Control Engineering Technologist: Materials Laboratory
Government, Public Service
About this role
The Department of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to perform all aspects of varied innovative and complex engineering activities that result in progress in technology and engineering applications.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor of Technology in Engineering (B Tech) or relevant qualification
- Six years post qualification Engineering Technologist experience required
- Compulsory registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineering Technologist; A valid code B driving license.
- Technical: Project management
- Technical designand analysis knowledge
- Research and development
- Computer-aided engineering applications
- Knowledge of legal compliance
- Technical report writing
- Technical consulting
- Networking
- Professional judgment
- Knowledge of road construction materials and testing methods
- Understanding of applicable standards and laboratory accreditation systems
- Materials data analysis and interpretation
- Laboratory quality management. Generic: Problem solving and analysis
- Decision making
- Team leadership
- Creativity
- Change management
- Financial management
- Customer focus and responsiveness
- Communication
- Computer skills
- Planning and organising
- People management.
- Grade A - All-inclusive salary package of R 958 776 per annum (OSD as prescribed)
- Note on remuneration: to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD), the middle-management service (MMS) and contract positions are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc.
- MMS remuneration packages are flexible and may be individually structured as prescribed.
- Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.
- Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend interviews on a date and time determined by the department and submit documentation for verification purposes and criminal record vetting.
- All shortlisted candidates shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
- One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.
- The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department.
- By Recommendation s on material compliance.
- Remuneration Grade A - All-inclusive salary package of R 958 776 per annum (OSD as prescribed)
- Notes Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend interviews on a date and time determined by the department and submit documentation for verification purposes and criminal record vetting.
- Manage technological advisory services: Plan technological support to Engineers and associate professionals in the field
- Ensure the adherence and promotion of safety standards in line with statutory and regulatory requirements
- Solve broadly defined technological challenges through application of proven techniques and procedures; and Develop, maintain and manage current technologies
- Monitoring and evaluation of technological designs
- Evaluate and monitor existing technical manuals, standard drawings and procedures to incorporate new technology
- Ensure quality assurance of technical designs with specifications and make
- s on material compliance.
Responsibilities
- Manage technological advisory services: Plan technological support to Engineers and associate professionals in the field
- Ensure the adherence and promotion of safety standards in line with statutory and regulatory requirements
- Solve broadly defined technological challenges through application of proven techniques and procedures; and Develop, maintain and manage current technologies
- Monitoring and evaluation of technological designs
- Evaluate and monitor existing technical manuals, standard drawings and procedures to incorporate new technology
- Ensure quality assurance of technical designs with specifications and make
