Senior Structural Engineer

Hire Resolve – Top Recruitment Agency; Durban; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Resolve – Top Recruitment Agency seeks a seasoned structural engineer to oversee construction projects, ensuring safe, robust structures with design and planning tasks in the office and on site for technical guidance.

You will apply hands-on knowledge of construction methods, materials, AutoCAD, Prokon, CAD/3D modelling, and BIM environments, with project management and analytical skills essential to success.

Qualifications

• 15 years’ post-qualification experience in structural engineering design.
• Concrete and structural steelwork designs of multi-level buildings.
• Industrial plants/structures and water retaining structures.
• Prokon software proficiency.
• CAD and 3D modelling skills, including BIM environments.

Responsibilities

• Design structures, such as buildings or bridges.
• Create structural models using CAD software.
• Measure loads and pressures from environmental or human factors.
• Follow construction safety guidelines.
• Choose materials based on structural specs.
• Monitor on-site construction and supervise workers.
• Prepare and allocate budgets.
• Track and report project progress.
• Collaborate with contractors and project managers.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

CAD

3D modelling

MS Excel

MS Office

BIM

Communication

Tools

AutoCAD

Prokon

Job description

We are looking for a structural engineer to oversee our construction projects. You’ll ensure that structures are safe and strong. As a structural engineer, you’ll spend time both in our office – designing and planning project details – and on-site where you’ll provide technical advice to construction workers.

To succeed in this role, you should have hands-on experience using several construction methods and materials and advanced knowledge of AutoCAD. Project management and analytical skills are also very important.

Responsibilities

• Design structures, such as buildings or bridges
• Create structural models by using computer-aided design software
• Measure loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence
• Follow construction safety guidelines
• Choose appropriate materials based on structural specifications
• Monitor on-site construction processes and supervise construction workers
• Prepare and allocate budgets
• Track and report on project progress
• Collaborate with contractors and project managers

Requirements

• 15 years’ appropriate post-qualification experience in structural engineering design.
• Concrete and structural steelwork designs of multi-level buildings.
• Industrial plants/structures and water retaining structures.
• Be proficient in Prokon software;
• Competent CAD and 3D modelling skills,
• Comfortable working in a BIM environment and
• MS Office knowledge with strong MS Excel skill

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.