Senior Engineer (Comm Netw Eng) at eThekwini Municipality

Job Purpose

Provide support to the Chief Engineer (Communication Networks) by effectively researching and investigating, testing, designing, planning and commissioning of the Communication Networks of

EThekwini Electricity which relate to complex and highly complex, new and broadly available and unavailable technical practices.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Compiles and updates basic, complex and highly complex specifications and standards of broadly available and unavailable technical systems within the Communication Network..
• Compiles and adjudicates basc, complex and highly complex tenders relating to broadly available and unavailable technical aspects of the fibre, radio and wireless, data, copper and other media systems of the Communication Network.
• Introduces new basic, complex and highly complex sub-systems, systems and focus technologies, and, maintenance and fault repairs, to the backbone of the Fibre Optic Network of the Communication Network.
• Introduces new basic, complex and highly complex sub-systems, systems and focus technologies, and, maintenance and fault repairs to the customer connections which are directly connected to the backbone of teh Fibre Optic Network of the Communication Network.
• Introduces new basic, complex and highly complex sub-systems,systems and focus technologies, and, maintenance and fault repairs to the Radio and Wireless Network of the Communication Network.
• Introduces new basic, complex and highly complex sub-systems, systems and focus technologies, and, maintenance and fault repairs to the Technical Data Network and customer connections to it.
• Introduces new basic, complex and highly complex sub-systems, systems and focus technologies, and, maintenance and fault repairs to the Copper Pilot Wire Network of the Communication Network and customer connections to it.
• Introduces new basic, complex and highly complex sub-systems, systems and focus technologies, and, maintenance and fault repairs to other identified communication systems of the Communication Network and other customer connections.
• Provides specilaised software and hardware tools required to undertake trouble shooting and monitoring of the operation of the communication system.
• Monitors the performance and utilisation of the existing fibre, copper, data, radio and wireless and other media systems of the communication networks.
• Manages and maintains central computerised technical records and drawings relating to the communication networks, customer connections and the division.
• Initiates and monitors progress of work to be undertaken by other divisions according to standards.
• Initiates the acquisition of goods, materials and services.
• Accepts appointment in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (1993) and regulations.
• Ensures compliance with the safety rules, as stipulated in Chapter 25 of the Town Clerks Standing Orders.
• Performance of duties will require the application of a sound specialist knowledge and innovation of new and broadly available and unavailable technical systems used. It will include performing the complex components more efficiently and effectively than at the Engineer level.
• Tasks shall be carried out at a standard appropriate for a Professional Engineer.

Essential Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree (Electronic Engineering) obtained through an accredited Further

• Education and Training Institute.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
• Pass a proficiency test set by the department to prove sufficient general knowledge of
• electrical and communication theory at the level of a Professional Engineer.
• Valid motor vehicle drivers license (Code B).
• Must be in possession of a First Aid Certificate or obtain one within 6 months of the date of
• appointment.
• 3 Years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements

Relevant post graduate qualification.