Senior Infrastructure Designer

Senior Infrastructure Designer within the Mining Industry for a short term contract.

Job Description
Senior Infrastructure Designer for the Detail Design of Mine Underground Infrastructure and Surface Infrastructure project in Botswana. responsible for delivering the Detailed Engineering and Design. The scope of services includes but is not limited to engineering design, and procurement technical support for the box cuts, box cuts infrastructure and surface infrastructure as well as portions of the process plant infrastructure.
This resource will be required for a short term and based in Bryanston.

Responsibilities
The Designer will produce infrastructure models and drawings in accordance in accordance with accepted Engineering practice and draughting procedures.

• Create graphical representations of civil infrastructure (earthworks, roads, stormwater, sewer, pipelines, channels etc.)
• Review, interpret and correlate topographical survey data for import into design software.
• Assist Engineers to carry out road and stormwater designs.
• Assist Engineers to carry out network analysis for water and sewer pipelines
• Calculate earthworks volumes and assist with material take-off’s required for Bills of Quantities.
• Review sketches, drawings, specifications, geotechnical and other data received from Civil Engineers to ensure design standards and best engineering practices are adopted.
• Timely completion of drawings to schedules.
• Adherence to project man-hour budgets.
• Adherence to Standards and Procedures.
• Assist with training of junior draughts persons.
• Production of drawings on time and within budget.
• Clarity and accuracy of drawings.
• Knowledge and adherence to CAD Procedures.
• Knowledge of and adherence to applicable standards and Drafting Procedures.
• Completion of error free drawings to sound engineering practices.
• To actively pursue excellent Health, Safety and Environmental performance standards and to encourage all staff to achieve or out perform the indicated HSE KPI’s

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Civil Engineering (preferred)

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum of 10 years design draughting experience.
• Produce drawings using computer modelling and drafting software specifically AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Be experienced in the AutoCAD Civil3D for the design of bulk earthworks, terraces, roads, ponds and other mining-related infrastructure.
• Be able to produce quality detail drawings in accordance with draughting standards, aligned with a demanding project schedule.
• Broad knowledge of construction and operations.
• Good understanding of technology.
• Experience with infrastructure facilities design and layout specific to mining & process plants
• Understanding of other discipline requirements.
• Checking skills with ability to work unsupervised, focus on task completion

The following knowledge, skills and experience will be advantageous:

• Drafting and detailing of concrete structures and associated rebar schedules.
• Architectural knowledge.