POST 02/161 : ROAD WORKER (X215 POSTS)

Road Worker Opportunities: 215 Posts Available Across Regions

Post Overview

Post Title: Road Worker
Reference Number: 02/161
Vacancies: 215 Positions
Salary: R155,148 per annum (Level 03)
Application Deadline: Check the official e-Recruitment system for specific dates.

Available Positions by Region

Ladysmith Region (34 Posts)

Cost Centre – Dundee

1. Signs Team (Dundee): 5 Posts (Ref: DOT 131/2025)
2. Maintenance Team 2 (Mangeni): 3 Posts (Ref: DOT 132/2025)
3. Maintenance Team (Mangeni): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 133/2025)
4. Maintenance Team (Helpmekaar): 3 Posts (Ref: DOT 134/2025)
5. Maintenance Team (Dundee): 8 Posts (Ref: DOT 135/2025)
6. Grader Team 2 (Greytown): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 136/2025)
7. Grader Team 2 (Dundee): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 137/2025)
8. Grader Team 2 (Cwaka): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 138/2025)
9. Grader Team 1 (Mangeni): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 139/2025)
10. Grader Team 1 (Dundee): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 140/2025)
11. Grader Team 1 (Cwaka): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 141/2025)
12. Grader Team (Helpmekaar): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 142/2025)
13. Depot Team (Dundee): 2 Posts (Ref: DOT 143/2025)
14. Betterment Team (Dundee): 2 Posts (Ref: DOT 144/2025)
15. Betterment Team (Greytown): 2 Posts (Ref: DOT 145/2025)
16. Blacktop Team (Dundee): 3 Posts (Ref: DOT 146/2025)

Cost Centre – Estcourt

1. Signs Team (Estcourt): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 147/2025)
2. Maintenance Team (Piscah): 2 Posts (Ref: DOT 148/2025)
3. Maintenance Team (Mbabazane): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 149/2025)
4. Depot Team (Emnambithi): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 150/2025)

Durban Region (155 Posts)

Cost Centre – Port Shepstone
Includes teams for maintenance, graders, concrete, and blacktop. Examples:

• Signs Team (Umzinto): 6 Posts (Ref: DOT 151/2025)
• Maintenance Team (Dududu): 8 Posts (Ref: DOT 158/2025)

Cost Centre – Metro
Teams include maintenance, ground upkeep, drainage, and mechanical workshops. Examples:

• Maintenance Team (Inanda): 3 Posts (Ref: DOT 177/2025)
• Blacktop Team (Isipingo): 2 Posts (Ref: DOT 191/2025)

Stanger Region

Focus on maintenance, graders, and blacktop teams. Examples:

• Grader Team (Mandeni): 7 Posts (Ref: DOT 198/2025)
• Blacktop Team (Maphumulo): 7 Posts (Ref: DOT 206/2025)

Empangeni Region

• Signs Team (Hluhluwe): 1 Post (Ref: DOT 208/2025)

Pietermaritzburg Region (23 Posts)

• Maintenance Team (Nottingham Road): 6 Posts (Ref: DOT 211/2025)
• Betterment Team (Pietermaritzburg): 2 Posts (Ref: DOT 216/2025)

Requirements

• Education: NQF Level 1 or 2 (ABET Level 2 Certificate or equivalent).
• Skills Needed:
  • Job knowledge.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Flexibility and teamwork.
  • Basic computer literacy.

Key Responsibilities

1. Construct culverts, side drains, and road layers.
2. Maintain roads, sidewalks, and rest areas.
3. Install road signs, distance markers, and barricades.
4. Perform surfacing, pothole patching, and brush clearing.

How to Apply

Applications can be:

• Hand-delivered: Department of Transport, 172 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg.
• Couriered: Recruitment & Selection Section, Human Resource Administration Directorate, Private Bag X9043, Pietermaritzburg, 3200.
• Online: KZN e-Recruitment System.

Contact Information

For enquiries, reach out to:

• Ms. TP Nkosi (Ladysmith): (036) 638 4400
• Ms. SA Afrika (Durban): (031) 700 2222
• Mrs. MS Hlela (Empangeni): (035) 787 1442
• Ms. G Hlabisa (Pietermaritzburg): (033) 392 6600

Note: Equity targets will be considered when filling these positions. Apply now to contribute to building and maintaining our road infrastructure!