POST 16/17 : CHIEF ENGINEER GRADE A REF NO: 240524/01
Branch: Infrastructure Management: Head Office
Dir: Environmental Impact Monitoring
(This is a re-advertisement, applicants who applied previously should re-apply)
SALARY : R1 200 426 – R1 371 489 per annum, (all-inclusive OSD salary package)
CENTRE : Pretoria Head Office
REQUIREMENTS : A Civil Engineering degree (B. Eng/BSc (Eng). Six (6) years post qualification experience in
hydraulic, environmental engineering, and geotechnical engineering. Compulsory registration
with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer. The disclosure
of a valid unexpired driver’s license. Experience in water use, waste management, water
resources infrastructure design and mining facilities design and operation and review procedures.
Good working knowledge of National Environment Management Act (NEMA), National
Environmental Management Waste Act (NEMWA), National Water Act (NWA), Water Resources
Infrastructure Development, ECSA Board Notices, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and
associated legislation. Knowledge of programme and project management. Knowledge and
experience in engineering, legal and operational compliance, technical drawing interpretation,
risk management, technical report writing, research and development skills, engineering, and
professional judgement, communication, excellent literacy, and numeracy skills both verbal and
written. Computer skills, people management skills, planning and organising. Conflict
management, negotiation skills and change management. Strategic capability and leadership,
problem solving and analysis, decision making, team leadership, creativity, financial
management, customer focus and responsiveness. Preference will be given to a self-motivated
candidate who demonstrate a master’s or equivalent post-graduate level knowledge in
geotechnical engineering and geosynthetics and who takes responsibility for their actions and
possess a strong ethics base.
DUTIES : Integration of environmental requirements in planning and design of water resources
infrastructure. Evaluate water use license applications designs including those of waste
management and mining facilities. Advise other chief directorates on civil design specifications
to ensure compliance with environmental statutes and other relevant prescripts. Evaluating,
editing, and authorising all designs, reports, engineering drawings and specifications. Provide
professional and technical advice on support services within the Directorate as well as to other
directorates and organizations. Keep abreast with the latest developments in the fields of
Integrated Environmental Engineering and formulating new guidelines and standards to reflect
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the latest trends. Mentoring and training graduate trainees, candidate engineers and technicians.
Provide leadership and guidance to production engineers. Managing administrative, financial,
and personnel-related functions.
ENQUIRIES : Mr Karl Bester Tel No: (012) 336 7119
APPLICATIONS : Pretoria (Head Office): Please forward your application quoting the relevant reference number to
the Department of Water and Sanitation, Private Bag X350, Pretoria, 0001 or hand deliver to
Delta Continental Building, Corner of Visagie and Bosman Street, Pretoria.
FOR ATTENTION : Planning, Recruitment & Selection Unit
NOTE : This appointment will be made on the minimum notch of the salary range, however, a higher
notch within the salary range of Grade A will be considered based in relation to the provisions of
the Public Service Regulation 2016 as amended, i.e. provision of the candidate’s current salary
advice.
CLOSING DATE : 24 May 2024
NOTE : Interested applicants must submit their applications for employment to the address specified on
each post. Applications must be submitted using the newly implemented Z83 form obtainable on
the Department of Water and Sanitations website, under career opportunities or the DPSA
website, under vacancies in the Public Service (point 4) and should be accompanied by a
comprehensive CV (with full particulars of the applicants’ training, qualifications, competencies,
knowledge & experience). All required information on the Z83 application form must be provided.
Other related documentation such as copies of qualifications, identity document, drivers license
etc need not to accompany the application when applying for a post as such documentation must
only be produced by shortlisted candidates during the interview date in line with DPSA circular
19 of 2022. With reference to applicants bearing professional or occupational registration, fields
provided in Part B of the Z83 must be completed as these fields are regarded as compulsory and
such details must also be included in the applicants CV. For posts requiring a drivers license,
annotate such details on CV. Failure to complete or disclose all required information will
automatically disqualify the applicant. No late, applications will be accepted. Shortlisted
candidates will be subjected to suitability checks (SAQA verification, reference checks criminal
and credit checks). SAQA evaluation certificate must accompany foreign qualification/s (only
when shortlisted). Applications that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements will
not be considered. Candidates will be required to complete a financial disclosure form and
undergo a security clearance. Foreigners or dual citizenship holders must provide a police
clearance certificate from country of origin (only when shortlisted). The Department of Water
Sanitation is an equal opportunity employer. In the filling of vacant posts, the objectives of section
195 (1) (i) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (Act No: 108 of 1996) the Employment Equity
imperatives as defined by the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No: 55 of 1998) and relevant
Human Resources policies of the Department will be taken into consideration. Correspondence
will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you do not hear from us within three (3) months
of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. Faxed or emailed applications will not be considered. The department reserves the right not to fill these
positions. Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and preference will be
given to the EE Targets.
