Civil And Structural Engineer

Sgs; Vaal Marina Community Center; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global testing and certification company is seeking a qualified engineer to contribute to project execution through precise design documentation and engineering input. The ideal candidate should have relevant degrees and 2–5 years of related experience. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards while working collaboratively within teams to meet project goals.

Qualifications

• Registered or in position to register as a professional engineer soon after joining.
• 2–5 years of experience in engineering design and project management in relevant environments.
• Understanding of commercial principles and quality engineering.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate design documents for successful project execution.
• Develop discipline strategy and design criteria according to client needs.
• Monitor project activities to achieve deliverables on time.

Skills

Engineering design

Project management

Technical documentation

Civil & structural design

Cost estimation

Materials fundamentals

Education

B.Sc./B.Eng./B. Tech graduate

Tools

Office Automation Software

Graphic Software

CAE software

Job description

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company.

SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.

With more than 97 employees, SGS operates a network of over two offices and laboratories around the world. SGS Bateman's multidisciplinary engineering team provides integrated engineering services for processing plants and related operations.

Job Description

To produce accurate design documents that will ensure successful project execution.

Project Life Cycle

• Develop a discipline strategy and design criteria to suit unique project/client requirements.
• Adhere to the project program.
• Ensure planning of activities are regularly monitored and updated to achieve project deliverables timeously.
• Expedite technical information through continuous engineering input to external and internal stakeholders.
• Attend relevant project meetings and produce regular project status reports.
• Generate post-project feedback.
• Produce cost‑effective and safe civil/structural designs, tender and project civil/structural designs.
• Compare and assess project vs tender scope, review alternatives and cost effectiveness.
• Produce quantity and man‑hour budgets and associated scope list.
• Work closely with scope, quantity budget, and man‑hour budget.
• Understand project scope, quantity allowances and man‑hour budget.
• Monitor changes to scope and effects to quantity & man‑hour budget, ensure authorisation to changes and compliance with quantity allowances.
• Verify civil/structural engineering software packages.
• Be fully conversant with restrictions and qualifications of software.
• Order of magnitude check of analysis results.

Administration

• Maintain an effective record‑keeping system for calculations, correspondence and technical information.
• Indexing, records, design criteria and calculations.
• Referencing to location of software input, numbers, dates and signatures.

Client Relations (Internal & External)

• Interact efficiently with Drawing Office and other departments.
• Guide and liaise with Drawing Office and provide engineering, safety and ergonomic input during conceptual layout phase and ongoing assistance during engineering stage.
• Ongoing review of internal circulation drawings and timely approval of final drawings for construction.
• Provide continual engineering input to suppliers and sub‑contractors.
• Inter‑departmental interaction.
• Understand and respond to needs of other disciplines.
• Adopt customer‑orientated approach.
• Coordinate delivery of information.
• Adhere to company specifications, guidelines and statutory codes of practice.

Safety

• Apply global SHE standards and ensure compliance.

Quality

• Regularly review and contribute towards improvement of procedures and systems.
• Ensure all QA procedures and guidelines are followed in all daily activities.
• Participate in quality assurance audits.

Systems and Procedures

• Ensure adherence to the internal Project Management Operating System.
• Apply and review associated discipline Engineering Standards.
• Approve all drawings issued for construction by signing, dating and including the engineer/technologist's professional registration number.
• Provide suggestions for improving internal work methods, procedures and technological solutions on an ad‑hoc basis, according to customer's needs.

Qualifications

• B.Sc./B.Eng./B. Tech graduate, registered or in a position to register as a professional engineer within months of joining SGS Bateman.
• 2–5 years of experience in engineering design and project management within processing or petrochemical plant projects environment.
• Project management knowledge of basic project management methods and all project life cycle phases.
• Experience in civil & structural design criteria development and improvement.
• Commercial principles understanding.
• Technical documentation ability.
• Plant layout development ability.
• Materials fundamentals knowledge.
• Construction & commissioning understanding.
• Structural investigation ability.
• Dynamics structure knowledge.
• Cost estimation understanding.
• Basic IT tools – Office Automation and Graphic Software.
• Procurement understanding.
• Engineering calculations knowledge.
• Quality engineering knowledge.
• Quantity estimation ability.
• CAE software familiarity.
• Legislation and standards knowledge.
• Innovation & adaptability.