Position / Job Title: Senior Civil and Structural Engineer

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

Contract Duration: 6-12 months

Gig Engineer is seeking an experienced Senior Civil and Structural Engineer with relevant design house experience to assist the Civil and Structural Engineering Department on behalf of its client.

The successful candidate will be required to fulfil the job as summarised below, but not limited to:

• Assist the Lead Civil and Structural Engineer (LE) and Departmental Manager in various design and administrative duties

• Liaise with other engineering disciplines and gather information required for the structural designs

• Assist with the preparation of Design criteria and specifications

• Compile man-hour estimates in accordance with the client's enquiry

• Compile the relevant portions of the contract schedule/assist to evaluate the contract schedule in collaboration with the Project Scheduler

• Attend and participate in technical and /or contract-related meetings and take minutes of the meeting as and when required

• During the course of the contract, assist with monitoring the contract schedule and budget, and make recommendations for appropriate action as and when required

• As and when required, work with specialist consultants. This also involves managing their contracts

• Do the Civil and Structural engineering portion of the Conceptual and Basic Engineering packages as per the Client RFQ

• Assist with the technical portions of enquiry documents and tenderers (e.g. earthworks, piling, concrete, building works and structural steel). This will include liaising with a Quantity Surveyor to compile the relevant Bill of Quantities, as well as the scope of work documents

• Assist with technical adjudication of submitted enquiries

• Provide technical assistance in the placement of order (s) with successful companies

• Design the Civil and Structural works in accordance with the requirements of the client

• Assist with review, approval and issue of construction drawings

• Compile end-of-job documentation as per the client's requirements

• Provide technical assistance to site personnel as and when required

• Keep up to date with technological developments and participate in the necessary CPD programmes to obtain professional registration status.

Education and Experience

The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) degree and preferably be a Registered Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the industrial engineering environment and petrochemical plants with an emphasis on reinforced concrete and structural steel engineering is essential. Skills Required

• Good communication skills

• Good organisation and planning skills

• Strong customer liaison skills Critical Attributes

• Attention to detail

• Deadline and quality-oriented

• Problem solving

• Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork Travel

Travel may be required on an ad-hoc basis.

Application Process

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@gigengineer.io.

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