Design Engineer - Kwazulu Natal at GIBB Engineering and Architecture

Core Purpose

• Represent the Employer’s Agent to the extent of his/her delegated responsibilities and keep the Employer’s Agent fully informed at all times. Maintain a cooperative working relationship with the Contractor’s Representative. Liaise with Client Representative / Project Manager and manage the relationship. Ensure that procedures and systems outlined in GIBB’s site specific Project Plan are put into place and run effectively

Key Performance Areas

• Assist the RE with all duties during the contraction supervision and defects liability periods
• Together with the RE ensure that the contractor is fully appraised of technical, social, environmental, health and safety responsibilities and assist with monitoring the same
• Inspect all works in progress to ensure the quality of the works and compliance with the contract documents
• Record, report and propose actions to redress poor workmanship and defects
• Review and verify the qualifications of the proposed key personnel of the contractor and make the necessary recommendations
• Verify that the Contractors use the testing equipment in accordance with the approved standards and international best practice
• Evaluate work in progress and propose changes in the works based on the field conditions
• Prepare discipline-specific daily site dairy
• Verify that the Contractor prepares and submits certified work as executed with records and plans of the completed works
• Review the quality of all material, plant and equipment supplied by the Contractor
• Review Contractor’s Claims and issues against construction records and daily site diary records
• Assist the RE with the production of monthly reports, progress payments, the extension of time and claim reports
• Manage the duties of staff within appropriate the Discipline specific management team
• Initiate action to prevent product/process non-conformance, including issuing NCOs and/or CARs to Contractors if required
• Review Hold Points and Conduct required inspections and release delegated Hold Points/Witness Points
• Monitor the appropriate records of drawings and as-built drawings are kept
• Arrange for Audits to be undertaken on the Constructors System as instructed
• Review the Contractor’s Management Plans, liaising with specialist staff, were appropriate
• Review the Contractor’s Management Plans, monitor compliance with the quality environment and safety requirements of the Contractor’s work
• Maintain a database or similar of conformance records and quantities
• Approve quantities and conformance status of the contractor’s work for assessment of progress claims
• Prepare Site Instructions if required in accordance with the Contract
• All other duties are reasonably expected from an Assistant Resident Engineer.

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

• PrEng/PrTech

Experience:

• Minimum of 10-15 years of related experience

Requirements

Person Requirements:

• Core Competencies:
• Pipeline Hydraulics design and pump station pipework design.
• Analytical skills
• Judgement / Decision making
• Customer focus
• Team player
• Passion
• Communication
• Integrity
• Leading edge
• Resourcefulness
• Initiative
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams