East London: Principal Infrastructure Engineer posted by Hire Resolve

About the Role

Hire Resolve’s client is urgently seeking the expertise of a Principal Infrastructure Engineer in East London, EC. The successful candidate will play a critical role in managing and delivering large-scale infrastructure projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Effective project planning, initiation, and resource management
• Planning and management of engineering aspects of the project in terms of scope, time, cost, and quality
• Adherence to project approval procedures and quality plans in line with statutory, client, and company policies
• Assistance with compiling accurate project cost estimates and cash flow projections
• Interaction with clients to be abreast of their needs and requirements
• Assistance with the preparation of tender evaluation reports
• Compilation of project team job specifications and supervision of the tendering process
• Recommendations for the appointment of project teams as appropriate
• Liaison with the project team and remaining in touch for the duration of the project
• Effective undertaking of site investigations, technical, and feasibility studies
• Plan, manage, lead, and/or undertake site investigations and project feasibility studies
• Preparation and review of reports on project feasibility and designs
• Assessment and review of sustainability and environmental impacts of projects
• Accurate preparation of preliminary designs and developing detailed designs
• Preparation and review of preliminary design plans and calculations
• Compilation of project objectives and ensuring the project team develops compliant detailed designs using approved computer software
• Ensuring that design and development challenges are resolved promptly or to agreed timeframes
• Attendance and participation in design and/or project coordination meetings
• Preparation or oversight of the preparation of preliminary and final design reports with cost estimates and recommendations
• Effective contract administration
• Exercise of administrative and technical responsibility and authority for allocated tasks to the project teams
• Compilation of contract documentation in line with client standards
• Preparation of project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
• Preparation of reports as required by project funding agencies
• Compilation of monthly project cost reports
• Administration of the contract between the client and contractor efficiently and effectively
• Review of contractor payment applications and preparation of accurate variation orders
• Submission of monthly contractors’ payment certificates to the client timeously
• Chairing/attending monthly site (progress) meetings and technical meetings

Requirements

• Good communication skills both written and oral
• Organised, motivated, and goal-oriented
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team both in person and virtually
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure
• Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
• BSc Eng or BEng or BTech in the Civil Engineering field
• Registered with ECSA as PrEng /Pr. Technologist
• Minimum of 8 years experience after obtaining qualification
• Experience in Civil Engineering projects
• Bulk water supply and sewerage disposal will be an added advantage
• Strong background in client liaison and relationships, including but not limited to understanding client needs and initiating engineering solutions/projects

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Negotiable