Senior Highway Engineer & Design Lead

AECO; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Durban is seeking a senior Civil/Structural Engineer with 15+ years of highway and major infrastructure design experience to lead multidisciplinary teams on significant projects.

You will provide technical direction, develop cost estimates, contribute to PS&E packages, and coordinate with clients and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes. This role demands strong commercial awareness and professional judgment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 15+ years’ experience in highway and major infrastructure design.
• Professionally Registered with ECSA as an Engineer.
• Demonstrated experience working with Main Roads WA projects and standards.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary design teams in a consultancy environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and client‑facing capability.
• Ability to provide clear technical direction and professional judgement.

Responsibilities

• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high quality cost effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.
• Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.
• Carries out interdisciplinary coordination on projects.

Skills

Client-facing capability

Clear technical direction

Professional judgement

Interdisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

AECOM Durban is seeking a senior Civil/Structural Engineer with 15+ years of highway and major infrastructure design experience to lead multidisciplinary teams on significant projects.

You will provide technical direction, develop cost estimates, contribute to PS&E packages, and coordinate with clients and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes. This role demands strong commercial awareness and professional judgment.