Job Requirements
A National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and a recognised NQF Level 7 Advance Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Quantity Surveying / Architecture / Town and Regional Planning or Project Management in the building environment. A Minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior management level. Registration with a recognized professional engineering body like ECSA/SACAP or SACPLAN, SACPCMP, SACQSP. Pre Entry SMS or Nyukela Certificate is required prior to appointment. A valid driver’s license. Skills and Competencies: Strategic Capability and Leadership, Programme and Project Management, Financial Management, Change Management, Knowledge Management, Service Delivery Innovation, Problem Solving and Analysis, Honesty and Integrity. Knowledge of the. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa; Public Service Act and Public Service Regulations; Public Finance Management Act; Treasury Regulations and supply-chain-management prescripts; Housing Act and applicable human-settlements legislation; Division of Revenue Act and applicable grant frameworks; National Housing Code; Infrastructure Delivery Management System; Framework for Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement Management; Construction and engineering legislation, standards and codes; Contract forms applicable to infrastructure projects, including GCC, JBCC, NEC and FIDIC, where relevant; Municipal Finance Management Act and municipal infrastructure environment; National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act; Occupational health and safety legislation; Environmental-management legislation; Programme and project management; Risk, quality and contract management; Infrastructure budgeting, expenditure management and reporting; Monitoring, evaluation and performance- information requirements; and Intergovernmental relations and stakeholder management
Duties
Provide strategic leadership for technical services, Manage infrastructure planning and programme development, Direct the implementation of engineering and infrastructure programmes, Manage engineering governance and quality assurance, Manage professional service providers, contractors and implementing agents, Manage infrastructure budgets and expenditure, Manage stakeholder and intergovernmental relations, Ensure governance, risk management and audit compliance, Manage the provision of administrative support services, To manage and coordinate the Municipal Infrastructure Grant and waste-management support, To manage and coordinate provincial coordination of Water Services.
What is the Salary
R1 554 696 per annum (Level 14), (all-inclusive SMS remuneration package)
Location
Head Office (Mbombela)
How to Apply
Mr PP Mokwena (HRM &D) Tel No: (013) 766 6225, Ms. NI Mashego (HRM &D) Tel No: (013) 766 6543, Mr. LJ Simelane (Technical Support) Tel No: (013) 766 6888, Ms. AY Mbuyane (Technical Support) Tel No: (013) 766 9953 and Mr. PM Nthali (Technical Support) Tel No: (013) 766 6104
Applications must only be submitted online through the Provincial e- Recruitment Portal at: https://erecruitment.mpg.gov.za. Applicants are required to register and create a profile on the system before submitting their applications.
Apply Before:
27 November 2026
Reference No:
2026/COGHSTA/16
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