Engineering Technician Production Grade A - C REF NO: at Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport

Directorate : TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Requirements :

• National Diploma in Civil Engineering/ Transport Engineering. Compulsory registration with ECSA as an Engineering Technician with 3 years post qualification technical experience. Valid driver’s license.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of Gauteng Infrastructure Act of 2001, SPLUMA, National Land Transport Act of 2009 and other relevant prescripts. Knowledge of geometric design and traffic engineering principles, land-use planning principles, transportation planning processes and the associated legal compliance requirements. Research and development knowledge. Technical report writing and computer aided design applications.

SKILLS

• The analysis of survey drawings and transportation infrastructure design drawings. Data Management: ability to collect, analyse, and manage large transport planning and design datasets related to transportation infrastructure and land-use management. Ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams, and coordinate with various stakeholders, professional consultants (town and regional planners, civil and transportation engineers, land surveyors, environmental planners, etc.), Provincial and National Departments, Planning and Transportation Agencies, all municipalities in the Gauteng Province, the general public. Communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Duties :

• Assess, evaluate and compile conditions in relation to and protecting the Gauteng Strategic Road Network (GSRN) in terms of Gauteng Transport Infrastructure Act (GTIA), 2001(Act No. 8 of 2001 as amended) and other related legislation and policies.
• The said development applications from include townships, professional consultants (town and regional planners, civil and transportation engineers, land surveyors, environmental planners, etc.), other Provincial departments and National Departments, agencies, all municipalities in the Gauteng Province and the general public include township establishments, removal of restrictive conditions in title deeds, rezonings, subdivisions, consent uses, consolidations and the evaluation of site development plans for building line encroachment applications.
• Conduct site investigations to assess the safety of proposed access positions to proposed land use change developments i.e. check for compliance to sight distances requirements required to finalise conditions and comments for land use change and development locations. Render consultation services and attend to enquiries in relation to the land use change and development applications affecting the Gauteng Strategic Road Network (GSRN).
• These inquiries include walk-ins without appointments, telephonically, email and virtual meetings. Assist in the management and supervision of staff in the sub-directorate, compile individual monthly technical reports and assist the administrative staff especially on the technical aspects of the work. Receive development applications (through the Departmental registry system) and assess if they are affected by the GSRN and the applicable provisions of the GTIA.
• Allocate development applications to the other technical teams within the Department, i.e. Design Service and Traffic Engineering. Issue written instructions to the administration team within the sub-directorate Development Facilitation to compile official responses, comments and conditions to the land use and development applications. Ensuring adherence to turn around times and quality assurance of written instructions to the administration teams.