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CHIEF DIRECTOR: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (GDHS)

Job Details

Published date: September 9, 2022
Closing date: September 30, 2022

Contact Details

Ms K Kunene
072 315 9992
Johannesburg, Gauteng

Description

POST 34/237 : CHIEF DIRECTOR: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT REF NO: REFS/014882

CENTRE : Johannesburg

DUTIES : Manage the process of ensuring that housing products built comply with statutory quality standards. Setting departmental specifications norms and standards for subsidy houses, research and liaison with statutory bodies material suppliers and Engineers. Packaging specifications norms and standards for approval. Evaluate compensation and construction variation application and advise BAC/HOD Quality and specification reviews liaise with engineers and relevant bodies. Site assessments of comp events and VOS received. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders for joint planning for mega projects implementation. Assess and package mega projects proposal for various Departmental approvals. Provide leadership and manage the process of ensuring that housing products built comply with statutory quality standards. Develop annual specification norm and standards and design departmental standard house plans for subsidy houses. Manage and oversight in the process of evaluating compensation events and construction variation applications and advise BAC/HOD.

ENQUIRIES : Ms K Kunene at 072 315 9992

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS : Matric plus a Bachelor s Degree (NQF Level7) in Architecture Civil, Structural Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Town and Urban Planning Construction Project Management or any in Built-in environment. SMS Pre-entry Certificate. The successful completion of the Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on www.thensg.gov.The ideal candidate must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Built in environment at senior management level. Problem solving skills, time management, communication skills, resource management skills, project and construction management skills. Leadership and managerial skills. Knowledge of National Building Regulation, NHBRC, Home building manual and Quality Management. Competencies: Strategic capability and leadership, programme and project management, knowledge management, service delivery innovation and people management and empowerment. Financial Management, Change Management, Problem solving. Excellent interpersonal communication skills, Honesty and integrity. Attributes: Good interpersonal relations. Ability to meet strict deadlines, self-motivated and respectful. Ability to work under pressure. Conceptualising research themes, undertaking research investigations and analysis, presenting work. Collecting and processing reliable data. Critically analysing and interpreting data to draw clear practical conclusions for human settlements. Disseminating research findings and information to various stakeholders in the province and sector. Leading in material layout, editing and publication of completed research work. Providing background research and information for defining the research agenda. Ensuring progressive management of the research function within the Directorate. Attending inter-sectoral summits, conferences and forums. Planning, organising and hosting the Gauteng, Policy, Research and Strategy.