About the Role
The Department of Water and Sanitation is seeking a dedicated Engineer Production Grade A – C to join its team in Mmabatho. This role is crucial in supporting the Water Services Authorities by preparing and reviewing Water Services Development Plans (WSDPs) and water services master plans. Your work will directly impact the community’s access to essential water services, ensuring that infrastructure is reliable and meets future demands. By contributing to the development of comprehensive plans and risk assessments, you will play a key role in enhancing the quality of life for citizens in the region.
In this role, you will not only assess current and future service needs but also evaluate planning and operational scenarios to identify and prioritize projects. Your expertise will help in the quality assurance of various engineering reports and business plans, ensuring that projects are implemented effectively and efficiently. Working collaboratively with municipalities and other stakeholders, you will help coordinate planning inputs that align with broader municipal and departmental programmes, showcasing the importance of teamwork in public service.
About the Department
The Department of Water and Sanitation is dedicated to ensuring sustainable water resources management in South Africa. Its mission is to provide effective and efficient water services that support economic growth and social equity. Working in this department means being part of a team that values integrity, accountability, and service excellence, contributing to the well-being of communities across the nation.
What You’ll Do
- Support Water Services Authorities in developing and updating WSDPs and master plans.
- Assess water service needs, including demand and supply risks.
- Lead the identification, prioritization, and packaging of projects.
- Conduct quality assurance on project scoping and feasibility studies.
- Provide engineering and project-management support for funding processes.
- Conduct site inspections and technical investigations to verify project information.
- Coordinate planning inputs and collaborate with municipalities and service providers.
- Prepare reports and contribute to the Annual Performance Plan.
- Mentor and support Candidate Engineers and interns.
What You’ll Need
- A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (B Eng/BSc (Eng) in Civil Engineering).
- A minimum of three years of relevant post-qualification engineering experience.
- Compulsory registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer.
- A valid driver’s license for site visits and travel.
- Strong knowledge of municipal water services planning and relevant legislation.
- Competence in project and contract management, as well as technical report writing.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with GIS and engineering design software is an advantage.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- A commitment to teamwork and ethical conduct.
How to Apply
Please submit your application before the closing date as late applications will not be considered.
Requirements
An Engineering degree (B Eng/BSc (Eng) in Civil Engineering.Three (3) years’ relevant post-qualification engineering experience in civil and water engineering.
Compulsory registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer.
The disclosure of a valid, unexpired driver’s licence is required, as site visits and travel form part of the duties.
Sound knowledge and experience in municipal water services planning; Water Services Development Plans (WSDPs), water services master plans and five-year reliability plans; water demand, balances, backlogs, infrastructure capacity, performance and risk assessments; feasibility studies, business plans, project identification, prioritisation, packaging and implementation readiness.
Working knowledge of the Water Services Act, National Water Act, Municipal Systems Act and applicable environmental, public-finance, supply-chain and engineering prescripts.
Competence in programme, project, contract, risk and financial management; technical report-writing; stakeholder coordination; and Microsoft Office.
Experience with GIS, hydraulic modelling and engineering design software will be an advantage.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, presentation, facilitation and communication skills.
Sound professional judgement, teamwork, client orientation, accountability and ethical conduct.
Job Duties
Support Water Services Authorities to prepare, review and update WSDPs, water services master plans, five-year reliability plans and aligned Integrated Development Plan inputs.Assess current and future service needs, backlogs, demand, water balances, infrastructure capacity, condition and performance, and supply risks; evaluate planning and operational scenarios.
Identify, prioritise and package projects; quality-assure scoping and feasibility studies, business plans, engineering reports, designs, cost estimates, programmes, risk registers and implementation-readiness information.
Provide engineering and project-management support to MIG, WSIG, RBIG and other funding processes.
Conduct site inspections and technical investigations; verify geo- referenced project and infrastructure information.
Support the Comprehensive Infrastructure Plan, water conservation and water demand management, Free Basic Services, Municipal Priority Action Plan, Municipal Strategic Self- Assessment and sector reporting.
Coordinate planning inputs with municipalities, sector departments, departmental programmes and service providers.
Prepare reports and Annual Performance Plan inputs.
Promote compliance, value for money, safety and environmental responsibility.
Mentor Candidate Engineers, graduate interns and engineering technicians.
