Assistant Resident Engineer at SMEC

PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSE 

• The Assistant Resident Engineers will assist the Section Manager and Resident Engineers with projects located in our KwaZulu-Natal region, either between Port Shepstone or at the Vryheid project site.

The Responsibilities

Main duties may include, but not limited to, some of the following,

• Managing technical aspects on site, such as road works, geometric control and technical road works aspects.
• Liaison with designers regarding site engineering queries when necessary.
• Evaluation and approval of method statements.
• Liaison with the Contractor regarding technical aspects.
• Managing some resources for site supervision of technical aspects.
• Application of the Firm’s Quality Management System.
• Monitoring of quality of works.
• Monitoring and evaluating test results of construction material.
• Regular liaison with the material testing laboratory
• Monitoring of programme and contract budgets from a technical perspective.
• Quantities and payment certificates.
• Preparation of variation orders.
• Participate and attend Stakeholder engagement
• Closing out project including compiling completion/close-out reports.

Recommended Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• B.Sc/BTech in civil engineering
• 3 to 5 years asphalt road design and/or road rehabilitation supervision experience.
• Road construction material testing and interpretation of results
• He/she must be fluent in spoken and written English.
• Based in Port Shepstone OR Vryheid.