Lead Civil/Structural Engineer – Water Conveyance

Trinnex Inc.; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Civil/Structural Engineer to lead civil and structural preliminary design for a water-conveyance feasibility study. The role focuses on reservoirs, pump stations, and associated hydraulics, involving extensive design and coordination across disciplines.

Qualifications include a master’s degree in structural engineering, 15+ years of relevant experience, and professional registration. Travel 20–40% is expected with collaborative work across Lesotho, Botswana, and South

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering and professional registration.
• 15 years post-qualification experience in reservoir and hydraulic-structure design.
• Experience with design and planning of water-system projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish design criteria, loading, safety factors, and standards.
• Lead preliminary design of reservoirs, pump-station buildings, abtractions and outfalls.
• Perform structural, stability, deformation, seepage, foundation-treatment analyses.
• Develop concrete concepts, reinforcement quantities and layouts.
• Coordinate with geotechnical findings and dolomitic terrain considerations.
• Produce layouts, sections, details, and temporary-works concepts.
• Support safety, climate-risk, and asset-management planning.
• Prepare calculations, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.

Skills

Structural design

Reservoirs

Pumping stations

Hydraulic structures

Seismic design

Foundations

Geotechnical coordination

Engineering calculations

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Structural Engineering

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Civil/Structural Engineer to lead civil and structural preliminary design for a water-conveyance feasibility study. The role focuses on reservoirs, pump stations, and associated hydraulics, involving extensive design and coordination across disciplines.

Qualifications include a master’s degree in structural engineering, 15+ years of relevant experience, and professional registration. Travel 20–40% is expected with collaborative work across Lesotho, Botswana, and South