Chief Director: Technical ServicesHead Office (Mbombela)

Requirements

• A National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and a recognised NQF Level 7 Advance Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Quantity Surveying / Architecture / Town and Regional Planning or Project Management in the building environment.
• A Minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior management level.
• Registration with a recognized professional engineering body like ECSA/SACAP or SACPLAN, SACPCMP, SACQSP.
• Pre Entry SMS or Nyukela Certificate is required prior to appointment.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Skills and Competencies:
• Strategic Capability and Leadership, Programme and Project Management, Financial Management, Change Management, Knowledge Management, Service Delivery Innovation, Problem Solving and Analysis, Honesty and Integrity.
• Knowledge of the.
• Constitution of the Republic of South Africa;
• Public Service Act and Public Service Regulations;
• Public Finance Management Act;
• Treasury Regulations and supply-chain-management prescripts;
• Housing Act and applicable human-settlements legislation;
• Division of Revenue Act and applicable grant frameworks;
• National Housing Code;
• Infrastructure Delivery Management System;
• Framework for Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement Management;
• Construction and engineering legislation, standards and codes;
• Contract forms applicable to infrastructure projects, including GCC, JBCC, NEC and FIDIC, where relevant;
• Municipal Finance Management Act and municipal infrastructure environment;
• National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act;
• Occupational health and safety legislation;
• Environmental-management legislation;
• Programme and project management;
• Risk, quality and contract management;
• Infrastructure budgeting, expenditure management and reporting;
• Monitoring, evaluation and performance- information requirements; and Intergovernmental relations and stakeholder management

Duties

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Notes from the department

• Applications must only be submitted online through the link: https://erecruitment.mpg.gov.za on the new signed Z83 form and must be accompanied by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of all qualifications, identity document and driver’s license on or before the day of the interview.
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
• Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
• Short-listed candidates will be subjected to screening and security vetting to determine their suitability for employment, including but not limited to:
• Criminal records check;
• Citizenship check;
• Credit worthiness check;
• Previous employment (reference checks);
• Qualification verification.
• All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre- entry assessments.
• One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate suitability based on the post technical and generic requirements, and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.
• Selection Panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three SMS and MMS candidates will undergo Psychometric Assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence and integrity.
• Short-listed candidates will be expected to avail themselves at the Department’s convenience.
• All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise and interview.
• Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity.
• The Department reserves the right not to make an appointment.
• If you have not been contacted within three 3 months after the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.