Ethekwini Local Municipality TECHNICAL SPECIALIST Jobs

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35004620 – ARTISAN (BODY BUILDER)

Job Description

Key Responsibility Areas:
 

• Manufactures, maintains and repairs skips.
• Maintains compactor bodies.
• Undertakes duties associated with boiler making, welding and mechanical work.
• Repairs hydraulic cylinders.
• Compiles cost estimates for work to be done.
Competencies:
• Problem solving.
• Quality orientation.
• Workplace safety.
• Discipline specific skills.
• Communication.
• Action orientation.
• Resilience.
• Accountability and ethical conduct.
• Learning orientation.
• Team orient
 

Essential Requirements:
• Trade Tested Artisan (Bodybuilder or Boilermaker).
• Valid motor vehicle driving license (Code EC).
• Valid Professional Driving Permit (PrDP) or to be obtained within 12 months of employment.
• 3 years relevant post apprenticeship experience.
 

Preferred Requirements:
• CO2 MiG Welding qualification.
• 4 years relevant post apprenticeship experience.
 

Special Conditions:
• Operate overhead crane.
 

Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to carry out physical nature of the work
This post reports to SUPERINTENDENT (WORKSHOP)

About Us

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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72000284T – TRAINEE VALUER

Job Description

Trainee Valuer

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Assist with the research and valuation of residential properties.
• Assist with the preparation of reports, correspondence and purchase/sale and compensation
agreements.
• Assist with correspondence under the direction of a professional Association Valuer/
• Professional Valuer.
• Assist with the preparation of reports to committees.
• Interact with role players in the property market.
• To provide support in the management of information.
• Attend to counter and telephonic queries.
• To undertake any other related duties.

Competencies:
• Discipline Specific Skills.
• Compilation of general and supplementary valuation rolls, maintenance of valuation roll.
• Information Management.
• Interpersonal Relationships.
• Communication.
• Resilience.
• Change Readiness.
• Learning Orientation.

Essential Requirements:
• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent.
• Studying towards (NQF Level 6) in Real Estate (Property Valuation) or other related and
equivalent qualification accredited by the South African Council for the Property Valuers
Profession.
• Registration with the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession as a
Candidate Valuer within 6 months of appointment
• Valid motor vehicle driving license or to be obtained within 6 months from date of appointment.

Preferred Requirements:
• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Real Estate (Property Valuation) or any other related
and equivalent qualification accredited by the South African Council for the Property Valuers
Profession.
• Registration with the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession as a
Professional Valuer.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 2 Years relevant experience.
• Computer Literacy.

Junior Valuer

Key Responsibility Areas:
 

• Assists with the research and fieldwork.
• Undertake valuations of non-complex, residential properties and assist with the valuation of all other types of properties.
• Assist with the preparation of reports, correspondence and purchase/sale and compensation agreements.
• Assist with the preparation of reports to committees.
• Assist with the instructing and liaising with conveyancers.
• Preparation of vouchers for the payment of professional fees and purchase price/compensation.
• Interact with role players in the property market.
• To provide support in the management of information.
• Attend to counter and telephonic queries.
• To undertake any other related duties.

Competencies:
 

• Written Communication.
• Task Management.
• Discipline Specific skills.
• Management of objections and appeals.
• Information Management.
• Compilation of general and supplementary valuation rolls, maintenance of valuation roll.
• Interpersonal Relationships.
• Service delivery orientation.
• Action orientation.
• Learning orientation.
• Cognitive ability.
• 
  Essential Requirements:
   
• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Real Estate (Property Valuation) or other related and equivalent qualification accredited by the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession.
• Registration with the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession as a Candidate Valuer or Professional Associated Valuer (may be subject to restrictions in terms of what types of properties the person is authorised to value)
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 2 years relevant experience within the municipal environment.
• Computer Literacy.
• 
  Preferred Requirements:
• 3 years relevant experience within the municipal environment

Professional Valuer

Key Responsibility Areas:
 

