Cape Town City Centre: LEAD ENGINEER: TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS, CAPE TOWN

About the Role

The successful candidate will form part of the Transportation team and lead the development and delivery of transportation construction projects, including roads and/or airport infrastructure, across South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. The primary focus of the role is on construction-stage delivery, encompassing contractor procurement, preparation of tender and contract documentation, and the effective administration and management of contracts during construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Regular liaison and reporting to the Executive Manager or other Responsible Person as per project requirements.
• Procure professional sub service providers and manage thereof.
• Coordinate and supervise the production of site designs and reporting inputs by supporting staff.
• Work in a team to perform and assist with airfield and road pavement investigations, desktop studies and pavement analysis.
• Scheduling and coordinating laboratory and in-field investigations and testing.
• Produce ad-hoc pavement designs and design reports using relevant standards for multiple projects at any given time.
• Prepare tender documentation including detailed specifications, general conditions of contract and schedules of quantities.
• Contribute to technical innovation to improve engineering efficiency and/or design solutions.
• Attend client and technical meetings and compile minutes as and when required.
• Review of Subcontractor Tender and Quotation Documentation and tender evaluations.
• Review and finalise the Contractor’s monthly payment certificates and reporting.
• Confirm Contractor’s daily plant and equipment on site and daily production rates.
• Compilation of estimate final project costs and monthly updates.
• Project financial management and reporting.
• Contract administration during construction and close out phase of project.
• Compile and/or review close out reports.
• Review as-built data and drawings.
• Dealing with contractual claims and disputes.
• Client liaison, including meetings and reporting.
• Manage the technical outputs of direct reports.
• Management and supervision of direct reports.
• Mentor graduate engineers, technologists and technicians.

Requirements

• 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.