Question NW2294 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Municipality

Qualified and Registered engineers

City of Johannesburg

68

Ekurhuleni Metro

170

City of Tshwane

328

Mangaung

10

City of Cape Town

547

EThekwini

55

Nelson Mandela Bay

53

Municipality

Field of specialisation of each specified engineer in respect of civil engineering, electrical engineering and any other engineers employed

Ekurhuleni

Energy :71 Engineers

Roads and storm water : 44 engineers

Water and sanitation:55 engineers

City of Tshwane

74 Engineers/ Engineer Technologists

City of Johannesburg

• Technical Engineers (Water);

• Civil Engineering (Water);

• Civil Engineering;

• Capital Planning Engineering;

• Chemical Engineering;

• Electrical Engineering:

• Network Planning;

• Network & Services Planning;

• Network operations;

• Electrification;

• Electrical Technology;

• Plant Test;

• Roads Engineers:

• Local Roads Planning;

• Economic Roads Planning;

• Road Safety;

• Storm water Planning;

• Freight Standards and Compliance; and

Freight Infrastructure Support.

Mangaung

8: Civil Engineering

2: Project Engineering

City of Cape Town

2: Chemical Engineers

134: Civil Engineers

11: Construction Engineers

2: Development Engineers

31: Electrical Engineers

208: Engineers I ii iii iv

12: Mechanical Engineers

2: Network Engineers: 2

145: Project Engineers

EThekwini

55: Civil Engineers

Information on other engineers is outstanding.

Nelson Mandela Bay

53 Civil engineers

Municipality

1. how many vacancies exist for qualified and registered engineers in each metropolitan municipality

1. what is the job title of each vacancy and

1. since what date has each position been vacant

Ekurhuleni

44 vacancies

See attached

See attached

City of Tshwane

96 vacancies

• 80 positions since December 2013

• Transport Department, 45 positions since the structure was approved. They are unfunded.

• Tshwane Rapid Transit: The 4 positions are all new. They are unfunded and part of the current approved structure.

City of Johannesburg

16 vacancies

• 1 :Manager: Technical Co-ordination;

• 1 :Senior Engineer: Local Roads Planning;

• 1 :Senior Engineer: Economic Roads Planning;

• 2 :Manager Regional Storm water Planning Region;

• 3 :Manager: Network Planning;

• 1 :Manager: Road Safety Engineer;

• 1 :Manager: Freight Standards and Compliance;

• 1 :Manager: Freight Infrastructure Support;

• 1 :Network & Services Planning;

• 1 :Network operations;

• 1 :Electrification;

• 1 :Capital Planning; and

• 1 :Plant Test.

Mangaung

45 vacancies

Job Title: Engineer in Training//Senior// First Engineer

The majority of vacant posts are new posts on the MMM structure and have been created with effect from August 2012.

City of Cape Town

55 vacancies

Senior Professional Officer: Tenders and

05-May-15

Professional Officer

30-Apr-15

Principal Professional Officer

21-Apr-15

Senior Professional Officer

21-Apr-15

Senior Professional Officer

21-Apr-15

Senior Professional Officer

01-Apr-15

Senior Professional Officer

01-Apr-15

Waste Water Treatment Works Manager

01-Apr-15

Pump Station Manager

05-Mar-15

Professional Officer

01-Mar-15

Senior Professional Officer

01-Mar-15

Senior Professional Officer

01-Feb-15

Head: Asset Management Water

01-Feb-15

Senior Professional Officer

01-Feb-15

Senior Professional Officer

20-Jan-15

Principal Professional Officer

01-Jan-15

Senior Professional Officer: Infra Man

01-Jan-15

Bulk Water Storage & Conveyance Specialist

01-Jan-15

Senior Professional Officer

01-Dec-14

Professional Officer

25-Nov-14

Professional Officer

25-Nov-14

Professional Officer

25-Nov-14

Professional Officer

25-Nov-14

Professional Officer

18-Nov-14

Senior Professional Officer

18-Nov-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-Nov-14

Co-ordinator: Transmission System Developer

01-Nov-14

Professional Officer

01-Nov-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-Nov-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-Nov-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-Nov-14

Head: Water Laboratory

01-Oct-14

Professional Officer

01-Oct-14

Professional Officer

01-Aug-14

Professional Officer

01-Jul-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-Jul-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-Jul-14

Head: Fleet Management

01-Jun-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-May-14

Head: Quantity Survey

04-Apr-14

Senior Professional Officer

18-Mar-14

Senior Professional Officer

01-Mar-14

Professional Officer

01-Jan-14

Head: Public Transport Survey & Analysis

01-Dec-13

District Manager: Waste Water Ops

01-Sep-13

Principal Professional Officer

07-Aug-13

Director: HS Planning & NHP Implementati

01-Aug-13

Principal Professional Officer

01-Aug-13

Chief Mechanical Design Engineer

01-Jul-13

Head: Integrated Waste Man Strat & Pol

25-Jun-13

Bulk Water Scheme Manager

01-Feb-13

Principal Professional Officer: IMS-DS

01-Jan-13

District Manager: Waste Water Ops

01-Jan-13

Professional Officer

01-Oct-12

Pump Station Manager

01-Sep-12

EThekwini

69 vacancies

Professional engineer

31/05/2014

Professional engineer

29/06/2011

Professional engineer (chemical)

01/07/2012

Professional engineer (chemical)

01/07/2012

Professional engineer (chemical)

01/07/2012

Professional engineer (chemical)

06/12/2010

Professional engineer (electrical)

02/05/2014

Professional engineer (electronics)

31/10/2014

Professional engineer (mechanical)

06/07/2014

Senior professional engineer (civil)

31/05/2012

Senior professional engineer (civil)

01/12/2014

Information is outstanding

Nelson Mandela Bay

16 vacancies

16 technicians

5 technicians: 2010

2 technicians: 2011

2 technicians: 2012

2 technicians: 2013

4 technicians: 2014

Municipality

Whether there are any criteria determining the number of engineers in each field to be employed by each type of municipality; if not, why not; if so,

b) what are the relevant details and

c) where is this codified

City of Johannesburg

Positions are determined in terms of the approved Organisational Structure and the service delivery requirements

This is determined in terms of the approved Organisational Structure.

This is determined in terms of the approved Organisational Structure.

Ekurhuleni

The number of engineers needed is determined in collaboration with the relevant Head of Department by means of a functional analysis and work study.

City of Tshwane

Service Infrastructure –Water and Sanitation , Transport Department and TRT

The details are on approved structure of the department

The details are on approved structure of the department

Transport Department and TRT

Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure

Mangaung

Not provided

Not aware of any criteria determining the number of engineers in each field.

City of Cape Town

Yes.

Competency framework for local government occupational streams

Knowledge, experience and qualifications

Not provided

EThekwini

Yes

ECSA and Water Services Act requirement

ECSA and Water Services Act

Nelson Mandela Bay

Yes

1 Professional engineer.

4 technologist and technicians

ECSA and SAICE