Job Description
- Execute technical project development from early-stage preparation through to bankable feasibility, ensuring projects meet the technical, environmental, social, regulatory, and commercial requirements for investment decision-making and financial close. The role is responsible for Project Development and Technical Execution, Due Diligence and Regulatory Compliance, Financial and Commercial Assessment Support, Bankable Feasibility Report Development, Relationship Management and Stakeholder Relations and other tasks as assigned by the line manager from time to time.
Key Responsibilities
Project Development and Technical Execution
- Provide technical inputs in the development of project development strategies to unlock infrastructure projects in South Africa, SADC and select African Countries through project preparation.
- Design projects that support the annual disbursement target and the division's strategic objectives.
- Develop detailed project development workplans and schedules covering feasibility studies, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), technical designs, grid and geotechnical studies, and permitting processes.
- Execute projects within the scope, technical specifications, quality standards, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements for project development activities.
- Prepare pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, including engineering designs, cost estimates, implementation models, scheduling and risk assessments.
- Draft preliminary and detailed design work, including capacity sizing, layout planning, technology selection, and constructability evaluations.
- Provide technical solutions that are aligned to appropriate technology standards, lifecycle cost considerations, operational performance requirements, and sustainability principles.
- Provide inputs into Terms of Reference (ToR) and technical procurement specifications for external consultants, engineers, and technical advisors.
Due Diligence and Regulatory Compliance
- Coordinate with relevant specialists for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and associated management plans in accordance with IFC/World Bank standards, local regulatory requirements, and climate-resilient development principles.
- Engage with regulators, utilities, municipalities, and line ministries to secure required permits, licenses, environmental approvals, water use rights, grid connection approvals, etc.
- Adhere to all legislative, sector policy, and regulatory conditions that are embedded in feasibility outputs.
- Maintain a risk register covering technical, environmental, commercial and execution risks and provide risk mitigation strategies.
Financial and Commercial Assessment Support
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support programme implementation, identifying funding needs for the project development.
- Provide technical inputs to prepare bankable feasibility data packs to enable financial modelling, investment appraisal, and structuring.
- Work closely with financial specialists to test project affordability, revenue models, commercial structures, and risk allocation frameworks.
Bankable Feasibility Report Development
- Consolidate all technical, environmental, social, regulatory, commercial and cost data into a bankable feasibility report suitable for due diligence, financial modelling, structuring, and investment decision-making.
- Prepare presentations and submissions for Investment Committees and transaction preparation governance structures.
Relationship Management and Stakeholder Relations
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop specific investment opportunities.
- Facilitate continuous communication with clients/ projects that the DBSA has funded to adequately support the Division’s monitoring function.
- Network and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to develop specific investment opportunities further.
- Identify clients’ pain points and coordinate DBSA’s solution offerings to address them.
- Undertake other tasks as assigned by the line manager, from time to time.
Key Measurements of Outputs
- Value of bankable projects developed.
- Value and number of projects approved and committed.
- Value of infrastructure catalysed.
- Reduction in impairments through de-risking technical and commercial risk aspects of projects.
- Management of client relationships and key stakeholders.
- Quality of signed agreements/mandates.
- Clean Audit.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and/or in the Built Environment (Civil, Construction Management or Quantity Surveying).
- Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a professional engineer (PrEng).
Minimum Experience
- A minimum 8 years’ experience in infrastructure project development/preparation in the built environment, public sector management, advisory service or consulting experience.
- Experience in dealing with development finance institutions at the various levels of government and business.
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modelling and feasibility analysis.
- Extensive experience in structuring project finance deals.
- Successful track record in business development and stakeholder management.
- Understanding of infrastructure project development, feasibility and structuring.
- Understanding of financial modelling and project finance structuring.
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and industry best practices.
Desirable Requirements
- Project Management professional with one of the following qualifications: Project Management Institute (PMI), Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE) and South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP).
