Civil Structural Engineer- Renewable Energy – CVZCSE

Main job function

The position is a specialist with proven experience in the field of civil design with specialization in Structural Engineering. She/He will work within the Engineering department on the design and construction of renewable power plants (wind and solar), energy storage facilities, HV Substations, and HV Transmission lines.

She/He will develop basic and detailed designs of civil structural works (foundations and structures, etc.), performing FEM structural calculations. She/He will review civil structural deliverables issued by External Designer/Supplier relevant to the foundation of equipment and structures, foundation of Wind Turbine Generator, steel or reinforced concrete structures, and tracker/fixed structures supporting PV modules and transmission lines.

Qualifications

• BSc in Civil Engineering minimum requirement; MSc in Structural Civil Engineering is a plus.
• Eng is a plus;
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in civil structural engineering;
• Experience in an engineering company will be a plus;
• Experience in the design of reinforced concrete works and steel structures;
• Experience in Renewable Energies, especially in wind and solar technologies will be a plus;
• Fluent English is required;
• Knowledge of informatics: Microsoft Office suite;
• AutoCAD 2D;
• Finite Element Method Software (STAAD or SAP2000 or MIDAS or similar). Usage of FEM software is a must;
• BIM (Revit or Tekla) will be a plus;
• Basic knowledge of hydraulic, geotechnical and infrastructural software (Hec-ras, Autodesk Civil3D, PLAXIS or similar) will be a plus.

Criteria

Address relevant civil engineering specialized topics for all project development stages (permitting phase, construction, and commissioning phase) to ensure compliance with Company Safety & quality best practices, technical specifications, guidelines, and objectives.

Perform feasibility studies, preliminary, basic, and detailed design of foundations and steel and reinforced concrete structures for renewable plants (Solar, Wind, BESS, Electrical Substation, etc.);

Review the design performed by Supplier/External consultants relevant to civil works (reinforced concrete foundation for equipment, WTG foundations, reinforced concrete and steel structures, trackers/fixed structures supporting PV modules, retainment walls, HV lines structures and foundations, buildings, and basins) according to applicable technical codes and Company specifications;

Review Bill of quantities, IFC drawings, and shop submittals to support construction.

Work closely with the Project Engineer and other Team members for development and construction projects;

Plan, supervise, and coordinate the civil design activities throughout the entire life cycle of the project;

Perform site surveys for various renewable plants both in development and construction and provide input to the budgeting committee, technical support, lessons learned, and RCAs/NCR;

Participate in technical meetings and follow up the design activities performed by external Suppliers;

Prepare technical specifications and contractual documents, perform the technical evaluation of the offers submitted by the Vendors;

Support the Team for tasks of technical complexity;

Work on the optimization of designs and technical specifications to increase competitiveness while still ensuring quality is maintained;

Coordinate proposed deviations with the Design unit and keep track of local deviations at country & global level;

Support Operational and Maintenance Activities;

Support the Civil Design Unit at a global level by guidelines, specifications, best practices, lessons learned, and experiences coming from local projects.

Remuneration: R900 – R950 per annum

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.