Civil Engineer at eThekwini Municipality

Job description

Job Purpose:

Applies professional principles and, controls technical procedures and processes to address the specific engineering requirements.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Provides technical support to the Area / Works Project Engineer.
• Responsible for the professional analysis of the various aspects associated with water conveyance and storage, wastewater conveyance and disposal.
• Interacts with the other organisations and affected parties in order to ensure that all parties are advised of projects that affect them.
• Undertakes professional supervision of contracts.
• Responsible for the preparation of draft routine reports, correspondence and estimates for submission to Area Engineer.
• Responsible for checking of Developer's submission in order to ensure compliance with the Department's design criteria and specifications.

Essential Requirements:

• BSc Civil Engineering.
• Must be registered as a candidate engineer with ECSA.
• Valid motor vehicle driver’s license (Code B).
• 2 years general civil engineering experience of which at least 1 year is in water or sanitation engineering.

Special Conditions:

• Post of Engineer (Civil) on the same grade are interchangeable within the Department at the discretion of the Deputy Head.
• Work sample and/or psychometric tests may be undertaken as part of the selection process.