Key Responsibilities:
Business Development & Sales:

Prospect and generate new leads for both People Counting and Parking Guidance systems.
Engage with architects, engineers, property developers, and clients to present product offerings and technical solutions.
Negotiate pricing, contracts, and payment terms at management levels.
Prepare, submit, and follow up on proposals, tenders, and quotations aligned with company margin targets.
Conduct market research for new developments, technological trends, and competitors.
Plan and attend trade shows, conferences, and industry events to promote Nortech’s system solutions.
Maintain and update the sales pipeline and CRM systems.
Forecast sales, project costs, and develop annual budgets in collaboration with the Brand Manager.
Coordinate with operational teams for project execution, site surveys, and installation oversight.
Follow up post-installation to ensure customer satisfaction and promote after-sales service plans.

Technical Activities:

Read and interpret construction and technical drawings.
Facilitate site assessments for sensors, inductive loops, and system layout.
Liaise with architects, engineers, and installers for system design and implementation.
Calculate project-specific costs, including consumables and system components.

Market & Product Strategy:

Monitor industry trends, technological advancements, and market opportunities.
Recommend new product features and development based on market feedback.
Collaborate with the Brand Manager to develop product positioning and marketing strategies.

Qualifications & Skills:

Proven track record of 5+ years in technical sales, preferably in intelligent system solutions, parking management, or people counting systems.
Experience in international markets and working with diverse clientele.
Strong technical aptitude, with the ability to understand and discuss complex system specifications and drawings.
Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and CRM software.
Willingness and ability to travel at least 55 days per year.
Fluency in English; additional languages advantageous.

Desirable Traits:

Background in parking management systems or similar technologies.
Prior experience in industrial or infrastructure project sales.
Higher marketing or technical qualification.
Leadership or management experience.

Accountability & Performance Metrics:

Achieve and surpass individual sales targets for both product lines.
Manage self-sufficiently with minimal supervision.
Maintain accurate documentation of strategies, customer insights, and market research.
Deliver quality customer service and technical support post-sale.
Contribution to strategic planning, marketing initiatives, and product development.

Interpersonal and Organizational Relationships:

Reports directly to the Brand Manager.
Collaborates with the Systems Operations Manager for project handover and execution.
Coordinates with marketing, technical, and operational teams to ensure customer satisfaction and project success

(EE/AA preference will be considered)

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Key Responsibilities:
Market & Lead Generation:

Identify and prospect new clients in transportation authorities, toll agencies, infrastructure developers, and government bodies involved in freeway traffic and toll management.
Develop and execute strategies to penetrate new markets and segments within the freeway and tolling sectors.
Conduct industry research to identify upcoming projects, technological trends, and competitors.

Client Engagement & Relationship Building:

Initiate contact with potential clients through meetings, presentations, and industry events.
Understand client needs and tailor presentations of Nortech’s tolling and freeway monitoring systems.
Build long-term relationships and establish Nortech as a preferred vendor for advanced traffic and tolling solutions.

Sales & Business Development:

Lead the preparation and delivery of technical proposals, tenders, and quotations.
Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and project scope to secure new business.
Follow through with client during the bid process, award, and project implementation stages.

Collaborative Strategy & Reporting:

Coordinate closely with technical teams and project managers to ensure smooth onboarding of new clients.
Provide feedback and market insights to support product development and strategic planning.
Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets and contribute to the company’s growth objectives.
Qualifications & Experience:
Proven track record (minimum 3-5 years) in business development or sales within ITS, tolling, traffic management, or related transportation systems.
Strong knowledge of freeway traffic and tolling technologies, including ANPR, ETC systems, and traffic data analytics.
Experience in developing and managing large bids, tenders, and contractual negotiations.
Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships and expanding client base in government or infrastructure projects.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field; additional technical certifications are a plus.
Willingness to travel extensively (up to 50-70%) for meetings, site visits, and industry events.

