HEAD: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Provincial Administration: Gauteng · Sandton (Johannesburg)
- Closing date
- 13 November 2026
- Reference
- REFS/056849
- Salary band
- R 1 858 821
- Application method
- Email application
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Vacancy information from the employer
Department: Provincial Administration: Gauteng Directorate: Project Development & Compliance Location: Sandton (Johannesburg) Salary: R1 554 696 - R1 858 821 per annum, (all- inclusive of benefits) Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) in the built environment, Project Management, Business Administration, Public Administration and Finance. NQF level 8 Postgraduate in the built environment will be added advantage. At least 5 years’ experience at a senior management level in the public/ private sector with a proven track record in infrastructure Project Management. Additional Requirements: Registration with a relevant professional body; Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), Valid driver’s license, Pre-entry Certificate (Nyukela). Duties: Provide strategic direction for Project Development Programme through effective operating models on the development, compliance and evaluation of strategically viable infrastructure projects. Oversee the project initiation, business case development, feasibility assessment, sustainability for project funding, monitoring and evaluation and contract management, to the point of bankability. Oversee the project initiation, business case development, feasibility assessment, sustainability for project funding, monitoring and evaluation and contract management, to the point of bankability. Oversee projects that are identified for alternative funding are sourced from a coordinated process of planning and budgeting for infrastructure projects in the province. Provide good governance and sound ethical compliance for the business unit. Management of resources. Application instructions: Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts through the online e- Recruitment system at www.kznonline.gov.za/kznjobs. Applications submitted electronically will be taken as a final application and may not be amended or supplemented in any way after the closing date indicated in the advertisement. All applications must be addressed to the Head of Department and for reference numbers starting with SSC may be hand delivered or couriered to 4 Pin Oak Avenue, Hilton, 3245. All applications for reference numbers starting with NSC may be hand delivered or couriered to Lot no. 11634, Corner of Via Verbena and Loop Street, Veldenvlei, Richards Bay, 3900. Emailed applications will not be accepted. Enquiries: Mr. Lebogang Tladinyane Tel No: (011) 290 6600/38 124 Notes: Applicants using the manual application process must submit their applications on the prescribed form Z83 (Please Use The New Z83 Form Which Is Effective From 01 January 2021) obtainable from any Public Service Department or at www.dpsa.gov.za and all applications must be accompanied by a comprehensive CV. Applicants must ensure that the Z83 application form is completed in full, duly signed and initialled, as failure to do so may lead to disqualification of the application during
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Requirements
- ✓Bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) in the built environment, Project Management, Business Administration, Public Administration and Finance
- ✓NQF level 8 Postgraduate in the built environment will be added advantage
- ✓At least 5 years’ experience at a senior management level in the public/ private sector with a proven track record in infrastructure Project Management
- ✓Additional Requirements: Registration with a relevant professional body
- ✓Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), Valid driver’s license, Pre-entry Certificate (Nyukela)
Key responsibilities
- •Provide strategic direction for Project Development Programme through effective operating models on the development, compliance and evaluation of strategically viable infrastructure projects
- •Oversee the project initiation, business case development, feasibility assessment, sustainability for project funding, monitoring and evaluation and contract management, to the point of bankability
- •Oversee the project initiation, business case development, feasibility assessment, sustainability for project funding, monitoring and evaluation and contract management, to the point of bankability
- •Oversee projects that are identified for alternative funding are sourced from a coordinated process of planning and budgeting for infrastructure projects in the province
- •Provide good governance and sound ethical compliance for the business unit
- •Management of resources