About City of Tshwane

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, also known as the City of Tshwane, is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng in South Africa. The metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pretoria with surrounding towns and localities included in the local government area.

Job Requirements

• Grade 10
• Relevant experience and competence in operating all road construction machinery and equipment, and using various types of material for maintenance and road building, as well as in road safety measures on work sites
• Supervisory experience will be an added advantage
• First aid and occupational health and safety courses will be an added advantage
• A valid Code C1 driving licence with a valid PrDP
• Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost
• Willingness and ability to work shifts, overtime and standby as and when required

Primary functions

• Supervise operational teams
• Ensure that work at sites is executed effectively
• Execute inspections where contractors work at sites
• Set out tasks for the operational team
• Enforce occupational health and safety standards on-site
• Set programme activities and goals for the team
• Complete daily time sheets
• Set and build traffic sign and pole structures
• Execute concrete work
• Conduct work on storm water systems
• Conduct tar patching
• Conduct road building
• Conduct site supervision

Personal attributes

Good communication and interpersonal skills; good time management skills (ability to start and finish according to stipulated working times); good leadership qualities; ability to work as part of a team; ability to calculate quantities of road building materials; ability to motivate colleagues to carry out required tasks and complete them within reasonable time frames; ability to monitor quality of work according to standard specification