
• Enquiries : Ms. Gugu Nevondo, Tel: 011 240 3090

Requirements :

• Grade 12 plus Bachelors Degree ( NQF Level 7) in Engineering Technology – Civil or relevant qualification and Construction Project Management will be an added advantage. Compulsory registration with Engineering Council of South Africa as a Engineering Technologist (ECSA). Six years’ post qualification experience. Valid driver’s license. COMPETENCIES: Computer literacy, Knowledge of the following: Programme and Construction Project Management. Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management of National Treasury. Quantity Survey operational communication. Research and development. Computer-aided engineering applications. Design and Technical consulting. Professional judgment. Strategic capability and leadership; Problem solving and analysis. Team leadership. Communication (written and verbal).

Duties :

• Determine engineering functional and technical norms and standards in line with nationally prescribed norms and standards. Design and apply engineering norms and standards in terms of all projects. Validate that infrastructure projects implemented by Implementing Agent[s] comply with approved functional and technical norms and standards including compliance to legal, safety and health requirements. Ensure that the planning, concept, design, procurement and execution of any immovable assets is build according to the desired standards of the Built Environment and managing the risk of the safety of human beings. Develop policies, procedures and criteria for infrastructure projects from an engineering perspective. Undertake extensive analyses from an engineering perspective to inform strategies related to the architectural services to directly support and realise the goals of the Department. Develop Project Initiation Reports, Strategic Briefs, Concept & Viability Reports or sign of in the case of outsourced services. Design and provide engineering inputs to all As Built Plans 4. Provide engineering inputs to the Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (I-AMP). Make technical inputs to the finalisation of the project list. Assist with Technical Condition Assessments from engineering perspective. Provide engineering inputs to prepare the Infrastructure Programme Management Plan (IPMP). Provide engineering inputs to prepare the End of the Year Report (EOY). Monitor the implementation of Programmes and Projects by the Implementing Agent [IA] and the adherence to the Service Delivery Agreement. Manage project implementation of projects that are not allocated to an Implementing Agent. Review and sign-off on the Infrastructure Programme Implementation Plan [IPIP] as prepared by the Implementing Agent Coordinate and participate in project commissioning, including site visits. Review the Maintenance Plans and budgets on completion of projects. Collect and update systems [if applicable] in terms of Technical Condition Assessments. Orientate users in terms of the optimal usage of Facilities. Monitor that infrastructure projects are planned within available funds. Monitor application of costs norms. Monitor expenditure on infrastructure projects within budgets. Control cost and scope variances on infrastructure projects. Provide credible information for updating of the project management system and the Infrastructure Reporting Model.Study professional journals and publications to stay abreast of new developments. Monitor and study the sector, legal frameworks, standards changes and policy frameworks. Engage in relevant continuous professional development activities [tools and techniques] as prescribed and/or required. Interact with relevant Professional Bodies/Councils. Maintain discipline. Manage performance and development of employees. Undertake human resources and other related administrative functions. Establish and maintain effective and efficient communication arrangements. Plan and allocate work to maintenance teams. Skill transfer to lower-level staff and peers within the directorate. Develop and implement processes to promote control of work. Implement quality control of work delivered by employees.

Notes :

• http://professionaljobcentre.gpg.gov.za/ or Hand Deliver at Ground floor, Main entrance 56 Eloff Street, Umnotho House Johannesburg. The application must include only completed and signed new Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA web site link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/ and a detailed Curriculum Vitae. application on OLD Z83 will not be considered. Certified copies of Identity Document, Grade 12 Certificate and the highest required qualifications as well as a driver’s licence where necessary, will only be submitted by shortlisted candidates to Human Resources on or before the day of the interview date. Failure to do so will result in your application being disqualify. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by SAQA. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA and to provide proof of such evaluation report. The Department’s intention is to promote retrospectivity (Race, Gender, and Disability) in the Public Service through the filling of this post. Preference will be given to Females, Youth and people with disability in accordance with the departmental employment equity Plan. The Department reserves the right not to appoint. Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. If you apply for more than 1 post, please submit separate applications for each post that you apply for. Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, applications will not be acknowledged. The department does not accept applications via email or fax. correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Applicants must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations against them. Should this be uncovered during / after the interview took place, the application will not be considered and in the unlikely event that the person has been appointed such appointment will be terminated. The successful candidate will be appointed subject to positive results of the security clearance process. The successful candidate will be required to enter into an employment contract and sign a performance agreement with the Department. Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium be placed on the filling of posts, or the Department is affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganization of posts, the Department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time in the future. NB: For assistance with online applications, visit the following centres: 78 Fox Street, Marshalltown or Maponya Mall at Thuso House next to Home Affairs. It is the Department’s intention to promote retrospectivity (Race, Gender and Disability) in the Public Service through the filling of this post. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of Race, Gender and Disability status is required. Female candidates are encouraged to apply in promotion of the Department’s Employment Equity and Disability targets. If you do not receive any response from us within 3 months, please accept your application was unsuccessful.

Employer : Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Location : Johannesburg (Head Office)

Closing Date : 31-01-2025

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.