Senior Civil Designer at Wood

Job Description

• Wood has a contract opportunity for a Senior Civil Designer for our Mining & Minerals office in Johannesburg.

The successful candidate will need to:

• Be experienced in the use of Revit for concrete & rebar.
• Be experienced in the use of Revit for architectural layouts & details.
• Be able to produce quality detail drawings in accordance with draughting standards, aligned with a demanding project schedule.

Responsibilities

• Production of drawings on time and within budget.
• Process vendor data within agreed timeframes.
• Clarity and accuracy of drawings.
• Knowledge and adherence to CAD Procedures.
• Knowledge of and adherence to applicable standards and the company Drafting Procedures.
• Completion of error free drawings to sound engineering practices.
• Accurate completion and timely submission of timesheets.
• To actively pursue excellent Health, Safety and Environmental performance standards and to encourage all staff to achieve or out perform the indicated HSE KPI’s of the company
• Detailed design and production of civil drawings encompassing all aspects of a plant construction package in accordance with relevant standards and project requirements.
• Timely completion of drawings to schedules.
• Adherence to project man-hour budgets.
• Adherence to company Standards and Procedures.
• Assist with training of junior draughtspersons.

Qualifications: 

• Sound engineering background.
• Diploma in Engineering.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum of 10 years design draughting experience, of which 5 years are in the mining and minerals processing area.
• Familiar with relevant 2D & 3D CAD software, company Drafting Procedures.
• Experienced in the use of Revit for concrete & rebar, Revit for architectural layouts & details and be able to produce quality detail drawings in accordance with draughting standards, aligned with a demanding project schedule.
• Broad knowledge of construction and operations.
• Good understanding of technology.
• Experience with Process Plant design and layout.
• Understanding of other discipline requirements.
• Checking skills with ability to work unsupervised, focus on task completion.

Personal attributes:

• An open mind to new ideas / concepts.
• Team player.