Professional Civil Engineer (Roads and Civil Infrastructure) at WSP in Africa

Key Role

• WSP South Africa is looking for an experienced and passionate Registered Professional Civil Engineer with road and civil infrastructure design experience, who will function as a senior design engineer and project manager for municipal infrastructure projects in South Africa and also able to support the international business as required

Responsibilities

• Design of municipal roads and infrastructure using Civil3D;
• Project management and interfacing with other engineering disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects
• Provide technical input from initial assessment through technical and economic feasibility to design development and construction implementation to project close out
• Carry out investigations, surveys, design, engineering calculations and preparation of working drawings and estimates 
• Review overall project design and suggest technical and design improvements
• Assist with the preparation of cost estimates on project designs
• Keep up to date with industry advances, and be aware of policy and technical developments in this discipline
• Review technical submissions, assessing technical risks and proposing mitigation strategies to reduce risk exposure in project
• Assist with and/or conduct any other necessary aspects of a project that fall within the discipline of the role.
• Monitoring project construction and acceptance including site visits and commissioning supervision; and
• Detail oriented with strong skills in municipal Infrastructure and roads 
• Ability to work in a team environment and must have excellent verbal and written skills 
• Undertake and lead team to execute civil engineering design tasks as part of project development 
• Client liaison and project management

Health and Safety

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behavior consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

Qualifications

• B Tech / BEng or BSc Civil Engineering 
• Professional Registration (PrEng/ Pr Tech Eng) 
• 5 - 8 years’ experience in design engineering
• Extensive experience with the Civil 3D Suite
• Proven competence in Civil infrastructure Engineering Design including Roads and Geometric Design
• Experience as Project Manager with resources and Municipal and other clients

Key Competencies and Generic Skills

• Good problem solving abilities and analytical skills
• Strong technical skills
• Confidence in own abilities and decision-making
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Technical report writing 
• Strong (proven) management and interpersonal skills
• Self-training ability, with an affinity to learn new design technologies
• Self-motivated and a driver
• Strong (proven) track record of work-winning
• Strong project management skills