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Job Purpose
The Department of Infrastructure has a career opportunity for a suitably qualified Engineer to provide expert Electrical Engineering services to ensure effective, efficient and economical solutions and standards that comply to legislation, regulations and standards.
Key Performance Areas
Design new systems to solve practical engineering challenges and improve efficiency and enhance safety:
- co-ordinate tender procedures,
- undertake project leading and investigations,
- report on and plan the maintenance of electrical engineering works,
- supervise technical personnel,
- ensure training and development of staff,
- implement legal requirements and standards,
- verify documentation compiled by other professional disciplines,
- monitor and control expenditure and report on expenditure and service delivery, and continuous professional development to keep up with new technologies and procedures.
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Design new systems to solve practical engineering challenges and improve efficiency and enhance safety:
- plan, design, operate and maintain engineering projects,
- develop cost effective solutions according to standards,
- evaluate existing technical manuals,
- standard drawings and procedures to incorporate new technology,
- ensure thorough evaluation that planning and design by others are done according to sound engineering principles and according to norms and standards and code of practice,
- approve engineering works according to prescribed norms and standards.
Human capital development:
- ensure training and development of technicians, technologists and candidate engineers to promote skills/knowledge transfer and adherence to sound engineering principles and code of practice,
- supervise the engineering work and processes,
- administer performance management and development.
Office administration and budget planning:
- manage resources and prepare and consolidate inputs for the facilitation of resource utilization, ensure adherence to regulations and procedures for procurement and personnel administration, monitor and control expenditure, report on expenditure and service delivery.
Research and development:
- Continuous professional development to keep up with new technologies and procedures, research/literature studies one engineering technology to improve expertise, liaise with relevant bodies/councils on engineering-related matters.
Minimum Requirements
- An appropriate Electrical Engineering Degree [B Eng/BSc (Eng)] or relevant qualification;
- Three years post-qualification (electrical) engineering experience required;
- Compulsory registration with ECSA as a professional engineer;
- A valid code B driving licence.
Competencies
Knowledge of the following:
- Design of Health Engineering Services (Lighting designs, power reticulation and distribution MV and LV, Power generation-PV and generators,
- PA and Evacuation systems, fire detection systems, nurse call systems, BMS, CCTV and security systems),
- Built Environment especially regarding engineering design and analysis in the construction of Health Facilities, computer support design of building and services, programme and project management, legal compliance and formulation of policies in a multi-disciplinary professional environment, SANS Regulations and all relevant built environment legislation, contract documentation and administration,
- Act/regulations of Occupation Health & Safety (OHS- Act), National Building Regulations.
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Skills needed:
- research and development,
- technical report writing,
- decision making, analytical,
- team leadership and financial management,
- Proven computer literacy (MS Office).
Remuneration
Grade A: R 879 342 - R 938 061 per annum; Grade B: R 990 669 - R 1 067 235 per annum; Grade C: R 1 127 100 - R 1 323 267 per annum (Salary will be determined based on post registration experience as per OSD prescript).
Note on remuneration: Cost-to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD) are inclusive of all costs related to servicebenefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc. Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.
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