Civil Engineer at Scatec ASA

Main purpose of position

• Currently we are looking for a Civil Engineer in Cape Town, South Africa to be part of our global team working together towards our vision – Improving our future. As our Civil Engineer you will support the senior engineer in coordinating and evaluating all tasks and designs related to geotechnical, civil, structural aspects of projects in various stages of development, execution and operations to various business units within the organisation.

Main responsibilities 

Support to Development Phase

• Assist with topographical, geological, geotechnical, structural and hydrological due diligence tasks
• Review of country specific project risks and constraints
• Provide basic design/analysis of civil related infrastructure (roads, earthworks, drainage, foundations etc)
• Quantifying civil quantities for the bill of quantities
• Contribute to development of the civil engineering templates, tools and internal processes
• Scoping of technical studies
• Presence on site during development phase to assess site conditions and compile site specific checklists/presentations

Support to Structuring Phase of projects

• Assist in basic and detailed design reviews
• Conducting due diligence investigations on civil related packages to ensure risks and opportunities are identified to be implemented in the detail design
• Support Supply Chain Management on compilation and evaluation of RFP documents (technical specifications and bill of quantities), then engaging with suppliers to clarity the responses
• Support Execution Team with planning and alignment of technical aspects of the project
• Ensure that all civil design information identified throughout the structuring phase is implemented in the detail designs
• Presence on site during construction phase to solve any foreseen and unforeseen civil issues

Qualifications and competencies 

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• 4+ years civil engineering experience
• At least 1 year in solar or wind experience
• An excellent knowledge of MS Office
• GIS or AutoCAD Civil 3D knowledge
• 2+ years working with EPC projects
• Fluent both written and spoken in English (French would be a plus)
• Driver’s license

Would be advantage:

• Nearshore structural/geotechnical design
• Marine design experience
• Structural analysis experience
• Foundation design experience
• Slope stability and retaining wall design
• Roads design
• Hydrological analysis, culvert sizing and channel design
• MSc Civil Engineering

Personal characteristics

It is part of every employees’ terms of reference to contribute to Scatec's vision: Improving our Future and adhere to our company values which are:

• Predictable: demonstrate clear communication and listening skills, shares information in an open and honest way
• Driving results: demonstrate determination, pro-activeness, can prioritise and work independently
• Changemaker: demonstrate entrepreneurship, can challenge, fast learner, take initiates and adjust
• Working together: demonstrate teamwork, shares responsibilities, can compromise, has a can-do attitude