Resident Engineer (Contractual) at SMEC

The role 

We are currently seeking a talented Resident Engineer in our Urban Development section in our Durban office. The person will need to apply their technical expertise to generate innovative, economical, and practical solutions that will strengthen the business through project implementation and delivery, research and development and business development. This is a fixed-term contract position.

With a track record of achievement in a similar role, you will have gained your experience in an engineering design consultancy and have a passion for building trusted relationships to drive positive change and win new work.

Suitable applicants will be able to:

• Build SMEC's brand regionally & Nationally as a leading consultant with a strong reputation for innovation, technical excellence, quality, and project delivery
• Assist the Regions to achieve sustainable growth of the group through targeted client relationship management and business development activity
• When required, provide project governance, at project manager level, of project management in the group to achieve reliable project performance in terms of sophistication, timeliness, and quality
• Support functional management to provide leadership to the employees in the group to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention, and professional development

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acting as Resident Engineer/Engineer’s Representative Contractual).
• Managing all contractual duties on site.
• Liaison with Engineer and designers regarding contractual matters when necessary.
• Liaison with the Contractor regarding contractual matters.
• Application of the Firm’s Quality Management System, with specific focus on contractual aspects.
• Monitoring of programme and contract budgets from a contractual perspective.
• Assist Engineer with contractual risk mitigation.
• Claim evaluations.
• Preparation of variation orders.
• Supervision of road works and associated services
• Supervision of structural works specifically the bridges and retaining structures
• Supervision of material aspects.
• Management of construction estimate and preparation of month cost reports for submission to the client
• Management of contractor’s programme
• Supervision and coordination with junior Assistance Resident Engineers
• Engagement and interface with commercial materials testing laboratory
• Closing out project including compiling contractual sections of completion/close-out reports. Providing the marked up design drawings for the as-builts as well as checking and verifying the as-built drawings
• Co-ordination with service providers

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Compiling high quality responses to contractual queries from the Contractor.
• Timeous responses to all contractual queries from the Contractor.
• Proactive management of contractual matters.
• Timeous identification and mitigation of matters which could give rise to contractual claims.
• Compiling high quality claim evaluations.
• Ensuring flawless second tier procurement processes are followed by the Contractor.
• Effective management of supervision of the roadworks

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• BSc Engineering / BTech Eng
• Registered Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa Pr.Eng/Pr.Tech.
• 15 years cumulative appropriate experience.
• Experience in contractual matters, including claim evaluations.
• Experience as Contract Engineer on previous projects will be advantageous.
• Must be conversant with modern project management techniques.
• Must have experience in supervising the construction of National ,Provincial and high order Municipal roads and supervision of structures (bridges)
• Must be able to fully interpret and evaluate the impact of events on complex construction programmes.
• Must be articulate in English and have good communication skills
• Must be able to lead , manage, develop and mentor the members of the supervisory team in particular the junior staff

Closing Date: 28th, June 2022