Senior Engineer - Water & Waste Water Treatment at Hatch

Job description

Requisition ID: 681

Job Category: Infrastructure

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we understand that challenges are changing rapidly in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

The Water and Waste Water Treatment Practice was established in 2010 and operates within the Water Business Unit. Since its establishment the practice has experienced growth to a practice that contributes approximately 40 000 man hours annually to approximately 25 projects within Hatch Goba. As a result of the success of the practice and the anticipated future growth, a number of positions have become available including that of a Lead Civil Engineer.The successful candidate will be part of an engineering team providing multidisciplinary engineering services to large and small projects and will report to the Project and Engineering Managers on the projects that he/she contributes to. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will be responsible for supervising a team of civil, hydro technical, geotechnical andcivil structures engineers, designers and draftspersons. In certain instances the successful candidate will fulfill the role of package manager and act in a Lead Project Engineering role managing a multidisciplinary team delivering the engineering of small to medium projects and packages within larger projects.

The successful candidate should have an appreciation of Municipal Water and Waste Water Treatment Process Design, have experience within the sector and should have an interest in developing Client relationships and new business. A detailed list of the successful candidates responsibilities is provided below.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Engineering Manager with the delivery of project requirements as they relate to scope, quantities, cost and schedule
• Prepare Engineering Work Packages (EWPs) in consultation with the Engineering Manager
• Assign work tasks (via signed off EWPs) to individuals and continuously monitor progress and quality
• Develop the manpower schedules to be part of the engineering and project schedule in conjunction with the other disciplines
• Develop the work plans for insertion into the project specific execution plan
• Develop and maintain the project scope of work documentation (Facilities Description Report) and revise as required during the design evolution
• Assist in the compilation and delivery of monthly engineering status reports
• Participate in and contribute to design reviews
• Represent the discipline in the project engineering coordination meetings
• Provide and/or coordinate training for resources assigned to the project
• Prepare and/or review project procedures, standard specifications and design criteria

Essential

Qualifications and Experience

• A recognized degree in civil engineering from an accredited university
• Professional Engineer registered with Engineering Council of South Africa
• 10+ years experience in relevant civil design
• Must have Water & Waste Water Treatment experience
• Ability to manage and delegate to individuals to attain quality, cost and schedule objectives
• Experience with working on projects in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Sound understanding of design engineering codes and technical standards
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Ability to function with minimal supervision
• Good safety awareness

Preferred

• Must be capable of leading an engineering team for medium sized jobs or facilities within a larger project
• Should take responsibility for schedule, budget and quality
• Must be capable of solving Water & Waste Water Treatment problem by understanding all applicable disciplines and must be able to integrate design inputs
• The person should preferable be Client facing
• Ideally should have an interest in Business Development

We are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected status. If you have any special needs requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.