# Chief Engineer Grade a

Department: Department of Water and Sanitation Salary: R1 317 108 – R1 504 797 per annum, (all-inclusive salary package) Centre: Pretoria Head Office Closing date: 13 November 2026 RequirementsAn Engineering degree (B Eng/BSc (Eng) or relevant qualification in Civil Engineering. Six (6) years post qualification experience in the Water Engineering field. Compulsory registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a professional Engineer. The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s license. Extensive dam engineering experience related to design, flood hydrology, construction, management, and safety of dams. Knowledge of programme and project management, legal and operational compliance. Research and development. Computer -aided engineering applications. Creating high-performance culture. Technical consulting. Engineering and professional judgement. Strategic capability and leadership. Problem Solving and analysis. Decision making. Team leadership. Creativity. Financial management. Customer focus and responsiveness. Communication. Computer skills. People management. Planning and organising. Conflict management. Negotiation skills. Change management. DutiesInvestigate,

- **Id**: 3638084
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/dws-chief-engineer-grade-a>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Pretoria, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T21:08:46Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-02T21:08:46Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2656
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 2740059
- **Name**: Department of Water and Sanitation
- **Domain**: dws.gov.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/dws-gov-za>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary

- **Min**: 1317108
- **Max**: 1504797
- **Currency**: ZAR
- **Period**: year
- **Gross**: yes
- **Usd annual**: 90768

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T21:08:46Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.856
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: seen:4, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 90768
- **Is top pay**: no

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