Latest Jobs at The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A National Diploma in Accounting or equivalent NQF 6 qualification.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an Accounts Payable environment using the necessary financial systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Payments Processing

• Perform review of invoices to ensure invoice details are correct and that invoices are valid.
• Inspect the invoice for terms of payment.
• Ensure invoices are captured against the correct cost centre.
• Capture invoices onto financial systems, ensuring that the relevant details of the invoices are captured.
• Perform the three-way match (comparing purchase order, goods/service receipt and invoice).
• Perform weekly preparation of vendor reconcilliations before payments are processed. 
• Process payments timeously for external creditors in accordance with PFMA requirments. 
• Perform expense reimbursement and payroll payment processing. 

Reporting

• Review and post accounts payable journals from SANRAL provincial offices.
• Prepare reconciliation reports of individual creditors and accounts payable general ledger accounts.
• Perform age analysis to ensure that payment occurs as per the policies and PFMA guidelines. 
• Prepare the interim and year-end accruals. 
• Assit the reporing team with information required for Annual Financial Statements. 
• Provide reports for cash flow planning by providing Treasury with cash outflow information/forecast based on existing invoices/proposals. 

Stakeholder Support and Service Excellence

• Ensure accounts payable service is provided as per service level agreements.
• Optimise internal and external vendor satisfaction while ensuring accurate and timely payments.
• Ensure monthly AP checklists are completed to ensure all quality controls are maintained.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation

• Adopt a continuous improvement mindset to suggest improvements to the accounts payable processes.
• Assist with the improvement agenda, including the adoption of technology and automation of existing processes, collaborating closely with the ICT function.
• Report on service level agreement KPIs for SANRAL accounts payables.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• NQF 6: National Diploma in IT
• ITIL Foundation Certificate
• Valid Driver’s License (Will be required to provide field support at SANRAL Customer Services Centres including Toll Plazas)
• 3 years relevant desktop and network support working experience 

ADVANTAGEOUS:

• A+ Certificate or N+ Certificate or Microsoft 365 enterprise administrator expert.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management Of Systems In Accordance With ITIL Methodologies

• Respond to calls and requests logged on HelpDesk timeously and resolve them accordingly.
• Collaborate with Provincial teams to manage specific IT challenges, ensuring smooth operations across all locations.
• Follow the change management, incident management and problem management according to the ITIL Framework.

Mobility and End-User Computing Support 

• Administer and support end-user devices, including desktops, laptops, printers, scanners, video conferencing equipment and mobile devices across
• SANRAL offices including Customer Service Centres and Toll Plazas.
• Provide technical assistance for all SANRAL systems, ensuring the system operates without interruptions.
• Support the setup and configuration of all SANRAL applications.
• Maintain a high level of user satisfaction by responding promptly to support requests.

​​​​​​​Incident and Request Management

• Respond to, analyze, and resolve incidents and service requests logged via SANRAL's Service Management tools;
• Escalate unresolved issues to appropriate service providers or internal teams within SLA timelines; and
• Monitor and report recurring issues to identify root causes and recommend long-term fixes.

IT Asset and Compliance Management

• Maintain an accurate inventory of SANRAL IT assets, ensuring proper tagging and lifecycle management
• Conduct regular asset audits and coordinate with the Asset Management team for asset returns, disposals, and donations.
• Ensure all IT systems and processes comply with SANRAL's IT policies and governance frameworks.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BEng. or BSc. or BTech Eng. Degree in Civil Engineering.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience post qualification in any of the following fields: planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance, project, and contract management of major roadworks.
• Registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Identification of Projects

• Participates in the identification and prioritizing of projects using data from relevant management systems, network inspections, and personal knowledge.
• Based on requirements of the project, prepare annual budget and program.
• Ensure accurate identification of projects.
• Ensure effective prioritizing of projects.
• Ensure correct allocation of project funds.
• Ensure accurate project scope and realistic timeframes based on relevant requirements.

Procurement Management 

• Participates in the procurement processes for the appointment of consulting engineers and contractors as per the Employer’s standard operating procedures for procurement.
• Prepare relevant tender documentation for appointment of consulting engineers.
• Prepare relevant tender documentation for construction, in association with the consulting engineer, based on the scope of the project.
• Attend tenderer’s briefing meetings and site inspections to brief contractors on services required for project.
• Understands risk identification and analysis in respect of tender evaluations.
• Understands Pricing Schedules and analysis of tendered rates.
• Ensure use of appropriate and correct tender documentation as per specifications.
• Ensure compliance with SANRAL’s procurement policy.

