Job Opportunities at City of Cape Town

Requirements

• A relevant BSc/BEng in Mechanical Engineering or BTech in Mechanical Engineering with five (5) years’ or more post-qualification experience
• In-depth knowledge of design, project management, compliance verification with construction and environmental regulations
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to liaise with all levels of operations
• Ability to supervise staff
• High proficiency in SAP/MS Office packages and knowledge of CAD
• A valid Code EB driver’s licence

Key Performance Areas

• Forward planning and keeping abreast with technical developments in design and construction techniques, material engineering, water supply and water treatment processes
• Providing leading design inputs, assessing design options and preparing designs for bulk water, wastewater and reticulation mechanical infrastructure
• Mentoring and assisting in productivity, performance and development of technical staff
• Financial control and determining the required budgets both capital and operating to undertake designs and project implementation
• Overseeing and guiding environmental scoping and impact assessments
• Compilation of contracts and procurement documentation aligned with City policies and Municipal Financial Management Act
• Responsible for project management of multi-disciplinary project teams for investigation, design, project management, contract administration, construction supervision, commission and hand-over of future infrastructure, upgrades of present infrastructure and operational driven technical projects
• Updating, developing and preparing of standard mechanical specifications
• Compiling, updating, developing and improving of operating and quality procedures
• Maintenance of infrastructure and protection of rights by ensuring that the correct maintenance is done on existing infrastructure
• Ensuring relationship management, communication, managing project teams and working within multi-disciplinary project teams
• Responsible for administration and drafting correspondence of a more complex and involved nature to facilitate the functioning of the Department /Branch.

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Requirements

• A National diploma in Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Engineer's Certificate of Competency (Factories)
• Eight (8) years managerial experience in the Electrical Engineering field
• Experience in the preparation of capital and operating budget proposals
• A valid Code B driver’s licence

Key Performance Areas

• Manage the key performance areas within the District through investigation, analysis and interpretation of developmental requirements against the capacity and capability of the District to achieve its service delivery objectives
• Identify and define immediate, short- and long-term objectives/plans associated with the District in terms of forward planning
• Direct and control the key performance Indicators of personnel to promote productivity, performance and staff development within a District
• Prepare capital and operating budget proposals and motivate and control expenditure against approved budget allocations
• Manage the formulation of specific contracts and tender documents and control the specified contractual obligations
• Direct and control the professional, technical and operational outcomes associated with the functions of the District

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Requirements

• BSc in Electrical Engineering or BTech in Electrical Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer or Registered Professional Engineering Technologist or eligible for registration
• Minimum of 5 years relevant System Design postgraduate experience
• Experience in power system modelling techniques
• Detailed knowledge of the OHS Act and Regulations
• Financial analysis and competency in using SAP
• High degree of computer literacy
• A valid Code B driver’s licence
• The nature of the job requires the incumbent to be physically fit and cannot be colour blind

Key Performance Areas

• Manage approved projects and associated contracts for extensions to and replacement of equipment on the high voltage system as well as complex projects for other branches
• Drive projects through the necessary governance processes (e.g. Stage gates)
• Draft tender specifications for major and technically complex items of equipment for approval by a Bid Specification Committee
• Control expenditure against budget for project and reconcile actual expenditure against estimated expenditure
• Facilitate meetings with management, internal operating branches and external clients and fellow professionals to give or receive information on projects, programmes, policies and systems
• Conduct research and investigations to obtain information for the design of complex extensions to, and refurbishment and replacement of high voltage network infrastructure
• Compile short- and medium-term network development plans for extensions to and refurbishment of the high voltage distribution system within the Metropolitan Area in accordance with the requirements of the RSA Distribution Code

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Requirements

• A National diploma supported by industry specific/related qualification and relevant experience
• Applicants with higher tertiary qualifications (e.g. Bachelor’s degree) will be given preference
• Oracle certification and SAP HANA experience will be advantageous
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• A valid driver's licence

Key Performance Areas

• Apply a substantial body of professional knowledge of Database
• Administration, Installation and Maintenance
• Develop and implement a full range of database management solutions within the framework of the City's IT architecture, policies and practices
• Deal with a variety of professional issues relating to databases and database administration, performance tuning and database indexing
• Make recommendations and facilitate the development and implementation of longand short-term objectives for data and database management

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Requirements

• B Degree in Civil Engineering/Project Management/Auditing
• Eight (8) years’ extensive relevant experience, including five (5) years’ general management experience.
• Code B (08) driver’s licence

Key Performance Areas

• Managing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of complex high risk capital infrastructure investment for transport infrastructure implementation
• Managing the transport capital project pipeline for specific programmes
• Coordinating the implementation plans and tenders for transport infrastructure programmes
• Overseeing the deployment of programme management professionals within the Transport Infrastructure Implementation Department
• Managing relevant transport infrastructure design phases of programmes and projects
• At a transport programme management level, facilitating capital planning, managing and monitoring the capital allocation and expenditure in accordance with approved budgets
• Implementing processes, systems or tools to ensure adherence to corporate standards, policies, guides etc

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Requirements

• A minimum of a National diploma plus relevant certification
• Applicants with a degree will be given preference
• Five (5) years relevant experience in a project/programme management office environment

Key Performance Areas

• Define and deploy the project management methodology to all IT related projects within the Directorate
• Facilitate and manage the front-end process for all IS&T projects
• Provide ongoing guidance to PMs on governance, monitoring and controlling of all matters related to the project methodology andstage gate reviews of initiation, planning, execution and closure
• Ensure the project initiation phase is analysed, documented and articulated for the scope, objectives, quality, time schedule, technical and functional requirements and budget
• Communicate, collaborate, maintain and develop the project support with all project stakeholders involved
• Ensure that all user and business owner requests are delivered andthat the Programme Management Office's processes meet business requirements
• Review, track and report performance on the multiple projects and programmes to ensure effective delivery
• Assist in developing project standards, service levels, documents and processes within the Programme Management Office's policies and methodology
• Conduct business analysis where the IT/business problem environment may be less familiar and where some innovation of analytical approach may be required

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Requirements

• A relevant B Degree in the Social Sciences, Social Development fields or related field.
• Up to 8 years’ managerial experience within the social (and community) development environment
• Sound knowledge of legislation applicable to Local Government as well as Council policies, processes and procedures
• Ability to interface at political level
• Experience in project and performance management methodology
• Valid Code EB driver’s licence and own vehicle

Key Performance Areas
Leading, managing, coordinating and monitoring the financial and human resources of an Area to give effect to the social development of communities through relevant development services and programmes by:

• Conducting community profiling, ensuring community engagement and targeted interventions, programme planning, delivery and implementation at area level
• Facility management of ECD Centres, Arts and Culture facilities etc,
• Implementing of the ECD framework and ward allocation programmes
• Engaging with various stakeholders in the area to promote liaison and information sharing
• Managing the productivity and performance of human resources
• Controlling, managing and monitoring the allocation of funding and expenditure for the area