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DIRECTOR: OPERATIONS CENTRAL

Department of Water and Sanitation · Pretoria

Closing date: 30 October 2026
Reference: 301026/02
Salary band: R 1 317 384
Application method: Email application

Listing status: Source check pending

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Vacancy information from the employer

Department: Department of Water and Sanitation Location: Pretoria Salary: R1 317 384 per annum (Level 13), (all-inclusive salary packages) Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree or relevant NQF Level 7 qualification in Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, coupled with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience at a middle/senior managerial level. Successful completion of the Pre-entry Certificate for the Senior Management Service (SMS) as endorsed by the National School of Government. The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s licence is required. The successful candidate must demonstrate sound knowledge of the water sector, engineering principles and practices, engineering project management, programme and project management, human resource management, financial management, the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), and Treasury regulations and procurement processes. The candidate must possess the following competencies and skills: strategic capability and leadership; service delivery and innovation; change and knowledge management; problem-solving and analytical skills; people and diversity management; client orientation and customer focus; excellent verbal and written communication skills; accountability; and ethical conduct. Duties: The development and implementation of policies and strategic objectives for the cluster. Develop progress reports on the achievement of objectives and expenditure. Manage the operations of water resource infrastructure for the cluster. Develops, reviewed and updated bulk water supply agreements. Rehabilitation and refurbishment of water resource infrastructure. Manages the canals and civil engineering rehabilitation of infrastructure. Ensure that risk for the operations in the cluster is managed. Manage asset management for both movable and non-moveable assets. Ensure that the bulk supply of raw water to institutions is in accordance with the agreement signed by relevant parties. Resource accountability and human resource management. Transformation, financial management and accountability. Accounting to departmental bargaining adjudication committee. Closing Date: 2026-10-30T23:59:00+02:00

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Requirements

✓Bachelor’s Degree or relevant NQF Level 7 qualification in Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, coupled with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience at a middle/senior managerial level
✓Successful completion of the Pre-entry Certificate for the Senior Management Service (SMS) as endorsed by the National School of Government
✓The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s licence is required
✓The successful candidate must demonstrate sound knowledge of the water sector, engineering principles and practices, engineering project management, programme and project management, human resource management, financial management, the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), and Treasury regulations and procurement processes
✓The candidate must possess the following competencies and skills: strategic capability and leadership
✓service delivery and innovation
✓change and knowledge management
✓problem-solving and analytical skills
✓people and diversity management
✓client orientation and customer focus

Key responsibilities

•The development and implementation of policies and strategic objectives for the cluster
•Develop progress reports on the achievement of objectives and expenditure
•Manage the operations of water resource infrastructure for the cluster
•Develops, reviewed and updated bulk water supply agreements
•Rehabilitation and refurbishment of water resource infrastructure
•Manages the canals and civil engineering rehabilitation of infrastructure
•Ensure that risk for the operations in the cluster is managed
•Manage asset management for both movable and non-moveable assets
•Ensure that the bulk supply of raw water to institutions is in accordance with the agreement signed by relevant parties
•Resource accountability and human resource management