Lead Civil Engineer - Utility-Scale Solar PV

Mh Solutions; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mh Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Civil Engineer (Pr Eng) to act as the civil engineering authority for a plant. You will own the civil design basis, sign off on design elements across civil, geotechnical, hydrological and structural domains, and lead surveys and studies to convert data into robust design parameters.

Qualified candidates have a BSc/BEng in civil engineering, Pr Eng registration, and at least ten years of post-graduate experience, including three years since

Formación

• BSc (Eng) or BEng in civil engineering, or an equivalent qualification accredited by the ECSA.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) with the ECSA, in good standing.
• Ten years of post graduate civil engineering experience, with at least three years since Pr Eng registration.
• Valid SA 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; 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.
• West Coast or environmentally constrained sites experience is a strong advantage.
• SAICE membership and postgraduate qualification are welcome.

Responsabilidades

• 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 and turn results into design parameters.
• Design or approve roads, drainage and stormwater, earthworks, platforms, laydowns, cable trenches, equipment foundations, fencing and O&M campus buildings to SA standards.
• Set the driven pile design: 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 road and construction materials with 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, 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.

Conocimientos

Civil design

Site delivery

Renewable energy projects

Pr Eng authority

Educación

BSc (Eng) or BEng in civil engineering

Postgraduate qualification (welcome)

Descripción del empleo

Mh Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Civil Engineer (Pr Eng) to act as the civil engineering authority for a plant. You will own the civil design basis, sign off on design elements across civil, geotechnical, hydrological and structural domains, and lead surveys and studies to convert data into robust design parameters.

Qualified candidates have a BSc/BEng in civil engineering, Pr Eng registration, and at least ten years of post-graduate experience, including three years since