Public Health​/Wet Services Engineer

Requisition #

ENG-L6.194

Job title

Public Health/Wet Services Engineer

Category

Contract type

Permanent (Employee)

Full Time

Cape Town - Century City, WC ZA (Primary)

Description

Engineering is more than design and delivery at Zutari; it is the craft of shaping possibility.

As a leading buildings, infrastructure engineering, and advisory practice with over 90 years of heritage across Africa and the Middle East, we work across the full infrastructure lifecycle to deliver innovative, digitally enabled solutions. From bridges and dams to energy systems and smart infrastructure, our work connects communities and unlocks long-term value.

We are looking for technical minds who see beyond constraints and are driven to engineer solutions that matter, today and for generations to come.

• Lead the design, coordination, and technical delivery of Public Health/ Wet Services Engineering systems across all project stages, including potable water, hot, hot water return and cold-water services, drainage, sewerage, stormwater management, rainwater harvesting, recycled water systems, specialist water systems, and associated infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams, ensuring engineering solutions are safe, compliant, sustainable, maintainable, operationally efficient, and aligned with client and project requirements.
• Prepare, review, and approve public health/ Wet Services engineering calculations, hydraulic assessments, water demand analyses, drainage designs, reports, specifications, schedules, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, authority requirements, client standards, sustainability objectives, and engineering best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering methodologies, technical standards, quality assurance processes, digital design delivery, BIM integration, and innovation across the discipline.
• Apply sound engineering judgement and risk-based decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

• Lead the execution and delivery of Public Health/ Wet Services Engineering design packages, ensuring quality, completeness, and compliance with project scope, programme, and budget requirements.
• Coordinate effectively with mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, fire, architectural, sustainability, and specialist disciplines to achieve fully integrated design solutions.
• Plan and manage discipline deliverables, resource allocation, design reviews, stage-gate submissions, and project milestones.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate technical, programme, commercial, authority approval, and interface risks, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Support project managers and project directors in achieving successful project outcomes and delivery objectives.
• Provide construction-phase support including technical reviews, responses to RFIs, shop drawing assessments, site inspections, commissioning support, and verification that installations meet design intent and operational requirements.

• Deliver Public Health/ Wet Services Engineering services in accordance with approved scope, fee budgets, programme requirements, and commercial objectives.
• Monitor discipline resource utilisation, project performance, and delivery efficiency to support profitable project execution.
• Assist in managing scope changes, variations, design development impacts, and commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the preparation of fee proposals, technical scopes, bid submissions, and variation claims where required.
• Ensure engineering decisions balance technical excellence, project objectives, sustainability requirements, and commercial viability.

• Act as a key Public Health/ Wet Services Engineering contact for clients, project stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams throughout project delivery.
• Lead technical discussions, workshops, presentations, and design reviews with clients and project stakeholders.
• Provide professional advice on water management strategies, drainage solutions, sustainability initiatives, resilience planning, compliance requirements, and engineering best practices.
• Build and maintain long‑term client relationships through proactive communication,…