Senior Civil Engineer​/Technical Design Lead: Water & Municipal Infrastructure

Overview

Gig Engineer is seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer / Technical Design Lead:
Water & Municipal Infrastructure on behalf of its client.

• Provide knowledge and experience-based competency to perform discipline-specific consultancy services, including the design of bulk water supply, sewerage reticulation, pump stations, reservoirs, and water treatment works. Lead the detailed design of civil services for township developments and municipal infrastructure.
• Perform and review complex hydraulic designs, surge analyses, and pipe network modelling. Oversee and execute detailed designs using Civil 3D and ensure compliance with SANS and municipal standards.
• Keep up to date with the latest developments and technical innovations in and outside the company in the disciplines required to delivercivil services for township developments and municipal infrastructure projects. This includes the link with data science and digital services, including AI.
• Prepare technical analyses, advice and reports on discipline-specific content that meet the Company’s and Clients’ requirements.
• Client engagement and Business development.
• Actively explore opportunities to apply a Digital Way of Working in thecivil services for township developments and municipal infrastructure projects, identify internal and external needs and organise the efforts to automate and standardise processes or make them more efficient, and
• Raise brand awareness of the company’s expertise in the relevant sectors.

• Be a team player and contribute to the skill development and transfer of knowledge of the Water AG team by mentoring Junior and mid-level professionals.
• Actively share your knowledge and experience with your team and mentor.
• Create a learning environment where colleagues are trained and can be developed into independent technical resources.
• Act as a technical mentor to Junior Technicians and Candidate Engineers, specifically regarding Civil 3D best practices and design governance.

• Lead preparation of proposals and tenders.
• Act as project manager for civil services for township developments, municipal infrastructure projects or other projects.

Minimum Required

Qualification:

• BSc / BEng in Civil Engineering (Honours or Masters advantageous).
• Mandatory professional registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng).
• A project management qualification and registration are advantageous.
• 10+ yearsof experience in municipal engineering, water infrastructure design, and construction management within the consulting engineering sector.
• Have technical and practical engineering skills in the relevant disciplines (i.e.civil services for township developments and municipal infrastructure). Familiarity with the design of bulk water supply, sewerage reticulation, pump stations, reservoirs, and water treatment works.
• International working experience, i.e. ability to work on international projects and with multi-disciplinary teams
• Have a track record of successful consultancy, engineering and project management activities.
• Be creative and proactive to identify issues and find the best engineering solutions.
• Be able to deliver high-quality, accurate and timely work consistently.
• Mobility – A keen interest in travelling locally and abroad for project work.
• Strategic and innovative thinker.
• External orientation and entrepreneurship, i.e. commercially astute with a strong marketing, growth and profit orientation.
• Emotional intelligence and inspiring others, i.e. lead by example, shows cultural sensitivity and stimulates a diverse and inclusive culture.
• Learning agility and growth mindset, i.e. respond and develop in line with changing circumstances and what is needed for the company.
• An energetic and enthusiastic team player willing to collaborate with and work across Advisory Groups within the Company.
• Analytic thinker with flexible approach and strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership skills, motivated and disciplined, with a track record of leading multidisciplinary design teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – verbal and written.
• An energetic and enthusiastic team player prepared to work across Advisory Groups within the Company.
• Ability to work independently.
• Digitally inclined, innovative and future-ready thinking.
• Assigning resources to projects.
• Managing and balancing workload.
• Coordination amongst Design Managers and Project Managers.
• Ensure that DWoW (digital way of working) and QMS are implemented on projects.

Interested candidates can apply directly to the job ad or by submitting their CV and a summary of relevant experience with the role title in the subject line to tavonga.

Depending on the response, we may not be able to revert to all applicants individually; therefore, if you have not received a response within 4 weeks from your submission date, please consider your application unsuccessful.