Engineers & Technicians | ZA | Average Salary Survey 2024

Mechanical Engineer Workshop Manager

Posted 18 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Earthmoving equipment maintenance and repairs management and steel design, fabrication and manufacturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	721,900 ZAR

Field Application Engineer

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hardware design
Embedded design
CAD
project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	499,700 ZAR

Snr Project Manager

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management, Contract review, Budget and sales forecasts, marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,428,600 ZAR

Junior Engineer

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CFD, CAD."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	357,400 ZAR

Engineering Manager

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Materials Science, Civil Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,520,800 ZAR

Senior Civil Engineer

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Civil engineering design and draughting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Intermediate	806,000 ZAR

Director

Posted 27 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Healthcare, Hotels, commercial and industrial projects, HVAC, wet services, medical gas."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,221,500 ZAR

Technical Sales

Posted 29 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mechanical Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
eThekwini	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	669,100 ZAR

Senior Electronic Technician

Posted 21 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Some College	12-16 Years	Advanced	847,400 ZAR

Manager

Posted 01 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, supermvision."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	836,400 ZAR

Director

Posted 21 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Airports."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,901,000 ZAR

Systems And Software Engineer

Posted 24 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development, Integration of systems, Customer engadgement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	785,100 ZAR

Post Doc

Posted 01 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Astronomy, python, computing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	309,000 ZAR

Maintenance Electrician

Posted 01 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medium voltage, variable speed drives."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	714,200 ZAR

Engineering Manager

Posted 06 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"MHSA 3. 1 Appoinment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Rustenburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	2,698,000 ZAR

Field Support Technician

Posted 02 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have 16 years of experience in the mining sector as a Dragline electrician as well as managerial experience I am currently working as a field service technician doing payload monitoring. I am a qualified electrician with the relevant trade certificate and documentation. I also have a SANS10142 qualification with regards to the electrical law. I have worked overseas quite numerously which includes most African countries in mining sector."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Emalahleni	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	981,100 ZAR

Proposals Engineer

Posted 26 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Metallurgical Engineer, Process Engineering, Capital Projects for mining industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	1,349,000 ZAR

Industrial Engineer

Posted 02 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Continuous improvement. Work measurement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	220,700 ZAR

Biomedical Engineer

Posted 14 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Repairing and maintaining medical and laboratory equipment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	426,800 ZAR

Contracts Engineer

Posted 21 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance heavy industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	2,452,800 ZAR

System Engineer

Posted 23 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design industrial and mining systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	858,500 ZAR

Research And Development

Posted 21 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	294,300 ZAR

Senior Metallurgist

Posted 15 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Problem solving 
process improvement
process design
process development
research and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,177,300 ZAR

Field Engineer

Posted 09 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Field services. Maintenance and operations, Mobile water technology, Water filters, water membranes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	864,600 ZAR

Boilermaker

Posted 02 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Steel fabrication and engineering drawing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	279,600 ZAR

Workshop Manager

Posted 13 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Workshop manager running of workshop, parts and staff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	298,700 ZAR

Senior Civil Draughtsman

Posted 07 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"A civil draughtsman with 13 years of experience, Shrikant Palankar specialises in drafting and detailing of drawings. 

His key experience includes:
Preparation of geotechnical drawings
Dam drawings
Civil structures detailing
3D Modeling



DETAILED TASKS ASSIGNED (tasks to be performed under this assignment):
Plans, elevation, section and reinforcement detailing for column, beam, slab and staircase
Pile caps, bar bending schedule, shear wall details
General dam layout, geotechnical drawings, longitudinal sections, intake structure, outlet house, spillway, apron, mechanical drawings with i-beam gantry
General layout with Arial photographs, power intake – outlet, headrace tunnel, powerhouse, transformer hall and access tunnel
General plan of hydropower scheme, plan of tunnel and weir with longitudinal section, weir concept, general arrangement with downstream elevation and intake structure, the section of the conveyances and de-sander
Preparation of geotechnical drawings, pipeline alignments and longitudinal profiles, oxidation ponds, sedimentation dams and sections
Inserting boreholes and cone penetration test pits as per coordinates
Preparation of machine – civil works and tunnel portal extension
Calculated area capacity with surveyed contours
Gas field and airfield layout, longitudinal profiles of pipes, manifolds and sub-manifolds
3D modelling for 6 km gas pipeline, outlet house and surge chamber."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	878,600 ZAR

Airconditioning Technician

Posted 02 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ceo of an airconditioning company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	337,900 ZAR

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 29 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design Drawings Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	243,300 ZAR

Electrical Engineer

Posted 29 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage my department, marketing,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,162,500 ZAR

Senior Estimator

Posted 21 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop detailed cost estimated for projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	1,554,500 ZAR

Technician

Posted 03 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cctv installer maintenance and repairs house alarm systems electric fence garage and gate automation access control fibre."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	202,800 ZAR

Drives Technician

Posted 31 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Plc programming and drives and instrumentation maintenance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	1,054,400 ZAR

Structural Engineer

Posted 30 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Conceptual and detailed designs
Design calculations
Drawing production
Site inspections
Compiling specifications
Compiling Bill of Quantities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	634,000 ZAR

Service Director

Posted 15 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing of all service and installation personnel and customer relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	946,200 ZAR

Mechanics

Posted 03 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fixing cars, call outs, team leader, vehicle testing and pdi."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	405,500 ZAR

Process Manager

Posted 02 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process Engineering of mineral process systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ekurhuleni	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	2,703,600 ZAR

Hvac Consultant

Posted 01 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designing HVAC systems, handling their procurement and managing the installation contract."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tshwane	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	486,600 ZAR

Senior Project Engineer

Posted 30 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage a team of Electrical Design and Software engineers, as well as a team of draughtsman. 

Support and approve drawings and designs for large projects (upwards of R30Mil)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	946,200 ZAR

Metallurgical Technician

Posted 26 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Laboratory testwork
milling
flotation
flocculation
solvent exchange
activated carbon analyses
Metal determination in carbon samples."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	227,100 ZAR

Instrumentation Technician

Posted 24 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Perform routine maintenance and faultfinding on nuclear control and instrumentation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	946,200 ZAR

Diesel Mechanic

Posted 22 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Service and repair vehicles."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Polokwane	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	535,300 ZAR

Workshop Supervisor

Posted 19 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage workshop."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	811,100 ZAR

Technical Instructor

Posted 12 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working with plant managers and superintendents to get employees to full job competency and do all safety files and prevention standards."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	567,700 ZAR

Electrical Supervisor

Posted 06 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervising Renewable Energy (solar power) installation at site."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	648,800 ZAR

Metallurgist

Posted 31 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Flotation PGM New technology project manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Polokwane	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	405,500 ZAR

Telephone Technician

Posted 25 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Install and maintain telephone pbx systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	378,500 ZAR

Radar System Engineer

Posted 16 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design develop and test radar systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	1,351,800 ZAR

Workshop Foreman

Posted 13 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"–	Overseeing and delegating workshop projects. 
–	Set maintenance procedures where needed. 
–	Identify short comings and implement corrective actions. 
–	Planning and schedule to reach milestones. 
–	Field services and repairs of cranes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cape Town	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	389,300 ZAR

Manufacturing Engineer

Posted 09 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Johannesburg	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	811,100 ZAR

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