Job Description

A medium-sized consulting company with offices across South Africa and a reputation for technical excellence is looking for a Senior or Lead Engineer: Water Services.

This company is a leading employer in the realm of engineering and infrastructure. As a dynamic force in the industry, they are not just a workplace; it's a community of professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and sustainability. Here, your skills find purpose, your ideas are valued, and your career trajectory is met with opportunities for growth. Join them and be part of a legacy that shapes the landscapes of tomorrow. Your journey to engineering excellence begins here.

Minimum requirements:

• BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering with preferably a Masters degree in water and sanitation services.
• Registered as a Pr Eng with ECSA.
• Additional qualifications, which will be considered advantageous:

• Knowledge of FIDIC / NEC / JCC
• Active member in CESA/SAICE/WISA
• NQF7 (labour based construction)
• Pr CPM
• PMP

• Minimum of 10 years experience in the water and sanitation field as a consulting engineer.
• Administrative and human resource management experience.
• Sound experience and technical capacity in the management, design and supervision of Water Sector engineering projects.

• Municipal project experience in the evaluation, planning, design and construction of the water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, water reticulation, sewer reticulation, bulk pipelines, canals and storm water management.
• Hydrology and determination of flood lines.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, iDAS and HEC-RAS.
• Additional experience, which will be considered advantageous:

• Preparation of construction tenders and contracts.
• Experience as a Technical Advisor in PPP projects.
• Previous experience of working with international funding agencies such as EU, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, EBRD and/or experience of working with NGOs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Manage Engineers, Technologists, Technicians and site staff throughout the Planning, Design, Tender, Implementation and Close Out stages of water and sanitation projects.
• Co-ordinate and supervise the production of technical drawings, design and reporting inputs by supporting staff.
• Carry out, oversee, evaluate feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design for water and wastewater purification, water supply and demand, urban and rural water reticulation systems, pump stations rising mains and reservoirs.
• Carry out preliminary and detailed design for water detention facilities, stormwater drains, flood control facilities, or other hydraulic structures, urban sewer reticulation systems, combined sewer overflow facilities, outfalls, pump stations and rising mains.
• Prepare, oversee, and evaluate tender and contract documents including detailed specifications, special Conditions of Contract and Bills of Quantities.
• Construction monitoring and implementation of site construction work as and when required on a part-time basis.
• Undertake hydrological investigations, reports and determine flood lines.
• Preparation of requests for proposals, expressions of interest, panel applications and tenders; and generate work for the Company.
• Management of projects and monitoring of performance and profitability.
• Write and present proposals to government, public interest groups, or community group.
• Client liaison, including meetings and reporting.

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

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