Senior Engineering (Traffic Signal Design) - (REF: 10/2026/05) at Johannesburg Roads Agency(JAR)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act in professional engineering capacity to sign off designs ensuring that all traffic signal designs comply with SARTSM regulations.
• Design new and revised traffic signal layout plans in accordance with the SARTSM Volume 3 requirements.
• Ensure that site observations of signalized intersections are carried out regularly to identify problematic sites.
• Ensure that the conceptual design of the intersection requirements is done according to the analytical inputs.
• Review external designs and ensure effectiveness and compliance to legislation and regulations.
• Contribute technical expertise to planning committees or for ad hoc requests on requirements for effective traffic flow management related to traffic signals.
• Make inputs to the unit’s operational plan by providing constant feedback to the manager, based on operational performance, risks, challenges, lessons learnt and best practice for the discipline.
• Draft management reports so that internal and external stakeholders are informed of performance progress and relevant issues of the unit.
• Identify and manage the operational risks of the sub-unit and make inputs to the operational Risk Register.
• Contribute to the coordination of assurance activities to ensure the effectiveness of controls, for the sub-unit.
• Oversee talent management for the sub-unit in terms of recruitment, retention and individual skills development.
• Implement JRA performance management requirements, ensuring continuous performance feedback to and development of employees
• Contribute to the stakeholder identification process from a sub-unit perspective.
• Facilitate effective community liaison on projects by managing stakeholder participation with Regional Managers, Ward Councilors, etc.

REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or relevant NQF level 7 equivalent.
• Registered as a professional engineer/technologist in terms of the Regulations of the Road Traffic Act.
• 5 years of experience in traffic signal design, inclusive of 3 years’ experience at supervisory level