Mentor (2915) at The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

Education

• NQF Level 8 Qualification in Civil Engineering.

Knowledge and experience in the following are a requirement

• Experience in application of relevant COTO Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Works
• Minimum 5 years managerial experience. Knowledge of relevant industry standards and specifications and relevant legislation.
• 5-10 years’ experience in planning, design and contract documentation of major roadworks.
• Experience in coordinating and performing the design and drawing function within a project team

Professional Registration required

• ECSA- Professional Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

Training and mentoring

• To provide engineering training / mentoring / coaching function to Engineering Graduates and Interns.
• To assist staff members with their professional registration with the required Statutory Councils.
• To ensure that Graduates and Interns are receiving adequate training to meet performance targets.
• To carry out the above while aligning graduate work with gaining responsibility against a holistic ECSA outcome-based professional development programme.
• To provide feedback and assist SANRAL TEA management and mentor team with a view to developing a certified ECSA training academy, based on with ECSA-accredited programmes.

Stakeholder Engagement: Technical

• To enhance and develop skills in graduates related to maintaining working relations with stakeholders on a National, Provincial and Local level.
• To promote the need for Graduates to interact, liaise and co-operate with relevant institutions, departments and other organs of state to enhance knowledge sharing on aspects of mutual interest and joint planning.
• To carry out the above against ECSA Group C Outcomes

Development of Engineering and Contractual Documentation

• To rapidly become familiar with pro-formas, procedures, agreements and other paradigms in a skills development engineering context and to supervise Graduates in written procedures related to the design (and review of designs) for comment and finalisation.
• To work within the ECSA-aligned “Road to Registration“ framework defining and outlining the theoretical and practical content and exposure of the training required by Graduates ;
• To assist Graduates with the knowledge, understanding, application and development of general contract documentation in SANRAL;
• To carry out the above against ECSA Group B Outcomes

Long Description

Design Engineer

• To oversee the work undertaken by the Graduates and provide the required direction, input, feedback, guidance and support with respect to their project work  to ensure timeous completion, approved financial provision, control over expenditure, compliance to required specification; and that risks are identified, mitigated and managed;
• To have regular interaction with the SANRAL TEA Graduates to report on progress against the agreed timelines.
• To ensure Graduates understand and apply SANRAL project specifications and procedures.
• To guide Graduates in assessing scope and proposed scope changes for approval.
• To guide Graduates in how to program and manage their time and own productivity effectively in terms of available resources and project delivery targets;
• To highlight to Graduates the importance of ensuring compliance with  environmental, financial and safety legislative requirements;
• To assist Graduates with computer-based design applications;
• To guide Graduates on the importance of timeous and proper procurement of relevant service providers;
• To provide relevant information / specifications/ data to service providers;
• To guide on effective contract administration and management by Graduates;
• To ensure that Graduates monitor and maintain project delivery to generally held quality standards and specification;

Design Engineer cont....

• To ensure that Graduates understand the importance of why project risks are identified, assessed, evaluated, mitigated and managed;
• To compel Graduates to maintain adequate record keeping in all project related matters;
• To ensure close-out of project milestones before Graduates are transferred to subsequent development phases.
• To carry out the above (mainly) against ECSA Group A Outcomes

Specialist Support

• Actively participate in relevant Focus Group (FG) activities, and assist in conveying FG developments to Graduates ;
• Guide Graduates towards best practice, innovation and improvisation;
• Share knowledge and experience with Graduates;
• Assist with the development and improvement of guidelines, specifications and standard details for SANRAL where needed;
• Ensure that cluster and Focus Group policies are cascaded down to Graduates and the region, such that  deviations are minimised/corrected;
• Provide Graduates with assistance as required to increase their potential to drive the design stages of projects towards successful completion;
• Evaluate design reports and tender documentation of Graduates and provide comments for improvement;
• Improve mentoring skills and convey as much knowledge and skills to others as possible;
• To identify project-related risks, provide improvement proposals, and alert Graduates;
• Attend, assist, and manage all aspects pertaining to training against ECSA Outcome 11.

Statutory Control Mentoring

• To provide guidance and a mentoring function to the Graduates with regards to matters related to Statutory Control;
• To guide Graduates with interpretation of traffic impact assessments, route developments and all relevant matters related to statutory control issues on a section of a route;
• To encourage Graduates to contribute towards integrated transport and land use planning along SANRAL’s road network.