NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING

 
 
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING
(FIVE-YEAR FIXED TERM PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT)
LOCATION: LILLIAN DIEDERICKS BUILDING, PORT ELIZABETH
REFERENCE NUMBER: 7796
ANNUAL TOTAL REMUNERATION PACKAGE PER ANNUM:
(Minimum: R1 444 570; Midpoint: R1 772 478; Maximum: R2 100 387)
(ALL INCLUSIVE)
 
Please CLICK HERE to download the application form for THIS position.
 
The remuneration package offered will be commensurate to the level of qualifications, skills, competencies and experience required of the incumbent
 
Job Purpose:
The Infrastructure and Engineering Directorate is responsible for the management of the delivery of all major municipal services (excluding electricity) and the maintenance of such services within the jurisdiction of the Municipality. These include municipal roads and public transport networks, sewage disposal systems, water reclamation works, stormwater management and disposal networks, fleet and scientific services.
The successful candidate will form part of the Management Team of the municipal administration as a whole, reporting to and being accountable to the City Manager in terms of the policy and legislative framework of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
 
Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering/B.Tech (Engineering) or equivalent qualification relevant to the knowledge and skills required for the post.
• Minimum of five years’ membership of and registration as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience at middle management, or as programme/project manager, of which three to four years must be at professional / management in a municipal environment.
• Successful completion of Municipal Finance and Management competency units or attaining within eighteen (18) months after employment the number of unit standards required for Senior Managers in terms of the 2007 Municipal Regulations on Competency levels.
• A Valid Code 8 Driver’s Licence and own transport.
• Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of the principles of good corporate governance and compliance in a government or quasi-government environment, as well as policy implementation, contract and risk management, implementation of systems and controls, and performance management.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate extensive experience in the management of a substantial staff complement and budget.
• Candidates will, in addition, be required to demonstrate a practical understanding of the constitutional, legislative and policy frameworks governing the local sphere of government and, in particular, the responsibilities of a senior manager in terms of the Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000) and Municipal Finance Management Act (No. 56 of 2003).

 
The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following core functions:

• Developing and implementing by-laws, policies and procedures relating to the above services.
• Determining tariffs applicable to the Directorate ''s services and assistance to the poor.
• Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive set of management and financial systems and controls within the Directorate and implementing a regular reporting regime in terms of the requirements of the MFMA and municipal accounting standards.
• Procuring the services of professionals, contractors, goods and services in terms of the regulatory framework of the municipal Supply Chain Management Policy.
• Managing the human resources of the Directorate in a highly unionised environment, so as to ensure labour stability and minimise disputes.
• Managing and ensuring the integration of the Directorate ''s functions with those of the other service delivery directorates, so as to advance the developmental responsibility of the Municipality.
• Ensuring compliance with the implementation of the Municipality’s Integrated Development Plan, the Strategic Development Budget Implementation Plan and the Performance Management System.
• Contributing to the establishment of sustainable communities by ensuring cost-effective and efficient service delivery.
• Identifying the immediate, short- and long-term objectives/plans in respect of maintaining synergy between the Directorate ''s strategic intent and outputs.
• Disseminating strategic, functional and operational information on the immediate, short- and long-term objectives and current developments, problems and constraints.
• Managing the administrative and reporting requirements associated with the key performance and result indicators of the Directorate ''s functionality.
• Preparing, implementing and controlling the expenditure of large departmental Operating and Capital Budgets.
• Maintaining links with Provincial Government and key sector bodies such as the Department of Public Enterprise, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), and representing the best interests of the Municipality in relation to infrastructure and engineering services.

  

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IN RESPECT OF THE ABOVE POSITION
 
Please note that in terms of the Local Government: Regulations on the appointment and conditions of employment of senior managers No. 37245, a special form is utilised to assist the Municipality in recruiting, selecting and appointing senior managers.
 
The relevant official application form is obtainable from the eighth floor, Lillian Diedericks Building (formerly Brister House), Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth. Application forms may also be downloaded from the municipal website:  www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za Alternatively, requests for the official application form must be emailed to recruitment@mandelametro.gov.za  (contact person: Ms Vuyiseka Gula – tel. 041 506-3259). No application forms other than the abovementioned will be accepted.
 
Completed application forms, CVs and certified copies of supporting documentation must be mailed to Reception, eighth floor, Lillian Diedericks Building, Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth 6000 or delivered to the eighth floor, Lillian Diedericks Building, Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth or emailed to recruitment@mandelametro.gov.za.
 
Enquiries:  Ms Ayanda Mokuena: tel. 041 506 7323 or Mr Mzimasi Mangcotywa at 041 506 3253.

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 08 FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE 12H00 NOON.
 
Ref. 6 – 18/20 January 2019