Chief Engineer: Grade A at Department of Water and Sanitation

Requirements

• An engineering degree (B. Eng/B.Sc. Eng) or relevant qualification.
• Six (6) years of post-qualification experience. Compulsory registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer. The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s license. 

Duties

• Manage technical services and support in conjunction with engineers, technologists, technicians, and associates in field, workshop, and technical office activities. Provide support in the analysis and project management of water and sanitation services projects. Provide technical support to the water and sanitation sector. Strategic Analysis of Water Services themes and topics. Development of related business perspectives with recommendations.
• Liaison and engagement with all stakeholders and water and sanitation sector players with regard to project planning and implementation. Provide support to WSAs to ensure implementation of planning and implementation frameworks and methodologies. Monitoring and reporting on the adherence to these planning and implementation frameworks and methodologies. Identification, prioritization, and initiation of projects and the associated financial management to structure the required budgets for planning and implementation.
• Coordination of planning to ensure integrated planning and management of water and sanitation projects in all spheres of government (water boards, WSAs, and other WSPs) to improve water and sanitation services and the reliability and sustainability of infrastructure. Investigation, assessment, monitoring, and reporting on all aspects of water and sanitation services delivery. Ensure all data, information, reports, and results of analyses are packaged and made accessible to the sector via the Water Services Knowledge System and National Integrated Water Information System.
• Liaison with and maintenance of data sharing and information partnerships with key water and sanitation services, sector role-players, and stakeholders such as Statistics South Africa, National Treasury, Cooperative Governance, and the Office of the Presidency. Ensure quality assurance of technical designs with specifications and authorize/make recommendations for the approval by the relevant authority. Monitor and ensure projects are implemented in accordance with prescribed norms and standards. Monitoring and evaluation of water and sanitation services delivery projects. The provision of guidance to the water sector regarding technical and engineering aspects of the operations and maintenance of water and sanitation services infrastructure.
• Support and provide guidance on all town reconciliation studies, implementation of WCWDM, bulk water and sanitation master planning, and disaster management. Continuous professional development to keep up with new technologies and procedures. Research/literature studies on technical engineering technology to improve expertise.