Senior Civil Engineer

Job Title: Senior Engineer

Location: Johannesburg

Type: Civil

Experience: 15 or more years in an engineering consulting firm.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (B. Eng or B.Sc. Eng).

Registrations: Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng) (Non negotiable)

Duties:

1. Promoting and applying employee engagement practices and concepts, especially in relation to recognition, empowerment, supportive feedback, partnering, expectations, consideration, and trust.
2. Performing all work in accordance with the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS), Policies and Standards.
3. Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior staff.
4. Signing off designs and/or drawings as a responsible professional engineer.
5. Client liaison, feasibility studies, options analysis, and master planning.
6. Developing Scope of Work for projects in consultation with the Client or independently.
7. Providing engineering expertise and collaborating with consultants/specialists in major technical support areas.
8. Representing the Business Unit on local industry groups, where required.
9. Implementing standardization, planning, and best practice initiatives in line with global and regional engineering practices.
10. Establishing design tools, software, relevant codes, and standards to be used on the project.
11. Assigning work tasks to individuals and continuously monitoring progress and quality.
12. Scheduling, coordinating, and participating in engineering design reviews.
13. Promoting and maintaining the application of ethical and professional practices in the execution of engineering work.
14. Participating in staff development through mentoring and development of training material, conducting training seminars, and performance appraisal input and counseling.
15. Ensuring that Quality Assurance policies are applied.
16. Providing input to contract negotiations and business plans.
17. Working closely with the design teams during design and procurement and post-award procedures to ensure timely completion of designs to meet budget and program.
18. Working closely with the construction monitoring teams and contractors' representatives during the construction phase of projects to ensure timely completion of construction to meet budget and program.
19. Preparing and/or managing the preparation of technical reports, designs, cost estimates, procurement documentation, bills of quantities, and technical specifications, and contract documentation, as-built drawings, and operation and maintenance manuals related to designs produced by the project team.
20. Attending site visits/meetings.

Skills:

1. Advanced project management skills, including project finance and administration skills.
2. Good planning, organizing, and analytical skills.
3. Good problem-solving skills.
4. Excellent leadership abilities and ability to delegate and direct staff.
5. Excellent understanding of engineering design procedures and processes.
6. Specialist skills in one or more specific fields, gained through experience and/or further studies/research.
7. Advanced understanding of engineering concepts and application of knowledge.
8. Computer literacy: MS Office.
9. Excellent understanding of industry codes and standards.
10. Excellent understanding of relevant legislation and regulations, including the HS Act and Construction Regulations and Environmental Management Act.
11. Good understanding of at least two of the four primary General Conditions of Contract (GCC, FIDIC, NEC, JBCC).
12. Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, management, clients, contractors, visitors, etc.
13. Excellent technical report writing skills.
14. Ability to manage and direct multiple design teams.