Department Of Public Works And Infrastructure Vacancies 2026
Department Of Public Works And Infrastructure
Public Service (PSETA)
Monthly stipend
Not stated
Closing date
11 Sept 2026
13 days left
- Opportunity
- Permanent
- Minimum education
- No Qualification Required
- Location
- Port Elizabeth, Western Cape
- SETA
- BANKSETA
- Posted
- 24 Aug 2026
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Opportunity Overview
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is a merit-based, equal opportunity employer committed to embedding excellence and diversity within the Public Service. The department seeks individuals whose appointments will help drive its vision to transform South Africa into a construction site and ensure public assets are used for public good.
These vacancies offer an opportunity to contribute to the department's objectives. Women and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Minimum Requirements
- Applications must be submitted on the prescribed Z83 application form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or the DPSA website.
- The Z83 form must be signed, initialled, and dated by the applicant.
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) must accompany the application.
- Candidates are not required to submit certified copies of qualifications or related documents with the initial application.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents (which should not be older than six months) on or before the interview date.
- Applications submitted on an incorrect or old Z83 application form will be disqualified.
- Part A and Part B of the Z83 application form must be fully completed. For Part C - G, applicants may refer to their CV if it is attached and provides the required information.
- Page 1 of the Z83 application form must be initialled, and Page 2 signed and dated by the applicant.
- It is the responsibility of all applicants to ensure that foreign qualifications are evaluated by SAQA.
- Shortlisted candidates must be willing to undergo normal vetting and verification processes.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via post/courier services or hand delivery.
- Closing Date: 11 September 2026 at 16H00. Late applications will not be considered.
- Applicants applying for more than one advertised post must submit separate Z83 application forms and CVs for each post.
- The prescribed Z83 form can be downloaded from the DPSA website at: https:/www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/
Application Addresses:
Cape Town Regional Office
- Post: The Regional Manager, Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, Private Bag X9027, Cape Town, 8000
- Hand Delivery: Ground floor, Customs House, Lower Heerengracht Street, Foreshore, Cape Town.
- For Attention: Ms C Rossouw
Nelspruit Regional Office
- Post: The Regional Manager, Department of Public Works, Private Bag X11280, Nelspruit, 1200
- Hand Delivery: 30 Brown Street, Nedbank Building, 9th floor, Nelspruit, 1200.
- For Attention: E.K Nguyuza
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) Regional Office
- Post: The Regional Manager, Department of Public Works, Private Bag X3913, North End, Port Elizabeth, 6056.
- Hand Delivery: Room 430, Corner Hancock & Robert Street, North End, Port Elizabeth, 6056.
- For Attention: Ms P Buwa
This listing in context
What the 340 opportunities we currently hold say about this one.
- Live permanent posts
- 137
- In Western Cape
- 10
- Closing within 7 days
- 4
1% of the 137 live permanent posts we hold ask for No Qualification Required. The commonest requirement is Degree (NQF 7), at 24%.
Live permanent posts stay open for a median of 13 days between posting and closing date.
Calculated by SetaJobs from the 340 listings open on this site right now, and updated as they change. Browse all 33 opportunities in Western Cape.
What you'll need to apply
Send only the Z83 and your CV. Attaching certified copies now is not required, and an incomplete Z83 is the single commonest reason applications are rejected.
- A completed Z83 form
- Your CV
What this kind of post involves
A permanent post is ongoing employment with no end date, carrying full benefits and, in the public service, a defined salary level with annual notch progression. These are advertised competitively and the selection process is considerably more formal than for programme placements.
How the selection usually runs
- Applications are screened against the stated minimum requirements first, mechanically — not meeting one is fatal regardless of the rest of your application.
- Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a panel, and for many posts a competency assessment or practical exercise follows.
- Verification of qualifications, criminal record and references happens before an offer, and it is a common point of delay.
What you leave with
Ongoing employment with benefits, and in government a position on a salary scale with a defined progression path.
Where this leads next
Notch progression within your level
Satisfactory annual performance assessment.
The next salary level up
Competing for an advertised post at that level — levels are attached to posts, not to people.
Supervisory or management post
Experience at the level below, plus the qualification the higher post specifies.
A typical route, not a guarantee — progression depends on vacancies, funding and your own performance.
Watch out for this
The screening is mechanical and happens before anyone reads your CV: the advert’s own application instructions are applied as written, and an incomplete or unsigned form is discarded whatever the rest of the application says.
About BANKSETA & this sector
BANKSETA supports skills in banking and micro-finance, backing learnerships that open entry-level routes into South Africa’s financial-services sector.
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