Control Engineering Technician Grade A REF NO: ECHEALTH/CENGTEC/APL/FTH01/10/2026
Eastern Cape Department of Health
- Location
- East London, Eastern Cape
- Salary (as advertised)
- R573 552 – R656 298 per year
- Minimum qualification
- Diploma
- Closing date
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In brief
Overview The Control Engineering Technician Grade A role (Ref No: ECHEALTH/CENGTEC/APL/FTH01/10/2026) is with the Eastern Cape Department of Health, located at Frere Tertiary Hospital in Buffalo City Metro. The position offers a salary between R573,552 and R656,298 per annum, under the OSD framework. What you will do Key responsibilities for this role include: * Managing technical services and providing support in conjunction with Engineers, Technologists, and associates in field, workshop, and technical office activities. * Ensuring the promotion of safety in line with statutory and regulatory requirements. * Evaluating existing technical manuals, standard drawings, and procedures to incorporate new technology and ensure quality assurance of technical designs with specifications. * Authorising/making recommendations for approval by the relevant authority. * Handling multiple projects and multi-disciplinary consulting and contracting teams. * Managing administrative and related functions. * Providing input into the budget process. * Compiling and submitting required reports. * Providing and consolidating inputs to the technical/engineering operational plan. * Ensuring the development, implementation, and maintenance of databases. * Managing, supervising, and controlling technical-related personnel and assets. * Diagnosing and solving complex problems. * Applying solution and design techniques, workflow processes, and procedures. * Ensuring effective development and implementation of policies, procedures, and strategies regarding engineering building issues. * Engaging in research and development and continuous professional development to keep up with new technology to improve procedures. * Conducting research/literature studies on technical engineering technology to improve expertise. * Liaising with relevant councils on engineering-related matters. Requirements (from the original advert) * National Senior Certificate, National Diploma in Electrical Engineering or relevant qualification. * Six (6) years post qualification technical experience. * Compulsory registration with ECSA as a professional engineering technician. * Valid driver’s license. * Proven performance in engineering management is essential. * Project management knowledge. * Technical design and analysis knowledge. * Research and development knowledge. * Computer-aided engineering applications PLC knowledge. * Knowledge of legal compliance. * Technical report writing skills. * Technical consulting skills. * An initiative-taker who is flexible and adaptable to a changing work environment. * Problem solving and analysis skills. * Decision making skills. * Teamwork skills. * Creativity. * Finance management skills. * Customer focus and responsiveness. * Communication skills. * Computer skills. * Planning and organising skills. * People management skills. Who should apply The ideal candidate for this role is an individual with a National Senior Certificate and a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (or relevant qualification), possessing six years of post-qualification technical experience. Compulsory registration with ECSA as a professional engineering technician and a valid driver’s license are essential. Applicants should demonstrate proven performance in engineering management and be an initiative-taker who is flexible and adaptable to a changing work environment. Key skills required include project management, technical design and analysis, research and development, computer-aided engineering applications (PLC), legal compliance, technical report writing, technical consulting, problem solving and analysis, decision making, teamwork, creativity, finance management, customer focus and responsiveness, communication, computer proficiency, planning and organising, and people management. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/control-engineering-technician-grade-a-ref-no-echealth-cengtec-apl-fth01-10-2026-eastern-cape-department-of-health Source: myjobmag
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- At least 6 years of experience.
- Project management
- PLC programming
- Driver's licence
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