The Rep 18 December 2020

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CONTRACT VACANCY / UMSEBENZI WETHUTYANA
PROJECT LIAISON OFFICER
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) requires the services of a Project Liaison Officer
(PLO) for the following contract: X.003-046-2019/1:
FOR THE ROUTINE ROAD MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL ROUTE 6 SECTION 3 KM 8.04 TO KM 58.86 AND NATIONAL ROUTE R61
SECTION 5 KM .025 TO SECTION 6 KM 92.78 AND NATIONAL ROUTE R 67 SECTION 4 KM 43.43 TO SECTION 5 KM 33.20
Location:
The office from where the PLO will operate will be based at the project Site Office, in Queenstown under AVAT
CONSULTING (PTY)LTD.
Salary:
Will be commensurate with previous experience.
Purpose of position: To assist the South African National Roads Agency Limited, the Consulting Engineer and the Contracts Manager (Project
Management Team) in the day-to-day liaison with the communities affected by the project.
Person Profile:
Good interpersonal skill and at good standing with the relevant communities. Project Management knowledge, as
well as report writing skills and computer literacy is a prerequisite.
Minimum Qualification: Grade 12.
Experience:
Relevant Project Management and Community Participation Experience.
Other:
A driver’s license will be an advantage and travelling shall be compensated for at the normal SANRAL rates.
Area:
Preferable applicants should be from Komani (Queenstown).
Duration:
The PLO will be appointed for a minimum of 12 months with an option to renew annually on the basis of their
performance on site
Duties include:
Except for taking the minutes of PLC meetings, which is a duty of the Engineer or his representative, the PLO shall provide a secretarial function to the PLC which
in-cludes, amongst others, the following:
Schedule meetings;
Compile meeting agendas;
Compile document packages for meetings;
Distribute minutes of meetings;
Assist PLC to formulate their communication in writing;
Distribute written communication to and from the PMT and the PLC;
Keep records of all the above and any other PLC documentation; and
Provide any other reasonable secretariat function pertaining to the PLC.
Attend all PLC meetings to report on the day-to-day project, Stakeholder and community matters that impact on the parties to the project.
Attend all monthly site meetings to report on the day-to-day project, Stakeholder and community matters that impact on the parties to the project.
Attend any other meetings related to the project and in which any of the project Stake-holders, affected communities, Local/Targeted Labour and Local/Targeted
Enter-prises are involved.
Maintain a full-time presence on site to monitor and address the day-to-day project, Stakeholder and community matters that impact on the parties to the
project.
Maintain a full-time presence on site to assist the PMT in the day-to-day liaison with project Stakeholders and affected communities. Typical information to be
disseminated by the PLO includes:
Basic scope of works and how it will affect the community;
Project programme and regular progress opportunities;
Anticipated employment and sub-contracting opportunities;
Project programme as it pertains to the employment of Targeted Labour and sub-contracting of Targeted Enterprises;
Occupational Health and Safety precautions; and
Any other information relevant to project Stakeholders and the affected communities.
Be well acquainted with the contractual requirements as it pertains to Targeted Labour employment and training requirements.
Assist the PMT and PLC to establish and agree the eligibility and selection criteria to be followed when employing Targeted Labour.
Assist the PMT in its resources and skills audits by providing a coordinating function between the PMT, project Stakeholders and the affected communities.
Ensure that Targeted Labour databases, compiled from the resources and skills audits, are based on the agreed eligibility and selection criteria and that it is
updated as and when required.
Coordinate the selection and employment of Targeted Labour based on the agreed eligibility and selection criteria and based on the Contractor’s labour requirements.
Ensure that each labourer enters into an employment contract which adheres to current and relevant labour legislation.
Ensure that each labourer understands the conditions of his/her employment with an emphasis on the employment start date, end date and wages payable.
Identify and inform the PMT of any relevant training required by the Targeted Labour.
Attend all disciplinary proceedings to ensure that hearings are fair and conducted in accordance to the current and relevant labour legislation.
Be pro-active in identifying PLC, project Stakeholder, affected communities (including Targeted Labour and/or Targeted Enterprise sub-contractor), requirements,
disputes, unrest, strikes, etc. and bring it to the attention of the PMT.
Assist the PMT to liaise with the PLC, project Stakeholders and the affected communities to resolve any disputes, which occurs due to the project.
Other than the document records to be kept as mentioned in (i) above, keep record of all other documents and processes pertaining to the employment of
Targeted Labour and any other records that may be of relevance to the functions of the PLC.
Produce and submit a monthly report to the PMT and the PLC on PLC meetings, other meetings attended by the PLO, Targeted Labour employment, and project
Stakeholder, affected community and any other project matters that impact on the parties to the project.
The PLO will serve the three Municipalities within the Chris Hani District Municipality namely Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, Intsika Yethu Local Municipality
and Engcobo Local Municipality.
Prospective candidates must forward their Curriculum Vitae and contact details to SITE OFFICE:
Address: 2 Chaimberlain Street Blue Rise Komani, 5319
E-mail: riaan@avat.co.za
Enquiries: Riaan Graaff | Tel. no.: 072 437 7899
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 15 January 2021 at 12h00