Chief Civil Engineering Technologist at eThekwini Municipality

Job description

Job Purpose:

Controls the professional and technical processes associated with the provision of an engineering service to internal/external clients through the provision of guidance and advice on the formulation of proposals and design concepts.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Provides advice/information and guidance on the principles, procedures and applications associated with average and complex forms of engineering projects and programmes.
• Applies principles and techniques associated with the development and presentation of technical designs for average complexity or complex forms of engineering works.
• Disseminates information on the professional aspects of engineering design concepts and provides reports.
• Coordinates and guides sequences and procedures associated with the preparation and collation of contract documentation and or evaluating tender applications for average or complex forms of engineering works.
• Defines appropriate standards and controls the implementation/ outcomes of average complexity and complex forms of engineering contracts.

Essential Requirements:

• Registration as a Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr. Techno.) with the Engineering Council of South Africa; plus Internal Assessment.
• Valid motor vehicle drivers’ license (Code B or EB).
• 5 Years relevant post professional registration experience.
• Work sample and/or psychometric tests may be undertaken as part of the selection process.

EThekwini Municipality is guided by the principles of Employment Equity. Women and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

In addition to the basic salary reflected above, the Municipality offers a 13th cheque, housing subsidy (subject to certain conditions), normal pension benefits and generous vacation leave.

Applicants who have not been contacted / notified within 3 months of the closing date of this advert should consider themselves unsuccessful.