Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Qualified Candidates



CLOSING DATE



29.08.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



UWM 54/25 Ext



SALARY



R1 071429 T14/T15 TCOE



DEPARTMENT



Finance and Capital



Implementation



DIRECTORATE



URBAN WASTE



MANAGEMENT



Senior Professional Officer - Mechanical Engineer



Requirements



BSC or BEng Degree in Mechanical Engineering A minimum of 5 years Engineering experience of which

at least 2 should be in the management of large infrastructure



projects.



Candidate Engineer (Essential) and Professional registration

with ECSA (Pr Eng) (Advantageous)



Registration as Pr PM advantageous A valid driver's licence

Key Performance Areas



Undertaking infrastructure provision planning and project

identification, in order to ensure appropriate infrastructure



development planning which is legally compliant and in



accordance with the strategic mandate of the City



Undertaking the activities associated with project initiation

and planning in accordance with the medium- and long-term



Capital Budget and the IDP



Undertaking the implementation and commissioning of

Infrastructure projects in order to ensure project execution



in accordance with the City's strategic mandate and to facilitate



service delivery.



Implementation and planning of capital projects. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the operations

and service delivery function, to ensure compliance with permit



conditions.



Liaising with stakeholders in order to optimise the benefits of

cooperative governance, interaction and communication to



ensure projects and service delivery is expedited, and best



available technologies are adopted



Supporting the development of frameworks for project

management.



Assisting with plans to guide the execution and integration of

projects, programmes and resources



Excellent analytical abilities and must have attention to detail Manage the compliance and quality aspects of the specific

projects allocated to ensure that all the projects comply with



all statutory requirements, project specifications and regulations