Senior Professional Structural Engineer

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 09/30/2026

Lukhozi is a medium sized national consulting engineering firm specializing in civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services, and project management and environmental consulting.

We have offices in Cape Town, George, PE, East London, Queenstown, Durban and Johannesburg.

Lukhozi Consulting Engineers is recruiting a Senior Professional Structural Engineer or Technologist for itsoffice in Cape Town.

The salary will bemarket related and dependant on the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

Applicants must submit their CV’s with adequateinformation that shows their experience relating to the specific

Responsibilities, Qualifications and Experience listed below:

• Planning, design and contract administration of engineering and building projects from inception to completion.
• Prepare engineering calculations.
• Prepare project and technical specifications.
• Must be able to work independently as well as leading an internal project team of designers and draughtspersons.
• Provide input to engineering, operating and capital cost estimates.
• Assist with managing and quality checking deliverables.
• Review and evaluate technical work prepared by junior and intermediate engineers and play an active role in the continuing professional development of unregistered technical staff.
• Preparation of tender documents.
• Preparation of reports (Project Inception, Concept and Viability,Design, tender evaluation, progress, financial, close-out, etc).
• Carry out structural condition assessments and report writing.
• Day-to day contract administration and management of the structuralworks of building and engineering projects.
• Handling of technical queries and resolutions and leading Site and Technical Meetings on site, including the taking of minutes.
• Communicate frequently with all professionals and clients.
• Handling of technical queries and dispute resolutions in conjunction with others.
• Assist with project safety and environmental matters during construction.
• General office and project related admin.
• Management of resources within the structural department.
• Planning and scheduling workload against the available resources.
• Reviewing and approving work developed by resources.
• Mentoringcandidate engineers and technologists.
• Business development for the Structural Department

• At least a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with emphasis onstructural engineering.
• Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist.
• At least 10 years’ verifiable post-registration experience inthe planning,design and contract administration of building and engineering projects from inception to completion.
• A strong background in the design of bulk waterreservoirs, water treatment works, stormwater management infrastructure, water retaining structures, reinforced concrete framed structures and steel framedstructures will be advantageous.
• Experience with managing design teams, to complete tasks and produce high quality deliverables such as design calculations, drawings, schedules, and reports on time and within budget.
• Strong understanding of design engineering codes and technical standards.
• Proficient in the use of Master Series or Prokon, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project.
• Experience inthe use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, in particular ACCDocs and ACC Build, Revit and AutoCAD, will be advantageous.
• Must have a strong client focus.
• Must take ownership of projects.
• Must be an effective communicator (personal, phone, writing, email;etc);