URBAN MOBILITY ● TRANSPORT PLANNING AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT

SENIOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICER

CANDIDATES WHO PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR UMO 16/26 NEED NOT RE-APPLY

TCOE SALARY COMMENCING FROM R1,071,429 PER ANNUM ● REF NO: UMO 25/26

Requirements:  

• A BTech / B degree or Advanced Diploma in Civil Engineering
• Registration as Pr Eng / Pr Tech Eng or eligibility to register within three (3) years of appointment
• Minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience as a Traffic Engineer
• Computer literacy in MS Office Suite
• Staff management experience
• A Code B (08) driver’s licence. 

Key performance areas: 

• Manage staff within the Transport Network Development Division
• Represent the Council at meetings with members of the public and other government and Council departments, and regular communication with same
• Lead, control and undertake investigations related to:
  • Specific motorised and non-motorised traffic safety and capacity problems
• The installation of new traffic signals by Council:
  •  The implementation of new road traffic signs and markings
  • Applications for outdoor advertising
  • Coordinate the installation of new traffic signals by service providers and identify the need for maintenance of traffic signal timing plans at existing signals in the region
• Assist with budget planning, control and reporting
• Manage capital projects
• Lead or draft and implement local area traffic plans
• Promote good design practices.

Please apply online at www.capetown.gov.za/careers (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated.

By submitting your application for a position at the City of Cape Town, you are consenting to the use of your personal information provided as part of your application and/or Recruitment process for Recruitment and Selection purposes. In addition, you may be required to undergo, including but not limited to, Criminal and Security Checks, Personal Verification, and Lifestyle Audits, throughout your recruitment process and/or subsequent employment.

Closing date: 8 May 2026

• Please quote the reference number of the vacancy in all communications.
• Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request.
• Copies of supporting documents will not be returned.
• Kindly note that applications will not be acknowledged in writing.
• Visit our website at www.capetown.gov.za/careers
• No late applications will be considered.
• If no notification of appointment is received within three (3) months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.