Requirements

• Relevant BSc / B degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional registration with ECSA
• Minimum eight (8) years’ appropriate professional technical and managerial experience in the management of professional staff within the design and construction management of municipal services
• Appropriate professional technical experience in the assessment of land-use applications and commenting in respect of engineering services
• Extensive knowledge of civil engineering design standards relating to roads and storm water infrastructure, traffic engineering, project management and town planning principles
• Good knowledge of town planning and environmental legislation applicable to land-use development
• Civil engineering project management experience
• A valid driver’s licence.

Key Performance Areas

• Manage a team of professionals, including senior professional officers, technicians, and students.
• Manage, coordinate, and provide input on all land-use and development applications ensuring integration of development policies, road geometrics and storm water design standards
• Provide input and facilitate development meetings with developers and/or their professional consultants
• Manage the compilation and prioritisation of schedules of candidate projects and needs-based budgets for the implementation of roads and storm water related infrastructure
• Implement and project manage capital budget projects for the provision of new and/or upgraded infrastructure
• Manage the district development facilitation (DF) and project management (PM) function.
• Compiling technical procedure manuals and checklists
• Managing and overseeing the authorisation of activities in the road reserve