Director: Construction Equipment at Department of Water and Sanitation

Requirements

• A relevant NQF level 7 qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
• Five (5) years’ middle/senior management experience in mechanical workshop and fleet management, construction plant and equipment operations, mechanical engineering services in large scale infrastructure or construction environment.
• Strong exposure to procurement processes, supply chain management and lifecycle costing of plant (acquisition, refurbishment and disposal). 

Duties

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for mechanical workshops, ensuring optimal availability and performance of construction plant and fleet. Oversee the refurbishment and disposal process to ensure value for money. Lead procurement, commissioning, and lifecycle management of construction plant and vehicles. Oversee refurbishment and disposal processes to ensure value for money.
• Manage plant rental services to construction units, ensuring fair and sound allocation, cost recovery and sustainability. Ensure compliance with all mechanical engineering standards, safety regulations and environmental guidelines. Manage and control the budget and financial performance of the mechanical engineering and fleet division.
• Provide technical support to construction project, ensuring that the right equipment is available for project delivery. Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams, fostering skills development, succession planning and high performance. Provision of specialized mechanical services to projects. Render mechanical engineering support services. Ensure applications of design to manufacturing installation and maintenance. Rendering of fleet management services.
• Develop and implement equipment replacement strategies. Ensure the provision of administrative support services. Developing and implementing SOPs and policies. Provide strategic leadership and business planning for the chief directorate. Compliance and risk management reporting.