Director: Road Infrastructure Planning And Coordination
Retail
Minimum Requirements
- A qualification at NQF level 7 as recognised by SAQA in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle/senior managerial level within the road infrastructure development field.
- Knowledge and Skill: A sound knowledge and experience in the development of the road infrastructure standards and guidelines.
- Knowledge and understanding of the National Land Transport Act.
- Engineering
- Management and Leadership.
- Knowledge and understanding of the COTOs.
- Sound knowledge of the PFMA, DORA and the Treasury regulations.
- Computer literate (Design and GIS).
- Project Management skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Communication
- Financial Management
- Strategic capability & leadership; people management and empowerment
- Project/Programme management
- Client orientation and customer focus
- Change management.
Responsibilities
- Determine road management strategies for effective network development across the three spheres of government.
- Develop road management strategies for the 6 different classes of roads as per RISFSA reclassification.
- Ensure implementation of best practice delivery models for roads development and management across authorities with carrying capacities across the spheres.
- Develop and facilitate detailed project planning for nationally driven road projects.
- Manage the handling of inquiries and road infrastructure queries.
- Manage road freight corridor development and networks.
- Provide a road freight data management service.
- Manage the planning and operation of the overload control network.
- Manage the development of intermodal facilities.
- Facilitate and monitor overload control strategy implementation programmes.
- Support freight logistics strategy to achieve national and regional objectives.
- Promote the integration of NMT into public transport system and NMT designs, vehicle standards and guidelines.
- Facilitate the development and integration of NMT master plans on all three spheres of government.
- Develop and promote the use of alternative NMT and IMT transport systems.
- Research, benchmark and promote new NMT technologies in accordance with the Copenhagen resolution on climate change.
- Develop and monitor NMT designs, vehicular standards and guidelines.
- Develop, update and implement rural roads development strategy and programmes.
- Assess and contribute to the infrastructure components of rural municipalities' IDP's road projects (Preparation of the master plan for roads to ensure full connectivity to all rural areas and towns).
- Develop and manage intergovernmental co-ordinating mechanisms for effective road delivery at the municipal sphere and horizontally-DOT / COGTA / NT/ SALGA.
- Monitor and evaluate rural road development programme.
- Manage the resources of the Directorate.
- Ensure compliance with all administrative requirements, regulations, rules and instructions pertaining to the branch.
- Establish and maintain governance and administrative system's continuity within the work of the branch.
- Develop financial reports for forecasting, trending and results analysis.
- Prepare and submit implementation plans.
- Evaluate projected spending plans.
- Monitor quality control of work.
- Ensure the compilation of the annual report and strategic plan of the chief directorate.
- Monitor the planning, organising and delegation of work.
- Ensure monitoring & evaluation is carried out in all areas of the chief directorate.