Skills & Attributes:

Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
Strong business acumen with the ability to identify new opportunities and develop strategic plans.
Customer-focused and relationship-driven approach.
Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently.
Fluency in English; multilingual abilities are advantageous.

Desirable:

Experience working with transportation authorities or tolling agencies.
Technical understanding of ITS hardware and software solutions.
Existing network within relevant government or industry sectors.
Proven experience in tendering and proposal development.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and commission structure.
Opportunities for professional growth and industry engagement.
Involvement in cutting-edge freeway and tolling projects.
Travel allowances and a supportive work environment.

(EE/AA preference will be considered)

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Key Responsibilities:

Market Exploration & Opportunity Development:

• Identify new clients, including parking operators, property developers, municipal authorities, and infrastructure projects.
• Analyze industry trends to uncover emerging opportunities for Nortech’s parking solutions.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of potential project opportunities.

Customer Engagement & Sales Growth:

• Initiate contact with prospects through meetings, presentations, and industry events.
• Understand customer requirements and articulate how Nortech’s parking solutions meet their needs.
• Prepare and submit tailored proposals, tenders, and quotations.
• Lead negotiations to close deals and secure new projects.

Technical & Project Support:

• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure customer needs are met with the right solutions.
• Assist clients during site surveys, system design, and installation planning.
• Facilitate smooth project onboarding from lead generation to project completion.

Brand Representation & Market Awareness:

• Participate in industry trade shows, exhibitions, and networking events.
• Gather market intelligence on competitors, new technology, and customer feedback.
• Support the development of marketing strategies and promotional initiatives.

Performance & Reporting:

• Achieve agreed sales targets and contribute to revenue growth.
• Maintain an active pipeline and accurate CRM records.
• Report regularly on progress, market insights, and strategic opportunities to management.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven track record in business development, sales, or marketing within parking management or related infrastructure sectors.
• Strong understanding of parking technologies and market dynamics.
• Experience in developing strategic relationships with stakeholders such as municipalities, property developers, and commercial operators.
• Demonstrable success managing full sales cycles, including tenders and project negotiations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a relevant discipline; technical certifications are advantageous.
• Willingness to travel frequently (up to 50-70%) for client meetings, site visits, and industry events.

Skills & Attributes:

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with a customer-centric approach.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently.
• Strong network-building capabilities in the parking or infrastructure sectors.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus

Desirable:

• Existing relationships within the parking industry or municipal sectors.
• Experience in tendering, project management, or technical sales.
• Knowledge of IoT or smart parking solutions.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary plus performance-based incentives.
• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Involvement in innovative parking technology projects.
• Travel allowances and flexible working arrangements.

(EE/AA Preference will be considered)

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Key Responsibilities:

Strategic HR & Transformation Planning:

• Develop and execute HR strategies and policies that support Nortech Systems Africa’s regional business objectives.
• Lead EE and BBBEE initiatives to ensure strategic milestones and compliance targets are achieved.
• Facilitate workforce planning aligned with market trends and regional growth priorities.

EE & BBBEE Compliance & Reporting:

• Manage all aspects of EE legislative compliance, including workforce audits and submissions.
• Compile, analyse, and submit annual BBBEE scorecards, ensuring adherence to BBBEE codes and policies.
• Oversee all statutory reporting and liaise with relevant authorities to maintain compliance.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning:

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process to attract high-quality candidates that align with company values and diversity targets.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to reach a wide talent pool, including leveraging digital platforms, industry networks, and partnerships.
• Design and implement onboarding programs that foster engagement, inclusion, and retention from day one.
• Collaborate with business leaders to forecast talent needs and plan recruitment cycles accordingly

Employee Relations & Engagement:

• Cultivate a positive, inclusive workplace culture across the African operations.
• Manage employee relations, grievances, disciplinary procedures, and workplace conflict resolution.
• Initiate employee engagement programs to promote motivation and retention.

