- Company
- Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
- Location
- Westrand, Gauteng
- Job type
- Permanent
- Minimum qualification
- Grade 10
- Salary
- R 237, 453.00 per annum (plus benefits) level 5
- Reference
- REFS/056939
- Closing date
- 9 November 2026 (6 days left)
About this post
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is looking for a Road Worker Foreman in Westrand. It is a permanent post on salary level 5, paying R 237, 453.00 per annum (plus benefits).
Section: Roads Maintenance and Fleet
Closing date: Monday, 9 November 2026. Late applications are not considered.
What you need
The official advert asks for:
- NQF Level 3, or equivalent with three (3) years’ experience in Road Work Maintenance experience.
- Knowledge and Skills: Ability and willingness to work under pressure.
- Good communication skills will be an added advantage.
- Ability to work long hours in a team.
What you’ll do
- Plan, allocate and monitor daily and weekly work activities of maintenance teams.
- Prepare weekly work schedules and ensure tasks are executed in accordance with approved work plans and duty sheets.
- Conduct routine road inspections to identify, assess and record road infrastructure defects.
- Monitor and report illegal activities and encroachments within the road reserve.
- Supervise the utilisation, inspection and safe operation of departmental vehicles, plant, equipment and tools, ensuring they are used solely for official purposes.
- Control and account for equipment, tools and materials issued to maintenance teams.
- Conduct site inspections to monitor work quality, productivity and compliance with departmental standards.
- Implement and enforce occupational health and safety requirements, investigate incidents and compile safety incident reports.
- Facilitate and oversee on-site training and development of maintenance personnel.
- Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, departmental policies, procedures and standards.
- Monitor contractors' performance and compliance with contractual obligations, legislation and departmental requirements.
- Manage the performance of employees through the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS).
- Compile and submit operational reports as required by management.
Tips before you apply
- Apply online on the Gauteng Professional Job Centre (jobs.gauteng.gov.za). Register first, then open this post and click Apply. Emailed or faxed applications are not accepted.
- Quote the reference number REFS/056939 on your application.
- Attach only the documents this advert asks for, such as a CV with your experience dated month and year. Many departments ask for certified copies only once you are shortlisted.
- Show clearly on your CV that you meet each requirement above, for example your Grade 12 results or driver's licence code.
How to apply
Apply the way the official advert says. EmploymentHub is not the employer and does not handle applications.
Where to apply: online on the Gauteng Professional Job Centre. Register or log in, then open this post and click Apply.
Enquiries: Ms. A. Mkhombo (011 355 -7521)/ Ms. P. Mabasa (011) 355 – 7175
Closing date: Monday, 9 November 2026
Notes from the official advert
In line with the Department’s employments Equity Plan, preference will be given to PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, COLOURED FEMALES, INDIAN FEMALES, WHITE FEMALES candidates. To apply for the below positions, please apply online at http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za.For general enquiries please contact Human Resource on 011 355-7175/7521.Only online applications will be considered. Applicants must utilise the most recent Z83 application form for employment, issued by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration in line with Regulation 10 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016. All fields in the New Z83 form must be completed, initialled and signed. Furthermore, a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) must also be attached. Failure to attach the completed Z83 and Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) will result in disqualification. The New Z83 form is obtainable from any Public Service Department or the DPSA website www.dpsa.gov.za/documents. Only shortlisted candidates who meet all the requirements of the post will be requested to submit certified copies of qualifications, identity document and valid driver’s license (where driving/travelling is an inherent requirement of the job) not older than six (06) months. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. It is our intention to promote representation (race, gender and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of posts and candidates whose transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representation will receive preference. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Department reserves the right not to appoint. If you do not receive any response from us within 3 months, please accept your application was unsuccessful.
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Source: Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport's official vacancy page (view original). EmploymentHub is not the employer and does not handle applications.
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