Plans Examiner

ELIGIBILITY

Suitably qualified candidates

CLOSING DATE

25.09.2026

REFERENCE NUMBER

SPE 76/26 Ext

SALARY

R493 128,00 – R544 394,00 p.a

DEPARTMENT

Development Management

DIRECTORATE

SPATIAL PLANNING AND

ENVIRONMENT

Plans Examiner

Requirements

• Process building development applications
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and laws
• Liaise with external and internal parties
• Perform administrative duties.

Key Performance Areas

• A relevant three-year tertiary qualification in any built

environment discipline

• Minimum two (2) years’ relevant experience
• Knowledge of the implementation of National Building

Regulations and SABS Code regulations and requirements

• Professional registration with a recognised Built Environment

Council will be advantageous.

• Computer literacy in MS Office
• A Valid Code B driver’s licence.

Development Management is recruiting positions available in both a

new Strategic Development Hub (SDH) as well as in its 8

District offices.

Strategic Development Hub

The new Strategic Development Hub will provide a dedicated,

specialist service for high-value and high-impact development

applications, ensuring that projects of strategic importance to the

City receive focused coordination and the appropriate level of

technical expertise. The Hub, based in Cape Town Central Business

Area for the time being, will manage complex private-sector

and public-sector developments through a coordinated,

multi-disciplinary model, with dedicated capacity to streamline

decision-making, resolve interdepartmental issues and provides a

relationship-led interface with applicants. This differentiated

approach will enable the City to align its resources and governance

to the scale, complexity and strategic value of major

developments, while improving certainty, coordination and

turnaround times.

Streamlined Districts

Streamlined District Offices will focus on the efficient, high-throughput

processing of routine transactional and minor

applications, ensuring that the majority of lower-complexity