Work Type: Permanent
Closing date: 2018-02-28
Applications must be sent to: info@climaxlimited.com
Purpose of the Role
To be the structural department’s lead design engineer on concrete and structural steel structures and to be involved with designs and related work for 80% of his time and focus on, civil structures like concrete water and sewage treatment structures including post tensioned reservoirs with flat and domed roofs and bridges, Multi-Storey Commercial Buildings including basements and Industrial buildings (Warehouses, Workshops).
Job Duties
To be the first point-of-call for structural designs in the department; To execute concept and feasibility designs up to final designs, including analysis and seismic designs; Working knowledge of Etabs programme is preferred Expert knowledge of Prokon; Mentoring junior engineers and monitoring their work; marking up and checking concrete and structural steel layouts and rebar drawings for draughtsmen and detailers when required; sign off drawings for issuing and stand in for HoD when required.
Responsibilities / Duties
- The ability to define, investigate and analyse engineering problems in your field of engineering
- The ability to design or develop conceptual solutions to engineering problems
- The ability to apply fundamental engineering knowledge to conceptualised engineering problems
- The ability to timelessly detail and specify solutions (drawings, reports etc.) to engineering problems
- The ability to manage part or all of the activities related to construction of engineering solutions
- The ability to communicate clearly with others in the course of his or her engineering activities
- The ability to recognise and address the reasonably foreseeable social, cultural and environmental effects of complex engineering activities
- The ability to conduct engineering and work-related activities ethically
- Excellent knowledge of Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Steel Design, design of Water Retaining Concrete Structures, including Concrete Reservoirs 5 Ml to 30 Ml in post tensioned concrete
- Excellent knowledge of Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Steel Design, design of Water Retaining Concrete Structures, including Concrete Reservoirs using post tensioned concrete
- Knowledge of current design codes and software
- Manage and mentor junior engineers, detailers and draughts men, schedule and check their work to ensure it is issued timeously and in compliance to all plans and specifications
- Resolve client and architect queries and attend design and project meetings
- Interact professionally with staff from other divisions
- Responsible for maintaining the departments ISO registration
- Incumbent is expected to carry out site supervision of construction works for short and sometimes long durations on sites as follows;
- Ensuring compliance with design/specifications and standards
- Ensuring compliance with programme and all knowledge areas
- Attending site meetings
- Preparing reports
- Issuing of Site Instructions (SIs)
- Attending to Requests For Information (RFIs) from the contractor
- Do any ad-hoc office or site duties as assigned by the HoD Structures
- 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.
Qualifications & Experience / Minimum Requirements
- PrEng with M.Eng preferred
- 15 plus years with min 12 years applicable design experience
- Contractual, work related legal knowledge
- Software: Etabs, Prokon
- Quality Management: ISO 9000
- Language proficiency: English (other SA languages advantageous)
- Travel: Occasional travel to site , intercontinental and internationally
- Driver’s license: essential
Competencies
- Able to take decisions and demonstrate accountability and integrity.
- Able to negotiate, influence and persuade stakeholders in projects to achieve positive solutions to any challenges which may arise
Salary: To be negotiated (inclusive of benefits) depending on relevance and duration of experience.
Reports to: HoD Structures
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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