Job Description

A medium-sized consulting company with offices across South Africa is looking for a Division Head of their Transportation division.

Minimum requirements:

BEng /BSc in civil engineering with professional registration with ECSA as Pr Eng.

Masters degree in civil engineering.

Minimum 15 years hands-on specialist experience in a senior role in a consulting engineering industry.

Must have experience in:

o Transportation planning

o Visual assessment of roads

o Traffic engineering

o Materials investigation

o Geometric design.

o Pavement design (mechanistic) and rehabilitation design

o Pavement materials (seal, asphalt, concrete, etc.)

o Environmental and OHS regulations

o Construction works contract documentation and administration

o SANRAL projects

o Large international road infrastructure projects.

Previous experience of working with international donor funding agencies such as EU, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, EBRD and/or experience of working with NGOs.

Working knowledge of GCC/ FIDIC / NEC / JBCC.

Competency in using MSWord, MS Excel, Outlook, ProMan (or similar), relevant design software, MS Project.

Advantageous skills / experience:

o Pr CPM and/or PMP.

o Output and Performance-based Road Contracts (OPRC).

o Experience as Technical Advisor in PPP projects.

Ability and willingness to travel and stay away from home for specified periods of time.

Your responsibilities will include:

Take responsibility for the overall financial management and performance of the Division.

Risk management oversight and troubleshooting on specific projects and technical issues.

Leadership of business development and tendering activities for the Division within South Africa and Africa.

Allocation of Project Director roles on large national and international projects.

Leadership and management of international private, public and donor agency funded projects.

Oversight of international requests for proposals, expressions of interest and panel applications for the Division.

QMS, project management and systems improvement for the Division.

Ensure good governance within the Division and the effective implementation of the Quality Management System.

Information technology oversight within the Division.

Design standard leadership and responsible for technical competence within the Division.

Pricing and tendering within the Division and on large projects.

Contract management oversight.

Co-ordination and co-operation with other Divisions and Executive Managers to ensure effective project delivery and functional integration of the Company.

Preparation and active participation in MANCO and other governance structures of the company.

Compliance with and managing direct reports compliance with the companys Quality Management System (ISO9001:2015) Business Management System (BMS) and the Project Management Online Guide (PMOG).

Maintain regular and continued professional development through on the job training, in-house courses, seminars, or outsourced specialist training as required and as agreed with the CEO.

Should you meet the above requirements, please send a detailed CV to or call Roxanne/Hannah/Stella/Riandri on XXX-XXXX.

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