PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)
Prasa Rail :Head Office – 30 Wolmarans Street, Umjantshi House, Braamfontein, Johannesburg – Private Bag X101, Braamfontein, 2017.
Please advertise this vacancy to the widest possible audience in your business unit, department, section or work area
REGIONAL PERWAY ENGINEER – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
SALARY GROUP: Manager
LOCATION: Durban Regional Office
DEPARTMENT: Perway Infrastructure
POST NUMBER: TBA
REFERENCE: R&S/PREDURBAN/082022
MISSION: To manage, design and re-engineer Perway department’s personnel and asset base, including maintenance and corrective action in respect of the rail system, the off rail environment as well as general infrastructure.
OUTPUTS:
Human Capital Management
• Structure of depots and functional groupings to adapt to the changing organisational requirements.
• Engage in long term maintenance development of Perway in respect of assets, equipment, personnel strength and capabilities as required in long term strategic planning.
• Establish and manage good labour relations.
• Manage and implement effective performance evaluation system to measure the outputs of subordinates and identify problem areas.
• Establish organograms and compile post requirements and job descriptions to fill and provide adequate staffing.
PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)
Prasa Rail :Head Office – 30 Wolmarans Street, Umjantshi House, Braamfontein, Johannesburg – Private Bag X101, Braamfontein, 2017. Please advertise this vacancy to the widest possible audience in your business unit, department, section or work area REGIONAL PERWAY ENGINEER – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MISSION: To manage, design and re-engineer Perway department’s personnel and asset base, including maintenance and corrective action in respect of the rail system, the off rail environment as well as general infrastructure. OUTPUTS: Financial Management
• Compile and control the maintenance of budget taking into consideration the company focus and strategies, the various procedural systems and the economical changes in the Macro-and Micro environment. • Compile departmental expenses budget. • Check expenditure statistics, compare with budget and place corrective actions in place to ensure that expenditure remains within acceptable limits. • Manage overtime and Sunday time expenditure. • Identify yearly changes in the work practices and scope of work to be done. • Prepare programmes for investment and maintenance capital. • Prepare estimates and motivate for necessary funds. Inspect progress of work to ensure acceptable quality of work. • Manage materials levels and material budget. Authorise purchases and arrange credit for surplus or scrapped material. • Ensure proper disposal of scrap material. Quality, Safety and Management KNOWLEDGE:
• Advanced knowledge of Rail environment • Safety Regulations/ Legislation • Company Policies • Human Factor Management • Public Administration (PMFA) OSCHA Act • Public Involvement Programmes • Public Sector procurement requirements • Financial Management • In – depth knowledge of track maintenance with various Perway components. • Working knowledge of track maintenance using on track machines. • Knowledge of contract and project management of project management SKILLS: ATTITUDES: CAPABILITIES: Added advantage: Please apply by completing an internal application form and submitting this together with your complete CV to: Human Resource: PrasaRail Head Office, Private Bag X101, Braamfontein, 2017, or 1st Floor, 30 Wolmarans Street, Umjantshi House, Braamfontein 2017. By responding to this vacancy advert irrespective as to how such information is submitted, you consent to the collection, collation, processing and storing for such information and the use and disclosure of such information in accordance with the PRASA data privacy protection policy.
PRASA shall take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information of candidates/applicants and for the purpose of this disclaimer “personal information” shall be defined as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) and the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”).” A copy of PRASA’s Privacy notice is available on the website or on request”. CLOSING DATE: 24th August 2022 Should you not hear anything three (3) months from the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. ISSUED BY RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION As per Prasa Rail Employment Equity Plan, this position is earmarked as follows: Please advertise this vacancy to the widest possible audience in your business unit, department, section or work area
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER (TRACK) – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MISSION: To develop specifications, guidelines, and manuals for maintenance and replacement of Perway components. Contract and Project management for Perway components programmes and global benchmarking to achieve the best practice in Perway maintenance in the field of track maintenance engineering. OUTPUTS: Track engineering management
• Engaging with Perway Regional Engineers regarding Perway material and service demand, Perway asset condition, condition assessment and maintenance engineering. • Plans, design and executes all national Perway/track projects maintenance activities in collaboration with regional Perway teams. • Determine the optimum resource requirement and a suitable maintenance plan to cater for any quick changing economical and social environment in line with strategic focus areas of the organisation. • Keep up with changes in technology in track maintenance environment to ensure adoption of modern methodologies to achieve effective and efficient asset management. Quantifying the effects of these developments on the budget and provide leadership to all subordinates regarding the optimum usage thereof to the benefit to the organisation. • Provide specifications, guidelines and develop philosophies regarding the maintenance to be performed on the assets. • Compile procedures and systems to monitor the cost effectiveness of working practices in relation to industry best practices. • Supporting the regions and implementing solutions to address