Design Engineer: Commercial Civils

WSP in Africa; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working model

Job summary

WSP Africa is seeking a Design Engineer: Commercial Civils to join the Transport & Infrastructure division in Midrand. You will contribute to planning and detailed design of civil services for commercial, retail, residential and mixed-use projects, coordinating with architects and other building-services teams.

You will work on earthworks, roads, stormwater, water and sewer systems, under a hybrid working model, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality infrastructure on

Qualifications

• BEng, BSc, or BTech in Civil Engineering is required.
• Registration as a Candidate Engineer or Candidate Engineering Technologist with ECSA.
• 3–5 years of civil design experience, preferably on commercial/residential/mixed-use developments.
• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Experience in earthworks, roads, stormwater, water, and sewer infrastructure.
• Knowledge of municipal approval processes and SA design standards.
• Excellent verbal, written, and technical report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake concept, preliminary, and detailed design of commercial civil infrastructure.
• Prepare bulk earthworks platforms, grading plans, and cut-and-fill models using Civil 3D.
• Design internal roads, parking areas, stormwater, and water/sewer reticulation with municipal tie-ins.
• Coordinate civil services with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and landscape designs.
• Prepare calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, tender docs, and quantities.
• Support site-development-plan reviews, service-capacity assessments, and municipal submissions.
• Provide construction-stage design support and respond to technical queries on site.
• Manage allocated tasks, programme, budget, and quality to deliver outputs on time and within budget.
• Support client engagement, proposals, and work-winning activities.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Technical report writing

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

BEng, BSc, or BTech in Civil Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

WSP Africa is seeking a talented and detail-oriented Design Engineer: Commercial Civils to join our Transport & Infrastructure division, based in Midrand. This is an exciting opportunity to work on the planning and detailed design of civil engineering services for commercial, retail, residential, mixed-use, and institutional developments. Drawing on your Civil Engineering experience, you will work within a team of professional engineers and technologists, delivering integrated site-development infrastructure, including earthworks, internal roads and parking, stormwater drainage, water, sewer, and external service connections, in close collaboration with architects, developers, and multidisciplinary building-services teams.

What You'll Do

• Undertake the concept, preliminary, and detailed design of commercial-development civil infrastructure in compliance with relevant codes and standards.
• Prepare bulk earthworks platforms, grading plans, and cut-and-fill models using Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Design internal roads, parking areas, stormwater systems, and water and sewer reticulation, including municipal tie-ins.
• Coordinate civil services with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire, and landscape designs.
• Prepare engineering calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, tender documentation, and quantities.
• Support site-development-plan reviews, service-capacity assessments, and municipal submissions.
• Provide construction-stage design support, including responding to technical queries and site inspections where required.
• Manage allocated design tasks, programme, budget, and quality to deliver high-quality outputs on time and within budget.
• Support client engagement, proposals, and work-winning activities.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• BEng, BSc, or BTech in Civil Engineering.
• Registration as a Candidate Engineer or Candidate Engineering Technologist with ECSA.
• Approximately 3–5 years' relevant civil design experience, preferably on commercial, residential, retail, or mixed-use developments.
• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Demonstrable design experience in earthworks, roads, stormwater, water, and sewer infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of municipal approval processes and applicable South African design standards.
• Good problem-solving, analytical, and technical skills, with sound engineering judgement and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal, written, and technical report writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary project teams and to plan work and meet deadlines.

ADVANTAGEOUS

• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud or equivalent common-data environments.
• Experience with hydraulic or stormwater design software.

WHY JOIN WSP?

• Work on diverse commercial and mixed-use development projects across the Transport & Infrastructure business unit.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and project management teams.
• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Global career development opportunities.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.

Imagine a better future for us all and a better future for you. Join WSP and make your career future ready.