Manager: Performance Audit - Infrastructure (Civil Engineering) at Auditor-General of South Africa

Apply by: 31 October 2026

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategic alignment

•  Provide strategic inputs and support the implementation of the strategy of the business unit (BU).
•  Support the SM in the effective implementation and monitoring of the BSC initiatives/actions plan for the team members.
•  Identify value for money audit opportunities – integration and stand-alone audits.

Audit Responsibilities

Planning

• Plan and scope the audit project effectively. Allocate resources, define deadlines and ensure comprehensive and appropriate terms of reference is set for each review
• Identify in partnership with the Senior Manager (SM) a relevant audit team, including appointment of specialist or contract staff, and engage them on the audit plans and budget
• Ensure that appropriate audit components/sections are allocated to the audit team members in line with their skill level and areas for development
• Identify the need to appoint external specialists (CWC) as and when required, and manage the selection and appointment process
• Facilitate engagement meetings (entrance engagement) with auditee management to discuss the scope, focus areas, objectives, methodology, required audit documents and due dates
• Formulate technical audit procedures on selected projects
• Assist the audit team in identifying audit risks in infrastructure projects.

Execution

• Provide guidance and advise auditing teams on technical and feasibility studies, including site investigations
• Interpret project technical information e.g. detailed designs as well as complex calculations
• Advise audit teams on tendering procedures
• Advise audit teams on compliance of government infrastructure projects with legal requirements
• Assessing the sustainability of projects
• Provide detailed review of working papers and reports
• Execute technical audit procedures on selected projects
• Attend steering committee meetings (at least two per audit; first and final steering committee meetings) with departments and related senior management.
• Assessing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities on infrastructure projects
• Assessing cost analysis for infrastructure projects
• Review risk assessments, value management and cost control reports on infrastructure projects
• Advise audit teams on procurement strategy used on infrastructure projects
• Identifying, analysing and developing responses to commercial risks on infrastructure projects (applicable to QS)
• Analysing the costings for tenders awarded by government departments on selected infrastructure projects
• Analysing outcomes and writing detailed and impactful audit reports on audited infrastructure projects
• Constantly engage with manager to provide updates on audit progress and required support to complete the audit on time
• Ensure quality standards are met throughout the audit

Reporting

• Analysing outcomes and writing detailed and impactful audit reports
• Ensuring that all findings emanating from the audited infrastructure projects are communicated to the auditees
• Conduct and report on site visits
• Advise on value of completed work on selected infrastructure projects
• Accurately capture and update ASMIS information

Research

• Actively conduct research in the area of expertise
• Regular report back on the progress of research conducted.
• Review working papers and memos on research undertaken in the infrastructure field
• Review relevant memos on research of complex and challenging audit themes, arising from government and international priorities/programmes in the infrastructure field

Administrative Matters

• Responsible for effective management of all administrative matters relating to the role. (e.g. timeous approvals, compliance with internal controls, etc.)

Training and Development

• Facilitate knowledge sharing sessions of insights, risk and knowledge of the business and industry within the audit team, BU and the AGSA.
• Provide training to staff to improve their understanding of technical matters

Product Development and Marketing

• Assist with the development of industry specific products and services.
• Assist with the marketing of the BU and its products to potential clients.

Stakeholder Engagements

• Build and maintain strategic and value adding partnerships with key stakeholders within the AGSA (both RA and PA) and with auditees to ensure support during the audit process for both integration and stand-alone audits.
• Interactions with the Executive Authorities on key findings/outcomes
• Effectively engage with key stakeholders on all levels

People Management

• Manage performance of staff, provide mentorship and support, and on-the-job training
• Responsible for the development of staff according to their development plans (PDPs)
• Manage teams’ performance and implement a culture of high performance
• Address staff related enquiries
• Support the implementation of the people plan for the centre/BU
• Ensure team members compliance with all AGSA policies

Financial Management

• Assist in identifying revenue growth opportunities within the component and optimise its operational expenditure
• Assist with the formulation of a budget
• Manage own and team recoverability
• Follow up debtor queries
• Ensure compliance with the internal controls in AGSA
• Ensure compliance with Supply Chain Management in AGSA

Ad-hoc duties (Applicable to All JD’s)

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required

Minimum requirements

Skills, Experience and Education

Formal Education

• Post graduate qualification in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or any approved built environment specialization.

Professional Registration

• Registration with a Professional Body as required in the built environment is mandatory e.g. ECSA, SACQSP, SACPCMP.

Experience

• At least 6 years’ industry specific experience in the infrastructure/ built environment (few years’ experience at a management level will be advantageous).
• Experience in infrastructure projects e.g. roads and storm water, sewer reticulation, water reticulation, social infrastructure (housing, health and education facilities) and bulk earthworks for municipal, provincial or national projects.
• Experience in compilation of tender documentation.

Knowledge

• Public sector knowledge
• Extensive knowledge in Infrastructure/ built environment field