ENERGY ● ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION ● ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT

PRINCIPAL TECHNICIAN: INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE

BASIC SALARY: R551 879 PER ANNUM ● NRG 103/24

Requirements:   

• National Diploma in Building Construction
• Professional registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng)
• At least eight (8) years’ relevant experience post ECSA registration
• Computer literacy in MS Office
• Code EB driver’s licence. 

Key performance areas:  

• Assess the adequacy of procedures, systems and controls associated with capital and operational availability and utilisation
• Evaluate current security and safety measures and correct deviations from set procedure
• Draw up and establish technical details / specifications / budget estimates and requirements for a wide range of projects and capital projects
• Manage the effective execution of maintenance of the functional area including the managing of contractors, tenders, RFQ’s associated with facilities management and substations, including tender specifications, to maximise the continual availability and serviceability facilities management within Electricity Services
• Monitor attendance / conduct and output and address deviations from agreed performance indicators through meetings / counseling and / or other approved methods designed to improve and motivate personnel as well as contractors
• Establish the adequacy and availability of personnel and contractors against agreed outcomes and motivate to the immediate manager for additional resources
• Conduct inspections with a view to determining the status and / or progress of work at specific locations / sites
• Communicate with technical departmental personnel and Site Supervisors to establish departmental teams / contractor performance levels
• Check details of transactional documentation (works orders, requisitions, applications, time and attendance schedules, etc.) prior to approving and submit for further processing
• Collate information from field reports, inspections contractual documentation for inclusion into management reports.

Please apply online at www.capetown.gov.za/careers (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated. 

By submitting your application for a position at the City of Cape 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.

Closing date: 6 December 2024

• Please quote the reference number of the vacancy in all communications.
• Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request.
• Copies of supporting documents will not be returned.
• Kindly note that applications will not be acknowledged in writing.
• Visit our website at www.capetown.gov.za/careers
• No late applications will be considered.
• If no notification of appointment is received within three (3) months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.