Chief Engineer Grade A

What you will need

• An Engineering degree (B Eng/ BSc (Eng) or relevant qualification.
• Compulsory registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer.
• The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver's licence.
• Knowledge of programme, project, financial management 78 and ability to effectively liaise with a range of sector role players.
• Knowledge of water sector and relevant legislation (including but not limited to, the Water Services Act No. 108 of 1997, National Water Act No. 36 of 1998 as well as the National Environmental Management Act No. 107 of 1998) among others.
• Engineering, legal and operational compliance, Engineering operational communication.
• Process knowledge and skills.
• Maintenance skills and knowledge.
• Mobile equipment operating skills.
• Engineering design and analysis knowledge.
• Research and development.
• Computer-aided engineering

Experience

Six (6) years’ post qualification experience required. Extensive experience in water and sanitation services planning and implementation, including feasibility studies and designs.

Professional registration

Compulsory registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer.

Driver's licence

The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver's licence.

Skills and competencies

• Process knowledge and skills.
• Maintenance skills and knowledge.
• Mobile equipment operating skills.

Key responsibilities

• Manage technical services and support in conjunction with Engineers, Technologists, Technicians, and associates in filed, workshop and technical office activities.
• Provide support in the analysis and project management of water and sanitation services projects.
• Provide technical support to the water and sanitation sector.
• Strategic analysis of Water Services themes and topics.
• Development of related business perspectives with recommendations.
• Liaison and engagements with all stakeholders and water and sanitation sector players with regards to project planning and implementation.
• Provide support to WSAs to ensure implementation of Planning and implementation frameworks and methodologies.
• Monitoring and reporting on the adherence to these planning and implementation frameworks and methodologies.
• Identification, prioritization and initiation of projects through and the associated financial management to structure the required budgets for planning and implementation.
• Co-ordination of planning to ensure integrated planning and management of water and sanitation projects in all spheres of government (Water Boards, WSAs and other WSPs) to improve water and sanitation services, and the reliability and sustainably of infrastructure.
• Investigation, assessment, monitoring and reporting on all aspects of Water and Sanitation Services delivery.
• Ensure all data, information, reports and results of analyses are packaged and made accessible to the sector via the Water Services Knowledge System and National Integrated Water Information System.
• Liaison with, and maintenance of data sharing and information partnerships with key Water and Sanitation Services, Sector role-players and stakeholder such as Statistics South Africa, National Treasury, Cooperative Governance and Office of the Presidency.
• Ensure quality assurance of technical designs with specifications and authorize/make recommendations for the approval by the relevant authority.
• Monitor and ensure projects are implemented in accordance with prescribed norms and standards.
• Monitoring and evaluation of water and sanitation services delivery projects.
• The provision of guidance to the water sector regarding technical and engineering aspects of the operations and maintenance of water and sanitation services infrastructure.
• Support and provide guidance on All Town Reconciliation Studies, implementation of WCWDM, Bulk Water and Sanitation Master Planning and Disaster Management.
• Continuous professional development to keep up with new technologies and procedures.
• Research/Literature studies on technical engineering technology to improve expertise.
• Allocate, control and monitor expenditure according to budget to ensure efficient cash flow management.

Additional details

• Grade: Provincial

How to apply

Creating high-performance culture. Technical consulting. Engineering and professional judgment, Strategic capability and leadership. Problem solving and analysis skills. Decision making, Team leadership and creativity, financial management. Customer focus and responsiveness, Communication, computer skills, people management, planning and organising, Conflict management, negotiation skills and change management.

• Enquiries: Mr AS Jones
• Telephone: (021) 941 6280

Please note

• This appointment will be made on the minimum notch of the salary range, however, a higher notch within the salary range of Grade A will be considered based in relation to the provisions of the Public Service Regulation 2016 as amended, i.e. provision of the candidate’s current salary advice. 79