RSR findings, incidents, compliance requirements and coordinating the implementation of corrective actions. • Develop and streamline Perway reporting to give the picture on the ground, as well as ensure that projects being executed are in line with addressing safety and Perway performance. • Support the regions in the procurement of Perway components and service above their delegation. • Development of a reporting system to quantify Perway’s impact on asset performance, delays and cancellations to better target engineering inefficiencies affecting service performance • Analysing reports of automated Perway inspection data for allocated Perway elements. • Communicate Perway activities between Head office and the regions. • Determine long-term requirements in relation to vehicle, depot facilities, tools and equipment. • Co-ordinate optimal use of resources (tools, equipment, plant and transport) for subordinates. • Allocate personnel and equipment according to priorities, projects, vacancies, leave and training. • Draft tender specifications, evaluation of tenders, supervise and administer contracts in terms of company policies. Financial Management Quality, Safety Management
• Maintain an effective quality control management system to identify and monitor risks and potential hazards to all employees. • Identify training needs and ensure that subordinates receive safety and quality training to ensure legal compliance. • Chair safety meetings with subordinates, motivate personnel to be safety conscious, give guidance and direction with regards to safe working methods and procedures. • Ensure that the Act and its regulations are compiled with Act 85 of 1993 (OHSACT) at all times. • Identify noncompliance and provide action plans to rectify in conjunction with Risk Management department to ensure compliance and measure shortcomings. • Initiate corrective actions and ensure that structures/processes function correctly. KNOWLEDGE: SKILLS: ATTITUDES: CAPABILITIES: Added advantage: Please apply by completing an internal application form and submitting this together with your complete CV to: Human Resource: PrasaRail Head Office, Private Bag X101, Braamfontein, 2017, or 1st Floor, 30 Wolmarans Street, Umjantshi House, Braamfontein 2017. PRASA shall take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information of candidates/applicants and for the purpose of this disclaimer “personal information” shall be defined as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) and the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”).” A copy of PRASA’s Privacy notice is available on the website or on request”. CLOSING DATE: 24th August 2022 ISSUED BY RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION As per Prasa Rail Employment Equity Plan, this position is earmarked as follows: PRINCIPAL ENGINEER (BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES) – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
SALARY GROUP: Senior Management LOCATION: PRASA Technical Head Office DEPARTMENT: PRASA Technical Head Office POST NUMBER: TBA REFERENCE: R&S/PETECHNICAL/082022 MISSION: To develop specifications, guidelines, and manuals for maintenance structures (bridges, tunnels, culverts, drainage system, and corridor walling). Contract and project management for bridges, drainage and structures programmes and global bench marking to achieve best practice in Perway maintenance in the field of bridges and structural engineering. OUTPUTS: Bridges and other structures engineering management Financial Management
• Compile and control the maintenance of budget of all bridges, drainage and other structures, taking into consideration the company focus and strategies, the various procedural systems and the economical changes in the Macro-and Micro environment. • Supporting regions with budgeting, development of business cases and capex funding requests for bridges, drainage and other structures. • Compile departmental expenses budget. • Check expenditure statistics, compare with budget and place corrective actions in place to ensure that expenditure remains within acceptable limits. • Prepare business cases and programmes for investment and maintenance capital. • Interface with EPMO and PRASA Technical PMO office to ensure compliance to set programme management requirements. • Work with regions and head office to update monthly capex reports. • Work with regions and head office to report on the status of Engineering Services capex programmes. • Manage overtime and Sunday time expenditure. • Identify yearly changes in the work practices and scope of work to be done and prepare estimates and motivate for necessary funds. Inspect progress of work to ensure acceptable quality of work. • Manage material levels and material budget. • Authorise material purchases and arrange credit for surplus or scrapped material. • Ensure proper disposal of scrap material. Quality, Safety and Management KNOWLEDGE: SKILLS: ATTITUDES: CAPABILITIES:
Minimum Requirements: • Grade 12 • BSc Eng (Civil) or BEng Civil or BTech Civil Engineering • Ten (10) Years Rail Experience • Five (5 ) years at management level • Driver’s License • Physically fit Added advantage: Please apply by completing an internal application form and submitting this together with your complete CV to: Human Resource: PrasaRail Head Office, Private Bag X101, Braamfontein, 2017, or 1st Floor, 30 Wolmarans Street, Umjantshi House, Braamfontein 2017. By responding to this vacancy advert irrespective as to how such information is submitted, you consent to the collection, collation, processing and storing for such information and the use and disclosure of such information in accordance with the PRASA data privacy protection policy. PRASA shall take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information of candidates/applicants and for the purpose of this disclaimer “personal information” shall be defined as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) and the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”).” A copy of PRASA’s Privacy notice is available on the website or on request”. CLOSING DATE: 24th August 2022 ISSUED BY RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION As per Prasa Rail Employment Equity Plan, this position is earmarked as follows: |