Vacant Jobs at WSP in Africa

Job Description

Key Role

• This position involves professional input to a range of projects including large multidisciplinary projects.  Duties include leading the functional group’s aspects of WSP projects to ensure that these are technically sound. Provide specialist professional services to clients of the functional group. This includes bidding for work, participation in multidisciplinary design/project teams and management of projects. Take stewardship of special group wide tasks assigned. 

Key Responsibilities

• Managing day to day operations as delegated
• Oversight project management of all discipline projects and ensuring delegated project leads are effectively managing their projects
• Marketing and securing of new business
• Assisting Deputy Sector Lead and Sector Lead in terms of financial management and performance of the discipline
• Developing overall strategy for line of business to ensure growth, establish company presence in the industry, and maintain competitive edge in conjunction with anticipating trends and/or changes.
• Maintaining own technical knowledge, as well as that of staff, to promote WSPs growth and reputation for technical excellence in the industry.
• Delivering goals and commitments for the line of business, in alignment with division operating plan, and strategic goals for the Business Unit and WSP in Africa.
• Identifying and securing work opportunities based on assessment of the market, determining products to sell and methodology of execution to perform the work.
• Influencing, managing and/or establishing various budgets including Project Gross Margin (PGM), revenue, and overhead expenses.
• Capital or corporate services budget responsibility.
• Facilitating project reviews to ensure quality of product, management of client expectations, and handle any related issues.
• Assisting project management teams in negotiating, assessing, and mitigating risk for contracts for projects and subcontractors.
• Implementing administrative policies and procedures for line of business in alignment with division.
• Supports strategic alliances and growth when required, providing project governance, at project director level, to achieve reliable project performance in terms of sophistication, timeliness and quality
• Supporting our regional management team in South Africa to provide leadership to employees to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development.

Health and Safety

• Upholding standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you.
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Minimum BSc or BEng degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Pr Eng registration with ECSA mandatory
• Minimum 15 years of practical experience bridges and civil structures
• Proven commercial and financial management experience
• Proven track record of business development
• SANRAL experience
• COTO Senior Bridge Inspector

Key Competencies and Generic Skills

• Ability to identify and provide solutions to challenging engineering problems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Project management and leadership skills
• Ability to use analytical tools including commercial software
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within a culturally diverse and multidisciplinary environment
• Solid knowledge of Quality Assurance (QA)
• Expert level technical knowledge in Bridge Engineering
• Excellent industry awareness
• Superior ability to manage client relationships and expectations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within a diverse and multi-disciplinary environment
• Able to undertake some travel (domestic or international).

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Job Description

Key Role

• The Design Engineer performs a variety of civil engineering design activities including 3D modelling of engineering designs and associated preparation of preliminary through to wayleave and construction drawings for projects, establishing guidelines and procedures and managing workload distribution within the Design team. The incumbent must be familiar with Autodesk Suite of design software tools. Proven competence in engineering design using Civil3D.  The incumbent must be able to develop and interpret civil engineering detail design work under the guidance of the professional engineer or professional technologist. The opportunity exists for either the Cape Town or Midrand in Johannesburg.

Key Responsibilities

• Design of Civil infrastructure using Civil3D (Roads, pipe networks, bulk earthworks etc.);
• Project management and interfacing with other engineering disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects
• Provide technical input from initial assessment through technical and economic feasibility to design development and construction implementation to project close out
• Carry out investigations, surveys, design, engineering calculations and preparation of working drawings and estimates
• Review overall project design and suggest technical and design improvements
• Assist with the preparation of cost estimates on project designs
• Detail oriented with strong skills in municipal Infrastructure and roads
• Ability to work in a team environment and must have excellent verbal and written skills 

Health and Safety

• Upholding standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you.
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

Qualifications

• Minimum of BEng. / BSc (Civil Engineering) or BTech (Civil Engineering)
• 2-5 years’ experience in civil engineering. 
• Must be registered with ECSA as Candidate Engineer. Registration as a Professional Engineer with ECSA will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of the relevant standards, regulations and legislation in engineering

Key Competencies and Generic Skills

• Strong technical engineering ability
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player.
• Strong analytical ability;
• Takes ownership and accountability with the ability to deliver requested work within deadlines;
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness and expertise;
• Strong financial management of projects;
• Strong project management principles & execution;
• Good engineering judgement;
• Exhibits leadership (technical or managerial);
• Be able to prioritise, work on several tasks and work under pressure

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Job Description

Key Role

• The Design Engineer performs a variety of civil engineering design activities including 3D modelling of engineering designs as well as structural engineering design activities including Revit modelling and analysis of reinforcement using Prokon and associated preparation of preliminary through to construction drawings for projects, establishing guidelines and procedures and managing workload distribution within the Design team.
• The incumbent must be familiar with Autodesk Suite of design software tools.
• Proven competence in engineering design using Civil3D and Revit. The incumbent must be able to develop and interpret civil engineering detail design work under the guidance of the professional engineer or professional technologist. The opportunity exists for the Bloemfontein Office.

Key Responsibilities

• Design of Civil infrastructure using Civil3D (Roads, pipe networks.);
• Project delivery including the preparation of structural schemes, analysis models, detailed calculations, sketches, reports, and specifications
• Delivery of structural engineering designs in a multi-disciplinary project environment
• Project management and interfacing with other engineering disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects
• Provide technical input from initial assessment through technical and economic feasibility to design development and construction implementation to project close out
• Carry out investigations, surveys, design, engineering calculations and preparation of working drawings and estimates
• Review overall project design and suggest technical and design improvements
• Assist with the preparation of cost estimates on project designs
• Detail oriented with strong skills in municipal Infrastructure and roads
• Ability to work in a team environment and must have excellent verbal and written skills

Health and Safety

• Upholding standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you.
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

Qualification and Experience Required

• Minimum of BEng. / BSc (Civil Engineering) or BTech (Civil Engineering)
• 2-5 years’ experience in civil engineering. 
• Must be registered with ECSA as Candidate Engineer. Registration as a Professional Engineer with ECSA will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of the relevant standards, regulations and legislation in engineering

Key Competencies and Generic Skills

• Strong technical engineering ability
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player.
• Strong analytical ability;
• Takes ownership and accountability with the ability to deliver requested work within deadlines;
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness and expertise;
• Strong financial management of projects;
• Strong project management principles & execution;
• Good engineering judgement;
• Exhibits leadership (technical or managerial);
• Be able to prioritise, work on several tasks and work under pressure