Bombela Operating Company Jobs – 01 August 2026

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Maintenance Contract Supervisor-Control & Instrumentation

  • Permanent contract
  • Full-time
  • From 600KR to 700KR gross/year
  • At least 2 years of experience (Junior level)
  • Bachelor degree
  • Power Supply Supervisor

BOC has exciting opportunity for an individual to join our dynamic team,if this is you,we want you!


Mission

Purpose

  • To supervise, coordinate and administer the Station Tunnel Management System (STMS), Station Access Management System (SAMS) and Fire Detection & Protection maintenance contracts to ensure that all contractual obligations, technical requirements, statutory compliance, maintenance activities and Service Level Agreements are achieved safely, efficiently and cost effectively.
  • The incumbent serves as the Operator’s technical representative responsible for ensuring contractor performance, asset reliability, contractual compliance and continuous improvement of maintenance practices across all Gautrain stations, depots, tunnels, substations, emergency shafts and associated infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Management & Governance

  • Lead the day-to-day management and administration of the Control and Instrumentation systems, Access Control systems and Fire Detection & Protection maintenance contracts.
  • Ensure full compliance with contract specifications, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), statutory regulations and company governance requirements.
  • Monitor contractor performance against contractual KPIs, service deliverables and performance targets.
  • Identify contract risks, variations, claims, additional works and change requests throughout the contract lifecycle.
  • Verify contractor deliverables and recommend payment certification based on completed and accepted work.

Technical Leadership & Asset Reliability

  • Provide technical oversight for maintenance activities across STMS, SAMS and Fire Detection & Protection systems.
  • Ensure preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance activities are executed in accordance with approved maintenance strategies and OEM recommendations.
  • Drive asset reliability through proactive maintenance planning, failure trend analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Lead technical investigations into recurring equipment failures and implement sustainable corrective actions.
  • Support lifecycle planning, obsolescence management and long-term asset replacement strategies

Maintenance Planning & Performance

  • Coordinate planned maintenance activities to minimise operational disruption while maximising asset availability.
  • Monitor maintenance schedules, work completion and backlog performance through the Maintenance Management System (MAXIMO).
  • Ensure maintenance work orders are supported by complete technical documentation, inspection records and quality evidence.
  • Measure maintenance effectiveness through KPIs including availability, reliability, response times and preventive maintenance compliance.

 Contractor Performance Management

  • Build collaborative relationships with maintenance contractor’s while maintaining strong performance accountability.
  • Conduct regular contractor performance reviews and implement improvement plans where performance targets are not achieved.
  • Monitor contractor technical competency and compliance with contractual obligations.
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement through structured performance monitoring and technical feedback.

Asset Performance & Continuous Improvement

  • Analyse maintenance performance data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for operational improvement.
  • Develop recommendations that improve asset reliability, maintainability and whole-life cost performance.
  • Drive reliability-centred maintenance practices through root cause analysis, lessons learnt and engineering improvements.
  • Drive proactive asset obsolescence management to maximise asset life, improve reliability, and support strategic asset replacement and investment decisions.
  • Support digital asset management initiatives through accurate asset information and performance reporting.

 Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

  • Champion a proactive safety culture by ensuring compliance with railway safety requirements, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Work Permit procedures and company safety standards.
  • Verify that contractors maintain compliant safety files, risk assessments, method statements and permit documentation before commencing work.
  • Conduct regular technical and safety inspections to identify risks and implement corrective actions.
  • Support incident investigations and ensure effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

Quality Assurance & Technical Auditing

  • Perform technical inspections and quality audits to verify maintenance workmanship and contract compliance.
  • Validate completed maintenance activities against contractual requirements, maintenance plans and applicable engineering standards.
  • Identify non-conformances and drive timely close-out of corrective actions.
  • Ensure all maintenance records, technical reports and asset documentation are accurate, complete and auditable.

Financial & Commercial Management

  • Monitor contract expenditure, budgets and cost performance to ensure effective financial control.
  • Review quotations, variation orders and additional service requests for technical accuracy and commercial compliance.
  • Compile monthly payment certificates for the contracts on verified works.
  • Verify invoices against completed work and approved payment certificates.
  • Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining required levels of asset performance and service delivery.

 Stakeholder Engagement

  • Act as the primary technical interface between the Operator, maintenance contractors, Operations, OCC, Engineering, Procurement, SHEQ and external stakeholders.
  • Facilitate technical meetings, contractor performance reviews and maintenance planning sessions.
  • Prepare executive reports, technical presentations and performance dashboards to support operational decision-making.
  • Build effective working relationships that promote collaboration, transparency and service excellence.

 Reporting & Information Management

  • Produce accurate monthly maintenance performance reports, technical analyses and management dashboards.
  • Maintain complete asset histories, maintenance records and contract documentation within MAXIMO and company document management systems.
  • Track SLA compliance, asset availability, maintenance trends and contractor performance through data-driven reporting.
  • Present actionable insights that support informed maintenance and investment decisions.

Profile

Qualifications

  • BTech/BEng/BSc Electrical Engineering (Light Current)
  • Project Management, Contract Management qualification will be added advantage.

