Assistant Resident Engineer

SMEC (an SJ Group company); Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 520,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

SMEC, Port Edward Eastern Cape site, seeks two Assistant Resident Engineers to supervise the Mtentu River Bridge construction, providing structural bridge expertise and support to the Resident Engineer.

Responsibilities include on-site supervision, liaison with designers and contractor, quality management, and progress reporting; candidates should hold a BSc Eng and be registered or eligible with ECSA, and have strong English.

Qualifications

• BSc Engineering / B.Eng Degree is required.
• 2–12 years of structural design and/or supervision experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer (or soon to be registered) with ECSA or equivalent.
• Must be articulate in English.

Responsibilities

• Acting as Assistant Resident Engineer on site.
• Managing technical aspects of bridge erection and geometric control.
• Liaison with designers on site queries.
• Evaluation and approval of method statements.
• Liaison with the Contractor on technical aspects.
• Managing resources for site supervision of technical aspects.
• Application of the Firm’s Quality Management System.
• Monitoring quality, production processes and related activities.

Skills

Bridge supervision

On-site engineering

Contract administration

Quality control

Education

BSc Engineering / B.Eng Degree

Job description

Location: Port Edward Eastern Cape – Mtentu River Bridge site

REPORTS TO: Resident Engineer and Chief Resident Engineer

Primary Position Purpose
We are currently seeking 2 Assistant Resident Engineers to participate in the construction supervision of one of the largest bridges in South African history. (One senior ARE and 1 junior ARE)The roles will involve providing extensive structural bridge expertise and technical support to the Resident Engineer in contract administration for our project at the Msikaba River Bridge site.

Key Responsibilities

• Acting as Assistant Resident Engineer.
• Managing technical aspects on site, bridge erection engineering aspects, geometric control in the erection of piers and decks, etc.
• Liaison with designers regarding site engineering queries when necessary.
• Evaluation and approval of method statements.
• Liaison with the Contractor regarding technical aspects.
• Managing some resources for site supervision of technical aspects.
• Application of the Firm’s Quality Management System.
• Monitoring of quality of works, including supervision of production processes and any off-site and/or remote construction and/or assembly facilities.
• Monitoring of programme and contract budgets from a technical perspective.
• Quantities and payment certificates.
• Preparation of variation orders.
• Closing out project including compiling completion/close-out reports.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Compiling high quality responses to technical queries from the Contractor.
• Timeous responses to all technical queries from the Contractor.
• Proactive management of technical difficulties experienced on site.
• Timeous identification and clarification of technical aspects and discrepancies in the contract.
• Optimisation of safety management by the supervision team.
• Effective implementation and management of the Quality Acceptance Control system on site
• Handover on completion.
• Optimum resource utilization.

Qualifications, Skills And Experience Required

• BSc Engineering / B. Engineering Degree
• 2 to 12 years structural design and/or supervision experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer (or soon to be registered) with the Engineering Council of South Africa or equivalent internationally recognized registration and/or legally required qualification will be advantageous.
• Must be articulate in English.

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