Assistant Director: Roads Project Implementation (Re-advert)

 

🛣️ Assistant Director: Roads Project Implementation (Re-advert) – Limpopo Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure

📍 Location: Head Office – Polokwane, Limpopo

💰 Salary: R487 197 per annum (Salary Level 09)

🕒 Job Type: Permanent

📌 Sector: Roads Infrastructure / EPWP / Project Management / Public Sector

📑 Reference: S4/3/10/179

📁 Component: Roads Projects Implementation

📅 Apply before: 25 September 2026 at 16h30

🏢 About the Employer – Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure (Limpopo)

The Limpopo Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure is mandated to deliver, maintain, and manage the province's road network and public building infrastructure. The department is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities.

🎯 Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Director: Roads Project Implementation coordinates the planning, labor-intensive design, social facilitation, and execution of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) road projects across Limpopo Province, ensuring compliance with civil industry standards and EPWP guidelines.

📝 Key Responsibilities

• EPWP Business Plan Coordination: Establish local steering committees with municipal councilors and community workers to identify, prioritize, design, and cost EPWP road projects.

• Participant & Project Registration: Set up databases for potential project participants, facilitate project advertising, ensure contract sign-offs, register projects on the EPWP Reporting System, and organize CETA skills training.

• Project Performance & Quality Monitoring: Enforce adherence to EPWP Ministerial Determinations, daily task limits, SABS specifications, General Conditions of Contract (2000), and civil construction guidelines.

• Contract & Technical Management: Develop project specifications using Labour Intensive Construction (LIC) methods, verify consultant documentation with legal directorates, and promote CIDB registration for local contractors.

• Social Facilitation & Community Engagement: Convene workshops on community participation, manage relations between district offices and local authorities, provide OHS training, and audit demographic targets (% women, % youth, % persons with disabilities).

✅ Job Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric Certificate.

• An NQF Level 06 qualification as recognized by SAQA in Project Management, Public Management, Community Development Studies, or a related field.

• Minimum of three (3) years’ relevant experience at a supervisory level (Senior Officer / Admin Officer level).

• A valid driver’s license (except for persons with disabilities).

• Technical Knowledge: Roads Maintenance Manual, Labour Intensive Construction (LIC) principles, EPWP guidelines, PFMA, Treasury Regulations, and Public Service Acts.

• Key Skills: Project management, financial management, community facilitation, problem-solving, stakeholder coordination, and conflict resolution.

🌟 Company Values & Culture

Employees within the Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure are expected to uphold:

• High standards of service delivery, community empowerment, and transparent governance

• Alignment with EPWP socio-economic targets to reduce poverty and create local employment

• Dedication to delivering durable, high-quality public road infrastructure across Limpopo

📧 How to Apply

Applications must be submitted using the New Z83 form (2021 version) (obtainable from any Public Service Department or online at www.dpsa.gov.za). All fields in Part A, B, C, and D must be fully completed. Please ensure your Z83 is signed and clearly references Reference Number S4/3/10/179.

Application Options:

• Option 1: Online via eRecruitment

  Submit online via erecruitment.limpopo.gov.za.

  Note for Online Applicants: When applying through the eRecruitment system, you MUST attach your completed Z83, detailed CV, and copies of your qualifications, ID, and valid driver’s license.

• Option 2: Physical Hand Delivery / Postal Submission (Head Office)

  If submitting physically or via post, submit only your completed Z83 form and detailed CV (copies of qualifications/ID will only be requested if shortlisted).

  • Hand Delivery: Works Tower Building, No. 43 Church Street, Polokwane, 0699.

  • Postal Address: Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure, Private Bag X9490, Polokwane, 0700.

📞 Enquiries

For position-related queries, please contact:

• Ms. Hanyane NP

• Mr. Moabelo MJ

• Ms. Motsai S

  ☎️ Tel No: (015) 284 7586 / 7627 / 7262

🌍 Why Join the Limpopo Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure?

As Assistant Director for Roads Project Implementation, you will directly manage local economic development and job creation through Labour Intensive Construction, shaping rural accessibility and transport infrastructure across Limpopo.