Job Description
About the Role
Our client, a medium sized national consulting engineering firm, is seeking a Professional Structural Engineer or Technologist to join their team in East London. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, designing, and administering engineering projects from inception to completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare engineering calculations
- Prepare project and technical specifications
- Provide input to engineering, operating, and capital cost estimates
- Assist with managing and quality checking deliverables
- Review and evaluate technical work prepared by junior and intermediate engineers
- Preparation of tender documents
- Preparation of reports (Project Inception, Concept and Viability, Design, tender evaluation, progress, financial, close-out, etc.)
- Day-to-day contract administration and management of the structural works of building and engineering projects
- Handling of technical queries and resolutions and leading Site and Technical Meetings on site, including the taking of minutes
- Communicate frequently with all professionals and clients
- Handling of technical queries and dispute resolutions in conjunction with others
- Assist with project safety and environmental matters during construction
- General office and project-related admin
Requirements
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis on Structural Engineering
- Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist
- At least 3 years verifiable post-registration experience in the planning, design, and contract administration of building and engineering projects from inception to completion
- A strong background in the design of bulk water, water treatment works, stormwater management, and water retaining structures will be advantageous
Qualifications
No formal education or certifications mentioned.
Salary & Benefits
Market-related salary, Group Life Insurance, Provident Fund, Medical Aid Scheme.
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