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We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients. Because of our growth, we are seeking an experienced Civil Engineer - H&H Team Lead in Johannesburg.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct hydraulic and hydrologic modeling.
- 2D H&H analyses for modeling and mapping floodplains and floodways in riverine and urban areas.
- Perform watershed hydrologic analyses for planning, outfall master planning, flood control conveyance and detention facility design
- Assimilate and present data in reports and public forums.
- Lead technical effort on project and provide guidance to junior staff
- Lead production of analysis calculations and technical reports.
- Occasional field work and travel.
- Coordinate with the South Region Water market leadership.
Requirements
Required Qualifications/ Experience:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- 10+year experience
- Team management experience
- Schedule management experience
- Expert understanding of hydrology and hydraulics
- Drainage design experience
- Working knowledge of GIS and CAD
- Strong experience H&H software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, XPSWMM, etc.
- Ability to analyze and interpret modeling results and understand practical application of modeling results to design projects.
- Ability to lead conceptual and preliminary design of projects
- Ability to effectively communicate with clients, and team members.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
- Good writing skills.
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We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients. Because of our growth we are now excited to be adding a CAD Technician to our new Johannesburg Water/Hydrologic and Hydraulic Team!
Essential Functions:
- Develop, implement, and document data management workflows, specifications, and processes
- Support Project Managers and Engineers with engineering design tasks for various projects related to site design, water, sewer, drainage, and roadway
- Use AutoDesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD to develop engineering and design documents.
- Communicate with design team about concepts, data, and specific needs associated with the completion of design deliverables.
- Manage personal task assignments and adheres to project scope of work, schedule and budget on all assigned tasks.
- Perform basic calculations to analyze and design civil system components using Civil 3D or MicroStation.
- Assist with engineering duties on projects of various complexity.
- Assists with collecting data and gathering information to support design decisions.
- Create a storm design and profiles in pipe networks.
- Participate in firm-wide quality initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Associate Degrees in Computer-Aided drafting and Design is advantageous, but not required.
- Must have 2+ years related experience.
- Must be able to read, analyze and interpret basic technical documents.
- Must be able to apply mathematical concepts.
- Must have average verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external relationships.
- Must be able to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies, and/or members of the business community.
- Must have Microsoft Office suite skills.
- Must possess a highly proficient expertise in and AutoCAD software
- Preferred to have experience in AutoDesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD software or Microstation.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to operate and manipulate standard office equipment.
- Must be able to occasionally reach and bend.
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
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This position is primarily responsible for performing engineering functions specific to the discipline (drainage design) under the direction of a Professional Engineer.
Essential Functions:
- Performs engineering computations, conducts evaluations, design analyses, and design development.
- Prepares reports, recommendations, and opinions for approval by a supervising Professional Engineer.
- Applies standard engineering practices and techniques to adjust and correlate data; recognizes and resolves discrepancies in results and follows operations through a series of related steps or processes.
- Works as a member of a project team in the development of data and/or applications.
- Acts as a technical advisor to technical staff.
- Uses CAD to develop engineering and design documents.
- Serves as a field engineer during construction of a project.
- Participates in firm-wide quality initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- 5+year experience
- Experience working on storm sewer design, channel design projects
- Working knowledge of CAD/Microstation including Civil3D.
- Experience with preliminary/conceptual drainage design
- Experience with prepare construction documents and bid documents.
- Ability to effectively communicate with project management and coworkers.
- Must be mentally and physically capable of performing all essential duties required of the position.
- Must be able to read, analyze and interpret basic scientific, technical, financial and legal documents.
- Must be able to apply mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations.
- Must be able to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.
- Must have average verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external relationships.
- Must be able to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies, and/or members of the business community.
- Must be familiar with discipline related software applications.
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This position is primarily responsible for performing engineering functions specific to transportation, drainage, road, and bridge projects under the direction of a Professional Engineer.
Essential Functions:
- Working for and under the advisement of Licensed Professionals to fulfil transportation tasks.
- Assist with design and production of drainage, roadway, bridge, and transportation planning projects.
- Work in several computer programs, following training, to perform engineering and design tasks.
- Apply knowledge to calculations pertaining to design.
- Aid in the design of 3D models for projects.
- Assist in estimating cost for projects and funding.
- Assist project staff as needed for a variety of projects.
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience:
- BS Degree in Engineering
- 2+ years experience in civil/transportation
- PS&E Preparation Process
- Design Experience
- Estimating Experience
- Engineer in Training certification
- Must be mentally and physically capable of performing all essential duties required of the position.
- Must be able to read, analyze and interpret basic scientific, technical, financial and legal documents.
- Must have average verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external relationships.
- Must be able to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies, and/or members of the business community.
- Must have Microsoft Office suite skills.
- Must be familiar with discipline related software applications.
- AutoCAD Civil 3/D experience.
- Resulting Physical Qualifications:
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to operate and manipulate standard office equipment.
- Must be able to occasionally reach, bend, climb and/or balance.
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
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We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients. Because of our growth we are now excited to be adding a GIS Technician to our new Water/Hydrologic and Hydraulic Team!
Responsibilities:
- Assist with converting data between CAD, GIS, and other platforms.
- Collaborate closely with the Market Practice Managers and staff to deliver GIS data and solutions.
- Utilize technical background to assist in the design, analysis, and modification of GIS data.
- Work with clients and staff to ensure successful project delivery, consistent quality, and customer satisfaction.
- Interpret GIS technology that is out in the industry and assist in developing new applications, workflows, data standards, and solutions for internal and external clients.
