Latest Job Openings at eThekwini Municipality

Job description

Job Purpose:

To provide an independent, objective assurance and consulting service to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of operation of the Council's Information Technology Systems.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Audits the Information Technology systems in terms of the Audit Plan and reports on findings.
• Compiles and references audit working papers.
• Supervises the activities of the junior staff.
• Undertakes the independent extraction and interrogation of data from IT systems.
• Advises on the implementation of adequate procedures and controls and compliance with IT policy.
• Provides a technical consulting service.
• Conducts Forensic Audits in accordance with the service level agreement with the Office of the Ombudsperson.
• Keep up to date with current legislation and policy as it affects internal audit profession and the IT field.
•  Provides administrative support to the Senior Manager (Computer Audit).
• Assists in the recruitment of subordinates’ staff as directed.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant 3 year degree or diploma related to Information Technology.
• Valid motor vehicle drivers license (Code B).
• 5 years experience in information technology and computer auditing.
• Strong organisational, leadership, investigation, interpersonal, report writing and communication skills.

Preferred Requirements:

• CISA 6 Years relevant experience

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Job description

Job Purpose:

To provide a total management function, strategic professional and specialist service for the establishment and operation of the Beachfront Management Office, including planning and implementation of projects as they relate to eThekwini Beach Nodes.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Researches and develops a beachfront management strategy to support the City in managing and operating the 25 beach nodes across eThekwini Municipality's coastline.
• Identifies and defines the immediate, short and long term objectives/plans associated with the Cluster and its Units Economic Development, City Planning, Environmental Management and Tourism Development Projects functionality.
• Directs and controls the Key Performance Indicators and outcomes of personnel.
• Prepares the Office's capital and operational budget estimates and controls and oversees the financial performance against the Budget and provides input into the determination of provisions required to support Cluster outcomes.
• Ensures the optimum functioning of all the facilities, services and resources within the eThekwini Municipality's beach nodes.
• Directs critical processes associated with the development of programmes and projects for the sustainability of interventions.
• Drafts reports and relevant documentation.
• Develops a Social Media plan, prepares regular newsletters, launches a website, prepares all communication presentations and engages with the private sector stakeholders represented within the beach nodes.

Essential Requirements:

• Relevant 3 year tertiary qualification. (Degree or Diploma).
• Valid motor vehicle driving license (Code B).
• 6 years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements:

• Relevant post graduate qualification.
• 8 Years relevant experience.

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Job description

Job Purpose:

To ensure that the water and sanitation services and infrastructure provided within the particular area technically sound and economically justifiable in terms of eThekwini Municipality's capital works programme requirements and in terms of relevant legislation and policy.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Manages Water and Sanitation projects through various project phases: Design Management, Contract   Management, Reporting, Community Liaison and Technical and Policy Meeting.
• Ensures that the services provided are technically correct, economically justifiable and meets eThekwini municipality's capital works programme requirements.
• Assists the executive in its submission to the council for inclusion in the council's capital work programme, which includes monitoring and controlling project expenditure.
• Manages staff resources to ensure optimum utilisation and development of the available manpower.
• Provides an effective overall service and disseminates information to the customer.

Deputises for Manager: Design.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering with appropriate Water/ Sanitation Discipline.
• Relevant registration with ECSA.
• 6 Years post registration experience in either Water or Sanitation Engineering.

Special Conditions:

• Posts of Rea Projects Engineer are interchangeable within the Department at the discretion of the Director.

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Job description

Job Purpose:

To ensure that water services and related infrastructure provided within a particular area are technically sound, economically justifiable in terms of the Municipality's capital works programme requirements and in terms of relevant legislation and policy.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Undertake the complex design for the provision of water reticulation, trunk mains, pump stations and water storage facilities and all ancillary works and approves and/or audits complex designs from consultants, developers and staff in light thereof.
• Formulates and monitors conformity to Branch design and drawing standards.
• Assesses the impact of developments within the eThekwini region on the capacities of existing and proposed water infrastructure.
• Undertakes comparative evaluations of various complex design possibilities and ensures design standards comply with the relevant Statutory Acts and are environmentally acceptable.
• Peruse and comments on technical reports and provides information to update the Council's Geographic Information System (GIS) and other relevant asset databases.
• Assumes responsibility for contract management and reporting requirements associated with the functionality.
•  Provides input into policy, design and standards formulation and materials evaluation, and monitors the application in light thereof.
• Assists the Executive in its submission to the Council for inclusion into the Council's capital works programme and to monitor and control project expenditure.
• Ensures optimum utilisation and development of the available manpower.
• Ensure an effective overall service and dissemination of information to the customer.
• Monitor, report and provide assistance to other departments on all Non-Revenue Water reduction initiatives that are being done within the Unit.

Deputise for Senior Manager: WDNRW.

Essential Requirements:

• B.Sc (Engineering).
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
• Valid motor vehicle drivers license (Code B).
• 7 years registration experience.

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Job description

Job Purpose:

To ensure that water services and related infrastructure provided within a particular area are technically sound, economically justifiable in terms of the Municipality's capital works programme requirements and in terms of relevant legislation and policy.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Undertake the complex design for the provision of water reticulation, trunk mains, pump stations and water storage facilities and all ancillary works and approves and/or audits complex designs from consultants, developers and staff in light thereof.
• Formulates and monitors conformity to Branch design and drawing standards.
• Assesses the impact of developments within the eThekwini region on the capacities of existing and proposed water infrastructure.
• Undertakes comparative evaluations of various complex design possibilities and ensures design standards comply with the relevant Statutory Acts and are environmentally acceptable.
• Peruse and comments on technical reports and provides information to update the Council's Geographic Information System (GIS) and other relevant asset databases.
• Assumes responsibility for contract management and reporting requirements associated with the functionality.
•  Provides input into policy, design and standards formulation and materials evaluation, and monitors the application in light thereof.
• Assists the Executive in its submission to the Council for inclusion into the Council's capital works programme and to monitor and control project expenditure.
• Ensures optimum utilisation and development of the available manpower.
• Ensure an effective overall service and dissemination of information to the customer.
• Monitor, report and provide assistance to other departments on all Non-Revenue Water reduction initiatives that are being done within the Unit.

Deputise for Senior Manager: WDNRW.

Essential Requirements:

• B.Sc (Engineering).
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
• Valid motor vehicle drivers license (Code B).
• 7 years registration experience.

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Job description

Job Purpose:

To control professional and technical procedures to address the engineering requirements of internal/external clients.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Provides advice and guidance on the formulation of proposals and design concepts, contract and project management of basic and average complexity type of broadly defined engineering works.
• Provides advice/information and guidance on the principles, procedures and applications associated with basic or average complexity Engineering processes encapsulated in specific projects of a broadly defined nature.
• Implementing control processes for the verification of schedules, bills of quantities, tender documents and cost estimates prepared by technical personnel.
• Prepares special conditions aligned to 'procurement policies' of the Municipality.
• Controls the implementation/outcomes associated with time, quality and cost of specific basic and average complexity engineering contracts.
• Disseminates information on the professional and technical aspects of engineering design concepts and provides reports detailing interventions and outcomes.
• Collecting and making available factual information and conducting the necessary investigation/ research, to enquiries to support professional personnel.

Essential Requirements:

• Registration as a Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr. Techno.) with the Engineering Council of South Africa; plus Internal Assessment.
• Valid motor vehicle drivers licence (Code B or EB).

Special Conditions:

Appointment or progression to Senior Engineering Technologist level will be subject to applicants achieving the required number of credits that would be deemed as a pass in the Internal Assessment Test.