Senior Civil Engineer

A well-established multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join its civil infrastructure team in Pietermaritzburg.

The position is suited to a Civil Engineer or Civil Engineering Technologist with strong design experience in the built environment, particularly across roads, bulk earthworks, stormwater, water and sewer infrastructure
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The successful candidate will contribute to infrastructure projects across South Africa and elsewhere in Africa, working as part of a collaborative multi-office engineering team.

You will be responsible for the technical design and documentation of civil infrastructure projects and will contribute across the full project lifecycle, from ECSA Stage 1 through Stage 6.

The role requires sound civil engineering design capability, strong AutoCAD Civil 3D proficiency and a good understanding of applicable design codes and construction specifications.

• Undertake detailed civil engineering design for infrastructure and built-environment projects.
• Design roads, bulk earthworks, stormwater systems, water networks and sewer networks.
• Prepare engineering drawings and associated technical documentation.
• Carry out design and drafting work in accordance with internal quality management procedures and approval processes.
• Take responsibility for technical aspects of assigned projects across ECSA Stages 1–6.
• Apply relevant engineering design codes, standards and construction specifications.
• Coordinate technical inputs within a multidisciplinary and multi-office project environment.

• BSc or BTech in Civil Engineering.
• Approximately 6 years or more relevant civil engineering design experience.
• Demonstrated detailed design experience in:
  • Roads
  • Bulk earthworks
  • Piped networks
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Good knowledge of current civil engineering design codes and construction specifications.
• ECSA:
  Professionally registered or nearing registration.
• Valid driver's licence.
• Own reliable vehicle
• Working knowledge of the Infrastructure Design Automation Suite (iDAS) - advantageous.