Civil Engineer jobs in South Africa

Our client, in the agriculture industry, is looking to employ a Civil Engineer to join their team in Klerksdorp, North West Province.

As a Civil Engineer, your purpose is to contribute to the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure projects within the agriculture industry, ensuring optimal efficiency and functionality.

Duties & Responsibilities :

Analysis, design and procurement

• Gather all relevant site and problem statement information in order to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the project at hand.
• Liaise with other disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Operations).
• Analyse and design relevant and cost-effective solutions.
• Prepare design and procurement information (design drawings, BOQ’s, mark-ups etc.)
• Manage procurement process (RFQ, RFP and Tenders).

Evaluate submission

• Negotiate with contractors
• Make recommendations
• Acquire client approval through works submissions.
• Manage or oversee Civil Technologists, drafter, clerk of works and other team members in executing required works described above.
• Research and development with regard to relevant technologies and applications.

Project Execution and Management

• Kick-off meetings with all relevant parties and site documentation.
• Construction Quality Assurance (QA).
• Management of project within budget, quality and timeframes.
• SHEQ.

Project Close-Out and As-Build

• Construction QA.
• Construction inspections with client and contractor with all relevant documentation.
• As-built drawings with final sign-off.
• Asset lists and capitalisation of constructed infrastructure.

Maintenance Management

• Conduct conditions assessments and structural audits.
• Manage the inspections done by Civil technical personnel.
• Manage / oversee the technical assessment of infrastructure conditions.
• Verify and improve or devise new maintenance specifications.
• Oversee the procurement and appointment process for maintenance contractors.
• Devise, acquire approval and implement maintenance policies for civil infrastructure.
• Devise long-term maintenance plans, acquire client approval and execute in sequential stages.
• Manage / oversee maintenance expenditure to approved budgets.
• Oversee the maintenance works executed by civil maintenance teams.

Management of Civil Discipline

• Manage Civil Discipline as Civil Engineering Discipline Lead.
• Devise / oversee yearly budgets on all relevant civil infrastructure (Grain, Commercial, Housing and Head Office) based on inspections, requests, long-term plans and all related information.
• Manage client relations.
• Devise short and long-term plans on maintenance and capital expenditure on all relevant civil infrastructure.
• Liaise and engage with other disciplines and grow the maturity of the Engineering and Property Assets (EPA) Unit.
• Improvement of Unit procedures, processes and systems.

Administration

• Manage / Oversee the various administrative tasks associated with the Civil Engineering Discipline Lead, such as :
• Timesheets
• Team management
• Documentation
• Improvement of Unit procedures, processes and systems
• Unit and team administration

Required qualification and working knowledge :

• B.Eng Civil Engineering
• 4+ Years of experience as a Civil Engineer
• 4+ Years of experience in structural engineering (not in the water industry)