Junior Project Engineer (2583) at The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BTech Civil Engineering/BEng / BSc Engineering degree;
• Candidate Engineer with ECSA (finalizing Engineering report and/or finalized submission); or in the process of submitting to ECSA for registration.
• 5 years’ SANRAL completed training program: Design, Site & Lab, SCM (internal PMT) and/or;
• 5 years external post qualification relevant experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS / INHERENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB:

• Travel as and when required.
• Driver’s License.

WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES

• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail and solve problems in a timely manner.
• Exhibit sound and accurate judgement and work well under pressure.
• Must have good business acumen.
• Must have high ethical standards.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of working with communities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

PROJECT ENGINEERING

• Shadowing Project Engineer and Senior Project Engineer as per requirements in Junior Project Engineer Development Plan.

Junior Project engineer duties include but not limited to:

• Management and reporting on spending against approved budget;
• Involved in annual regional network inspection in identification of projects and assessment;
• Liaison with Statutory Control division on all statutory requirements including survey and land requirements on projects;
• Undertakes scoping assessment for projects and prepared draft consultant tender documentation for review;
• Involved with procurement of projects to meet regional procurement plan milestones;
• Involved in progress meetings with consultant in assessment and design phase of project;
• Reviews design reports for various stages of project and obtains comments from regional subject matter specialists and D&C manager;
• Update cashflows on SAP and various project requirements including project risk assessment on ITIS for design phase;
• Involved in procurement phase for contractor to meet regional procurement plan milestones;
• Attend monthly meetings on site and report on progress;
• Update cashflows on SAP and various project requirements including project risk assessment on ITIS for supervision and construction phases;
• Ensure site audits are being undertaken with regional audit teams as well as OHS Agent and ECO audits;
• Engage with stakeholders across project life cycle;
• Participate in at least one Focus Group.