Senior Professional Structural Engineer Cape Town
Lukhozi Consulting
Engineers is recruiting a Senior Professional Structural Engineer or Technologist for its
office in Cape Town.
The salary will be
market related and dependant on the applicant’s qualifications and experience.
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• Planning, design and contract administration of engineering and
building projects from inception to completion.
• Prepare engineering calculations.
• Prepare project and technical specifications.
• Must be able to work independently as well as leading an internal
project team of designers and draughtspersons.
• Provide input to engineering, operating and capital cost estimates.
• Assist with managing and quality checking deliverables.
• Review and evaluate technical work prepared by junior and
intermediate engineers and play an active role in the continuing professional
development of unregistered technical staff.
• Preparation of tender documents.
• Preparation of reports (Project Inception, Concept and Viability,
Design, tender evaluation, progress, financial, close-out, etc).
• Carry out structural condition assessments and report writing.
• Day-to day contract administration and management of the structural
works of building and engineering projects.
• Handling of technical queries and resolutions and leading Site and
Technical Meetings on site, including the taking of minutes.
• Communicate frequently with all professionals and clients.
• Handling of technical queries and dispute resolutions in conjunction
with others.
• Assist with project safety and environmental matters during
construction.
• General office and project
related admin.
• Management
of resources within the structural department.
• Planning and
scheduling workload against the available resources.
• Reviewing
and approving work developed by resources.
• Mentoring
candidate engineers and technologists.
• Business
development for the Structural Department
Requirements
· At least a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with emphasis on
structural engineering.
· Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering
Technologist.
· At least 10 years’ verifiable post-registration experience in
the planning,
design and contract administration of building and engineering projects from
inception to completion.
· A strong background in the design of bulk water
reservoirs, water treatment works, stormwater management infrastructure, water
retaining structures, reinforced concrete framed structures and steel framed
structures will be advantageous.
· Experience with managing design teams, to complete tasks and produce
high quality deliverables such as design calculations, drawings, schedules, and
reports on time and within budget.
· Strong understanding of design engineering codes and technical
standards.
· Proficient in the use of Master Series or Prokon, Microsoft
Office Suite and Microsoft Project.
· Experience in
the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, in particular ACC
Docs and ACC Build, Revit and AutoCAD, will be advantageous.
· Must have a strong
client focus.
· Must take
ownership of projects.
· Must be an effective communicator (personal, phone, writing, email;
etc);
· Own Vehicle
· Valid Driver’s Licence
Benefits
· Market related salary
· Group Life Insurance
· Group Provident Fund
· Medical Aid Scheme