Airports Company South Africa has current vacancies in airport engineering and airfield management. The present openings include a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role in Gauteng and a Manager Airfield Services position in the Western Cape. Both jobs are aimed at experienced applicants who can work in operational airport environments where safety, reliability, planning and compliance are central to daily work.
The engineering vacancy is linked to O.R. Tambo International Airport and focuses on the long-term performance of mechanical assets and infrastructure. The airfield-management vacancy sits within airport operations and requires a manager who can translate strategic and business requirements into practical plans for the airfield-services function.
Available Positions
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.INT ORT
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Posting date: 13 August 2026
- Area: Maintenance and Engineering Management
- Workplace: O.R. Tambo International Airport
The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer supports infrastructure and asset-management planning for airport mechanical systems. The advertised work includes helping develop an integrated strategy for infrastructure and asset management, establishing mechanical-engineering standards and frameworks, developing engineering briefs and participating in projects from concept through implementation and commissioning.
The role also contributes to maintenance programmes that support the long-term sustainability and reliability of airport assets. It needs someone who can translate business objectives into clear technical priorities and follow through with practical action. The vacancy highlights communication, problem solving, negotiation, planning, organisation, analytical thinking, attention to detail and strong technical knowledge.
Applicants should expect a professional engineering environment in which work can affect the reliability of essential airport infrastructure. Shortlisted candidates are required to provide proof of qualifications and must be eligible for Top Security Clearance within three months of appointment.
Manager Airfield Services.REG GRG.Airport Operations (Airport Management) (O23501)
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa
- Posting date: 12 August 2026
- Area: Airport Operations / Airport Management
The Manager Airfield Services reports into airport management and is responsible for planning and leading the airfield-services function. The position requires awareness of legislation, industry conditions, market developments and other external factors that can affect airport operations. It also involves contributing to the business plan, translating broader plans into functional actions and organising team activities.
This is a management position rather than an entry-level airport role. The successful candidate needs to balance operational delivery with planning, people management, standards and the safety-focused environment of an airport. Applicants with experience in safety, environmental or risk-related work and supervision are particularly relevant to the role.
Working in an Airport Operations Environment
Both positions involve work where technical decisions and operational planning have to fit strict standards. Engineering work must support reliable infrastructure, while airfield services must operate in a controlled environment where planning, safety and compliance are closely connected. Candidates should therefore show examples of responsible decision-making, working to standards and coordinating with different stakeholders.
For the engineering vacancy, a CV should clearly show mechanical engineering responsibilities, asset or maintenance planning, infrastructure projects and stakeholder management. For the Airfield Services Manager role, applicants should make supervisory experience, operational planning, safety or risk exposure and knowledge of regulated environments easy to find.
How to Apply
Applications are submitted online through the ACSA recruitment portal. Use the current-jobs search to locate the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.INT ORT or Manager Airfield Services.REG GRG vacancy, open the full advertisement and complete the online application.
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Application Check
Before submitting, make sure the CV matches the technical or management focus of the chosen vacancy and that qualification details are accurate. Candidates shortlisted by ACSA may be asked to provide proof of their qualifications and meet the security-clearance requirement attached to the recruitment process.
