Mechanical Engineer: Planning Directorate at Eastern Cape Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Senior Certificate, Degree in Mechanical Engineering (B Eng/BSC (Eng) or relevant qualification coupled with three(3) years’ post qualification experience. Compulsory registration with ECSA as Professional Engineer (Mechanical). A valid Drivers licence.  Computer literate.

DUTIES:

• To provide inputs to technical and functional norms and standards from an engineering perspective to be issued in terms of the Provincial Health Facilities Guidelines.  Monitor that infrastructure projects implemented by Implementing Agent(s) comply with approved engineering functional and technical norms and standards and that the planning and design are according to sound engineering principles and code of practice.  Update functional and technical norms and standards updated based on learning generated through Post Project and Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) exercises.  Prepare reports stating the advisability, desirability, impact and legality of proposals for innovative service delivery mechanisms.  Undertake feasibility studies and prepare reports detailing service impact, financial impact, infrastructure impact, constraints, alternatives and attainability.
•  Develop cost effective solutions according to standards.  Prepare technical specifications.  Apply mechanical design principles.  Evaluate existing technical manuals, standard drawings and procedures to incorporate new technology in specifications.  Undertake preliminary costing per installation.  Develop mechanical engineering standard data sheets and drawings.  Provide mechanical engineering inputs to Project Execution Plan v.1.  Prepare reports on mechanical engineering investigations.  Determine mechanical engineering proposals and design work for solutions where necessary.  Provide mechanical engineering professional and technical advice in the form of verbal and written advice reports, calculations, specifications and drawings.  Monitor and study the health sector, legal frameworks, standards changes and policy frameworks.  Engage in relevant continuous professional development activities (tools and techniques) as prescribed and /or required.