PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEER / PROFESSIONAL CIVIL TECHNOLOGIST

Client is a multi-disciplinary company with head office in Umhlanga, South Africa and branches around RSA as well as Mauritius, Kenya and the UK. Our services include engineering, project management, quantity surveying, environmental consulting, management consulting and town planning. Our Civil Engineering Division is looking for a Professionally Registered Civil Engineer or Technologist to be based at our Umhlanga office.

In order to be considered for this position, the candidate :

Must be a Graduate in BSc Civ Eng / B Eng (Civils) or B Tech (Civil Eng)
Must be registered as a Pr Eng or Pr Tech Eng.
(ECSA Registration certificate to accompany application)

The ideal candidate would also meet the following criteria:

Strong leadership skills and commercial acumen, underpinned by strong technical ability
Professionally registered with ECSA prior to 2010
Loyal (having worked at only 1 or 2 companies to date, but looking to make a final move for a long term career with Client)
Minimum 12 years technical experience and 4 years team leadership experience (most of which in a consulting engineering firm

Experience in:

Infrastructure design
Roads, earthworks, storm water and sewer - essential
Storm water management
Pump station design (both sewer and water supply) desirable

Experience in the following industries / areas - a strong advantage:

Municipal engineering, Housing infrastructure, Industrial

Other required skills, abilities and behaviours:

Proficient in use of MS Office, Autocad Civil 3D (essential) and IDAS an advantage
Knowledgeable in Hec-ras, GIS, PCSWMM or similar an advantage
Knowledgeable in eThekwini standards an advantage
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Accurate with strong attention to detail
Confident, with strong interaction / people skills
Dynamic and driven yet humble
Even tempered
Team player

Key result areas for this position (technical and managerial):