Meter Verification Officer
City of Cape Town
ELIGIBILITY
All Suitable Candidates
CLOSING DATE
19.06.2026
REFERENCE NUMBER
WS 83/26 (External)
SALARY
R 588 221 per annum (T13)
DEPARTMENT
Commercial Services
DIRECTORATE
WATER AND SANITATION Meter Verification Officer
Requirements
- National Diploma/ Technical qualification in Engineering.
- Verification Officer Certificate appointment by NRCS under Legal
Metrology Act 2014 (9 of 2014), Section 8(2).
- Three (3) to five years’ relevant supervisory experience.
- Experience in water meter testing laboratory environment.
- Technical knowledge of the provision of water and sanitation
services, metering processes.
- Computer proficiency in MS Office applications and SAP.
- A valid driver’s licence.
Key Performance Areas
- Carry out the verification, certification and rejection of water
meters in terms of the Legal Metrology Act 2014 and
communicates the results thereof to internal and external
customers.
- Supervise and control the water meter testing process to improve
and maintain a high level of water meter accuracy.
- Make independent decisions in accordance with prescribed
policies and procedures.
- Coordinate and assist with processes related to verification and
provision of information. In order to ensure a high level of water
meter accuracy and provide recourse for consumers to legally
contest their water consumptions.
- Assist with the key performance areas and critical outputs of
personnel within the Section, to ensure and maintain acceptable
performance levels are sustained.
- Provide information to consumers on the status of the meter test
results and specific procedural applications, to ensure accurate
information is made available and that the consumers understand
procedures, acknowledge and accept the outcome of the tests as
procedurally correct.