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POST 10/420 : CHIEF ENGINEER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADE A

🏢 PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: MPUMALANGA 📍 Head Office ⏳ Closes: 09 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 10/420 # Ref: CEPA BM/HO/11 Building Infrastructure Design 275

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Key details

Salary

R1 266 450 • per annum • package

Centre

Head Office

Reference

CEPA BM/HO/11 Building Infrastructure Design 275

Closing date

09 Apr 2026

Job Highlight

Overview

Join our team to lead and coordinate mechanical engineering infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with national standards and providing expert technical guidance.

Requirements

Competencies

Experience in planning
of building infrastructure projects. Understanding and interpreting
applying relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks
including the PFMA
Treasury Regulations
CIDB Act
Construction Regulations
and the National Building Regulations (NBR). Knowledge of infrastructure procurement
contract documentation
and administration (JBCC
GCC
FIDIC). Ability to provide technical guidance on lifecycle costing
building standards
value engineering and sustainable infrastructure design. Strong project and programme management capabilities
including performance monitoring and reporting. Proficiency in engineering design software and MS Office Suite (Word
Excel
PowerPoint
MS Project). Excellent interpersonal
analytical
report-writing
negotiation
and communication skills.

Duties

Lead and coordinate the Design of infrastructure projects in line with national norms and standards.

Develop, review, and monitor Infrastructure Programme Management Plans (IPMP) and Infrastructure Programme Implementation Plans (IPIP) for client departments, allocate projects and finalise procurement schedules.

Develop and enforce standard design.

Manage design of infrastructure programmes/ projects for client departments.

Undertake projects, feasibility studies and obtain planning approval.

Compile and prepare report project performance.

Manage structural designs, technical support and general office drawing services.

Provide standards and specifications for structures.

Manage procurement of service providers in close collaboration with Departmental SCM.

Provide mentorship and professional guidance to junior engineers, technologists, and project managers within the department. ENQUIRIES Ms. PN Mokhotla Tel No: (013) 766 6780