East London: Senior Engineer Water Services posted by Milton Resourcing

About the Role

Milton Resourcing is seeking a Senior Engineer or Engineer with experience in water services to join our East London office. The successful candidate will report directly to the Lead Engineer: Water and Sanitation and will be responsible for detail design of water and sanitation projects, among other key responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Detail design of water and sanitation projects
• Coordinate and supervise the production of technical drawings, design and reporting inputs by supporting staff
• Carry out, oversee, evaluate Preliminary and Detailed Design for water supply, urban and rural water reticulation systems, pump stations rising mains and pipework for reservoirs
• Prepare, oversee and evaluate Tender and Contract Documents including detailed Specifications, Special Conditions of Contract and Bills of Quantities
• Undertake hydrological investigations, reports and determine flood lines
• Preparation of requests for proposals, expressions of interests, panel applications and tenders and generate work for the Company
• Manage, train and mentor technical staff
• Check all drawings, designs, reports and documents produced in accordance with the Companys Quality Management Systems requirements as set out in the applicable work instructions and checklists
• Contract administration and Inspection as well as construction monitoring, as necessary, and management of site staff as appropriate
• Carry out site inspections and other assigned construction monitoring activities in accordance with the Companys Quality Management Systems requirements as set out in the applicable work instructions and checklists
• Attend meetings and write minutes, notes and reports
• Produce progress reports
• Management of projects to ensure that they are controlled, adhering to quality standards and budget, and are on time and ensure that project deliverables meet clients requirements
• Financial management of own projects and monitoring of performance and profitability and with regular liaison and reporting to line manager and business unit manager
• Participate in professional organizations for marketing, industry recognition and networking
• Assist line manager with marketing and business development initiatives
• Complete research and write technical papers for publication or presentation at industry related conferences
• Marketing and project-related liaison with clients

Requirements

• 8-10 years experience in the water and sanitation field, extensively involved in detail design with experience working in a design team
• Sound experience and technical capacity in municipal projects specifically in the evaluation, planning, design and construction of pump stations, water reticulation, sewer reticulation, bulk pipelines, canals and storm water management
• Competency in using MS Office suite and MS Project
• Project management and construction monitoring experience
• Proficient in various water, sewer and stormwater computer aided design packages such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, iDAS (or Civil Designer), HEC-RAS, EPANET
• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision, supervise juniors, mentor and work in a design team
• Good interpersonal, communication, presentation and report writing skills

Qualifications

Recognized BSc / BEng in Civil Engineering

Registered as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) with ECSA is preferred

Candidates with the required experience and who are close (less than 12 months) to submitting their professional registration application as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) will be considered as an Engineer: Water Services

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not specified