Performance Auditor-Civil Engineering (Western Cape) at Auditor-General of South Africa

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Understand the government environment in which the AGSA work
• Perform audits based on project management principles
• Assist in planning of audit assignments
• Execute audit plans  
• Collect data and information/evidence for audit and other assignment purposes
• Analyse and interrogate data and information
• Use various Civil engineering techniques, knowledge and experience in assessment of government service delivery projects during audits.
• Interview and interrogate the auditee to establish facts during audits.
• Compile audit technical  reports
• Compile audit working papers
• Identify audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Identify root causes and effects of audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas.
• Use information and technology tools such as, audit accelerators and any other IT tools in performing audits
• Assist the Infrastructure Centre of Excellence Management in executing any work related to the Centre.
• Assist auditors in understanding technical concepts when executing technical audits.
• Contribute to high-impact and relevant recommendations to government, programmes or audit areas
• Contribute to best practices/guidelines

Research and development

• Research complex and challenging audit themes  arising from government priorities/programmes
• Scan the environment, perform trend analyses and assess risks to identify audit themes and necessary interventions in government

People management

• Develop personal leadership
• Manage and take responsibly of own work
• Monitor own deadlines

Internal Stakeholder engagement

• Assist in maintaining an effective relationship with the regularity audit business units
• Engage in integration initiatives with regularity audit
• Maintain visibility at regularity audit for effective interaction
• Support the marketing of performance audits
• Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences

External Stakeholder engagement

• Build and maintain an effective relationships with auditees and other external stakeholders
• Support initiatives within the BU to market performance audit products

Financial management

• Manage own productivity and recoverability
• Keep within allocated budget

Administration

• Provide input on the planning of audits
• Assist with organisational reporting needs
• Submit time-sheets on time

Qualifications

• Degree/BTech in Civil Engineering
• Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
• Registration (as candidate) with a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience required in infrastructure field.
• Public sector knowledge or exposure to government infrastructure projects will be advantageous.
• A valid driver’s licence is essential.