Cape Town City Centre: CBU 17974 – LEAD ENGINEER: TRANSPORTATION

About the Role

The Lead Engineer: Transportation role is a critical position within our client’s multi-disciplinary consulting engineering practice, requiring a seasoned professional with extensive experience in civil consulting engineering and pavement design.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise and report regularly to the Executive Manager or designated project lead.
• Procure professional sub-service providers and manage their performance.
• Coordinate and supervise design production and reporting by support staff.
• Work within a team on airfield and road pavement investigations, desktop studies, and pavement analyses.
• Schedule and coordinate laboratory and on-site investigations and testing.
• Produce ad-hoc pavement designs and design reports for multiple concurrent projects.
• Prepare tender documentation, including specifications, conditions of contract, and bills of quantities.
• Contribute to technical innovation to enhance engineering efficiency and design quality.
• Attend client and technical meetings and prepare meeting minutes when required.
• Review subcontractor tenders, quotations, and tender evaluation documentation.
• Review and finalise contractor monthly payment certificates and reporting.
• Verify contractor daily plant, equipment, and production rates on site.
• Compile estimated final project costs and update financials monthly.
• Oversee project financial management and reporting.
• Administer contracts during construction and project close-out stages.
• Compile or review close-out reports.
• Review as-built data and drawings for accuracy and completeness.
• Manage contractual claims and disputes.
• Maintain ongoing client liaison, including meetings and reporting requirements.
• Manage the technical output of direct reports.
• Supervise and support direct reports.
• Mentor graduate engineers, technologists, and technicians.

Requirements

• A BSc/BEng/BTech in Civil Engineering with Professional registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) or Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
• 8-10 years experience in the civil consulting engineering industry.
• At least 3-5 years relevant experience (after obtaining professional registration) as a Contracts Engineer on road / runway / taxiway rehabilitation and/or new surfaced roads projects.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary information not specified.

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