Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably Qualified



Candidates



CLOSING DATE



15.08.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



WS 157/25



SALARY



R1 307 905.00 TCOE



DEPARTMENT



Bulk Services



DIRECTORATE



WATER AND SANITATION Principal Professional Officer Water Tre



Requirements



BEng or BSc (Eng) degree in Civil or Chemical Engineering Preferred BEng or BSc (Eng) degree in Civil or Chemical

Engineering with a Master's Qualification in water treatment



8 years or more relevant post-graduate experience Preferred 8 years or more relevant experience post registration Professional Registration (PrEng) with the Engineering Council of

South Africa (or equivalent body recognised by the Washington



Accord)



Computer literate A valid Code EB driver's licence Must be Physically fit

Key Performance Areas



Oversee complex infrastructure and asset management projects,

focusing on the preparation of engineering designs,



specifications, and drawings.



Initiation and Implementation of Water Treatment Optimisation

Investigations



Providing Water Treatment Process support and applying whole

life cycle asset management for operations and maintenance.



Manages treatment investigations with internal and external units. Manages the communication and relationships between various

stakeholders



Explore and implement new ways of delivering services that

contribute to the improvement of municipal processes.



Drawing up of correspondence of a more complex and involved

nature to facilitate the functioning of the Branch. Including



preparation of capital and operating estimates within a planned



project, and manages and controls expenditure against the



approved budget allocations.



How to Apply



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