Civil Engineering Planning and Design at Amatola Water

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