Work Type: Permanent
Closing date: 2018-02-28 00:00:00
Applications must be sent to: info@climaxlimited.com
Purpose of the Role
The purpose of the vacancy is to provide non-specialised civil engineering skills within Civil Engineering.
Job Duties
- Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans; conferring with management
- Mentor and manage Resident Engineers
- Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical studies; preparing cost estimates
- Confirms product performance by designing and conducting tests
- Determines project schedule by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements
- Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress; coordinating activities; resolving problems
- Controls project plan by reviewing design, specifications, and plan and schedule changes; recommending actions
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Ensure that all employees are supplied with the relevant tools required to perform jobs
- Formulate systems for smooth running of the Civil Engineering section to enable synergy and coherence.
Responsibilities / Duties
Qualifications & Experience / Minimum Requirements
- BEng (Civil), ECSA registered PrEng. Post graduate qualifications will be an advantages. Experience in General Civil Engineering Design, i.e. stormwater systems, earthworks, basic road, drainage systems and geotechnical systems.
- Minimum 10 years in engineering design, construction. Minimum 5 years after professional (ECSA) registration
- Legal knowledge: Design compliance standards
- Software: MS Office, MS Project, Autodesk related software and / or Civil Designer
- Quality Management: ISO 9000 compliance
- Language proficiency: Must be able to read, write and communicate in English
- Travel: Occasional travel to site
- Driver’s license: essential
Required Knowlege and Experience
- Good working knowledge on general civil engineering design principles in the fields of earthworks, basic roads, drainage, water and geotechnical aspects
- Good working knowledge on designing, tendering, specifications and construction implications
- Understanding and illustration knowledge on the project lifecycle (Design-construct-close out), with specific reference to design
- Understanding of the importance and use of document control and ISO systems within a design environment.
- Delegate work effectively to the team in the Civil Engineering Department
- Engage in activities which contribute to personal CPD (Continuous Professional Development) and maintain professional accreditation
- Responsible for on-going informal and formal development to stay abreast of innovations in the industry
- Participate in mentoring and informal training/partnering within department
- Provide guidance and training in design skills and such other as necessary to engineers and Technicians under the incumbent for Continuous Professional Development.
Competencies
- Is able to take decisions and demonstrate accountability and integrity
- Is able to lead and supervise a team in order to achieve business objectives in all circumstances
- Is able to negotiate, influence and persuade stakeholders in projects to achieve positive solutions to any challenges which may arise
- Is able to troubleshoot and strategize in order to meet the long-term vision of the company.
Administration
- Ensure filing systems are maintained and up to date
- Ensure that employees operate within ISO standards
- Ensure correct filing and signing of documents as well as necessary approvals are obtained from clients and service providers
- To be aware of the chain of custody of documents/drawings.
Salary: To be negotiated (inclusive of benefits) depending on relevance and duration of experience.
Reports to: Lead Civil Engineering
Travel: Occasional travel to site, intercontinentally and internationally.
NB: We may not be able to respond to all individual applications, therefore if you have not received a response within sixty days from the date of submission kindly consider your application unsuccessful.
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