Job Description

Company Description

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders that share our guiding principles xe2x80x93 we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration in everything we do and we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable. We are committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment.



Purpose of the role:

WSP South Africa is looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Civil Infrastructure Design Engineer who will function as a senior technical consultant for multidisciplinary civil infrastructure projects in Africa and also able to support the international business as required.

The role will require foreign travel, specifically travel within Africa.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical (Approximately 70%):

• Managing and performing high quality technical advisory works;
• Project management and interfacing with other engineering disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects
• Provide technical input from initial assessment through technical and economic feasibility to design development and construction implementation to project close out
• Carry out investigations, surveys, design, engineering calculations and preparation of working drawings and estimates for highways projects.
• Review overall project design and suggest technical and design improvements
• Assist with the preparation of cost estimates for working hours on project design
• Keep up to date with industry advances, and be aware of policy and technical developments in this discipline
• Review technical submissions, assessing technical risks and proposing mitigation strategies to reduce risk exposure in project
• Assist with and/or conduct any other necessary aspects of a project that fall within the discipline of the role.
• Monitoring project construction and acceptance including site visits and commissioning supervision; and
• Detail oriented with strong skills in Infrastructure analysis
• Ability to work in a team environment and must have excellent verbal and written skills
• Undertake and lead team to execute civil engineering design tasks as part of project development
• Mentor and supervise junior engineers including reviewing, checking and approving work output of junior engineers
• Grow and develop Digital Engineering including AutoDesk and BENTLEY capabilities within the civil infrastructure engineering team.

Work-winning (Approximately 30%):

• Client liaison and project management
• Drive and participate in work-winning in defining and deploying the engagement strategy, selecting target markets and clients, and in scoping and pricing of services, with particular focus on the South African and regional markets in Africa

Health and Safety:

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behavior consistent with the companyxe2x80x99s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

Ethics:

• Adhere to the highest standards of ethical behaviour aligned with the WSP company policies

Qualifications

• B Tech / BEng or BSc Civil Engineering
• Professional Registration (PrEng/ Pr Tech Eng)
• 5 - 8 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in design engineering
• Extensive experience with the Civil 3D Suite
• Experience working on large, international projects
• Proven competence in Civil infrastructure Engineering Designs
• Experience with Resources and municipal clients

Key Competencies and Geberic Skills:

• Good problem solving abilities and analytical skills
• Strong technical skills
• Confidence in own abilities and decision-making
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Technical report writing
• Strong (proven) management and interpersonal skills
• Self-training ability, with an affinity to learn new design technologies
• Self-motivated and a driver
• Strong (proven) track record of work-winning
• Strong project management skills

Additional Information

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP xe2x80x93 we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important xe2x80x93 be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

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