Senior Engineer/Technologist: Water

• Attend tender briefings, prepare tender documentation, write method statements, assist with pricing calculations and contribute to business development and tender processes as and when required
• Contribute to the marketing and business development of the Water Department in the Pretoria location in order to win new clients/projects.

• Comply with Company procedures and processes in terms of project registration, risk analysis, budgeting, forecasting and invoicing.
• Comply with Quality procedures by ensuring auditable trail of actions during full life cycle of project delivery process all in accordance with company Quality Management Procedures.
• Comply with and embrace Health and Safety requirements in the workplace as well as on construction sites.
• Manage project costs by reviewing and approval of project labour and disbursement costs.

• Ensure that the client requirements are collected and that the scope is defined and approved by the client.
• Supervise network analysis to ensure that work is performed to standard.
• Ensure that the project budget is confirmed and approved by the client.
• Ensure that the project schedule is developed in line with the client requirements and approved by the client.
• Prepare and evaluate alternative concept designs, prepare technical reports and cost estimates and liaise with other professionals, both internally and externally.
• Do detail hydraulic designs.
• Act as Design Team Leader and ensure the development and coordination of detail designs, manage the preparation of drawings and tender documentation, in order to produce engineering deliverables of a high standard.
• Presents designs, status reports to clients.
• Facilitate and assist with the tender, evaluation and adjudication process leading up to contractor appointment and site handover.
• Act as lead site supervision representative.
• Undertake contract administration and construction monitoring duties.
• Responsible for project administration from stage 1 to stage 6 (ECSA).
• Compile status reports using the information provided by the Engineers
• Facilitate close-out of completed projects.
• Ensure effective communication with the project team.
• Develop initiatives to improve the cost effectiveness and efficiency of project execution.

• Participate in continuous professional development training in order to maintain professional registration.
• Mentor, coach, train, and provide technical leadership to others who are registered as candidate engineers/technologists.
• Part-take in and facilitate "lessons learned" workshops.

• Maintain good working relations with all stakeholders, both internal and external to the Company.
• Effectively manage project teams to control risk and to achieve targets on time and within budget.
• Assist with the compilation and review of discipline specific technical standards, templates and technologies.

• BSc (Civil engineering) /B. Eng / BTech Degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Registration
• Relevant post-graduate qualification will be advantageous.

• A strong technical background with a minimum of 8 years Civil Engineering experience.
• A sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the water discipline, and the basic requirements of other disciplines.
• A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• A sound knowledge and experience of various contract forms relevant to implementation of the discipline.
• Able to identify issues, problems and opportunities; make timely decisions; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Project management and leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups, and make presentations when required.
• Demonstrates initiative and a willingness to learn and continuously improve on performance.
• Able to work on multiple projects of various size and complexity.
• Able to work effectively in small to large multi-disciplinary teams and share and transfer knowledge within teams.

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