REF NO: PS3/2024/02
SALARY : Grade A: R1 200 426 – R1 371 489 per annum, (all-inclusive annual salary package), (OSD) of
which 30% may be structured according to the individual’s needs. The department will
determine the salary notch based on years’ experience post professional registration.
CENTRE : Bloemfontein: Head Office
REQUIREMENTS : A university degree in Engineering or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA. (NQF
Level 7). Be registerd with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a professional
Civil/Structural Engineer, Valid drivers license and a minimum of 6 years experience post
qualification. Recommendations: Computer Literacy and an Executive course in Infrastructure
Delivery Management will be an added advantage.
DUTIES : Be able to provide inputs to technical and functional norms and standards from an engineering
perspective to be issued in terms of the Provincial Education Facilities Guidelines and National
Basic Education. Monitor that infrastructure projects implemented by Implementing Agent[s]
comply with approved engineering functional and technical norms and standards and that the
planning and design are according to sound engineering principles and code of practise.
Monitor that planning and design completed through insourced engineering service is done
according to sound engineering principles and according to norms and standards and code of
practise. Update functional and technical norms and standards updated based on learning
generated through Post Project and Post Occupancy Evaluation [POE] exercises. Maintain
civil/structural engineering norms & standards. Prepare reports stating the advisability,
desirability, impact and legality of proposals for innovative service delivery mechanisms.
Undertake feasibility studies and prepare reports detailing service impact, financial impact,
infrastructure impact, constrains, alternatives and attainability. Develop cost effective solutions
according to standards. Prepare technical specifications. Apply civil/structural design principles.
Evaluate existing technical manuals, standard drawings and procedures to incorporate new
technology in specifications. Determine civil/structural engineering performance based
standards. Develop civil/structural engineering standard data sheets and drawings. Provide
civil/structural engineering inputs to Project Execution Plan v 1. Provide civil/structural
engineering inputs Plans v 2 – 7 to the Directorate Infrastructure Delivery Management.
Determine requirements for built environment document management system from a
Civil/Structural Engineering perspective. Determine civil/structural proposals and design work
for solutions, where necessary. Prepare reports on effectiveness of corrective measures.
Coordinate the drafting of the User Asset Management Plan through inputs from all the
professionals. Complete the Technical Condition Assessments of projects planned and
implemented in the MTEF from an engineering perspective. Finalise and update the U-AMP on
a continuous basis. Validate from an engineering perspective adherence to environmental and
OHS requirements in terms of all infrastructure plans. Validate from an engineering perspective
district plans on disaster management. Provide inputs to infrastructure assessments. Provide
engineering inputs to maintenance projects. Monitor and study the education sector, legal
frameworks, standards changes and policy frameworks. Update the Infrastructure
comprehensive planning framework of Department in terms of research findings, new
technology and changes in the institutional environment.
ENQUIRIES : Mr Botsane Tel No: (051) 404 9292
APPLICATIONS : Please submit your application, quoting the relevant reference number on your Z83 application
as well as on the envelope to: The Director: Human Resource Administration, Department of
Education, Bloemfontein, 9300. (Old Saambou Building, Ground Floor, corner Charlotte Maxeke
and Aliwal Street – Box at Security and or Private Bag X20565, Bloemfontein, 9300) or e-mail
to: erecruitment@fseducation.gov.za Regarding e-mailed applications: Applications must be
submitted as a Single document/One Attachment to the e-mail address specified for each
position. (Kindly note that e-mailed applications and attachments should not exceed 15MB). It
remains the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that their application is successfully submitted.
CLOSING DATE : 08 November 2024
NOT
E : It is the intention to promote representativity in the Department through the filling of these
posts. The candidature of applicants from designated groups especially in respect of
people with disabilities will receive preference. Applicants must apply using the NEW Z83
form which can be downloaded at http://www.dpsa.gov.za/dpsa2g/vacancies.asp. From 1
January 2021 should an application be received using the incorrect application form for
employment (Z83), it will not be considered. Please ensure to complete ALL fields on the new
Z83 application form. A recent comprehensive, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing, inter
alia, a complete chronological record of training, experience, competencies, and previous
employment record as well as the names and telephone numbers of three persons willing to act
as referees. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant
documents on application but must only submit the Z83 and curriculum vitae (Only shortlisted
candidates will be required to submit certified documents). All shortlisted candidates will be
subjected to personnel suitability checks on criminal records, citizenship verification, financial
records, qualification verification and applicants could be required to provide consent for access
to their social media accounts. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
Separate applications must be submitted for every vacancy. N.B.: Please note that: Incomplete
and late applications will not be considered (applications posted, couriered, and received after
the closing date and those that do not comply with these instructions will not be considered).
The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are posted, e-mailed or hand
delivered timeously. Failure to comply with the procedure outlined above, will lead to an
application being rejected. Applicants are requested to complete the new Z83 form properly
which must be authenticated by a signature and initialed on both pages and clearly quoting the
relevant REF NO number for each post applied for. Applicants are informed that applications,
copies of qualifications and CVs will not be returned; Applicants who terminated their services
with voluntary severance packages may not apply; salary progression on the salary scales is
subject to performance assessment; The FSDoE reserves the right not to fill advertised
positions. It is expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time
and place determined by the Free State Department of Education. It is the applicants’
responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification
Authority (SAQA). Non-RSA residents/permanent residents will submit proof only when
shortlisted. Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received
within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their application has been
unsuccessful. Please note it might be expected of short-listed applicants to complete a project.
Successful candidates on level 13 and higher must undergo a Competency test.
Introduction and general measures: NB: as of 1st July 2006, all new appointments in the public
service have to be part of the Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS) in order to
qualify for a Government Medical Subsidy. Correspondence will only be entered into with
shortlisted applicants. Entry level requirement for SMS posts: In terms of the Directive on
Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume
1, a requirement for appointment into SMS posts is the successful completion of the Senior
Management Pre-Entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG).
The Course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full
details can be obtained by following the below link: https:www.thensg.gov.za/training-
course/sms-pre-entryprogramme/. Certificate to be submitted prior to appointment.