Water Resource Engineer - Midrand at WSP in Africa

Job Description

The successful candidate will provide support and contribute in surface water resource projects; storm water management, hydrology studies / modelling, river design and water intakes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop water and salt balances for mining and industrial clients.
• Give input on water components for EIA’s and mine waste management projects.
• Provide hydrological inputs for tailings dam break analysis studies.
• Develop high quality project and design technical reports for clients.
• Manage project budget, resources and timelines effectively.
• Mentor junior engineers with stormwater, hydrology and water and salt balance projects.
• Prepare Macros on Excel for data interpretation, reporting and management

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 3 - 5 plus years’ experience in the field of Environmental Engineering related to surface water will be advantageous.
• MS Word, MS Excel (Advanced), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Projects,
• Use of GoldSim, PCSWWM, XPSWWM, Civil 3D will be advantageous.

Knowledge:

• Demonstrated ability in water resources including hydrology, water balance, water supply feasibility and water reuse.

Key Competencies and Generic Skills:

• The employee has well developed general technical skills.
• Displays strong project management and report writing skills.
• Takes direction from and supports intermediate and senior staff to achieve project and business goals.
• Displays personal leadership in completion of work tasks.
• Makes basic decisions with input from intermediate and senior staff.
• Contributes to projects with a major focus on data collection and processing with an increasing role in analysis and interpretation.
• Has an aptitude and interest in model development and application.
• Contributes to sections of reports including description of investigations, results and analysis.
• Employees focus on setting a positive example by identifying and reporting hazards, near misses and incidents.
• Displays a ‘safety first’ focus and is setting a positive example by identifying and reporting hazards, near misses and incidents.