Civil Engineer

Mh Solutions; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 600 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

MH Solutions seeks a seasoned Civil Engineer to act as the plant's civil engineering authority, owning the civil design basis and signing as Pr Eng across civil, geotechnical, hydrological and structural design.

The role manages surveys and studies, translating results into design parameters and ensuring SA standards across roads, drainage, earthworks and foundations.

Qualificações

• Must have civil design and site delivery experience on utility-scale projects.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) with ECSA in good standing is required.
• A postgraduate qualification and SAICE membership are welcomed but not mandatory.

Responsabilidades

• Act as civil engineering authority for the plant, own the civil design basis and sign as Pr Eng for civil, geotechnical, hydrological and structural design.
• Manage surveys and studies and translate results into design parameters.
• Design or approve roads, drainage, stormwater, earthworks, platforms and building foundations to SA standards.
• Set driven pile design parameters including embedment, tolerances, refusal protocol and corrosion protection.
• Develop measures for wind-blown sand, dust, erosion and excavation stability in non-cohesive sand.
• Source and approve materials and testing to support them.
• Direct the in-house design team and specialist consultants; review contractor civil design and temporary works.
• Provide engineering input to water use, waste, mining, building and transport approvals; own civil quantities and bid evaluations.
• Support site teams at hold points and hand over civil as-built records for operations.

Conhecimentos

Civil design leadership

Site delivery

Formação académica

BSc (Eng) / BEng in Civil Engineering

Pr Eng registration with ECSA

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Responsibilities:

• Act as the civil engineering authority for the plant, own the civil design basis, and sign as Pr Eng for the civil, geotechnical, hydrological and structural design.
• Manage surveys and studies (topographic survey, geotechnical investigation, hydrology and flood lines, pile pull-out testing) and turn the results into design parameters.
• Design or approve the roads, drainage and stormwater, earthworks, platforms, laydowns, cable trenches, equipment foundations, fencing and O&M campus buildings, to South African standards.
• Set the driven pile design: embedment, tolerances, refusal protocol and corrosion protection.
• Develop practical measures for wind-blown sand, dust, erosion and excavation stability in non-cohesive sand.
• Source and approve road and construction materials, including alternative materials, with the testing to support them.
• Direct the in-house design team and specialist consultants, and review contractor civil design, materials and temporary works.
• Provide the engineering input to water use, waste, mining, building and transport approvals, and own civil quantities, specifications and technical bid evaluations.
• Support site teams at engineering hold points and hand over a complete civil as-built record and maintenance requirements for operations.

Requirements:

• BSc (Eng) or BEng in civil engineering, or an equivalent qualification accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa, in good standing.
• At least ten years of post graduate civil engineering experience, with at least three years since Pr Eng registration.
• A valid South African driver's licence and willingness to travel to site regularly.
• Civil design and site delivery on utility-scale renewable energy projects, solar PV preferred.
• Stormwater, drainage and flood hydrology design, and gravel road design with imported layerworks.
• Geotechnical engineering in sands, including driven pile foundations and pull-out testing.
• Foundation and structural design for substations, equipment and small buildings.
• Review of contractor design and temporary works under FIDIC, NEC or GCC conditions.
• Work on the West Coast or on environmentally constrained sites is a strong advantage.
• SAICE membership and a postgraduate qualification are welcome.