Job Openings at City of Ekurhuleni

Minimum Requirements:

• B.Sc./ B. Eng/ B. Tech in Civil Engineering
• Professional registration with ECSA as Pr. Engineer or Pr. Technologist
• Driver's licence
• 5 years relevant experience

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage key performance areas and result indicators associated with the rehabilitation and maintenance of road infrastructure, storm-water drainage and the adequacy of traffic signage and road markings.
• Identify technical / non-technical skills gap within your area of accountability and complete developmental plans for existing personnel and monitor the adequacy of current training interventions.
• Implement Human Resources policies and procedures to control and regulate workplace conflict and institute corrective measures.
• Prepare capital and operating estimates and control expenditure against the approved budget allocations.
• Manage procurement processes and ensure that it comply with the Supply Chain Management processes.
• Manage and control plant, equipment as well as materials.
• Prepare/ approve drawings, designs and costs estimate of work to be done and monitor the implementation thereafter.
• Direct and control professional, technical and operational outcomes associated with the functions.
• Compile maintenance programs and reports

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Key performance areas:

• Provide input to strategic capability and leadership to drive and integrate the ICT architectural framework and ICT Strategy
• Ensure effective operational processes for Architecture to facilitate, establish and review departmental functional planning practices, policies and procedures within area of accountability
• Create and drive strategic relationships with stakeholders for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration
• Develop ICT Architecture implementation programmes and communication plans to ensure the effective rollout and implementation
• Scan external environment to identify and take advantage of new knowledge of related acts, regulations & regulatory frameworks to improve results
• Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly reports as per developed set standards and requirements, legislation and regulations
• Plan, design and build an IT Infrastructure Architecture at Enterprise level that meets organizational requirements
• Implement good governance and apply risk knowledge and skills within the parameters of prescribed regulatory and best practice framework for good corporate governance
• Identify, analyse and interpret KPI's timeously to mitigate against potential risks, and recommending corrective measures
• Ensuring the integrity and effective administration of financial risk management processes
• Overseeing the preparation of monthly and annual budgets and financial reports in accordance with statutory and Council presentations
• Ensure customer service orientation to promote people-centered and efficient service delivery by the Department in line with Batho Pele principles
• Optimise human capital through integrating and optimising functional activities, processes or systems across an internal value chain
• Ensuring timeous, clear contracting and assessment of performance expectations with direct and indirect reports in line with organisational objectives
• Provide meaningful context, setting performance standards in order to enhance productivity, capacity and high staff morale
• Lead and manage teams by providing context, setting performance standards and educating on process, quality and policy

Core Requirements:

• Relevant postgraduate degree in Information Technology or relevant equivalent NQF Level 8
• NQF Level 5 Finance Management Qualification in MFMA in terms of National Treasury requirement would serve as an advantage
• 5 - 8 years’ experience in a similar environment
• Financial Management & Problem-solving Skills; Institutional process analysis and redesign knowledge and experience; Risk and compliance knowledge; People management and empowerment skills; Quality orientation; Effective Communication Skills with the ability to build trusting relationships; Capacity to withstand stress; & Operation Planning and Reporting Skills.

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Key performance areas:

• Monitor, oversee and drive the development of long, medium and short term master plans, capital investment programs and strategies with respect to storm water management
• Monitor, oversee and drive the development of long, medium and short -term master plans, capital investment programs and strategies with respect to road infrastructure.
• Monitor, oversee and drive the development of strategies and capital investment programs with respect to traffic engineering.
• Monitor, oversee and drive the evaluation of land use applications submitted to the Department.
• Monitor, oversee and drive the development of long- term strategies in the department in order to direct master plans, capital investment programs, and strategies with respect to road and storm water functions.
• Monitor the implementation of the budgets, plans and strategies by the other divisions of the department and evaluating the outputs verses the intended outcomes such plans.
• Conducting regular research in the relevant disciplines in the department, at strategic level, guiding disciplines with respect to appropriate policy and by-law development.
• Ensure effective procurement processes for the appointment of service providers for the division.
• Manage roads and storm water maintenance functions, ensuring effective identification of need, requirements, measurements, reporting and communication
• Assess, plan, manage, control and implementation of the Operational and Capital Budget for the Division.
• Administer and control the functioning of the Division.
• Managing and aligning processes relating to contract obligations against general principles of law and statutory regulations, and
• Identification of potential risk and the management and mitigation thereof.

