Senior Engineer (Planning &Traffic Engineering)

Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) branch; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Engineer in Planning & Traffic Engineering. This role involves managing transport planning projects, coordinating teams and ensuring project quality, with a focus on client relationships. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of relevant experience and a degree in Civil Engineering, along with knowledge of applicable software tools.

Qualifications

• BEng or BTech degree in Civil Engineering.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in traffic impact assessments, transport planning, policy development, and report writing.
• Competency in software like ArcGIS, EMME, and Microsoft products.
• Understanding of transport economics is advantageous.
• Professional registration with ECSA.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium/large projects in Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Draft technical reports and edit works of team members.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Train and supervise engineers and technicians.

Job description

Senior Engineer (Planning &Traffic Engineering) page is loaded

Senior Engineer (Planning &Traffic Engineering)

Apply locations Johannesburg time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR111529

Division: Planning and Traffic Engineering

Location: Johannesburg

REPORTS TO

Section Manager or any other person appointed to supervise him/her from time to time.

PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSE

This position is responsible for Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering services on projects within the Road and Highways Functional group, including project management and delivery and managing professional teams of medium/large projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the general management of medium/large projects
• Responsible for the project management and coordination of multi-disciplinary project teams
• Look after budgets, resourcing and outsourcing of project work within the section, as well as agree project budgets with other sections on large projects comprising multi-disciplinary project teams
• Author competent technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality
• Check work of all those in the project team and take responsibility for their work
• Present / represent their technical work
• Draft successful responses to bids
• Clear knowledge of work procedures and ability to brief project team on them
• Assign work to others
• Regular client visits or contact under direction of more senior manager
• Build relationships with clients
• Successful in identifying and following through on leads associated with additional work prospects on the projects they are involved with
• Clear understanding of local functional business technologies and markets
• Discuss in detail with clients the business technologies and markets
• Train others in respective functional field and build a team
• Market technical capability
• Supervise Engineers or Technicians in undertaking checks and inspections of constructed works for compliance with design and specifications, including monitoring and proposing remedial actions
• Development and/or improvement of function group specific design procedures
• Plan and coordinate investigations and surveys
• Coordinate work between functions

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Overseeing and delivery of design standards
• Quality and timeliness of reporting and other deliverables such as drawings
• Planning of workload to meet deadlines
• Knowledge and implementation of SMEC’s systems and procedures
• Reporting to meet project and internal requirements
• Client satisfaction with project delivery
• Report writing

RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• BEng or BTech degree in Civil Engineering
• A minimum of 5 years’ working experience in the following fields: traffic impact assessments, transport planning projects, policy development, survey design, research, report writing and presentation, signal plan development.
• Competency using the following software would be advantageous for this position: ArcGIS, EMME, Transyt, Sidra, Saturn, HTM, Visum, Vissim.
• Understanding of transport economics and transport finance would be advantageous
• Competency in Microsoft products such as Word, Excel as well as exposure to programming platforms such as Python
• Be an all-rounder with fair experience on transport planning and engineering associated work within the private and public space.
• Professional registration with ECSA
• Ability to write effective reports and EOI’s.
• Co-operative and flexible work style to work in a team environment.
• Effective communication and interpersonal capabilities
• Be able to operate independently with the support of a team

We are proud of the brilliant minds we have at SMEC and are committed to ensuring that our people have the best opportunities and resources to learn, grow and succeed. Our hiring decisions are guided by skills, qualifications and experience, ensuring fair and equitable access to opportunities for all. We are intentional about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, not as a requirement, but as a fundamental part of who we are. We strive to create a workplace where diverse backgrounds and perspectives are embraced, fresh ideas are encouraged, and everyone has the support they need to thrive. At SMEC, every individual has a voice, and through our commitment to engineering positive change, every contribution makes a difference.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

About Us

SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions for our clients and partners. Leveraging our 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure, we provide technical expertise and advanced engineering services to resolve complex challenges across major infrastructure and energy projects.

SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia’s iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world. Headquartered in Australia, we have offices across more than 35 countries in Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Americas.Together with our clients and partners, we deliver projects that directly contribute to improving health, quality of life and development outcomes for communities and neighborhoods around the world. Driven by innovation, ingenuity and skill, our people have shaped these outcomes in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments.

Since 2016, SMEC has been a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, an Asia-based global powerhouse of over 16,000 employees. Through our network of global specialists and by collaborating with local partners, we connect clients with the best teams and capabilities to deliver sustainable solutions.