Years of Experience

  • Six (6) years working experience in maintenance of light current systems e.g. PLCs (Schneider), Instrumentation and Building Management Systems or SCADA.
  • Three (3) years working experience managing outsourced maintenance contracts

Other Technical/ Professional Skills/Qualifications

  • PLC automation with server knowledge
  • Fire Detection Systems
  • Access Control Systems
  • Building Management Systems
  • Safety management knowledge
  • Maximo CMMS
  • Computer knowledge (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Must be able to read and interpret drawings. 
  • Valid driver’s license with driving experience and fully capable to drive manual vehicles safely.

Desirable Traits

  • Leadership Skills
  • Decision making capabilities
  • Ability to plan and work independently
  • Accountability
  • Dedication to work
  • Diligent with great attention to detail
  • Good communication and presentation skills (verbal and written) 
  • Good interpersonal relations
  • Problem solving ability
  • Possess self-drive and enthusiasm
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

If you have not been contacted within three months of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing date:06 August 2026

Skills

plc automation

fire detection systems

access control system

maintenance contract

maximo CMMS

building management systems

contract expenditure

control & instrumentation

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Maintenance Electrical Manager

  • Permanent contract
  • Full-time
  • From 1000KR to 1400KR gross/year
  • At least 5 years of experience (Senior level)
  • Bachelor degree
  • Engineering/Maintenance Manager/Expert

BOC has exciting opportunity for an individual to join our dynamic team,if this is you,we want you!


Mission

Purpose

  • To maintain the Operator’ Electrical and Electro-mechanical assets and ensure that safety, quality and performance targets are achieved.
  • To update and execute maintenance policies, standards, procedures and ensure reliable and safe equipment.
  • To evaluate and manage contractors who maintain the assets.
  • To manage the BOC Electrical department resources to deliver the asset management plans. 

Principal Accountabilities 

  • To develop appropriate safety, quality and performance standards of the maintenance activities.
  • To maintain all Electrical and Electromechanical Assets on a planned and emergency basis to a standard of product quality and service as to position the Company as a world-class railway system operator. 
  • The asset base would include but is not limited to the following systems: High Voltage, Medium Voltage and Low Voltage, Passenger Conveyance (Lifts and escalators), Fire detection and Suppression, Access Management, Dewatering, Tunnel Management and ventilation, HVAC.
  • To monitor asset condition and propose remedial actions in order to meet the life expectancy of the assets.
  • To conduct investigations into failures and ensure implementation of recommendations.
  • To manage the electrical maintenance team ensuring Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-bound objectives are in place and ensure performances are assessed on regular basis.
  • Comply with Company policies and promote team spirit.
  • Fulfil all duties as specified in legal appointment.
  • Follow-up on technical objectives related to the quality and the efficiency of the maintenance activities.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Deliver safe maintenance of the Gautrain core and non-core assets.
  • Develop and enforce compliance to appropriate safety, quality and performance standards for the asset portfolio to achieve Operational Excellence.
  • Appointment as a General Machinery Regulations competent person to supervise machinery in terms of Occupational Health and Safety Acts and ensure legal compliance.
  • Lead the development of long-term asset management plans and strategies.
  • Ensure strategies and plans are developed to meet all divisional objectives and continually improve standards of maintenance.
  • Lead the drive for improved asset performance and search for new asset maintenance strategies.
  • Provide guidance and leadership to all staff and subordinates and ensure productivity and achievement of divisional objectives.
  • Maintain good staff morale, job satisfaction and promote productivity movements in the department.
  • Develop and execute a contract management strategy and ensure that sound and compliant contract management principles are applied within the team. 
  • Drive the contract renewal tender process and ensure all Contracts are updated.
  • Manage the asset portfolio within the compliance requirements, financial controls and limits set by Executive Maintenance. Review annual budget, maintenance expenses and explain monthly budget variances.
  • Propose and lead all OPEX/CAPEX projects in Electrical and Electromechanical.
  • Direct investigations into safety critical and serious failures.
  • Manage the Maximo System administration and configuration modules, workflow development and administration for the Company assets and ensure safety, quality and performance targets are achieved so as to position the Company as a world-class railway system operator.
  • Conduct analysis on obsolescence treatment.
  • Provide technical interface with the stakeholders.
  • Undertake any other duties as assigned.

Profile

Educational Level

  • B.Eng. or B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
  • ECSA Professional Engineer or Technologist

Years of Experience

  • At least 8 years’ working experience in maintenance operations 

Other Technical/ Professional Skills/Qualifications

  • Safety management
  • General technical knowledge

Desirable Traits

  • Global knowledge in railway industry
  • Possess analytical and critical ability
  • Ability to communicate with staff of all levels and board members
  • Possess leadership quality
  • Ability to delegate, supervise and control
  • Negotiation and decision-making ability
  •  Possess self-drive and enthusiasm
  • Innovative, creative and strategic thinking

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

If you have not been contacted within three months of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

 Closing date 06 August 2026

Skills

eletromechanical

General Machinery Regulations

Asset management

maximo

passenger conveyance

fire detector systems and suppressions

Tunnel managem

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