Senior Structural Engineer | Lead Projects & Client Relationships

Shift Pursuit; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Shift Pursuit in Cape Town seeks a Senior Structural Engineer with a strong background in multidisciplinary project delivery. You will lead complex building and infrastructure projects, mentor teams, and build robust client relationships while ensuring technical excellence and on-time delivery.

You are professionally registered (Pr. Eng or Professional Technologist with ECSA) and bring 10–15 years of post-qualification experience, including 5+ years in client-facing PM or technical leadership

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng/BTech in Civil or Structural Engineering and ECSA Pr. Eng or Professional Technologist.
• 10–15 years post‑qualification experience in the built environment.
• 5+ years in a client‑facing Project Management or Technical Lead role.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary building and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural engineering projects from inception through completion.
• Oversee planning, budgeting, resource allocation, quality, profitability and delivery.
• Develop project execution plans and monitor milestones.
• Mentor junior engineers and build client relationships.
• Support tender submissions and RFPs; coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, ISO 9001 and engineering best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring

Team coordination

Strategic thinking

Education

BSc/BEng/BTech in Civil or Structural Engineering

ECSA Pr. Eng or Professional Engineering Technologist

Project Management qualification (advantageous)

Tools

MS Project

Structural design software

Job description

Shift Pursuit in Cape Town seeks a Senior Structural Engineer with a strong background in multidisciplinary project delivery. You will lead complex building and infrastructure projects, mentor teams, and build robust client relationships while ensuring technical excellence and on-time delivery.

You are professionally registered (Pr. Eng or Professional Technologist with ECSA) and bring 10–15 years of post-qualification experience, including 5+ years in client-facing PM or technical leadership