- Provide quality reviews of project documentation, including work plans thru final deliverables.
- Stay up on the technology and help develop procedures that can meet our clients’ needs.
- Data Integration
- Data Classification
- Feature Extraction
- Post-processed LiDAR Classifications
- Geospatial Analysis
- Database Management
- Map Creation
- Digital Deliverables
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience:
- Degree in Geography/GIS with minimum 2 years of experience
- Working experience in the current ESRI environment, including ArcMap, ArcPro, and ArcGIS Online
- Working experience in Microstation and AutoCAD is preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Highly organized and detailed oriented
- Experience with ESRI Software – ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, Survey123, and ArcGIS Portal
- 2 years of experience as a technician
- Experience with Python
- City Works Experience require
- Experience to draw in parcel data using legal descriptions
- Understand data standards and use standards to create or transform data
- Excellent communication skills, systems troubleshooting, fault isolation/diagnosis, and the ability to read, comprehend and follow technical data
- Must be able to work independently and within a team environment
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field, preferred
- Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
- Quickly adapt and respond to industry changes as well as internal initiatives
- Certification as a GISP is desired but not required
- Experience with AutoCAD/Civil 3D is preferred but not required
- Experience with Safe Software’s FME preferred but not required
- Aviation experience is preferred?but not required
- Building Information Modeling experience is desired but not required
- ESRI Experience Builder experience preferred
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We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients. Because of our growth, we are now excited to be adding a H&H Modeler/EIT to our new Water/Hydrologic and Hydraulic Team!
Responsibilities:
- Working for and under the advisement of Licensed Professionals to fulfil H&H tasks
- Assist with design and production of H&H Modeling projects
- Conduct entry level to difficult hydraulic and hydrologic modeling
- Assimilate and present data in reports and public forums
- Respond effectively to inquiries from clients and regulatory agencies
- Assist project staff as needed for a variety of projects
- Duties may include occasional field work and travel
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- 2+year experience
- Strong understanding of hydrology and hydraulics
- Working knowledge H&H software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, XPSWMM, etc.
- Working knowledge of GIS
- Ability to analyze and interpret modeling results and understand practical application of modeling results to design projects.
- Ability to effectively communicate with project management and coworkers.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
- Good writing skills.
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We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients. Because of our growth we are now excited to be adding a Project Engineer (Roads/Drainage) to our new Transportation Team!
Essential Functions:
- Assists with the preparation of proposals and contracts.
- Assists the Project Manager with reviewing of sub-consultant invoices.
- Assists with conducting/attending weekly team meetings.
- Assists with preparing/updating project schedules.
- Assists with managing project budgets and monthly billings.
- May direct or supervise Engineering Interns and technical staff.
- Serve as a leader in technical aspects of field.
Qualifications / Experience:
- BS Degree in Engineering
- Registration as a Professional Engineer
- 6-10+ years experience in civil/transportation
- PS&E Preparation Process
- Team Leader Experience that includes project planning and staffing and task Management
- Project Management Experience that includes client management financial management and scheduling management
- Design Experience
- Estimating Experience
- Good presentation skills, ability to coach and motivate others.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to think strategically.
- Demonstrated competency in engineering specialty area, project management, professional development, client service and leadership.
- Ability to meet deadlines and commitments and holds team accountable for team deadlines.
- Communicates clearly and effectively in one-on-one and in group settings.
- Diplomatically expresses options and concerns and suggests ideas to improve.
- Ability to persuade others to their point of view and can build consensus on how to approach issues that are of intermediate complexity.
- Prioritizes and manages own workload and may manage workload of others.
- Able to communicate effective both verbally and written.
- Able to interact with other staff members.
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We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients. Because of our growth, we are seeking a Civil Engineer - Transportation Team Lead in Johannesburg to lead our Roadway, Bikeway and Trail design team. This includes projects across various sectors including Department of Transportation (DOT), municipal, federal, military, and private development. The type of work will also vary, but with a concentration on roadway and transportation design.
Essential Functions:
- Will be responsible for a staff of licensed professional engineers and engineers in training (EIT) with group growth expected
- Establishes employee performance goals, provides regular feedback and works with assigned technical team members to achieve individual goals.
- Mentors and coaches their direct reports.
- Able to direct engineering work to staff and assist when needed.
- Able to run civil engineering projects including: staffing, schedules, budgets.
- Able to assist with design and plan production as required.
- Able to perform quality reviews on engineering plans.
- Communicates with the Transportation Market Practice Leaders and Project Managers on technical staff resource planning and ensures team resource planning is maintained.
- Runs weekly resource planning meeting and communicates, directs, and delegates execution of technical tasks to and among technical team members.
- Communicates issues affecting technical work quality, project schedule, or budget and escalates unresolved issues to a higher level as needed.
- Clarifies performance expectations of deliverables.
- Identifies plan vs. actual performance variances. Provides monthly reporting of resource planning, percent completes, budget dollar variance and market communications.
- Coordinate with the South Region Transportation market leadership.
Required Qualification/Experience:
- BS Degree in Civil Engineering
- Licensed Professional Engineer
- 12-15+ years’ experience in civil/transportation design
- PS&E Preparation Process (regardless of client); utilizing AutoCAD or MicroStation
- Civil 3D or Open Roads Designer 3D modeling
Group Leader Experience:
- Staffing & Resource Planning
- Staff Management
- Staff Recruiting
Project Management Experience:
- Client Management
- Scoping/Contracting
- Financial Management
- Schedule Management
- Marketing & Proposal Development
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