Engineer - Civil/Structural - Solar/PV

Job Opportunity: Civil Engineer and Client Relationship Manager

Our client in Pretoria, offering professional services to the Solar PV Industry in South Africa, seeks a Civil Engineer and Client Relationship Manager to assist in growing their market share.

Requirements

1. Licensed to work in South Africa
2. Driver’s license essential
3. BEng/BSc in Civil/Structural Engineering
4. Ability to manage diverse, simultaneous projects of varying complexities
5. An understanding of and experience within the Solar PV market is advantageous
6. Strong communication skills
7. An understanding of:
   • Prokon
   • Other structural analysis software
   • AutoCAD
   • Sketchup (advantageous)
   • Microsoft

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop and maintain current knowledge of the Solar PV market in Southern Africa, including competitors, potential partners, key stakeholders, and regulatory changes in the region.
2. Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing clients.
3. Foster new relationships with prospective customers in new markets.
4. Identification, in consultation with a multidisciplinary team, of the best options for a project.
5. Commercial and technical skills including project management, commercial and financial acumen, negotiation experience, and risk assessment.
6. Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
7. Able to work in a multicultural environment and with multidisciplinary teams.
8. Strong intellectual capacity and able to deal with complexity.
9. Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills at all levels.
10. Strong ambition and personal drive to meet objectives, with an open, transparent style and flexible approach.
11. Ability to work under pressure and give what is required to get the job done while taking personal accountability for success.
12. Structural analysis of reinforced concrete, steel and aluminium structures.
13. Structural design of reinforced concrete, steel and aluminium structures.
14. Preparation of Engineering report including drawings for dissemination to PR Eng for sign off.
15. Compilation of Engineering packs for dissemination to clients, typically includes:
    • Detailed design report
    • Loading analysis
    • Structural calculations
    • Construction drawings
    • Any approvals from module manufacturers
    • Sign-off documents from external PrEng
16. Meeting with client engineers to gain approval on design works and develop solutions to bespoke challenges.
17. Meeting with suppliers to manage timeframes and limitations of developed solutions.
18. Meet with onsite representatives of Caracal Engineering to develop solutions to issues arising on site.
19. New product development and existing product refinement.
20. Assist in the development of improved design and engineering control processes.

How to Apply

Follow the link to our jobseeker’s page - https://measuredability.com/jobs-2/. Search for the job title. Click apply to submit your CV.