Senior Manager Engineering and Maintenance

Amatola Water; East London; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal water utility in East London is seeking a Senior Manager for Engineering and Maintenance. The ideal candidate will direct the maintenance of plant and equipment while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 5 years of management experience are required. This role involves significant oversight of operational resources and staff training, with a strong focus on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor (BSc or BEng) of Engineering in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years management experience in general maintenance and engineering design.

Responsibilities

• Direct the maintenance of plant, equipment, buildings, and property.
• Ensure all operations meet the statutory requirements to minimize accidents and incidents.
• Control specialized material requirements of maintenance within the operational regions.

Job description

Overview

Job title : Senior Manager Engineering and Maintenance

Job Location : Eastern Cape, East London

Deadline : September 28, 2025

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor (BSc or BEng) of Engineering in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or Government Certificate of Competence in line with the requirements of General Machinery Regulations 2(4)(a)(ii)
• Btech of Engineering in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering and Government Certificate of Competence in line with the requirements of General Machinery Regulations 2(4)(a)(ii)

Added Advantage

• Post graduate qualification in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering (NQF Level 8)
• Post Graduate Qualification in Management (NQF Level 8)
• Project Management Diploma (NQF Level 6)
• Formal management qualification, i.e. Senior Management Programme Certificate (SMP), Programme in Engineering Management (PEM), Project Management or equivalent

Minimum Experience

• At least 5 years management experience in general maintenance and engineering design
• Sound knowledge of the implementation and management of an Integrated Management Systems (IMS)
• Sound knowledge of asset management
• Sound knowledge of the OHS Act, Regulations and legal requirements pertaining to the general supervision of machinery
• Sound knowledge of SAMTRAC

Key Outputs

• Reporting to the Executive Manager : Operations, the appointee will :
• Direct the maintenance of plant, equipment, buildings and property within the operational regions
• Assign major repairs and maintenance to all equipment, buildings and facilities by daily liaison with the Senior Technicians to ensure optimum efficiency
• Liaise with contractors and service providers for specialised maintenance services
• Direct the planned maintenance system to ensure optimum efficiency of all equipment, plant and buildings within the operational regions
• Oversee the execution of specialised allocated work by visiting works, providing high-level technical expertise and assessing the quality of completed work
• Ensure the design of new schedules for plant not included in a planned maintenance system to ensure optimum efficiency of all equipment
• Provide technical and engineering support to the organisation
• Provide technical and engineering support to the Operations, Planning and Development Divisions
• Review and maintain design applications and software of the Operations Division in conjunction with others
• Control specialised material requirements of maintenance within the operational regions
• Oversee stock levels of specialised spares and equipment to minimise plant outage time
• Ensure that accurate stock control measures are applied in order to minimise wasteful expenditure
• Ensure all operations meet the statutory requirements to minimise accidents and incidents by monitoring of an adequate safety regime within the operational regions
• Ensure that all statutory requirements are implemented and executed as defined in the OHSACT 85 of 1993 by performing the GMR 2.1 functions for the 16.1 appointee
• Ensure all Amatola Water staff are adequately trained with respect to applicable safety regulations
• Control the Financial Resources of the operational regions
• Oversee prioritisation of major projects and refurbishments to ensure correct work allocation
• Prepare and motivate with MANCO the annual OPEX and CAPEX budgets for accurate cost control
• Oversee Human Resources within the operational regions
• Manpower planning in order to ensure correct staff compliments within regions
• Appraise and counsel staff as required for increased performance outputs
• Carry out reasonable and lawful instructions as given by the line manager / supervisor within the ambit of the position taking into consideration competencies and operational requirements
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