• Undertake research and fieldwork of all types of properties.
• Undertake valuations of all types of properties.
• Conduct negotiations in respect of acquisitions and alienations of properties and rights in properties.
• Conduct negotiations in respect of property valuations appeals.
• Undertake estimates of cost of all types of properties.
• Prepare reports, correspondence and purchase/sale and compensation agreements.
• Instruct and liaise with conveyances for the registration of property.
• Preparation of vouchers for the payment of professional fees and purchase price/compensation.
• Interact with the role players in the property market.
• To undertake project management.
• To undertake the provision, management, and manipulation of information.
• Assist the chief valuer with the training and development of Trainee Valuers and Junior Valuers.
• Attend to counter and telephonic queries.
• To undertake any other related duties.

Competencies:
 

• Written Communication.
• Organizational Awareness.
• Task Management.
• Discipline Specific skills.
• Compilation of general and supplementary valuation rolls, maintenance of valuation roll.
• Management of objections and appeals.
• Information Management.
• Interpersonal Relationships.
• Communication.
• Service delivery orientation.
• Action orientation.
• Cognitive ability.

Essential Requirements:

• 
   
• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Real Estate (Property Valuation) or any other related and equivalent qualification accredited by the South African 
• Council for the Property Valuers Profession.
• Registration with the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession as a Professional Valuer or Professional Associated Valuer (may be subject to restrictions in terms of what types of properties the person is authorised to value)
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years relevant experience within the municipal environment
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements:
 

• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in Real Estate (Property Valuation) or any other related and equivalent qualification accredited by the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession.
• 4 years relevant experience within the municipal environment.

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32000560 – ARTISAN (PLUMBER)

Job Description

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Identifies the location of burst water pipes and assesses the extent of repair.
• Repairs the damaged pipe or engages approved Contractors to carry out necessary repairs.
• Lays and maintains collapsed live sewer pipes and underground burst water pipes for Council Rental Stock.
• Conduct pre-inspection to determine whether there is a blockage, or the sewer pipe has collapsed.
• Replaces pipe or clears blockages and updates jobs card.
• Attends to queries lodged by tenants.
• Supervises Handyman Assistants on site.
• Implements proper safety standards and ensures compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
 

Competencies:

• Managing Work.
• Problem Solving.
• Planning and Organising.
• Quality Orientation.
• Work place Safety.
• Discipline Specific SKILLS.
• Communication.
• Interpersonal Relationships.
• Customer Orientation and customer focus.
• Accountability and Ethical conduct.
• Resilience.
• Learning Orientation.
 

Essential Requirements:  

• Trade Test Certificate in Plumbing.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 2 Years relevant experience.
 

Preferred Requirements:

• 3 Years relevant experience.

This post reports to SENIOR ARTISAN (PLUMBER)

About Us

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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36000664 – EBS WORKS CONTROLLER

Job Description

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Evaluates and determines client requirements in respect of maintenance or modification to electrical installations or reticulation.
• Prepares procedural documentation, estimates costs and outlines the specifications and scope of the contract.
• Attends site meetings and presents / outlines scope, terms and conditions to contractors.
• Co-ordinates tasks/activities associated with the implementation of procedures and, monitors contractors/departmental teams compliance with standards and specifications in all electrical maintenance work / projects.
• Visits specific work-sites and conducts inspections to establish materials, the installation/ construction of the works and procedures are in accordance.
• Reports issues of non-conformity/ problems on site and forwards details of observations and findings.
• Measures work in progress/ completed to enable determination of the validity of contractor payment claims prior to certifying progress/ final payments.
• Performs specific administrative tasks/ activities associated with the updating and maintaining records / information of work in progress and completed works. Competencies:
• Managing work.
• Problem solving.
• Planning and organising.
• Quality orientation.
• Workplace safety.
• Discipline specific skills.
• Service delivery orientation.
• Communication.
• Action orientation.
• Accountability and Ethical conduct.
• Learning orientation.
• Team orientation.

