Control Architecural Technologist: Infrastructure Delivery for Education Facilities at Eastern Cape Public Works and Infrastructure

• 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, Planning and organizing, 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.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate, Bachelor of Technology in Engineering (B Tech), or a relevant qualification, with six (6) years’ post-qualification Engineering Technologist experience required. A valid driver's license. Compulsory registration with ECSA as an Engineering Technologist.

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 organizational objectives to ensure optimum operational availability; monitor maintenance efficiencies according to organizational goals to direct b or redirect engineering services for the attainment of organizational 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.g. 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 utilization of human resources for discipline to ensure a competent knowledge base for the continued success of engineering services according to organizational needs and requirements. Manage subordinates’ key performance areas by setting and monitoring performance standards and taking actions to correct deviations to achieve departmental objectives.