ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Department of Health

Reference number: ECHEALTH/EE-IP /HO/HFRG/01/07C/2025
Salary: Grade A: R914 517 - R975 582 per annum (OSD), an all-inclusive package Grade B: R1 030 296 - R1 109 925 per annum (OSD), an all-inclusive package Grade C: R1 172 184 - R1 376 199 per annum (OSD), an all-inclusive package
Centre: Head Office, Bhisho
Province: Eastern Cape
Closing date: 31 July 2026
Circular: No 25 of 2026

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Requirements

National Senior Certificate, Degree in Mechanical Engineering (B Eng/BSC (Eng) or relevant qualification coupled with three (3) years’ post qualification experience. Compulsory registration with ECSA as Professional Engineer (Mechanical). A valid Driver’s licence. Computer literate.

Duties

To provide inputs to technical and functional norms and standards from an engineering perspective to be issued in terms of the Provincial Health Facilities Guidelines. Monitor that infrastructure projects implemented by Implementing Agent (s) comply with approved engineering functional and technical norms and standards and that the planning and design are according to sound engineering principles and code of practice. Update functional and technical norms and standards updated based on learning generated through Post Project and Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) exercises. Prepare reports stating the advisability, desirability, impact and legality of proposals for innovative service delivery mechanisms. Undertake feasibility studies and prepare reports detailing services impact, financial impact, infrastructure impact, constraints, alternatives and attainability. Develop cost effective solutions according to standards. Prepare technical specifications. Apply electrical design principles. Evaluate existing technical manuals, standard drawings and procedures to incorporate new technology in specifications. Undertake preliminary costing per installation. Prepare reports on electrical engineering investigation. Determine electrical engineering proposals and design work for solutions where necessary. Provide electrical engineering inputs to implement projects successfully. Provide electrical engineering professional and technical advice in the form of verbal and written advice, reports calculations, specifications and drawings. Monitor and study the health sector, legal framework, standards changes and policy frameworks.

Where to send your application

Applicants must apply for this post by using e-Recruitment system https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za/

Enquiries

Ms N. Gwarube Tel No: (040) 608 1188 For e-Recruitment Enquiries: RecruitmentHeadOffice@echealth.gov.za

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 25 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 17 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 30 July 2026.

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