Learning & Development:

• Assess skills gaps and coordinate applicable training programs.
• Promote continuous professional development to support individual and organizational growth.
• Compile the annual training report and workplace skills plan for submission to the labour department.
• Internship opportunities and learnership programs with the labour department.

Remuneration & Benefits:

• Oversee competitive compensation structures compliant with local laws.
• Manage employee benefits and reward systems to attract and retain talent.
• Compile and submit monthly benefit schedules to the relevant pension/provident funds and submission of payment to the accounts department timeously.
• Administration of members pension/provident fund claims.
• Administration of maternity/disability claims.
• Management of employees leave as well as leave accruals for the accounting records.
• Compile and submit monthly employees tax schedules to the relevant authorities and submission of payment to the accounts department timeously.

HR Operations & Systems:

• Maintain accurate HR records in compliance with regional legislation.
• Ensure HR data integrity and confidentiality.
• Support HR technological systems and streamline HR processes.
• Compilation of reports for the financial year end audit process.
• Quarterly management reports.

Diversity & Transformation Initiatives:

• Drive initiatives to advance workplace diversity, inclusion, and empowerment.
• Monitor progress against EE and BBBEE targets, produce reports, and address gaps proactively.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related discipline (Postgraduate qualification preferred).
• At least 7-10 years’ HR experience, with proven expertise in South African employment law, EE, and BBBEE.
• Previous managerial/leadership role within an African or South African organization.
• Deep understanding of EE legislative requirements, BBBEE codes, and IR processes.
• Demonstrated success in implementing transformation strategies, managing HR systems, and driving compliance.

Skills & Attributes:

• Sound knowledge of South African Labour Law, EE and BBBEE frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong leadership abilities.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to influence organizational change and embed transformation policies.
• Adaptability to diverse cultural environments within Africa.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to travel regionally within Africa.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite; experience with HRIS systems.
• Ability to work effectively across multicultural teams.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Achievement of EE and BBBEE scorecard targets.
• Successful compliance and audit outcomes.
• Employee satisfaction and retention metrics.
• Talent acquisition and diversity inclusion success.
• Implementation of development initiatives aligned with growth.
• Meeting deadlines timeously

(EE/AA Preference will be considered)

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The main purpose of the job is to ensure timeous repairs of production product and smooth running of the production test jigs. The position of Production Repair Technician would suit a person wishing to further their electronics knowledge. This position will require a good working knowledge of analogue and digital circuits and previous experience would be preferred.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for:

• Repairs to production line and warranty products.
• Test jig maintenance.
• Line support.

Requirements of the Candidate:

• Minimum of S4 (or equivalent) qualification.
• Production experience in the electronics field.
• Fault finding experience.

EE/AA preference will be considered

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The main purpose of the job is to provide a technical support function to Operations at Nortech. This will encompass functions that ensure the smooth running of the production area by providing support when technical difficulties are encountered, alternate component sourcing, resolution to product reliability issues etc. The job will also entail short term developments to existing products in line with customer requirements and feature enhancements.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for:

• Technical support.
• Production support.
• Product testing and evaluation.
• Technical documentation.
• Short term developments.
• Alternate component sourcing and evaluation.

Requirements of the Candidate:

• Minimum of a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering L/C (or equivalent).
• 2-years (ideally) work experience.
• Good communication skills.
• Good understanding of microcontroller based digital systems.
• Good understanding of analogue components and circuits.
• Be a logical problem solver and be able to explain problems and solutions clearly.
• Have basic soldering skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Be a self-motivated and self-disciplined worker.

Advantageous for the Candidate:

• Exposure to C programming.
• Exposure to Schematic and PCB layout/design (Altium).

