Engineer Production Grade A – C REF NO: 151124/02 at Department of Water and Sanitation

REQUIREMENTS:

• A Civil Engineering Degree (B Eng / BSc Eng).
• Three (3) years post qualification Engineering experience relevant to Water Engineering.
• Compulsory registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer.
• The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s license.
• Site visits and traveling for work forms part of the job post description.
• Competency and experience on the implementation of civil engineering projects and design of hydraulic structures and water conveyance systems is essential.
• Competencies and knowledge in Engineering design and analysis.
• Knowledge and understanding of legal compliance.
• Understanding of computer aided engineering applications.
• Project management.
• Strategic capabilities and leadership.
• Financial management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

DUTIES:

• Plan and design Civil Engineering projects.
• Develop tender specifications.
• Perform review and approvals or audits on engineering designs according to design principles, theories and standards.
• Supervise engineering work and processes.
• Optimising appropriate design and cost-effectiveness of Open Channel projects including risk management.
• Evaluating, editing and authorising all designs, reports, engineering drawings and specifications.
• Manage resources; prepare and consolidate inputs for the facilitation of resource utilisation.
• Manage consulting engineers and or contractors, contract administration and resolution of claims.
• Mentoring and training candidate engineers and technicians.
• Managing administrative, financial and personnel related functions.

SD: Open Channel Systems (OCS) Responsibilities:

• Focus on the design and rehabilitation of large-scaled bulk water conveyance infrastructure such as canals, inverted syphons, dam spillways, erosion protection, reject structures, energy dissipating structures and others.
• Design bulk water conveyance systems, including service roads, sub-soil drains, hydraulic structures, pump houses, chutes, retaining walls, embankments, bridges, super-passages, berms, and boundary fences.
• Conduct engineering analysis like hydrology, flood line studies, structural analysis, and slope stability analysis.
• Strong background in Water Engineering is essential; experience in Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering & Project Management will be considered added benefits.
• Experience with design software like Hec-Ras, AutoCAD & AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, Prokon, and Slide is an added advantage.
• Write high-quality technical reports; medium to high report writing skills are essential.
• Competence in Microsoft Word and Excel is of utmost importance.
• Project and Contractual Management of construction projects as the Engineer or Engineers’ Representative.
• Review the work of peers and manage/mentor juniors on projects.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with SD: Dam Design to design, construct and test physical hydraulic models of dam spillways.
• Manage and train Candidate Engineers and other technical staff.
• Produce deliverables like site visit reports, contractual letters, memorandums, minutes, programmes, costing reports, design reports, bill of quantities, specifications, and drawings.
• Drive production independently and work effectively as part of a team.