Job Description

Job Summary

They are looking for a Junior Engineer with a minimum of 3 - 5 years civil engineering experience to assist with the ongoing growth of the company.

Primary Responsibilities

• Structural analysis of reinforced concrete, steel and aluminium structures
• Structural design of reinforced concrete, steel and aluminium structures
• Preparation of Engineering report including drawings for dissemination to PR Eng for sign off
• Compilation of Engineering packs for dissemination to clients, pack typically includes:

• Detailed design report
• Loading analysis
• Structural calculations
• Construction drawings
• Any approvals from module manufacturers
• Sign-off documents from external PrEng
• Meeting with client engineers to gain approval on design works and develop solutions to bespoke challenges
• Meeting with suppliers to manage timeframes and limitations of developed solutions.
• Meet with onsite representatives of our client to develop solutions to issue arising on site.
• New product development and existing product refinement.
• Assist in the development of improved design and engineering control processes

Additional Responsibilities

• Interact with new and existing customers
• Aid in the development of new and improved processes to guarantee efficient delivery of the projects

Requirements

• Licensed to work in South Africa
• Driver's license essential
• BEng/BSc in Civil/Structural Engineering
• Ability to manage diverse, simultaneous projects of varying complexities
• An understanding of and experience within the Solar PV market is essential
• Strong communication skills

Software Requirements

An understanding of:

• AutoCAD
• Sketchup (advantageous)
• Structural analysis software (Prokon, etc)

Soft Skills

In addition to the hard skill requirements our client is also looking for candidates that are:

• Willing to take on additional responsibility
• Enthusiastic
• Energetic
• Self-motivating
• Excellent communication skills
• Approachability
• Intercultural sensitivity
• English and Afrikaans essential.

Travel

• 20 - 30% of the candidate's time will be spent away from the office on the road

Reasons to Work for our client

• Openness and teamwork are encouraged within our young versatile team
• Significant opportunity for growth within the organisation
• A challenging and varied position within a new industry
• Rapidly growing company with a focus on international markets
• On the job training

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