Engineering and Technical Services at KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12. Bachelor Degree in Civil/Structural or Electrical/Mechanical Engineering; (NQF Level 7). Five (5) years’ experience at a middle/senior managerial level. Computer Literacy: MS Office Software Applications; Unendorsed valid Code B driver’s license (Code 08). Registered as a Professional Engineer with ECSA. Executive Course or Certificate in Infrastructure Delivery Management will serve as a recommendation.

DUTIES : The successful candidate will be responsible for, amongst others to:

• Manage the maintenance of health facilities, utilities and infrastructure: Determine the inputs for the scheduled and preventive maintenance plans/strategies including conceptual planning for scheduled maintenance. Determine the inputs to Health Facilities in terms of day-to-day maintenance.
• Provide inputs in terms of targets and indicators for infrastructure maintenance to the Directorate Infrastructure Programme Delivery. Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the maintenance plans and day-to-day and preventative maintenance. Provide inputs to Health Facilities in terms of planning for disposals of related equipment. Manage the monitoring and evaluation of deployed technology. Mange the provision of professional engineering services and providing support to the Chief Directorate and Health Facilities: Manage the research of maintenance technologies.
• Monitor and promote the effective utilization of utilities and provide feedback to the Directorate: Planning. Provide inputs to the Directorate: Infrastructure Planning in terms of setting functional and technical norms and standards. Develop guidelines for the maintenance of Health Facilities in close consultation with the Directorate: Infrastructure Planning. Determine detailed maintenance and supply specifications for procurement for day-to-day maintenance, emergency maintenance, minor specifications provided by the Directorate: Infrastructure Planning. Oversee the implementation of the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act related to equipment safety in Health Facilities (compliance).
• Manage the provision of linen and laundry services to Health Facilities: Report on the provision of cost effective, efficient and quality of linen and laundry services to Health Facilities. Report on the inventory and stock control of linen. Report on risks associated with the rendering of laundry services. Report on outsourced contracts. Manage the acquisition and development of maintenance resources: Capacitate Maintenance Hubs. Effective and efficient functioning of Provincial, District and Facility Maintenance Hubs. Manage the establishment and updating of maintenance strategy and system focusing on day-to-day, routine/preventative and emergency maintenance.
• Compliance of the provision of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS) related to equipment and effective waste management: Report on the establishment of the statutory structures as required in terms of the Act. Report on the establishment of the statutory structures as required in terms of the Act. Report on OHS training interventions as all Health Facilities in terms of equipment. Monitor compliance of equipment with the OHS Act in all Health Facilities. Approve waste management policies and procedures.
• Manage healthcare infrastructure risk and quality improvement program: Provide inputs to policies, norms and standards and procedures to the Directorate: Infrastructure Planning. Manage the overall provision of training of users and engineering/technical staff on policies. Approve the quality improvement plan. Approve the risk management plan (including adverse events). Management of the finances as Programme Manager for the Directorate: Use of funds in the directorate effectively, efficiently and in compliance with Public Finance Management Act. Procurement Management in terms of evaluation and adjudication of tenders.
• Strategic Management: Engineering directorate aligned its core business to that of the Chief Directorate. Engineering staff in the Directorate understands their roles and responsibilities.
• Management of the human resources: Undertake planning for future human resources needs. Maintain discipline. Manage performance and development of employees. Undertake human resource and other related administrative functions. Establish and maintain effective and efficient communication arrangements. Develop and manage the operational plan. Plan and allocate work. Develop and implement processes to promote control of work. Serve on transversal task teams as required. Implement quality control of work delivered by employees.