CONTROL WORKS INSPECTOR: MECHANICAL RE NO: REFS/056871

This position is for a Control Works Inspector in the Mechanical environment, based at the Dr George Mukhari Facility Maintenance Hub under the Maintenance directorate. The role is central to ensuring that building and facility maintenance projects, as well as minor new works, are planned, executed and completed to the required quality, within budget and on schedule. The incumbent will work within the broader Public Works framework, coordinating contractors, consultants and internal staff while safeguarding the department's interests through sound technical oversight and contract administration.

Key responsibilities include allocating tasks and projects, monitoring progress and expenditure, and attending monthly progress meetings with clients and stakeholders. The successful candidate must keep the Works Control System updated, prepare estimates and reports, and recommend and monitor expenditure and payments. They will also ensure the accuracy of tender documents, specifications and bills of quantities, manage effective contract administration and resolve disputes. The role involves investigating customer complaints, managing the identification of needs for minor new works and repairs, developing and interpreting plans and sketches, and drawing up quotation documents. The incumbent will adjudicate quotations and bids, verify invoices, certify progress payments, check variation orders and extension requests, and brief contractors and consultants while certifying fee claims. In addition, the position promotes SMMEs, BBBEE entities and public-private partnerships, and actively supports the Extended Public Works Programme by gathering and submitting relevant information. The role also includes supervising and developing subordinate Works Inspectors, identifying skills development needs, monitoring the proper utilisation of equipment and stores, and administering the departmental performance and development system.

Applicants need a National Diploma in the T/N/S streams or an equivalent qualification, or an N3 with a passed Trade Test in the Mechanical environment, together with registration as an Engineering Technician. A minimum of six years of appropriate experience and a valid driver's licence are required. Strong spoken and written communication skills, technical knowledge relevant to the industry, familiarity with relevant legislation and quality control standards, sound organisational skills, the ability to prioritise workloads and meet project deadlines, close attention to detail, and good teamwork are all essential. The ideal candidate is people-centred, professional, ethical, honest and of strong integrity, with a commitment to collective responsibility, transformation and Batho Pele principles.

Shortlisted candidates will undergo two pre-entry assessments, one practical and one integrity-based, and will be subject to a personnel suitability check covering vetting, criminal record, citizenship, credit record, qualifications and employment history. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by a SAQA evaluation certificate. The department encourages youth, people with disability, and coloured, Indian and white candidates to apply, with a confirmation of disability from a registered medical practitioner required where applicable. The department reserves the right not to appoint and may use other recruitment processes. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted; if no feedback is received within three months of the closing date, applicants should accept that their application was unsuccessful.