Project Management

• Manages both Consultant and Construction Contracts over the full spectrum of SANRAL projects.
• Visits sites on a regular basis to monitor progress against the project plan.
• Monitors performance of projects through regular meetings with consultants and contractors.
• Ensure that appointed service provider conducts regular site audits.
• Monitors financial performance to ensure the project remains within budget.
• Prepare monthly forecast of expenditure for each project.
• Verify fee accounts and payment certificates prior to approval for payment.
• Review scope of work and potential impact on the budget and request additional funds if necessary.
• Identify possible hazardous locations of pedestrians and vehicles on network.
• Monitor transformation targets in terms of targets on construction projects.
• Identify and manage community development projects.
• Maintain good corporative governance in terms of risks and audits requirements on projects.
• Consider innovation in project life cycle.
• Ensure early identification of problems and mitigation thereof.
• Ensure effective project and contract management.
• Ensure completion of projects on time, within budget and conformance with quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with all technical, financial and quality requirements of the contract.
• Ensure compliance to terms and conditions of the contract.
• Understand the Claims process and ensure that Notices, Claims and Engineer’s Determinations are reported to the Chair of the Claims Committee.
• Understand the Dispute process and the functions of the Dispute Adjudication Board.
• Ensure effective cash flow management.
• Identify changes in project scope timeously.
• Mitigate and report on incidents as and when required.

Specialist Support   

• Heads up and/or actively participates in activities of a relevant technical cluster.
• Shares knowledge and experience with colleagues.
• Pursue research and best practice.
• Involved with development and improvement of specifications for SANRAL.
• Reviewing of Regional Memoranda and contract documentation.
• Ensure quality service delivery through use of appropriate solutions.
• Promote SANRAL’s credibility and promote aims and objectives of SANRAL.

Communication Management

• Maintains good working relationships with all colleagues in all regions and areas of expertise.
• Cultivates and maintains good working relationships with key stakeholders, consultants and contractors.  
• Ensure internal collaboration and co-operation.
• Promote aims and objectives of SANRAL.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma in Project Management and/or Civil Engineering.
• No work experience required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support in administrative service to the Engineering Team;
• Attend and participate in project meetings;
• When required, record and produce accurate and concise minutes of the above meetings timeously;
• Assist Project Managers with editing and updating relevant parts of the consultant’s tender documents;
• Ensure timeous compilation of draft presentations for tender clarification when required;
• Provide SCM with the technical corrections and additions to be included in the Addenda;
• Assist in typing letters, agendas, minutes and other documents as required. Upload and correctly save the documents to the document management system (EDMS) relevant to the Design & Construction division;
• Assist in ensure efficient and accurate typing of correspondence.
• Ensure correct profiling of documents on OpenText;
• Assist in ensuring that project information is available for all internal and external audits;
• Provide support by ensuring accurate and proficient uploading of documents and drawings for project implementation and close out;
• Make travel arrangements for local and international trips by Project Managers Including memo, travel insurance, visa applications, etc.).
• Ensure a general business knowledge of SANRAL.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• An Honours degree or an equivalent NQF 8 qualification in Accounting.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in asset accounting and management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Tangible and Intangible Asset Management and Accounting

• Review of fixed asset register and ensure that it is updated, clearly described and understandable.
• Review physical asset verifications and provide guidance on how to account for items not found or items found and not on the register.
• Review of depreciation and amortisation calculations on physical assets.
• Review analytics performed on all physical assets.
• Review the asset disposal memorandums for Head Office and regional disposals.
• Determine and calculate impairment of intangible assets.
• Draft and update all policies related to tangible and intangible assets.

Investment Property Accounting

• Provide guidance and review accounting performed for investment property accounting.
• Draft and update all policies related to investment properties.
• Liaise with the property management companies to determine the non-current assets held for sale ensuring compliance to IFRS / GRAP.
• Calculate fair value adjustments on investment properties.

Assets Under Construction Accounting

• Review the Assets Under Construction register.
• Review register of completed projects with the takeover certificates (TOCs) and final payment certificate as supporting documentation.
• Draft and update all policies related to Assets Under Construction.

Reconciliations and Reporting

• Review all monthly reconciliations performed on fixed assets, intangible assets, and investment properties, reviewing anomalies or differences identified by asset accountants.
• Preparation of assets-related notes to the Annual Financial Statements.
• Coordinating the capital commitments with the provincial offices.

Manage and Develop Team

• Manage the efforts of the Asset Accountant/s to execute asset accounting activities.
• Provide mentorship to Asset Accountants, including talent management, performance management, and training and development.
• Provide ongoing supervision and guidance to staff (on-the-job training).

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Asset Management, Accounting, or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in asset accounting and management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Tangible and Intangible Asset Management and Accounting

• Perform asset tagging of new assets, create asset numbers and capitalise costs correctly as per IFRS / GRAP.
• Continually update the fixed asset register considering acquisitions, disposals, locations, serial numbers, details, and descriptions.
• Conduct physical asset verifications of fixed assets.
• Perform fixed asset analytics, including the comparison of the year-end fixed asset register to the previous year-end fixed asset register, investigating any anomalies.
• Perform depreciation and amortisation calculations on fixed assets and intangibles, including the performance of the depreciation run on the financial system.
• Prepare asset disposal memorandums and dispose of assets as per approved procedures.
• Manage intangible asset register.

Investment Property Accounting

• Process monthly Journals received ensuring that journals are complete and accurate.
• Ensure investment property additions and disposals are properly accounted for with the necessary supporting documentation and authorization.
• Perform investment property analytics, including the comparison of the year-end investment property listing to the previous year-end listing, investigating any anomalies.
• Manage relationship with property management companies.

