Works & Engineering

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MAWANGA FESTO NGOBI

MUNICIPAL ENGINEER

HEAD OF WORKS & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

 

 WORKS AND ENGINEERING

 The Department is responsible for delivery of reliable and safe engineering works and transport

 infrastructure and services.It also ensures planned developments sustainably. The sector is

divided into sub-sectors; roads, physical planning, environment, buildings, water and engineering

and works.

 


Duties & Responsibilities

 

 Make by-laws;

 Enforce engineering and works laws, policies, and regulations

 

Work Plans;

Verify and recommend for approval of plans for civil works (buildings) and other structural plans

 

Supervise;

Supervise all the technical works in the Municipal Council

 

Service Delivery;

Develop a Master Plan and Engineering Designs for the Municipal Council

 

Local Councils;

Construct and rehabilitate Municipal Council roads as per the approved budgets and work plans

 

Accountability;

Operationalize the Physical Planning Act, 2010 (as amended) and Building Control Act 2013 to support

 orderly and sustainable development in the Municipal Council

 

Local Development;

Promote Certification and Adherence to building regulations

 

Technical Support;

Provide technical advice and guidance to stakeholders‟ civil works and all technical works on roads

 

Monitoring;

Review the Roads Construction Designs and Standards to provide public places of convenience and utilities

 

Representation;

 Strengthen enforcement mechanisms for pre and post-approval of Plans and Quality Assurance.

 

Community Development;

Rehabilitate and maintain the Municipal, and Community Access Road network as approved by Council

 

Public & Health Standards;

Promote vehicle efficiency and technologies to reduce transport inefficiencies; Support recruitment,

supervise, and monitor road gang operations.


 

Sanitation;

Develop and maintain roads and other civil works, water and sanitation systems

 

Civil Soiety;

Develop and implement mechanisms to ensure that the existing and future transport infrastructure is

climate change resilient

 

contracts;                                               

Prepare technical specifications of contracts