Civil Engineer Planning and Design
Civil Engineer Planning and Design
Based at Head Office
Planning and Development Division
Total Guaranteed Package: R 1,105,268.90 Per Annum inclusive of benefits
Minimum Qualifications:
- Sc. / B Eng. / B Tech in Civil Engineering
Required Professional Registration:
- Professional Registration with ECSA either as Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng.) or Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr. Tech Eng.)
Minimum Experience:
- Five years’ design experience in the civil engineering field for water related projects.
- Four years’ experience in managing integrated water engineering projects or Five years’ Project Management experience.
- Comprehensive understanding of water management challenges
- Dealing with a range of clients and stakeholders
Key Outputs:
Reporting to the Planning & Design Manager, the employee will:
- Identify and implement appropriate data collection for the analysis stage of projects.
- Apply sound engineering principles to analyse collected data.
- Generate sound engineering solutions for projects using appropriate design standards.
- Select optimum engineering solutions based on project life cycle costs, risk assessments, quality, environmental and political acceptability.
- Produce detailed layout drawings and schedules for structural work in projects.
- Select the standard conditions of contracts for projects.
- Develop appropriate special conditions of contracts for projects when required.
- Ensure adequate site supervision is provided during the construction of projects.
- Conduct briefing sessions during tendering and site hand over on behalf of Project Manager.
- Lead the process of tender documentation development.
- Prepare technical tender reports for projects.
- Develop appropriate specifications for the construction of civil and structural projects.
- Identify the need for nominated sub-contractors in projects when required.
- Provide technical leadership in the tendering process and award of contracts.
- Assess technical design work of specialist consultants.
- Ensure specialist consultants provide professional services on projects.
- Manage disputes with specialist consultants.
- Identify factors to build a cohesive internally focused team to meet corporate and functional objectives.
Other requirements needed:
- Knowledge of OHS Act
- Knowledge of the Environmental Act
- Contract Management Standards: GCC 2000
- Knowledge of Supply Chain Management Processes
- Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act
- Computer Literate – spreadsheets, word processing, presentation packages, design and modelling packages
- Valid unendorsed driver’s license
If you have not heard from us within 60 days after the closing date, you may regard your application as unsuccessful. These appointments will be finalized in accordance with Amatola Water’s Employment Equity Plan and Recruitment Policy. Preference will be given to suitably qualified persons from designated groups. Amatola Water reserves the right not to make appointments. Lobbying of members of the Board and/ or the Executive/ Management and Supervisors to treat any application, at any level, more favorably than any other for the same vacancy, will disqualify a candidate from selection. Applicants to submit a detailed CV, certified copies of academic certificates, certified copies of Government Certificate & certified ID copy of not older than 6 months and two most recent and relevant references to the Human Resources Manager, Amatola Water, Private Bag X3, Vincent, 5217 or telephone (043)7073700 or e-mail recruitment@amatolawater.co.za. Closing date: 11 September 2024