Special Conditions:
 

• Required to work in all weather conditions.
• Required to work outside normal working hours during emergencies and planned overtime.
• Carry out supervisory duties and responsibilities in the absence of superintendent.
   Physical Requirements:
• The physical attributes required for the performance of tasks associated with specific key performance areas in this post necessitates that the incumbent be physically fit and able bodied.
  This post reports to SUPERINTENDENT (ELEC BLD SERV MAINT)

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Trade Tested Artisan (Electrician).
• Authorised without restriction to operate in the MV and HV Sub Station or must be eligible for MV and HV authorisation within 9 months from the date of appointment to the position.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 4 years relevant post qualification experience.
• Computer Literacy.

About Us

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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73000040 – Service Advisor

Job Description

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Assess the adequacy of procedures, systems and controls associated with servicing (vehicles, plant, equipment and material).
• Conduct inspections of workshop plant, tools and machinery, and compiling annual repair and maintenance programme, cost schedules, reports.
• Participate in operational discussions/ meetings and elaborating/ presenting factual information to support the status of activities, progress, constraints, quality and cost dimensions associated with current servicing programmes or urgent works.
• Communicate with the workshops and establishing material and resources necessary against specific works orders.
• Check the status of vehicles, machinery, equipment/plant and communicating any deviations to the Manager/Workshop Superintendents.
• Monitor all subcontracted work including work carried out by Panel shop and Hydraulic workshop.
• Responsible for resource planning, servicing, repairs and maintenance of vehicles.
• Compile internal transactional documentation (e.g. progress and productivity report).

Competencies:
 

• Managing Work
• Problem Solving
• Planning & Organising
• Quality Orientation
• Discipline Specific Skills
• Communication
• Action Orientation
• Accountability & Ethical Conduct
• Learning Orientation
• ResilienceEssential Requirements:
• Trade Tested Artisan in any one of the following • Diesel • Petrol • Construction Plant Mechanic or • Auto Electrician.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license (Code EC).
• Valid Professional Driving Permit (PDP).
• 4 years relevant post trade test experience.
• Computer Literacy.
  Special Conditions:
• Good interpersonal, communication skills and automotive fault diagnostic abilities.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical attributes required for the performance of tasks associated with specific key performance areas in this post necessitates that the incumbent be physically fit and able bodied.

Qualifications

Essential Experience • 3 Years relevant experience. Preferred Experience • 4 Years relevant experience., Computer Literacy. Essential Qualifications • Trade Tested Automotive Artisan., Valid motor vehicle drivers licence (Code EC) with a valid PrDP. Preferred Qualifications • Nil.

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73000154 – Artisan (Spray Painter)

Job Description

• Key Responsibility Areas:
  
   
• Inspecting all panel beating and body building repairs before spray painting.
• Report all defects to foreman.
• Re-arranging vehicles in the paint shop.
• Assess workload and allocate work to subordinates (Artisan assistants)
• Preparation of surfaces for spray painting.
• Masking off non repaired areas.
• Application of primers to specific ratios.
• Application of stopper fine and spot putty.
• Colour reproduction.
• Spray painting of vehicles.
• Rubberizing of vehicles.
• Personnel development (Training of Artisan Assistants)
• Supervising of artisan assistants.
• Housekeeping and safety.
• Signwriting on vehicles.
• Responsible for completion of job cards and time sheets.
• Ordering of paint and other material and advising the foreman.
• Inspecting of vehicles before despatch.
• Assisting with quotations.
• Spray-painting of all types of vehicles.
• 
  Competencies:
   
• Managing Work
• Problem solving
• Quality Orientation
• Planning & Organising
• Workplace Safety
• Discipline Specific Skills
• Communication
• Service Delivery Orientation
• Action Orientation
• Accountability & Ethical Conduct
• Learning orientation
• Resilience

Essential Requirements:
 

• Trade Tested Artisan (Automotive Spray Painter)
• Valid motor vehicle driving license (Code EC).
• Valid Professional Driving Permit (PDP).
• 3 years relevant post trade test experience.

Qualifications

Essential Experience • 2 Years relevant experience. Preferred Experience • 3 Years relevant experience. Essential Qualifications • Trade Certificate, Valid motor vehicle drivers license. Preferred Qualifications • Relevant tertiary qualification NQF (6)

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