University of Johannesburg

Position Summary

Campus: Doornfontein Campus

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: EE

Level: Skilled

Introduction

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in the context of the changing social, political and economic fortunes of Africa”.

Job description

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 3 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT.

The Council of the University of Johannesburg has declared the University as a mandatory vaccination site as per the applicable policy ((https://www.uj.ac.za/covid-19/). All applications and offers of employment is dependent upon compliance with the said policy.

The UJ Process, Energy and Environment Technology Station (UJ PEETS) is funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) through the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). The primary mandate of UJ PEETS is technology transfer and human-capacity development for Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) within the national context of South Africa. PEETS is tasked to improve the competitiveness of industry through the application of specialised knowledge and technology innovation by facilitating the interaction between industry and the University. In this regard, UJ PEETS is looking for a Technology Station Engineer to be engaged on a 3-year fixed-term contract to head up the Air Quality focus area in the Environmental Engineering Unit, specifically focused on environmental impact assessment, air quality monitoring and evaluation to support industry compliance to relevant legislation.

UJ PEETS Station Engineers are required to source, plan, manage, and implement projects within the UJ PEETS focus areas: Air Quality. Applicants must have knowledge of green economy sectors and the technical ability to develop technology innovation to support SMMEs in this sector.

Station Engineers are required to develop strategic goals for their respective focus area, assist in sourcing additional funding through engagement with external stakeholders, providing technical support and facilitate knowledge transfer to support SMMEs, liaising with research groups at UJ and external stakeholders, successfully identify, implement and execute projects at the station, applying science and engineering principles and overseeing junior engineers, technologist and interns assigned to projects, ensuring quality work and accurate reporting.

PEETS Station Engineers are required to source, plan, manage, and implement projects within the PEETS focus areas: Energy, Water and Sanitation, Environmental Impact, Waste management and Renewables. Applicants must have knowledge of green economy sectors and the technical ability to develop technology innovation to support SMEs.

Responsibilities:

Candidates applying for the position of station engineer should be able to:

· Provide technical support, knowledge transfer and capacity building to support SME’s in the green economy by providing engineering services, specifically linked to environmental impact, resource efficiency and cleaner production, and air quality auditing to support industry compliance to relevant legislation.

· Recommend innovative technology solutions to SME’s supporting the green economy by providing the following engineering services to clients:

o Engineering Consultation

o Air Quality Auditing

o Environmental Impact Assessment

o Product and Process Development, Improvement and Optimisation

o Technology Research and Development

o Prototype development and Assembly

o Training and Demonstration

· Source, plan, implement, and project manage technical projects, supervising junior engineers, technologists, laboratory staff, students and interns on technical projects as needed, including project budgeting, quality control, procurement management and reporting, ensuring that projects are delivered to specification and reported timeously, complying with defined station processes and procedures

· Liaise with clients and implement UJ PEETS Standard Operating Procedure, reporting on project progress and manging any risks or contingencies to deliver projects to specification, on time and within budget, following ISO 9001 quality management principles

· Develop a strategy and operational plan for their respective focus area and ensure execution of the strategy which include staff development plan and budgeting.

· Source funding through various channel such as government agency for the focus area to ensure that the focus area generate income and engage with industry to generate proposals for funding

· Coordinate major project funding applications from industry and agency partners to the Technology Innovation Agency

· Work closely with the Academic staff and Technology Transfer Office on technology innovation and commercialisation projects linked to the Technology Station focus areas

· Support R&D, carry out or oversee laboratory work to develop new products and processes for industry, complying to SABS and ISO quality standards

· Publish findings in accredited journals and support research output in partnership with researchers at UJ

· Provide training and lead technology demonstration sessions to SMMEs and students

· Ensure that the PEETS building is Green and support UJ campus greening initiatives

Minimum requirements

· Appropriate Master in Technology (MTEch) degree, qualification relating to either chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, civil engineering, or mining engineering.

· Or 4 year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (B.Eng) or equivalent qualification in fields that relate to process optimisation, environmental impact, with specific focus air quality monitoring and evaluation, auditing and legislation.

· The candidate must have 3 years project management and industry experience.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

· Strong project management skills

· Possess a broad understanding of the major engineering design disciplines

· Effective written and verbal communication skills

· Effective leadership skills and work well in teams

· Effective analytical and problem-solving skills

· Solutions orientated

· Apply creative and innovative thinking to engineering design and prototype development

· Supervising and mentoring skills

Recommendations:

The candidate must have experience and competence in air quality monitoring and auditing, environmental impact and risk assessment, specifically linked to environmental health and air quality, supporting industry compliance to relevant legislation.
· The candidate should have knowledge of business development, commercialisation, and industrialisation of intellectual property.
· The candidate must have demonstrated ability to publish conference papers, books, book chapters and journal papers.
· Work independently and should be able to travel and implementing projects across the country.

ENQUIRIES

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE JOB CONTENT: (HR Business Partner) on 0115594083or

Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.

Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.

For more information, please review the following link: Justice/Criminal/NRSO.

If you require technical support / assistance on the UJ e-recruitment website, please contact our service provider PNET on the following contact details: 0861 227337/010 140 3099 or email ujsupport@pnet.co.za.

Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

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Introduction

Job description

The Council of the University of Johannesburg has declared the University as a mandatory vaccination site as per the applicable policy ((https://www.uj.ac.za/covid-19/). All applications and offers of employment is dependent upon compliance with the said policy.

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Station Engineer: Air Quality (P8) (Faculty of Engineering & The Built Environment)

Position Summary

Introduction

Job description

The Council of the University of Johannesburg has declared the University as a mandatory vaccination site as per the applicable policy ((https://www.uj.ac.za/covid-19/). All applications and offers of employment is dependent upon compliance with the said policy.

Minimum requirements

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