Assets Under Construction Accounting

• Populate and perform updates of the Assets Under Construction register.
• Maintain a register of completed projects with the takeover certificates (TOCs) and final payment certificates as supporting documentation.

 Reconciliations and Reporting

• Perform monthly reconciliations on fixed assets.
• Perform monthly reconciliations on intangible assets.
• Perform monthly reconciliations on investment properties.
• Identify anomalies and provide commentary on reconciliations performed.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• NQF Level 8 qualification in Civil Engineering. 
• Registered as a Pr. Engineer or Pr. Technologist with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Candidate Engineers or Technicians will not be considered.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience post qualification. The relevant experience must have a focus on either road operations and maintenance or Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) operations
• With 5 years’ experience in project delivery and contract management (FIDIC).
• Minimum 5 years managerial and/or leadership experience in a collaborative environment and with multi-disciplinary teams

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning

• Participate in strategic National Road Network planning.
• Lead discussions and decision-making to ensure the overall effectiveness and continuous improvement of the National Road Network.
• Manage the development and implementation of relevant Maintenance and Operations strategies aligned to SANRAL’s strategic objectives, including network mobility (ITS), road safety, and tolling
• Stay up to date with the pipeline of approved National Road Network projects to determine the impact on Maintenance and Operations, and facilitate planning for the regions
• Participate in discussions with other authorities impacted by projects e.g. Province/Municipalities/Eskom/Transnet/DMR/DEA

Development of Policies, Standards and Specifications

• Manage the development and implementation of SANRAL’s policies, standards, specifications, and proforma procurement documentation nationally.
• Responsible for the development of SANRAL’s manual of procedures (MoPs) in relation to area of control and ensuring that it is updated in SAP and ITIS
• Ensure approval of procedures by EXCO, and policies by the Board

National oversight over Operations and Maintenance

• Proactively monitor the day-to-day operations of the National Road Network, including the progress and management of all Maintenance and Operations projects
• Identify and investigate issues and areas of non-performance
• Monitor the effectiveness of routine road maintenance to ensure that the condition of National Roads is preserved
• Lead in the development of new ways of working (including the introduction of new technology) that maximise efficiency and effectiveness of road network operations, to the benefit of road users
• Identify and investigate cost saving initiatives
• Identify and develop opportunities to improve road user experience across the National Road Network
• Monitor the implementation and track the effectiveness of various road safety programmes
• Monitor the management of tolling operations (both CTROM and ORT) nationally. Support the Tolling Manager with matters related to the management of concessions when required
• Oversee proper functioning of Statutory Control in terms of SANRAL policies
• Track and report on transformation targets with regards to appointment of sub-contractors (SMME’s) across Maintenance and Operations
• Interact and ensure data upload and integrity on SANRAL’s Integrated Transport Information System (ITIS) and SAP

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• (NQF Level 6) IT Diploma or equivalent.
• ITIL Foundation.
• VMware Certified Professional and/or Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
• Five years of relevant experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management of systes in accordance with ITIL methodologies

• Respond to calls and requests logged on Helpdesk timeously and resolve them accordingly.
• SLA Management for Service Availability.
• Follow the change management, incident management and problem management according to the ITIL Framework.
• Continuous Improvements.

Operational

• Provide solution design and technical recommendations for VMware infrastructure.
• Support and maintain VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for disaster recovery (DR) testing and configuration.
• Implement and manage server migrations and cloning, including Sysprep, domain registrations, and patching.
• Maintain N-1 compliance for server OS upgrades to support PCI-DSS certification.
• Implement and maintain centralized license solutions (KMS) and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) authentication.
• Manage server security patching (create deployment packages, build release notes, and deploy to Test, Dev, and Production environments for 1000+ servers).
• Manage server application patching (e.g., Internet Explorer, IIS, .Net) across all servers.
• Oversee desktop security patch management for 1000+ endpoints (desktops/laptops).
• Develop and maintain patch schedules for continuous system security.
• Ensure compliance with security frameworks (PCI-DSS, NIST, ISO 27001).
• Build and deploy new servers, including domain registration and patching.
• Maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs) for SCCM, SCOM, Manage Engine, Intune and server OS standards.
• Monitor system health and performance using SCOM (System Centre Operations Manager).

Reporting

• Daily System Availability KPI Reports: Generate and provide statistical reports on VMware infrastructure and systems monitoring performance.
• Incident Management Reporting: Track and report on all logged, open, and closed tickets related to VMware and Windows Server environments.
• Ad-Hoc Business Reports: Compile and deliver custom reports based on business and ICT requirements.
• Automated Incident Reporting: Ensure daily automated reports of logged Incident Tickets using the Incident Management Tool (ITSM).
• Security & Patch Management Reports: Document and track patch deployment status for server security and compliance.
• Disaster Recovery & Backup Reports: Provide insights on SRM (Site Recovery Manager) testing, backup success rates, and DR readiness.