• Full Time
  • Engineering / Technical, South Africa

Eastern Cape Government

The Eastern Cape government in South Africa operates a parliamentary system. It is led by Premier Oscar Mabuyane and an Executive Council. The seat is in Bhisho. The focus is on service delivery, development, and managing provincial affairs. This is done through various departments and municipalities, including metro, district, and local ones. They tackle issues like infrastructure and disaster management.

Mechanical Engineer: Planning Directorate

  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Qualification: Matric
  • Experience: 3 years
  • Location: Eastern Cape
  • Job Field: Engineering / Technical

Requirements

  • National Senior Certificate.
  • An NQF level 7 qualification in Engineering, such as B Eng or BSc (Eng), or a relevant qualification.
  • Three (3) years of experience after qualification as a registered professional Engineer.
  • Compulsory registration with ECSA as a professional Engineer (Mechanical).
  • A valid driver’s license.
  • Computer literate.

Duties

  • Provide inputs to technical and functional norms and standards from an engineering perspective, to be issued in terms of the Provincial Health Facilities Guidelines.
  • Monitor that infrastructure projects implemented by agents comply with approved engineering functional and technical norms and standards.
  • Ensure that planning and design follow sound engineering principles and codes of practice.
  • Update functional and technical norms and standards based on learning from Post Project and Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) exercises.
  • Prepare reports on the advisability, desirability, impact, and legality of proposals for innovative service delivery mechanisms.
  • Undertake feasibility studies and prepare reports detailing service impact, financial impact, infrastructure impact, constraints, alternatives, and attainability.
  • Develop cost-effective solutions according to standards.
  • Prepare technical specifications.
  • Apply mechanical design principles.
  • Evaluate existing technical manuals, standard drawings, and procedures to include new technology in specifications.
  • Undertake preliminary costing for installations.
  • Develop mechanical engineering standard data sheets and drawings.
  • Provide mechanical engineering inputs to Project Execution Plan v.1.
  • Prepare reports on mechanical engineering investigations.
  • Determine mechanical engineering proposals and design work for solutions where necessary.
  • Provide mechanical engineering professional and technical advice through verbal and written reports, calculations, specifications, and drawings.
  • Monitor and study the health sector, legal frameworks, standards changes, and policy frameworks.
  • Engage in relevant continuous professional development activities, including tools and techniques, as prescribed or required.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the Eastern Cape Government’s e-recruitment portal.

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