The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport is inviting applications for 99 Road Worker posts across different regions and cost centres.
These positions offer a salary of R170 226 per annum (Level 03). The minimum requirement is NQF Level 1 or 2 (ABET Level 2 certificate or equivalent).
SALARY: R170 226 per annum (Level 03)
CENTRE
Durban Region
Cost Centre, Metro:
- Blacktop Team (St Helier) Ref No: DOT 214/2026 (X1 Post)
- Drainage Team (Northdene) Ref No: DOT 215/2026 (X1 Post)
- Periodical Maintenance Gravel Team (Northdene) Ref No: DOT 216/2026 (X1 Post)
Cost Centre, Port Shepstone:
- Grader Team (Port Shepstone South) Ref No: DOT 217/2026 (X1 Post)
Pietermaritzburg Region
Cost Centre, Ixopo:
- Grader Team 2 (Ixopo) Ref No: DOT 218/2026 (X1 Post)
- Signs Team (Umzimkhulu) Ref No: DOT 219/2026 (X1 Post)
- Maintenance Team (Matatiele) Ref No: DOT 220/2026 (X1 Post)
Ladysmith Region
- Regional Office, Ladysmith Ref No: DOT 221/2026 (X1 Post)
- Cost Centre, Estcourt Ref No: DOT 222/2026 (X70 Posts)
- Cost Centre, Dundee Ref No: DOT 223/2026 (X19 Posts)
- Cost Centre, Newcastle Ref No: DOT 224/2026 (X2 Posts)
REQUIREMENTS
NQF Level 1 or 2 (Abet level 2 certificate or equivalent).
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Required:
- Job knowledge.
- Communication skills.
- Interpersonal relation skills.
- Flexibility.
- Teamwork.
- Accuracy.
- Skills in the aptitude of figures.
- Computer literacy.
- Planning and organising skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
DUTIES
Perform routine activities in respect of road maintenance and/or construction through inter alia the following:
- Construction of culvert and side drains.
- Erect and maintain steel guardrails and gabions.
- Construction of road earth and layer works.
- Clean and maintain roads, sidewalks and resting areas.
- Surfacing and pothole patching.
- Road fencing and pipe laying.
- Setting of road markings and studs.
- Install road signs, distance markers, and barricade the work area.
- Crushing of road material.
- Brush clearing and grass cutting.
ENQUIRIES
- Ms T Nkosi (Ladysmith) Tel No: (036) 638 4400
- Ms G Hlabisa (Pietermaritzburg) Tel No: (033) 392 6600
- Ms S Mthethwa (Durban) Tel No: (031) 700 2222
NOTE
It is the intention of this Department to consider equity targets when filling these positions.
APPLICATIONS
Applications/Address: Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts through the KZN online e-Recruitment system
Applicants may also visit any one of our Designated Online Application Centres (DOACs) where our friendly staff will assist you with applying for jobs on the KZN online e-Recruitment system or receiving your hardcopy application. You can find the list of Designated Online Application Centres (DOACS)
Please note that applicants should only use one of the following methods when applying for a post:
- Either through the online e-Recruitment system; or
- Submit a hardcopy application as directed.
Forward your application, quoting the relevant reference number to:
Recruitment & Selection Section
Human Resource Administration Directorate
Private Bag X9043
Pietermaritzburg
3200
Applications may alternatively be hand-delivered to:
Office of the Department of Transport
Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House
172 Burger Street
Pietermaritzburg
FOR ATTENTION: Mr B Hornsby
CLOSING DATE
28 August 2026 (at 16h00).
Applications received after the closing date and time will not be considered.
NOTE
Applications must be submitted on the NEW Application for Employment Form, Z83 (obtainable on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za-vacancies).
The Z83 form must be completed in terms of DPSA circular 03 of 2025.
The completed and signed Z83 must be accompanied by a detailed CV.
Dates of starting and leaving employment must be given as DD/MM/YYYY.
Kindly take note that only shortlisted candidates will be required to provide certified copies of required documents (Where a Senior Certificate is a requirement for the post, kindly note that a statement of results will not be accepted. Where a tertiary qualification is required, kindly note that certificates are required, however, if a certificate is only to be issued at a graduation in the future, the statement of results, together with a letter from the educational institution, indicating the date of the graduation, will be accepted) on or before the date of the interviews following communication from Human Resources.
Failure to comply with these instructions will lead to applications being disqualified.
Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for each post applied for.
Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit holders must provide a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits if shortlisted for an interview.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such if shortlisted for an interview.
Under no circumstances will faxed applications be accepted.
Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged due to the volume of applications, and should you not receive an invitation to attend an interview within three (3) months of the closing date applicants should assume that their application was unsuccessful.
Please note that where experience is a requirement for the post, the successful candidate will be required to submit documentary proof of such work experience prior to assuming duty.
A personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification) will be conducted prior to employment.
Prior to appointment being made to an SMS post, the appointee must have completed the pre-entry certificate and must be in possession of such prior to taking up the post.
The Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, which is a public service specific training programme applicable to all applicants who aspire to join the SMS, is to ensure that potential SMS members have a background on processes and procedures linked to the SMS.
The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours. Full details.
All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the department.
Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments).
The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.
It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department.
The Department of Transport reserves the right not to fill the advertised post(s) at any stage of the recruitment process.
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and other designated groups are encouraged to apply.
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