Data Centre Resident Engineer - Site Lead

Arup; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup in South Africa is expanding its civil engineering capability to support a confidential data centre project in Gauteng. We seek Resident Engineers for on-site work in Centurion on a three-year contract, providing engineering oversight during construction, testing, commissioning and handover.

You will collaborate with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe delivery, compliance with design intent and high quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering, construction supervision and on-site delivery environments.
• Exposure to large-scale infrastructure, industrial, mission-critical or data centre projects.
• Registration with ECSA preferred or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering oversight during construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, clients and contractors to ensure compliance with design intent and quality standards.
• Support testing, commissioning and project handover activities.
• Demonstrate strong communication, reporting and problem-solving skills.

Skills

Construction monitoring

Site supervision

Quality assurance

Technical coordination

Risk management

Report writing

Education

Civil/Structural/Mech/Elec Eng or Architecture

Tools

None

Job description

Arup in South Africa is expanding its civil engineering capability to support a confidential data centre project in Gauteng. We seek Resident Engineers for on-site work in Centurion on a three-year contract, providing engineering oversight during construction, testing, commissioning and handover.

You will collaborate with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe delivery, compliance with design intent and high quality outcomes.