Senior Civil Engineer(Pipeline Design) X4 (12 Months Fixed Term Contract) at Rand Water

Job Advert Summary

• Reporting to the Consultant Pipeline Design Engineer the role of the incumbent is to design large diameter steel pipelines to augment, repair or renovate the organization’s vast distribution network. The incumbent shall work as part of the Pipeline Design Team to execute the pipeline engineering design function.

Minimum Requirements

• Formal Civil Engineering B Eng. Degree or Equivalent,
• Professional Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa
• 6-8 years applicable post graduate experience with a minimum of four experience in the
• design of large diameter steel bulk water pipelines and related structures, three years
• construction experience
• Liaison and effective communication with other departments and stakeholders in the industry

Primary Duties

• Develop planning briefs or pre-project investigation reports into project scope of work.
• In conjunction with the survey, GIS section assist in the route section of the pipelines
•  Undertake hydraulic design for pumping and gravity pipelines including suction and delivery
• headers
• Detailed longitudinal section drawings
• Perform the pipeline selection of materials for the steel grade, lining and coating system, the
• cathodic protection system and the backfilling material.
• Structural pipeline design:- analyze the pipe to soil system: design loads, deflections, pipe
• buckling
• Design of all pipe specials ( bends, miters, t pieces, wrapper plates)
• Design of pipeline structures: valve chambers (air, isolating, reflux, scour),
• Compilation of contract document made up design criteria, design reports , specifications,
• bills of quantities, drawings and relevant standards
• Direct, manage and develop junior engineers within the Pipeline Engineering Design Team in
• the Design Office, including the reviewing of team outputs for technical accuracy, adequacy,
• and compliance with set pipeline or civil design standards and organizational procedures
• Manage the interface with other engineering design disciplines (mechanical, civil, electrical,
• process, architectural and automation), consultants, asset engineers/managers, project
• teams, and contractors to accomplish completely integrated pipeline designs
• Conduct/participate in scoping meetings, detailed design reviews, hazard and operability
• studies and present scopes / designs to the Design Review Committee / site personnel
• Review and improve pipeline design standards and procedures conjunction with the Pipeline
• Asset Management Section

Knowledge

• Pipeline engineering
• Knowledge of the applicable design standards e.g AWWA, SANS,PD 5000
• Ability to interpret geotechnical recommendations into designs
• Design of pipeline structures such as air valve chambers, etc

Skills

• Strong leadership skills
• Good communication skills
•  Problem solving
• Conflict management
• Report writing skills
• Punctuality and accuracy in the execution of projects

Attitude

• Conceptual thinking
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Quality orientated
• Deadline orientated
• Customer focused
• Self-motivated
• Proactive