Core Requirements:

• B Degree in Civil Engineering (BEng/BTech) or relevant equivalent
• Registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Technologist (Civil Engineering)
• 8 years’ relevant management experience of which at least 4 years’ must have been at senior management level
• Strategic capability and leadership skills
• Operation financial management competency
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills
• Programme and management skills
• Sound understanding of Roads and Storm-water infrastructure planning and management

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Key performance areas:

• Input and advise on strategic capability and leadership to develop, integrate and drive the communications and media strategy, ensuring effective delivery of compliance and governance
• Ensure operational processes to ensure effective communication functions and logistical management and utilization of technology to benefit the community of the CoE
• Ensure governance and risk management compliance to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, policies, processes and resolutions and minimize risk for the communications and media division
• Ensure effective financial management and processes to ensure the effective allocation and utilization of funds
• Drive customer service orientation to ensure excellent customer service delivery to all stakeholders
• Implement and manage effective people management to provide a meaningful context, setting performance standards in order to enhance productivity, capacity and high staff moral
• Ensure accurate and timely flow of communication through effective utilisation of press and publicity systems, communication systems and processes
• Deliver and guide innovative, integrated media campaigns through ensuring effective prioritisation and flow across the organisation
• Develop media implementation programmes and plans, ensuring effective roll out and implementation
• Develop, integrate and monitor communication and media quality print publications and manage corporate identity
• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships within the press and publicity communities and ensuring proactive management of the CoE reputation
• Plan, direct and manage implementation of customer education strategies and programmes

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communication or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years' experience in a similar environment of which at least 4 years must have been at middle management level
• A valid driver's license
• Operation planning and reporting skills
• Quality orientation
• People management and empowerment skills
• Effective communication skills with the ability to build trusting relationships
• Analytical thinking

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Key performance areas:

• Develop and Implement City-wide Tourism Development, Marketing and Partnership Strategies and Value-proposition to enhance the Airport City Destination Marketing and Gauteng Air Access efforts that maximizes sectoral impact on the Regional Economy.
• Develop and Implement Divisional Strategies, Business Plans, Systems, Processes and Standard Operating Procedures to enhance the contribution of the Division to achieving Departmental and City-wide Local Economic Development Objectives.
• Enable effective programme planning, development, management and implementation of the City' and Provincial Tourism Development, Marketing and Partnership strategies.
• Conceptualize, Implement and Quality Assure tourism product development, partnerships and destination marketing initiatives to achieve departmental, city-wide and provincial objectives and goals.
• Conduct Destination Market Intelligence Research, Benchmarking and Monitor sectoral trends, to analyse the effectiveness, efficiencies and impact of the Tourism Development, Marketing & Partnerships strategies in the City.
• Drive the development of tourism and marketing development models and ensure effective organisation-wide implementation
• Facilitate stakeholder mobilization and strategic partnerships to ensure that targeted partners are effectively reached through a variety of business, leisure and lifestyle products and events that are hosted in the Regional Economy.
• Implement risk management, governance and compliance legislation and policies to identify and manage governance and risk exposure
• Ensure budget planning and monitor and enforce effective financial management, control, governance and SCM compliance
• Drive an aligned customer service excellence culture, which enables rewarding relationships that enables the division to provide exceptional customer services to peers, stakeholders and related community organizations
• Lead and manage teams by providing strategic leadership and management, setting performance standards, clarifying roles and effective utilization of skills

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Tourism Development and/or Strategic Marketing and/or Commerce and/or Development Studies and/or Economic Development and/or Business Intelligence or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years’ relevant management experience of which at least 4 years’ must have been at middle management level
• Strategic leadership skills and track-record
• Accountability and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• An understanding of political and administrative structures at municipal level
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Risk management skills
• Proficiency in policy development
• Effective communication skills
• Operational financial management skills
• Programme and project management skills

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Key performance areas:

• Develop, plan, implement and drive a water metering and management strategy in response to the organisational strategy
• Develop, plan, implement and drive a revenue and revenue enhancement master plan
• Ensure the integration of business processes and systems, enabling sustainable service excellence
• Communicate a meaningful strategic context that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness
• Manage water metering and revenue management functions, ensuring effective identification of needs, requirements, measurements, reporting and communication
• Ensure the effective management and maintenance of all meter installations
• Facilitate, establish and review water revenue practices, policies and procedures within area of accountability
• Ensure the effective management of drinking water quality and compliance with national standards and blue drop requirements
• Ensure the effective management and monitoring of industrial effluent and water quality of public steams
• Advise and develop water and wastewater tariffs
• Manage and control bulk water purchases and bulk wastewater services, including financial management and control
• Ensure compliance with the relevant water acts and regulatory framework in terms of overall compliance
• Ensure effective financial management, control and corporate governance throughout area of accountability
• Control the budget within own functional area, including the authorization of expenditure and implementation of financial regulations
• Explore, advise on and implement revenue enhancement opportunities
• Establish and manage strategic internal and external relationships inclusive of customers, service providers and relevant legislative agencies and structures
• Ensure that agreed service level agreements are met, maintaining customer satisfaction
• Influence and communicate with all levels across the business to minimize resistance to change and ensure on boarding of all target audiences
• Lead and manage direct and indirect teams by providing context, setting performance standards and educating on process, quality and policy
• Provide mechanisms and support to implement major changes
• Share and transfer product, process and system knowledge