EE/AA preference will be considered

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The main purpose of the job is to provide a technical support function to both the Operations and Sales departments at Nortech, as well as providing external Customer support on existing products. This will encompass functions that ensure the smooth running of the production area by providing support when technical difficulties are encountered, alternate component sourcing, resolution to product reliability issues, etc. The job will also entail short term developments to existing products in line with customer requirements and feature enhancements.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for:

• Customer support.
• Technical support.
• Production support.
• Product testing and evaluation.
• Technical documentation.
• Short term developments.
• Alternate component sourcing and evaluation

Requirements of the Candidate:

• Minimum of a BTECH in Electrical Engineering L/C (or equivalent).
• 4-years (ideally) work experience.
• Good communication skills.
• Good understanding of microcontroller based digital systems.
• Good understanding of analogue components and circuits.
• Be a logical problem solver and be able to explain problems and solutions clearly.
• Have basic soldering skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
•  Be a self-motivated and self-disciplined worker.

Advantageous for the Candidate:

• Exposure to C programming.
• Exposure to Schematic and PCB layout/design (Altium).

EE/AA preference will be considered

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The immediate line of responsibility is to the Hardware Development Manager.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

This post involves the research and development of new products for all of the four business units of Nortech, namely, Traffic, Parking, HeadCount and Identipark. The job will involve developing products from initial concept through to a fully qualified, robust prototype using sound engineering principles.  All products developed will be competing in international markets and, therefore, need to be of the highest quality standard. Interfacing with the Nortech production facility will be required to facilitate prototype builds, product testing and final handover of the prototypes for Industrialisation.

QUALIFICATION & KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Minimum BSc Degree in Electronic Engineering
• 3 to 4 years working experience in an electronics manufacturing environment
• Solid Hardware (electronics) experience in Analogue and Digital Design. This involves Schematic and PCB design.
• Solid Firmware development experience with Embedded Systems and C.
• Experience in Compliance Testing for Certifications of Product.
• Ability to write or modify PC Based Software in Visual Software Suites.
• Ability to plan a project accurately given a complete specification.
• CPLD, FPGA Design experience would be a plus
• DSP experience would be a plus.
• Ability to impart knowledge of product and train Industrial Engineering, Engineering Services, Test and Repairs Departments at handover.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with departments within the company.
• An eagerness to embrace change and previously unused technologies.
• A responsible, self-motivated individual driven to meet deadlines.
• A meticulous individual with significant attention to detail.

THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ROLE:

• Design of electronic products from concept, technology research, full technical product specification, design of schematic and PCB using Altium Designer, design of firmware – right through to a fully qualified, robust prototype.
• Walking the product through the production facility during the first-off prototype builds.
• Full spectrum bench-testing and verification, environmental verification and Electromagnetic Compliance verification.
• Liaising with the Industrial Engineering Department to get the product fully industrialised.
• Training of Engineering Services and Test and Repairs Departments to be able to support the final product.
• Product Documentation on Specifications, Manuals, Changes etc.
• Firmware Development for Microcontrollers – generally done in C.
• Occasional PC Software development for testing purposes – these will generally be done in C / C++ / Visual Basic /Java/TCL.
• Liaising with the Software developers to integrate components into complete systems.
• Designing with DSP’s, ARM Processors, 8051 based Micro’s, PICs, Motorola Micros and FPGA’s.

Activities connected with the Job

The following activities will be undertaken in pursuance of the job functions:

Structure

The Hardware Development Engineer will report to the Hardware Development Manager.

His/her interpersonal roles within the organisation will be:

• To liaise with the Sales and Marketing departments
• To liaise with Industrial Engineering staff
• To liaise with Engineering Services Staff
• To liaise with Planning and Production Staff

Success in the function is more objectively measured by:

• The ability to translate market requirements into a technical specification
• The ability to accurately plan projects to meet all specifications and requirements
• The ability to meet the deadlines set out in the project planning phase
• The quality and durability of products designed
• The ability to speedily resolve problems arising
• The ability to interface with other departments within the organisation

The candidate appointed to this position will be expected to:

• Manage himself/herself with little supervision
• Produce results in line with commitments and agreed objectives

A copy of the full job description is available on request.

(EE/AA preference will be considered)

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