Principal Provincial Inspector

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**Overview** This role is for a Principal Provincial Inspector within the Chief Directorate: Traffic Management at the Gauteng Department Of Community Safety. The position is based at the Traffic Law Enforcement Services in Heidelberg. The successful candidate will receive a salary of R413 001 per annum, plus service benefits. **What you will do** * Manage and enforce Road Traffic, Public Passenger, Transport Legislation, and other relevant legislation. * Develop operational strategies and ensure the implementation of approved traffic law enforcement strategies. * Ensure the free flow of traffic through point duty and traffic control at congested areas, coordinate activities, and safeguard accident scenes. * Plan and manage speed testing operations. * Coordinate the execution of arrests on traffic-related matters, attend court proceedings, and give evidence. * Manage processes of issuing relevant notices to offenders. * Manage traffic policing projects. * Identify and advise relevant role-players on hazardous locations. * Manage the escorting of abnormal vehicles and loads to ensure their safe movement. * Manage the monitoring of road sports and social events and coordinate overload control management (including goods and passengers). * Manage joint law enforcement activities and projects (co-operative governance), which includes participating in planning, managing execution, and evaluating/reporting on strategies and projects. * Manage resources and provide leadership and direction to all subordinates, by developing and maintaining a monitoring system for production statistics, implementing innovations, assisting with environmental analysis, performing basic management functions (planning, organizing, leading, control), conducting meetings, and assisting with human resource issues and performance appraisals. * Identify and manage risks by identifying relevant risks, developing a plan, implementing and monitoring the plan, and evaluating progress. * Manage the performance of all administrative activities and related duties. * Ensure that the motor vehicle fleet is managed properly. * Monitor the state of equipment and assist with proactive replacement planning, including identifying and monitoring members involved in accidents. * Ensure effective loss control measures are in place to address the loss of firearms and other related equipment and strive towards reducing the financial value of losses. * Participate in budget planning as required by the Center Manager. * Monitor monthly expenditure and inspection reports from the province and implement corrective action in problem areas. * Conduct regular budget control and management discussions as part of management meetings and share 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 and Skills: * 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. * Records management. * Resource management. * Customer relationship management. * Planning. * Organizing. * Leading. * Controlling. * Monitoring. * People Management. * Service delivery. * Communication. * Decision-making. * Results and quality management. * Problem solving. * Writing & Reporting. * Labour Relations. * Driving skills. * Investigation skills. * Motivational skills. * Innovation/ continuous improvement. * Analytical skills. * Computer literacy. * Operations/Projects management. **Who should apply** An experienced and qualified individual with a Grade 12 Certificate or higher, a Basic Traffic Diploma, and 6-10 years of working experience in traffic law enforcement. The ideal candidate must possess all valid relevant driving licenses (A and EC), have no criminal record, and demonstrate extensive knowledge of road traffic and Public Transport policies and regulations. They should be proficient in law enforcement, vehicle inspections, and impoundment procedures. Strong leadership, management, administrative, and communication skills are essential, including planning, organizing, controlling, monitoring, people management, risk management, budget oversight, problem-solving, and computer literacy. **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-057018 Source: govpage

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