TRAFFIC Gauteng

Head of Engineering - DOHOE

Armstrong Appointments

Job Description

Job Overview

The Head of Engineering is a senior executive appointment, reporting directly to the Managing Director. This is a high accountability leadership role that sits at the intersection of technical authority, commercial delivery, and team development.

The successful candidate will be the group's most senior engineering voice: governing the technical quality of all project work, leading on high stakes proposals and bid engineering, interfacing directly with major clients and building an engineering function capable of scaling with the business.

Main Job Function
  • Engineering leadership & governance
  • Project delivery
  • Pre sales & proposal engineering
  • Client & stakeholder engagement
  • Team development
Qualifications
  • BEng or BSc Eng in Electrical Engineering (or closely related discipline)
Criteria
  • Minimum 10 years of post qualification engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a senior or lead role
  • Demonstrable hands on experience with solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS) - system design, integration, and commissioning
  • Proven track record of engineering leadership on complex, high value projects in a commercial or industrial context
  • Competence in FIDIC contract frameworks and engineering claims / variation order management
  • Strong working knowledge of South African electrical regulations (OHS Act, CoC, SANS/IEC standards)
  • Experience operating across sub Saharan African markets - understanding of cross border logistics, in country regulatory environments, and project risk
  • Demonstrated ability to present technical content with authority to non technical stakeholders including boards, listed company executives, and financiers

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.

About This Role

Career insights for Architectural and Engineering Managers positions

Salary Benchmark
R51,590/month
R32,429 to R77,387/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Key Skills for This Role
Reading Comprehension Active Listening Complex Problem Solving Speaking Writing
Common Technologies
Amazon DynamoDB Apache Hive Elasticsearch Microsoft PowerPoint Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Autodesk Revit Bentley MicroStation C#

Job Overview

Date Posted
28 Mar 2026
Location
Gauteng, South Africa

Architectural and Engineering Managers Insights

Median Salary (ZAR)
R51,590/month
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

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