KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY - MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

 Preparing Mechanical Engineering Design proposals for basic to high complexity systems and applications with respect to future developments.  Checking and verifying amendments to proposal content based on comments from professional personnel on possibilities and choices based on physical, technical and/ or other constraints. 
 
PRODUCTIVITY/ PERFORMANCE AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
 Evaluating the capability of prospective applicants and participating in the interviewing and final selection sessions.  Conducting appraisals to measure performance and objective accomplishments against agreed targets and, reviewing goals and setting new objectives.  Monitoring the adequacy of current training interventions supporting personnel and/ or contractor development and reporting on workplace impact post training and/ or the need for changes to plans.  Implementing Human Resources policies and procedures to control/ regulate workplace conflict and/ or instituting corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.  Analyzing statistical information pertaining to staff attendance/ absenteeism, overtime, lost time due to accidents and/ or incidents and downtime and proposing specific remedial measures aimed at improving productivity and reducing personnel related costs.
 
CUSTOMER FOCUSED SERVICE DELEIVERY (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN APPLICATIONS)
  Analysing and interpreting the client’s brief and interrogating legislation, regulations and other related factors requiring consideration during the design sequence.  Conducting investigative/ feasibility studies to enable accurate assessment of the extent of adaptability of specific design approaches.  Preparing conceptual design depicting arrangement and organization of simple and complete mechanical systems and applications in specific architectural initiatives.  Presenting the design concept and providing detailed explanation of cost parameters, alternative choices of design applications and, material specifications and its impact on the final structure. 
 
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT (PROCEDURAL APPLICATIONS)
  Implementing control processes for the verification of schedules, bills of quantities, tender documents and cost estimates prepared by technical personnel.  Interacting with internal technical departments to ascertain, guide and align contract specifications and content to adequately address requirements.  Preparing special conditions aligned to ‘procurement policies’ of the Municipality, adjudicating tenders and, compiling recommendations for consideration.
 
MONITORING COMPLIANCE 
 Interacting with specialized and professional personnel onsite, as Management Representative, to determine qualitative and quantitative aspects of work input.  Conducting inspections to determine extent of compliance or variations from contractual agreement.  Convening and chairing site meetings and addressing constraints impacting deliverables, work in progress and or evaluating recommendations with respect to variations.  Detailing remedial measures and/ or contractual obligations in respect of standard, quality, time and cost.  Processing payments against completed works and collating and consolidating interim reports, inspections schedules and contractual agreement to facilitate dispute resolution sequences. 
 
COMMUNICATION (INFORMATION DISSEMINATION)
 Participating in various meetings (on site, internal and external forums, etc) presenting consolidated reports detailing the status of contract works and, providing comments/ opinions on matters affecting or concerning specific outcomes.  Collecting and making available factual information and/ or conducting the necessary investigation/ research, to enquiries to support professional personnel with addressing concerns on service delivery from the general public, councillors, government departments, developers, etc.  Providing comments and advice on the differences in mechanical systems and applications included in average to complex scale building plans in respect of installation and maintenance.  Preparing correspondence, reports and/ or verifying the content of reports prepared by Technical Personnel.
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CLOSING DATE: 19 AUGUST 2020
 
In terms of the Municipality’s Recruitment Policy, this position is open to candidates from the designated group; however, preference will be given to candidates as per the Municipality’s Employment Equity Plan. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to security vetting and Competency Assessments.
 
Applications must clearly indicate ‘’POST TITLE’’, consist of a COMPREHENSIVE CV IN ENGLISH, application form obtainable from our website, together with certified other supporting documents. 
 
These must be addressed to: The Municipal Manager, King Cetshwayo District Municipality, Private Bag X 1025, Richards Bay, 3900 or handed in at the Corporate Services Department, Reception Ground Floor at King Cetshwayo House, Corner Kruger Rand & Barbados Bay Road, Richards Bay CBD by no later than 19 August 2020 at 16H00. 
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted or considered.
 
Enquiries may be directed to the Human Resources section; Ms. Thobile Mtimkulu / Ms. Lungelo Sibiya on (035) 799 2500. 
 
Please note: Faxed applications will not be accepted.
 
Canvassing of advertised positions will disqualify any candidate from being considered for appointment.
 
Should you not hear from the Municipality within 30 days of the closing date of the advert, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.
 
NB: The Municipality will not compensate applicants for any travelling and accommodation expenses incurred during all stages of the recruitment process.
 
The Municipality subscribes to an Affirmative Action Programme, which is non-racist, non-sexist, non-discriminatory and based on merit.
 
MS MTB NDLOVU
MUNICIPAL MANAGER
KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY