Head: Wastewater Development and Infrastructure Planning ● REF NO:WS 157/26

City of Cape Town; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,370,000 - 1,771,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Cape Town is seeking a Civil Engineer with a focus on Water and Sanitation to lead wastewater treatment plant design and related projects. Candidates must have a BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering and be registered as PrEng with ECSA.

Eight years’ WWTP design and process simulations experience are required, along with project management exposure. A postgraduate wastewater design qualification is advantageous; EB (08) driver’s licence is essential.

Qualifications

• BEng or BSc in Civil Engineering required.
• Registration with ECSA as Professional Engineer (PrEng) required.
• Eight years’ experience in WWTP design, process simulations and related project management.
• Postgraduate wastewater process design/modelling training an advantage.
• Valid EB (08) Driver’s Licence.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning of WWTP infrastructure aligned with service needs.
• Project management and process design for WWTP construction projects.
• Performance and financial modelling for wastewater infrastructure planning.
• Provide specialist wastewater design advisory and project engineering support.

Skills

Process simulations

WWTP design

Project management

Wastewater modelling

Education

BEng / BSc Civil Engineering

Job description

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Water and Sanitation REF NO: Bulk Services: Wastewater

TCOE SALARY: R1 370 030 – R1 771 459 PER ANNUM

(WS 93/26 Re-advertisement) Applicants who previously applied need not re-apply

Requirements:

• BEng / BSc Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as Professional Engineer (PrEng).
• Eight (8) years’ experience including planning, wastewater treatment process / wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) designs, process simulations, WWTP debottlenecking / optimisation as well as exposure to project / contract management of WWTP construction projects.
• Formal training at postgraduate level in wastewater treatment process design & modelling advantageous.
• Valid EB (08) Driver’s Licence.

Key Performance Areas:

• Strategic planning of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) infrastructure keeping with service delivery requirements.
• Project Management and Process design, direct and control outcomes associated with engineering designs of the Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP).
• Performance and financial modelling to identify and define the short, medium and long-term objectives relating to Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure and Sector / Master Plans.
• Provide a specialist wastewater treatment design advisory and project engineering support service to the Wastewater Branch.
• Direct and control the professional, technical and operational outcomes associated with the functions related to WWTW and disseminates functional information for short, long and current developments, problems and constraints.

Closing date: 09 November 2026