{"id":33505,"date":"2026-04-08T12:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/mentor-2915\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:24:47","slug":"mentor-2915","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=33505","title":{"rendered":"Mentor (2915)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Education<\/p>\n<p>\tNQF Level 8 Qualification in Civil Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Knowledge and experience in the following are a requirement<\/p>\n<p>\tExperience in application of relevant COTO Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Works<br \/>\n\tMinimum 5 years managerial experience. Knowledge of relevant industry standards and specifications and relevant legislation.<br \/>\n\t5-10 years\u2019 experience in planning, design and contract documentation of major roadworks.<br \/>\n\tExperience in coordinating and performing the design and drawing function within a project team<\/p>\n<p>Professional Registration required<\/p>\n<p>\tECSA- Professional Engineer<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>Training and mentoring<\/p>\n<p>\tTo provide engineering training \/ mentoring \/ coaching function to Engineering Graduates and Interns.<br \/>\n\tTo assist staff members with their professional registration with the required Statutory Councils.<br \/>\n\tTo ensure that Graduates and Interns are receiving adequate training to meet performance targets.<br \/>\n\tTo carry out the above while aligning graduate work with gaining responsibility against a holistic ECSA outcome-based professional development programme.<br \/>\n\tTo provide feedback and assist SANRAL TEA management and mentor team with a view to developing a certified ECSA training academy, based on with ECSA-accredited programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholder Engagement: Technical<\/p>\n<p>\tTo enhance and develop skills in graduates related to maintaining working relations with stakeholders on a National, Provincial and Local level.<br \/>\n\tTo promote the need for Graduates to interact, liaise and co-operate with relevant institutions, departments and other organs of state to enhance knowledge sharing on aspects of mutual interest and joint planning.<br \/>\n\tTo carry out the above against ECSA Group C Outcomes<\/p>\n<p>Development of Engineering and Contractual Documentation<\/p>\n<p>\tTo rapidly become familiar with pro-formas, procedures, agreements and other paradigms in a skills development engineering context and to supervise Graduates in written procedures related to the design (and review of designs) for comment and finalisation.<br \/>\n\tTo work within the ECSA-aligned \u201cRoad to Registration\u201c framework defining and outlining the theoretical and practical content and exposure of the training required by Graduates ;<br \/>\n\tTo assist Graduates with the knowledge, understanding, application and development of general contract documentation in SANRAL;<br \/>\n\tTo carry out the above against ECSA Group B Outcomes<\/p>\n<p>Long Description<\/p>\n<p>Design Engineer<\/p>\n<p>\tTo oversee the work undertaken by the Graduates and provide the required direction, input, feedback, guidance and support with respect to their project work \u00a0to ensure timeous completion, approved financial provision, control over expenditure, compliance to required specification; and that risks are identified, mitigated and managed;<br \/>\n\tTo have regular interaction with the SANRAL TEA Graduates to report on progress against the agreed timelines.<br \/>\n\tTo ensure Graduates understand and apply SANRAL project specifications and procedures.<br \/>\n\tTo guide Graduates in assessing scope and proposed scope changes for approval.<br \/>\n\tTo guide Graduates in how to program and manage their time and own productivity effectively in terms of available resources and project delivery targets;<br \/>\n\tTo highlight to Graduates the importance of ensuring compliance with\u00a0 environmental, financial and safety legislative requirements;<br \/>\n\tTo assist Graduates with computer-based design applications;<br \/>\n\tTo guide Graduates on the importance of timeous and proper procurement of relevant service providers;<br \/>\n\tTo provide relevant information \/ specifications\/ data to service providers;<br \/>\n\tTo guide on effective contract administration and management by Graduates;<br \/>\n\tTo ensure that Graduates monitor and maintain project delivery to generally held quality standards and specification;<\/p>\n<p>Design Engineer cont&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\tTo ensure that Graduates understand the importance of why project risks are identified, assessed, evaluated, mitigated and managed;<br \/>\n\tTo compel Graduates to maintain adequate record keeping in all project related matters;<br \/>\n\tTo ensure close-out of project milestones before Graduates are transferred to subsequent development phases.<br \/>\n\tTo carry out the above (mainly) against ECSA Group A Outcomes<\/p>\n<p>Specialist Support<\/p>\n<p>\tActively participate in relevant Focus Group (FG) activities, and assist in conveying FG developments to Graduates ;<br \/>\n\tGuide Graduates towards best practice, innovation and improvisation;<br \/>\n\tShare knowledge and experience with Graduates;<br \/>\n\tAssist with the development and improvement of guidelines, specifications and standard details for SANRAL where needed;<br \/>\n\tEnsure that cluster and Focus Group policies are cascaded down to Graduates and the region, such that\u00a0 deviations are minimised\/corrected;<br \/>\n\tProvide Graduates with assistance as required to increase their potential to drive the design stages of projects towards successful completion;<br \/>\n\tEvaluate design reports and tender documentation of Graduates and provide comments for improvement;<br \/>\n\tImprove mentoring skills and convey as much knowledge and skills to others as possible;<br \/>\n\tTo identify project-related risks, provide improvement proposals, and alert Graduates;<br \/>\n\tAttend, assist, and manage all aspects pertaining to training against ECSA Outcome 11.<\/p>\n<p>Statutory Control Mentoring<\/p>\n<p>\tTo provide guidance and a mentoring function to the Graduates with regards to matters related to Statutory Control;<br \/>\n\tTo guide Graduates with interpretation of traffic impact assessments, route developments and all relevant matters related to statutory control issues on a section of a route;<br \/>\n\tTo encourage Graduates to contribute towards integrated transport and land use planning along SANRAL\u2019s road network.<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>career2.successfactors.eu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/career2.successfactors.eu","_company_name":"The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"SANRAL seeks to enhance your travel and road experience by strategically planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining the national road network for social development and economic growth in SA. 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