About the Role
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is seeking a skilled Engineering Technologist for Infrastructure for Education, based in Bhisho. This pivotal role focuses on ensuring that educational infrastructure meets the highest standards, thus playing a vital part in the enhancement of educational facilities across South Africa. Your contributions will help foster a better learning environment for students, impacting the community positively and enabling future generations to thrive.
In this role, you will engage in engineering design, maintenance management, and leadership, ensuring that all infrastructure projects align with organizational objectives. Your efforts will not only improve facilities but also promote the effective use of resources, thus supporting the mission of the public service to deliver quality education across the nation. Working within the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, you will be at the forefront of transformative projects that directly benefit the educational sector.
About the Department
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is dedicated to creating and maintaining a sustainable and safe environment for all South Africans. Its mission is to ensure the delivery of quality public infrastructure that meets the needs of citizens while promoting economic growth and job creation. By working here, you will be part of a dynamic team committed to enhancing public service delivery and making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct final reviews and audits on new engineering designs to ensure compliance with established principles.
- Coordinate design efforts across different disciplines for seamless integration with current technologies.
- Manage the execution of maintenance strategies, setting standards and specifications to ensure optimal operational availability.
- Monitor maintenance efficiencies and redirect engineering services as necessary to achieve organizational goals.
- Allocate and monitor resources, compile risk logs, and provide technical consulting to minimize engineering risks.
- Manage the operational capital project portfolio, ensuring effective resource allocation and adherence to budgetary constraints.
- Facilitate knowledge-sharing initiatives to enhance individual development and operational efficiency.
- Oversee the development and motivation of team members, ensuring a knowledgeable and skilled workforce.
What You’ll Need
- National Senior Certificate and a Bachelor of Technology in Engineering or relevant qualification.
- Three (3) years of post-qualification experience as an Engineering Technologist.
- Valid driver’s license and compulsory registration with ECSA as an Engineering Technologist.
- Proven skills in strategic capability, problem-solving, decision-making, and team leadership.
- Strong financial management skills, along with excellent communication and people management abilities.
- Competence in project management, engineering compliance, and knowledge of engineering design principles.
How to Apply
Please submit your application before the closing date as late applications will not be considered.
Requirements
National Senior Certificate, Bachelor of Technology in Engineering (B Tech) or relevant qualification with three (3) years’ post-qualification Engineering Technologist experience required.A valid driver's license.
Compulsory registration with ECSA as an Engineer Technologist.
Knowledge and Skills: Strategic capability and leadership, problem-solving and analysis, decision- making.
Team leadership, Creativity, Financial management, Customer focus and responsiveness, Communication, Computer skills, People management, 115 Planning and organising, Conflict management, Negotiation skills, and Change management.
Competencies: Programme and project management.
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 applications.
Creating high-performance culture.
Technical consulting.
Engineering and professional judgement.
Job Duties
Engineering design and analysis effectiveness: Perform final review and approvals or audits on new engineering designs according to design principles or theory, Co-ordinate design efforts and integration across disciplines to ensure seamless integration with current technology, Pioneering of new engineering services and management methods.Maintain engineering operational effectiveness: Manage the execution of maintenance strategy through the provision of appropriate structures, systems and resources.
Set engineering maintenance standards, specifications and service levels according to organisational objectives to ensure optimum operational availability, monitor maintenance efficiencies according to organisational goals to direct b or redirect engineering services for the attainment of organisational objectives.
Governance: Allocate, control, monitor and report on all resources; compile risk logs and manage significant risk according to sound risk management practice and organizational requirements; provide technical consulting services for the operation on engineering-related matters to minimize possible engineering risks; manage and implement knowledge sharing initiatives, e.
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short-term assignments and secondments within and across operations, in support of individual development plans, operational requirements and return on investment.
Continuously monitor the exchange and protection of information between operations and individuals to ensure effective knowledge management according to departmental objectives.
Financial Management: Ensure the availability and management of funds to meet the MTEF objectives within the engineering environment/services, manage the operational capital project portfolio for the operation to ensure effective resourcing according to organizational needs and objectives, manage the commercial value add of the discipline-related programmes and projects, facilitate the compilation of innovation proposals to ensure validity and adherence to organizational principles, allocate, control and monitor expenditure according to budget to ensure efficient cash flow management.
People Management: Manage the development, motivation and utilisation of human resources for the discipline to ensure a competent knowledge base for the continued success of engineering services according to organisational needs and requirements.
Manage subordinates’ key performance areas by setting and monitoring performance standards and taking actions to correct deviations to achieve departmental objectives.
