This vacancy has closed. It closed on 28 August 2026 and is kept here for reference only.
ROAD WORKER
Department of Transport
- Reference number
- DOT 223/2026
- Salary
- R170 226 per annum (Level 03)
- Centre
- Ladysmith Region: Cost Centre, Dundee
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Closing date
- 28 August 2026
- Circular
- No 29 of 2026
Requirements
NQF Level 1 or 2 (Abet level 2 certificate or equivalent). Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Required: Job knowledge. Communication skills. Interpersonal relation skills. Flexibility. Teamwork. Accuracy. Skills in the aptitude of figures. Computer literacy. Planning and organising skills. Good verbal and written communication skills.
Duties
Perform routine activities in respect of road maintenance and/or construction through inter alia the following: Construction of culvert and side drains. Erect and maintain steel guardrails and gabions. Construction of road earth and layer works. Clean and maintain roads, sidewalks and resting areas. Surfacing and porthole patching. Read fencing and pipe laying. Setting of road markings and studs. Install road signs, distance markers, and barricade the work area. Crushing of road material. Brush clearing and grass cutting.
Where to send your application
Applications/Address: Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts through the KZN online e-Recruitment system at www.kznonline.gov.za/kznjobs 172 Applicants may also visit any one of our Designated Online Application Centres (DOACs) where our friendly staff will assist you with applying for jobs on the KZN online e-Recruitment system or receiving your hardcopy application. You can find the list of Designated Online Application Centres (DOACS) at www.kznonline.gov.za/kznjobs Please note that applicants should only use one of the following methods when applying for a post: either through the online e-Recruitment system or submit a hardcopy application as directed. Forward your application, quoting the relevant reference number to: Recruitment & Selection Section, Human Resource Administration Directorate, Private Bag X9043, Pietermaritzburg, 3200. Applications may alternatively be hand-delivered to the Office of the Department of Transport, Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House, 172 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg. FOR ATTENTION : Mr B Hornsby
Enquiries
Ms T Nkosi (Ladysmith)
Note
It is the intention of this Department to consider equity targets when filling these positions.
Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 29 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 14 August 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 10 September 2026.
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