Engineer Production Grade A at Northern Cape Department: Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate degree in Agricultural/Civil Engineering (B Eng/BSc) or relevant equivalent qualification at NQF level 7 with minimum 2 years post qualification experience in agricultural/civil engineering and registered as a professional engineer. Compulsory registration with ECSA. Problem solving and analysis, client orientation and customer focus. 

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate will perform the following duties: Design, construction and contract management of irrigation systems, crop processing plants, packaging facilities, animal housing, green houses, farm mechanization (tractors and relevant planters and implements) and other farm structures. Knowledge of Model Maker design program, AUTOCAD, surveying with Trimble GPS and processing with Trimble Business Centre survey programs will be an advantage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Computer literate, be able to work on the following software programs, Microsoft Office and Power Point. Excellent interpersonal relation skills, ability to handle tasks of a multi-faceted nature, sound communication skills both verbal, working under pressure with deadlines and written, problem solving. Technical and engineering skills would be expected in agricultural development support programs, i.e. CASP, ILLIMA LETSEMA and Land Care. Travel and working in other remote areas in Northern Cape would be expected from the successful candidate.