Core Requirements:

• BEng (Civil) degree or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• Registered as Pr Eng/ PrTech or eligibility to be registered with the Engineering Council of SA
• 8 years’ relevant management experience of which at least 4 years’ must have been at senior management level
• Strategic capability and leadership skills
• Strategic and operation financial management competency
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills
• Programme and project management skills
• Sound understanding, development and management of engineering as well as financial systems

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Key performance areas:

• Develop, monitor and advise on a financial planning delivery framework and strategy ensuring compliance with practices and legislative requirements
• Develop, plan and drive an overall project implementation strategy
• Implement, plan drive and overall departmental operational plan for accounting and financial requirements
• Ensure financial management, control and monitoring of the total capital and operational budgets of the final reporting thereof to the Nation Treasury, National Department of Transport and CoE Finance Department, compliance with all MFMA process and Treasury policies
• Implement balanced financial analysis and economic projections of revenue and expenditure to ensure sound operational and financial management of the IRPTN
• Take overall responsibility for monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting requirements, including financial statements and performance reports
• Develop and implement financial plans and financial forecasting based on operational and business plan of the IRPTN
• Exercise managerial oversight of financial modelling, business plans, feasibility studies and inputs in fare modelling and reporting on the financial implications thereof
• Lead the annual budgetary process of the IRPTN, financial audit functions and the establishment of prudent financial accounting practices
• Monitor supply chain management processes to ensure that correct tendering prescripts and procedures are followed at all times
• Liaise and establish cooperation with the management support staff to ensure budgetary planning and controls are aligned with the IDP/Master Plans
• Provide oversight of all financial aspects involving the IRPTN, including the financial analysis of projected and current capital and operational expenditure to ensure accountability and risk management
• Ensure the anticipation and management of financial and administrative risks and put in place contingency plan to mitigate such risks
• Ensure the strategic and management responsibility for the finance plans and budgets of the IRPTN are with accordance with the strategic thrusts of the Ekurhuleni Municipality
• Oversee all budgeting aspects, including resources for planning, acquisition and maintenance, new infrastructure and the internal and external operational funds of the IRPTN
• Ensure all economic and financial milestones related to the above functional areas are achieved within the time, cost and expenditure targets set for each phase of the IRPTN. Ensure application and maintenance of an effective, efficient system of internal controls
• Coordinate development and delivery on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders that meet or exceed expectations
• Ensure efficient financial management of the IRPTN planning processes, implementation and operations and all other financial elements of the IRPTN project

Core Requirements:

• B Degree in Commerce/ Business Science/ Business Administration/Economic Science or relevant NQF level 7 Qualification
• MBL/MBA will be an added advantage
• 8 years relevant management experience in a similar environment of which 4 years must been in financial administration within programme or project management at senior management level Experience in working with stakeholders such as taxi industry would be an added advantage
• Experience in working with stakeholders such as taxi industry would be an added advantage
• Financial modelling and forecasting
• Strategic capacity and leadership skills, accountability and ethical conduct
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and municipal planning, operational financial management, planning and reporting skills
• Knowledge and information management skills, knowledge of governance and risk management
• Stakeholder and service orientation
• Proficiency in policy development and analysis
• Effective communication skills, programme and project management skills, people management skills
• In-depth knowledge and successful experience in the area of administration, finance, human resources and procurement
• Exposure to the management of large capital and operational budgets
• Budget preparation and the control and auditing of expenditure
• Preparation, analysis, evaluation and interpretation of financial statement
• Performance accounting and financial reporting skills

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Minimum Requirements:

• N5 Electrical Engineering
• Accredited Electrician Trade Test Certificate
• Valid code C1 Driver's licence with PrDP
• Basic computer skills
• 3 years' experience in similar environment
• Experience in maintenance of municipal electricity distribution, protection and metering systems will serve as an advantage

Core Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installation, commissioning and maintenance of Protection, Test and Metering equipment.
• Perform routine tests and inspection on panel wiring, battery tripping supplies and protection relays
• Test switchgear panels, transformers, cables and all other related test on HV and MV equipment
• Supervise the removal of VT's and CT's by Artisan Assistant
• Install, maintain and download power quality instruments
• Programme voltage-regulating relays and inspect and set relays settings according to set standards
• Ensure that completed own and teamwork adheres to governance and legislative requirements
• Execute administrative and general duties to promote productivity and service delivery
• Investigate and resolve customer queries efficiently and effectively
• Maintain professional interaction and ethical dealings with stakeholders at all times