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POST 10/421 : CHIEF ENGINEER GRADE A (ROAD MAINTENANCE)

🏒 PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: MPUMALANGA πŸ“ Gert Sibande ⏳ Closes: 09 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 10/421 # Ref: CEE/GER/161

Key details

Salary
R1 266 450 β€’ per annum β€’ package
Centre
Gert Sibande
Reference
CEE/GER/161
Closing date
09 Apr 2026

Job Highlight

Overview
Lead and manage road maintenance projects and services at the district level, ensuring quality and compliance with regulations.

Requirements

Competencies

  • Good understanding in interpreting and applying relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks
  • including the PFMA
  • Treasury Regulations
  • CIDB Act
  • Construction Regulations. Good knowledge of infrastructure procurement
  • contract documentation
  • and administration (JBCC
  • GCC
  • FIDIC). Ability to provide technical guidance on lifecycle costing
  • Roads 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

Manage roads special maintenance services at the district.

Manage and execute the maintenance of roads and street monitor and control roads maintenance projects at the district.

Monitor and control the quality of work done by contractors at the district.

Manage material design.

Enforce road ordinance, protection Acts and administer maintenance contracts.

Ensure effective maintenance of roads at the district.

Maintain roads systems and provide training services.

Develop and maintain bridge management system.

Develop and maintain maintenance management system.

Develop and maintain pavement management system.

Co-ordinate training services to officials for operating heavy equipment’s.

Management of risks, budget, 276 expenditure, human resources, strategic planning, audit issues.

Write of reports. ENQUIRIES Ms. PN Mokhotla Tel No: (013) 766 6780


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