HEAD: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Department of Human Settlements
Directorate: Project Development & Compliance
- Reference number
- REFS/056849
- Salary
- R1 554 696 - R1 858 821 per annum, (all- inclusive of benefits)
- Centre
- Sandton (Johannesburg)
- Province
- Gauteng
- Closing date
- 13 November 2026
- Circular
- No 37 of 2026
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Fill the Z83 for this postRequirements
Bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) in the built environment, Project Management, Business Administration, Public Administration and Finance. NQF level 8 Postgraduate in the built environment will be added advantage. At least 5 years’ experience at a senior management level in the public/private sector with a proven track record in infrastructure Project Management. Additional Requirements: Registration with a relevant professional body; Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), Valid driver’s license, Pre-entry Certificate (Nyukela).
Duties
Provide strategic direction for Project Development Programme through effective operating models on the development, compliance and evaluation of strategically viable infrastructure projects. Oversee the project initiation, business case development, feasibility assessment, sustainability for project funding, monitoring and evaluation and contract management, to the point of bankability. Oversee the project initiation, business case development, feasibility assessment, sustainability for project funding, monitoring and evaluation and contract management, to the point of bankability. Oversee projects that are identified for alternative funding are sourced from a coordinated process of planning and budgeting for infrastructure projects in the province. Provide good governance and sound ethical compliance for the business unit. Management of resources.
Where to send your application
Please apply online at https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za/
Enquiries
Mr. Lebogang Tladinyane Tel No: (011) 290 6600/38
Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 37 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 16 October 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 24 October 2026.
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