Deadline:18th February,2026
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Job Description
- The role of the Programme Manager is to provide strategic oversight and leadership across multiple programmes within the Infrastructure Delivery Division, managing project managers and ensuring the successful delivery of programme objectives. This includes leading the planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of all programmes, while proactively supporting and guiding project managers to mitigate risks, prevent delays, and achieve timely, efficient, and high-quality outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Strategic Functions
- Provide overall leadership in planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of multiple programmes for the Infrastructure Delivery Division (IDD).
- Proactively identify and implement expediting and corrective measures to prevent delays and enhance delivery performance.
- Align programme delivery with the division’s strategic priorities, policies, and developmental impact objectives.
- Promote best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement in programme and project management processes.
Programme Management Functions
Project Control – Cost, Time, and Quality
- Provide a consolidated regional and portfolio view of all active projects, focusing on cost, time, and quality performance.
- Consolidate expenditure and progress data into meaningful programme and portfolio key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Implement and oversee project costing and cost control policies, procedures, and systems for all programmes.
- Coordinate, prepare, and validate cash flow forecasts for submission to relevant Committees.
- Develop and maintain an integrated programme, cost control, and performance monitoring system.
- Plan, align, and control approved rolling plans to ensure consistency with overall delivery schedules and budgets.
- Manage the handover of completed programmes and projects to operations, including timely post-transfer reviews and lessons learned.
Project Planning and Scheduling
- Provide visibility across all projects and programmes with respect to timelines and delivery milestones.
- Consolidate schedule and progress information into asset creation and performance KPIs.
- Implement and maintain robust project planning and scheduling policies, systems, and tools.
- Provide planning and scheduling inputs during feasibility and business case development stages.
- Allocate and manage professional planning and technical resources to projects through a matrix management structure.
Programme Communication and Reporting
- Implement and maintain project administration and reporting systems, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
- Establish and manage a centralised document and information management system.
- Coordinate and balance programme resources to optimise delivery efficiency.
- Compile, review, and submit comprehensive programme performance reports to all relevant stakeholders and committees.
Contract and Compliance Management
- Implement contract management policies, procedures, and systems across all projects.
- Support the selection of appropriate contracts and execution strategies to minimise programme risks.
- Oversee the implementation of safety, health, and environmental quality standards (SHEQ) in compliance with institutional and legislative requirements.
- Keep contractors informed of all legislative and institutional changes affecting contractual obligations.
- Monitor and ensure timely resolution of contractual breaches and non-compliance issues.
Project and Programme Management Governance
- Implement standardised project management methodologies and frameworks to ensure consistent delivery.
- Drive programme and project management maturity by embedding best-practice processes and systems.
- Validate that programme and project staff hold appropriate professional certifications and maintain continuous development.
Financial Management Functions
- Implement robust cost estimation and financial control practices across programmes.
- Maintain and update a comprehensive cost database to track performance and inform decision-making.
- Monitor expenditure trends and provide early warnings on potential financial risks or overruns.
People Management & Development
- Lead and develop programme and project teams by setting clear objectives, providing constructive feedback, and fostering collaboration.
- Recognise individual strengths and support professional growth and capacity building.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to project managers and technical staff.
- Identify and implement training and development strategies to address skill gaps and strengthen programme delivery capacity.
Key Performance Indicators
- Effective planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of all programmes within defined scope, budget, and schedule.
- Timely identification and implementation of expediting and corrective measures to prevent programme delays.
- Accuracy and reliability of cost, time, and quality control systems across all programmes.
- Compliance with institutional contract management and SHE standards.
- Timeliness and quality of programme reporting and stakeholder communication.
- Successful handover of completed projects and programmes to operations and completion of post-project evaluations.
- Improved programme management maturity and staff capability within the Infrastructure Delivery Division.
KEY INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS
- Project Team: (Construction Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, OHS, Project Schedulers, Project Administrators)
- IDD Business Unit Heads
- Group Executive: IDD
- Technical Planning and Design Team
- Support Units: Finance, SCM
- Development Facilitator
KEY EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS
- Service Providers (as appointed)
- External Stakeholders
- Clients
- Expertise & Technical Competencies
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in the Built Environment; Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or related fields.
