MECHANICAL ENGINEER (PRODUCTION) GRADE A: PROGRAMME DELIVERY

Job Overview

A vacancy exists for a Mechanical Engineer (Production) Grade A: Programme Delivery at the Provincial Office in Mbombela (Nelspruit) within the Department of Health, Mpumalanga. The successful candidate will earn a salary between R914 517 and R975 582 per annum. Requirements include an NQF Level 7 in Engineering, at least 3 years of post-qualification experience, current ECSA registration as a Professional Mechanical Engineer, a valid driver's licence, and computer literacy. Responsibilities involve infrastructure project monitoring, technical norms and standards development, feasibility studies, and providing professional engineering advice.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12
• NQF Level 7 Degree in Engineering as recognised by SAQA
• A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience
• Current registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Mechanical Engineer
• A valid driver's licence
• Computer literacy
• Knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulations, Practice Notes, Instructions, and Circulars
• Knowledge of Provincial / Departmental Supply Chain Management Policies
• Knowledge of National Building Standards Act of 1977 and Regulations
• Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993 and Regulations
• Knowledge of Government Immovable Asset Management Act of 2007
• Knowledge of Health Act and Regulations
• Knowledge of Engineering Profession Act of 2000

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide inputs to technical and functional norms and standards from an engineering perspective for Provincial Health Facilities Guidelines
• Monitor that infrastructure projects implemented by Implementing Agents comply with approved engineering functional and technical norms and standards
• Monitor that planning and design completed through insourced engineering services comply with sound engineering principles and standards
• Update functional and technical norms and standards based on learning generated through Post Project and Post Occupancy Evaluation exercises
• Maintain mechanical engineering norms and 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, constraints, alternatives and attainability
• Develop cost-effective solutions according to standards
• Prepare reports on mechanical engineering investigations
• Determine mechanical engineering proposals and design work for solutions where necessary
• Prepare reports on the effectiveness of corrective measures
• Provide mechanical engineering inputs to implement projects successfully
• Provide mechanical engineering professional and technical advice in the form of verbal and written advice, reports, calculations, specifications and drawings

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