Professional Town Planner at Department Of Public Works And Infrastructure

REQUIREMENTS :

• An appropriate B degree in Urban/Town and Regional Planning or relevant qualification.
• Three years post qualification Town and Regional Planning experience required. Valid driver’s license.
• Compulsory registration with SACPLAN as a professional Town and Regional Planner on appointment.

DUTIES :

• Leading a team of professionals from different fields from the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure and private sector to marshal and implement property development. Provide professional Town and Regional Planning advice in terms of professional qualifications and experience. Facilitate rapid and punctual delivery of land for the construction of new accommodation for national departments in line with Site Delivery Programme linked to land acquisition and disposal. Conduct research with regards to international best practice process and guidelines.
• Verify and interpret client department needs, preferences and space norms. Facilitate community involvement / participation and stakeholder support. Prepare site identification audit/ report. Analysis, approval and preparation and site clearance certificates for the proposed development. Apply quality control and verify appropriate site delivery and proactively remove constraints that restrain site clearance progress.
• Review and formulate Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with other state organs/ parastatals and other SOSs. Provide professional and technical support to implementing teams at Head Office or regional level. Facilitate financial management process which contains allocation of budget, payment of consultants, expenditure and human resources. Facilitate and co-ordinate projects for site delivery best practice. Managing private consultants, SOSs/NGOs and officials regarding governmental processes and legislative framework.
• Develop, implement and maintain the Strategic development plans. Implement relevant Government policies, legislations, Acts and Regulatory Laws in property development. Retrospectively evaluate projects and verify compliance with legal and development conditions. Timely facilitate progress reporting and effective briefing of client. Understand the needs of the clients, prepare terms of reference, brief consultants and scrutinise development conditions.
• Execute land availability negotiations and entering into service-level agreements with various relevant institutions service providers such as Ingonyama Trust Board, Communal and Traditional land owners, parastatal etc. Resolve environmental impact issues, traffic engineering, heritage impact, land use issues, site demarcation and site development plans etc. Resolve economic development and planning related matters that affect the South African Provinces.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and conduct public participation processes with all affected stakeholders. Participate on the formulation and updating of the District and Municipalities Integrated Development Planning (IDPs) meetings.