Performance Audit: Infrastructure
Listing reference: agsa_000116
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 27 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Auditing/Accounting
Job category: Construction Engineering/Civil Engineering
Location: Johannesburg
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes
Introduction
To utilise the specialist expertise / knowledge to plan, execute and report on a range of audits (both integration and stand-alone performance audits) in an effective and efficient manner and ensure that the audit work is executed in compliance with the applicable quality standards.
Job description
Audit Functional Areas
Planning
• Assist in the planning of audit plans for both integration and performance audits
• Assist in the planning of audit plans for both integration and performance audits
Execution
• Execute audit / technical procedures according to principles and applicable auditing standards
• Collect and analyse data and information for audit and other assignment purposes
• Analyse budgets and annual financial statements
• Obtain appropriate and factually correct audit evidence
• In collaboration with audit team, execute technical audit procedures on selected audits either in the infrastructure field or other relevant areas
• Consistently update the manager on the status of the selected audits
• Complete audit working papers
• Attend steering committee meetings (at least two per audit; first and final steering committee meetings) with departments and related senior management
• Assessing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities on infrastructure projects (applicable to infrastructure field)
• Assessing cost analysis for infrastructure projects
• Review risk assessments, value management and cost control reports on selected projects
• Analyzing the costings for tenders awarded by government departments on selected projects
• Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed and high impact audit reports on audited projects
• Execute audit / technical procedures according to principles and applicable auditing standards
• Collect and analyse data and information for audit and other assignment purposes
• Analyse budgets and annual financial statements
• Obtain appropriate and factually correct audit evidence
• In collaboration with audit team, execute technical audit procedures on selected audits either in the infrastructure field or other relevant areas
• Consistently update the manager on the status of the selected audits
• Complete audit working papers
• Attend steering committee meetings (at least two per audit; first and final steering committee meetings) with departments and related senior management
• Assessing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities on infrastructure projects (applicable to infrastructure field)
• Assessing cost analysis for infrastructure projects
• Review risk assessments, value management and cost control reports on selected projects
• Analyzing the costings for tenders awarded by government departments on selected projects
• Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed and high impact audit reports on audited projects
Reporting
• Identify and draft audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Identify root causes and effects of audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Knowledge sharing (audit insights, key risks from research and general knowledge)
• Contribute to compiling high-quality impactful reports
• Contribute to compiling high-impact and relevant recommendations on government programmes or audit focus areas
• Contribute to developing best practices/guidelines
• Identify and draft audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Identify root causes and effects of audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Knowledge sharing (audit insights, key risks from research and general knowledge)
• Contribute to compiling high-quality impactful reports
• Contribute to compiling high-impact and relevant recommendations on government programmes or audit focus areas
• Contribute to developing best practices/guidelines
Research and Development
• Conduct research on audit themes arising from government priorities/programmes
• Analyse the data and provide a report on identified themes
• Conduct research on audit themes arising from government priorities/programmes
• Analyse the data and provide a report on identified themes
Stakeholder Engagements
• Build and maintain an effective relationship with auditors, auditees and other internal / external stakeholders
• Assist with the integration of performance audit procedures at regularity audit
• Maintain visibility at regularity audit for effective interaction
• Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences
• Support initiatives within the BU to market performance audit products
• Build and maintain an effective relationship with auditors, auditees and other internal / external stakeholders
• Assist with the integration of performance audit procedures at regularity audit
• Maintain visibility at regularity audit for effective interaction
• Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences
• Support initiatives within the BU to market performance audit products
Financial Management
• Manage own productivity and recoverability
• Account accurately for own expenditure
• Manage budget effectively for audit that they are specifically assigned to
• Manage own productivity and recoverability
• Account accurately for own expenditure
• Manage budget effectively for audit that they are specifically assigned to
Ad-hoc duties
• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required
• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required
Minimum requirements
Formal Education
• Degree/BTech in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or any approved built environment etc.
• Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage
• Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage
Professional Registration
• Registration (as candidate) with a relevant professional body will be an added advantage
• Registration (as candidate) with a relevant professional body will be an added advantage
Experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience required in infrastructure/built environment field
• Minimum 3 years of experience required in infrastructure/built environment field
Knowledge
• Public sector knowledge or exposure to government infrastructure projects will be advantageous.
• Public sector knowledge or exposure to government infrastructure projects will be advantageous.
Closing Statement
The AGSA is not responsible for the verification of data provided and shall not be liable for any errors, factual, transcription or otherwise, contained in the information posted. Therefore, ensure that your online application and CV is correct, accurate and up to date. To successfully upload documents on the career site, ensure that the document name does not contain any special characters. This appointment is subject to the preferred candidate obtaining the necessary security clearance, reference checking and competency assessment. We embrace and committed in achieving employment equity within the organisation. Auditor General welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities.
NB: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from the us within four weeks, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.
NB: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from the us within four weeks, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.