- Professional certification in project management, such as Pr.CPM through the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Profession (SACPCMP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI) or PRINCE2 Practitioner or any other professional project management certification.
Experience
- A minimum of 10 years’ post-registration experience in the built environment, preferably within advisory or consulting services, with a strong project and programme management background.
- Proven experience in the design, construction, monitoring, and evaluation of complex civil and building infrastructure projects, particularly within health and water infrastructure sectors.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage large-scale infrastructure programmes in high-value, performance-driven environments.
- Strong knowledge and practical application of standard contracting frameworks, including JBCC, NEC, and GCC, as well as familiarity with other relevant infrastructure delivery contracts.
- Sound understanding of infrastructure-related legislation, regulations, and compliance frameworks.
- In-depth knowledge of infrastructure markets, procurement models, and delivery mechanisms.
- Solid understanding of government priorities, systems, and processes at national, provincial, and municipal levels, particularly relating to public infrastructure delivery and development finance.
Desirable Requirements
- A Postgraduate Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, or Construction Management.
- A Postgraduate qualification in Project Management.
- Additional qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety or related fields will be advantageous.
Professional registration with one of the following bodies:
- Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
- South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP)
- South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP)
- South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)
- Registration with any other relevant bodies in infrastructure projects.
Deadline:20th February,2026
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Job Description
- The purpose of this role is to transport employees, visitors, material and equipment to and from identified key points in line with the DBSA shuttle services. In this role, the driver will be responsible for—but not limited to—the timely transportation of personnel, strict adherence to traffic regulations, and routine vehicle maintenance. Additionally, the driver must ensure that the daily itinerary and schedules provided by the Line Manager are followed accurately.
Key Responsibilities
Transport and Delivery
- Transport staff and visitors to and from identified key points to required destinations in a safe and timely manner.
- Update the logbook before and after each trip to comply with SARS regulatory requirements.
- Adhere to all traffic laws and safety regulations to ensure a safe driving environment for passengers and other road users.
- Record accurate mileage and odometer readings before and after each trip.
- Collect and deliver parcels, documents, and mail as per DBSA requirements.
- Deliver Board documents to Board Members in accordance with DBSA requirements.
- Handle the collection and delivery of foreign exchange documents and other relevant materials to designated commercial banks on behalf of Treasury.
- Collect and deliver documents to various departments, such as SARS documents on behalf of Payroll.
- Report vehicle breakdowns, accidents and incidents, to relevant emergency services and supervisor ensuring passenger safety.
- Complete the occurrence register for refuelling and reporting accidents.
Vehicle Maintenance
Perform daily vehicle maintenance in line with the Road Traffic Act and Regulations:
- Conducting routine checks on the vehicle, including but not limited to oil, water, fuel, and tyre pressure.
- Inspecting the surface and condition of tyres, periodically rotating tyres, and ensuring wheel alignment to maintain roadworthiness.
- Operating the vehicle within the limits of road, weather, and traffic conditions while adhering to defensive driving principles.
- Maintain the interior and exterior cleanliness of the vehicle.
- Notify the manager and book vehicle maintenance within the prescribed service contract intervals.
- Monitor fuel usage and ensure timely refuelling.
- Ensure the vehicle is equipped with emergency tools such as a first-aid kit, fire extinguisher, and reflective triangles.
Key measurements of outputs
- Timeous transportation of personnel or visitors.
- Adherence to vehicle maintenance processes and adherence to traffic regulations.
- Timeous and accurate delivery or collection of goods for the Bank and ensure that the daily itinerary/schedule is followed as provided by the line manager.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- A valid driver’s licence including Passenger Driver Permit (PDP)
Experience
Minimum Requirements
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a passenger and delivery driver.
- Experience transporting staff within a corporate environment.
- Experience operating a variety of vehicles, including minibuses, sedans, and light delivery vehicles.
- Knowledge of road safety regulations and fleet management procedures.
- Understanding of safety, security and protocol requirements when transporting employees or visitors.
Desirable requirements
- Advanced Driving Certificate (e.g., Defensive Driving, VIP/Professional Driving, Advanced Driver Training).
Deadline:23rd February,2026
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