Senior Civil & Structural Engineer - Infrastructure Inspection & Integrity

TÜV Rheinland Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Employee training and development

Job summary

TÜV Rheinland Group in the Industry Service & Cybersecurity unit is seeking a Senior Civil & Structural Engineer to build and lead the Infrastructure Inspection & Integrity Department in South Africa.

You will define service lines, inspection methodologies, standards frameworks, reporting templates, and the team to deliver them, establishing TÜV Rheinland as an independent provider of civil/structural inspection and integrity services.

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng in Civil or Structural Engineering; PrEng or PrTechEng eligibility, 8 years in civil/structural engineering.
• Strong experience in structural inspection, condition assessment and asset integrity of infrastructure and buildings.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, ability to build a department and lead a team, plus strong report writing and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Infrastructure Inspection & Integrity Department from the ground up, defining service lines, methodologies, standards and reporting templates.
• Deliver independent civil/structural condition assessments and integrity evaluations for bridges, buildings, rail, airports and facilities.
• Establish BIM as a service (Scan-to-BIM, as-built modelling, clash detection) and support whole-life asset management for clients.
• Support project supervision and advisory tenders, provide design review and verification, and coordinate with clients and authorities.

Skills

Structural analysis software

Design-review & calculations

Project leadership

Entrepreneurial mindset

Technical report writing

Education

BSc/BEng in Civil or Structural Engineering

Registration with ECSA (PrEng/PrTechEng)

Job description

Industrial Services & Cybersecurity

At TÜV Rheinland, in the Industry Service & Cybersecurity business unit, we are looking for talents who are ready to help shape the future of the industry and accompany technological progress. Our focus is on digitalization and networking in the industry, as well as the further international expansion of our services in the field of renewable energy and support for major infrastructure projects. This applies to the functional safety of industrial plants in an era of rapidly increasing interconnectivity of components and machines - the keyword being Operational Technology Security - as well as to energy generation, utilization, and distribution, infrastructure, and network expansion.

Our Core Areas

• Pressure Equipment & Plant Engineering: Inspection, testing, and certification services focusing on pressure equipment such as pressure vessels, boilers, tanks, and piping systems.
• Elevators & Conveyor Technology: Inspection, testing, and certification services for elevators, conveyor belts, escalators, cranes, and machinery.
• Electrical & Building Technology: Evaluation, inspection, testing, and certification services for electrical, mechanical, and electronic systems.
• Industrial Inspection & Material Testing: Comprehensive inspection and testing services for industrial facilities and their materials.
• Infrastructure & Project Management: Project and construction supervision as well as integrated services for infrastructure projects.
• Energy & Environment: Technical support, certification, and testing for renewable energy and sustainable solutions.
• Cybersecurity & Functional Safety: Testing and certification services for industrial automation, IT, and OT security solutions.

Become part of a team that drives innovation and makes the world safer and more connected. With us, you can apply and expand your knowledge and actively shape the industry of the future - in an environment that fosters learning and diversity.

Senior Civil & Structural Engineer - Infrastructure Inspection & Integrity - Job Description

Build & Lead the Infrastructure Inspection & Integrity Department

Create the department from the ground up - define service lines, inspection methodologies, standards frameworks, reporting templates, quality systems and the team to deliver them. Establish TÜV Rheinland as an independent, accredited provider of civil & structural inspection and integrity services in the South African market. Grow the practice commercially - support proposals, client engagement and pipeline development for inspection, condition-assessment and integrity mandates.

Deliver independent inspection & structural integrity assessment

Lead independent civil/structural condition assessment and integrity evaluation across infrastructure and building assets: bridges, tunnels, underpasses and culverts; retaining walls; buildings (frames, slabs, columns, foundations, facades, parking structures); airports and facilities; rail infrastructure (civil/structural scope); and transmission-line structures and foundations. Perform defect identification, classification and severity grading; risk-based evaluation; condition rating, prioritisation and repair / monitoring / rehabilitation recommendations. Apply standards-referenced inspection regimes (e.g. DIN 1076 for bridges and engineering structures; VDI 6200 / RÜV structural examination; SANS / TMH equivalents) and produce damage assessments, expert reports, construction logs and redevelopment concepts. Provide structural design-review and check-calculation capability - reinforced and prestressed concrete, structural steel and industrial facilities, buried / underground structures, highway and transportation structures, and temporary works. Establish and coordinate non-metallic construction-material testing and NDT for concrete and building materials (concrete-cover / potential-field, GPR / impulse radar, compressive strength, Falling-Weight Deflectometer) as inspection inputs. Provide condition and integrity data that feeds operational Asset Integrity Management at handover into operations.

Establish Building Information Modelling (BIM) capability

Stand up BIM as a service - Scan-to-BIM / as-built modelling, 3D coordination and clash detection, 4D scheduling and 5D cost/quantity, and BIM consulting (implementation, documentation, auditing, BEP). Develop digital-twin readiness so inspection and condition data support whole-life asset management for clients.

Contribute to Project Supervision & advisory (PMC / OE / LTA / IE)

Bring civil/structural expertise into Owner’s Engineer, Lender’s Technical Advisor, Independent Engineer and PMC tenders and mandates - the core of most infrastructure assurance work. Deliver independent design review and verification, site QA/QC, technical due diligence and cold-eyes reviews on infrastructure projects, acting as the civil/structural focal point for clients, contractors and authorities.

Work Experience

BSc / BEng in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master’s an advantage). Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer (PrEng) or Professional Engineering Technologist (PrTechEng) - or immediate eligibility to register. 8 years in civil / structural engineering, with a strong emphasis on structural inspection, condition assessment and/or asset integrity of infrastructure and buildings. Demonstrable experience inspecting and assessing infrastructure and building assets - bridges, buildings, structures, facilities, rail, airports or transmission lines - including defect grading, risk-based prioritisation and remedial recommendations. Strong command of structural analysis software and structural design-review / check-calculation capability. An entrepreneurial, build-it appetite - you want to create and grow a department and a team, not only deliver technical work. Excellent technical report writing, problem-solving and analytical skills; deadline-driven and comfortable managing multiple assignments.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours: Balancing your private and professional life is not always easy: family matters, personal needs, transport or simply your own energy cycle - our flexible working hours support you in this!
• Employee training and development: We live 'Just right' as the core of our corporate DNA. Constantly growing together and learning from each other is therefore a matter of course for us!