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POST 08/475 : CANDIDATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

🏢 PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: NORTHERN CAPE ⏳ Closes: 20 Mar 2026 ⛔ Closed 🧾 Post: 08/475
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This vacancy has expired. The closing date was 20 Mar 2026.

Key details

Salary
R761 157 • per annum • package
Closing date
20 Mar 2026

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Overview
Join us to support and improve electrical infrastructure projects through planning, design, and maintenance while ensuring safety and efficiency.

Duties

Support in the planning, designing, implementation and maintenance of electrical infrastructure projects.

Conduct technical site assessment to inform project designs, design new systems to address practical engineering challenges and improve efficiency and enhance safety planning, designing, 197 operation and maintenance of engineering projects, develop cost-effective solutions and engineering plans that comply with standards and project requirements, evaluate existing technical manuals, business plans, procedures and standard drawings to incorporate new technologies, The development and implementation of energy plans, develop and evaluate bids.

Specifications, monitor and support project and programmes, expenditure and service delivery, report on service delivery, assist in training and development of junior technical staff.

Supervise engineering work, administer performance and development plans.

Manage resources and facilitate budget planning, Procurement and personnel administration, conduct research to stay updated on new technologies and procedures. liaise with relevant bodies / councils on engineering related matters and follow approved development programmes for the registration process.


How to apply

Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
To apply submit your application online only
CLOSING DATE: 20 March 2026

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Notes

Applications must be submitted on form Z.83 obtainable from any Public Service Department as well as a comprehensive curriculum vitae.

Any Z83 form that is not signed will disqualify the application.

The specific reference number of the post must be quoted.

Failure to submit all requested documents will result in the application not been considered.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

If you have not been contacted within two months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Communication from HR of the department regarding the requirements for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates.

Therefore, only shortlisted candidates for a post will be required to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview following communication from HR.

Note that all suitable candidates will be subjected to a satisfactory personnel suitability check (criminal records checks, citizenship verification, qualification verification).

Successful candidates will also be subjected to a security clearance process.

Non-RSA citizens/permanent residents permit holders must attach a copy of their permanent residents permit to the application.

Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by the evaluation certificate from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

The Department of Roads and Public Works reserves the right not to make appointments to the advertised posts.

All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.

One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.

All applications must reach the Department of Roads and Public Work before 16:00 on the day of the closing date.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the closing date will be disqualified. OTHER POSTS

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