Principal Provincial Inspector

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**Job Title:** Principal Provincial Inspector **Company:** Gauteng Department Of Community Safety **Overview** The Gauteng Department Of Community Safety is seeking a Principal Provincial Inspector within its Chief Directorate: Traffic Management, specifically for the Escort Unit. This role commands a salary of R413 001 per annum, plus service benefits. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Managing and enforcing Road Traffic, Public Passenger, Transport Legislation, and other relevant legislation. * Developing operational strategies and ensuring the implementation of approved traffic law enforcement strategies. * Ensuring the free flow of traffic through point duty and traffic control at congested areas, coordinating activities, and safeguarding accident scenes. * Planning and managing speed testing operations. * Coordinating the execution of arrests on traffic-related matters, attending court proceedings, and giving evidence. * Managing processes for issuing relevant notices to offenders. * Managing traffic policing projects. * Identifying and advising relevant role-players on hazardous locations. * Managing the escorting of abnormal vehicles and loads to ensure their safe movement. * Managing the monitoring of road sports and social events, and coordinating overload control management (including goods and passengers). * Managing joint law enforcement activities and projects (co-operative governance), which includes participating in planning, executing, evaluating, and reporting on these strategies and projects. * Managing resources and providing leadership and direction to all subordinates, including developing and maintaining a monitoring system for production statistics, implementing innovations, assisting with environmental analysis, performing basic management functions, and conducting planning, feedback, evaluation, and information-sharing meetings. * Assisting with human resource issues at the station and coordinating staff quarterly performance appraisals. * Identifying and managing risks by developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating plans to address them. * Managing the performance of all administrative activities and related duties. * Ensuring the proper management of the motor vehicle fleet. * Monitoring the state of equipment and assisting with proactive replacement planning, including identifying and monitoring members involved in accidents. * Ensuring effective loss control measures are in place to address loss of firearms and other related equipment, and striving towards reducing the financial value of losses. * Participating in budget planning as required by the Center Manager. * Monitoring monthly expenditure and inspection reports from the province and implementing corrective action in problem areas. * Conducting regular budget control and management discussions as part of management meetings and sharing information with members regarding the center's budget priorities. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Grade 12 Certificate or higher qualification. * Must be in possession of a Basic Traffic Diploma. * 6 - 10 years’ working experience in the field. * All valid relevant driving licenses (A and EC). * No criminal record. * Knowledge of extensive experience in road traffic and Public Transport policies and regulations. * Law enforcement knowledge in traffic and Public Transport Vehicle inspections. * Vehicle Impoundment. * Completion of law enforcement and documents. * Skills and competencies in records management. * Resource management skills. * Customer relationship management skills. * Planning skills. * Organizing skills. * Leading skills. * Controlling skills. * Monitoring skills. * People Management skills. * Service delivery skills. * Communication skills. * Decision-making skills. * Results and quality management skills. * Problem solving skills. * Writing & Reporting skills. * Labour Relations skills. * Driving skills. * Investigation skills. * Motivational skills. * Innovation/continuous improvement skills. * Analytical skills. * Computer literacy. * Operations/Projects management skills. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for a highly experienced and qualified individual with a strong background in traffic law enforcement and public transport regulations. The ideal candidate will possess a Grade 12 certificate, a Basic Traffic Diploma, and 6-10 years of field experience. They must hold valid driving licenses (A and EC), have no criminal record, and demonstrate extensive knowledge in road traffic and public transport policies, law enforcement, vehicle inspections, and impoundment procedures. Strong leadership, management, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential, along with computer literacy and the ability to manage resources, projects, and personnel effectively. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/gauteng-department-of-community-safety-vacancies-from-dpsa-circular-38-of-2026#spani-ref-refs-057021 Source: govpage

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