Professional Officer

ELIGIBILITY

All suitable candidates

CLOSING DATE

17.07.2026

REFERENCE NUMBER

WS 101/26 (External)

SALARY

R 558 042 – R 665 482 per

DEPARTMENT

Bulk Services

DIRECTORATE

WATER AND SANITATION Professional Officer

Requirements

• BEng or BSC Eng degree in Civil Engineering
• Registration as a Candidate Engineer
• 3 to 5 years’ relevant post graduate experience
• Computer literacy: MS Office
• Must be physically fit

Key Performance Areas

• Identifying, defining and undertaking immediate, short- and

long-term planning associated with complex bulk water

infrastructure projects, the New Water Programme and other

infrastructure projects.

• Providing inputs to the utilisation, productivity and performance

of personnel within the Infrastructure and Project Implementation

Section of Bulk Water.

• Preparing Capital and Operating estimates within a planned

project and managing and controlling expenditure against

approved budget allocations.

• Managing multi-disciplinary teams for complex projects including

design, project management, contract administration, construction

supervision, commissioning and hand-over of major/minor future

infrastructure, upgrades of present infrastructure and operational

driven technical projects.

• Providing engineering guidance, maintaining technical standards

and infrastructure and the protection of rights for complex projects.

• Relationship management and communication.
• Administration and the safekeeping of written communication.

How to Apply

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Town, you are consenting to the use of your personal information

provided as part of your application and/or Recruitment process for

Recruitment and Selection purposes. In addition, you may be

required to undergo, including but not limited to, Criminal and

Security Checks, Personal Verification, and Lifestyle Audits,

throughout your recruitment process and/or subsequent

employment.