Engineering Lead (Structures)

Recruiter:

Key Recruitment

Job Ref:

371661

Date posted:

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Our client, a well-established design-build company in high-end lightweight structures seeks to employ a Structural Engineer with proven management and project management ability. THIS IS NOT A DESIGN ROLE, BUT A MANAGERIAL POSITION ENSURING QUALITY PRODUCTS ARE DELIVERED IN TIME. Cape Town based. For the position you would be required to have: · B. Eng\/ B. Sc in Civil\/Structural Engineering · Pr. Eng would be preferable · Around 10 years’ experience in structural engineering (strong steel design) · Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading engineering teams · Proven ability to deliver projects on time · Proven ability to set up or improve engineering standards, workflows, Quality Control (QC) and manage resources accordingly · SolidWorks and RFEM experience advantageous and willingness to learn more applicable software systems Responsibilities would include you to: • Lead and manage the engineering team • Own engineering delivery on programme, including resource and task planning in SmartSuite • Prepare and own Basis of Design reports, structural design reports and reaction loads for structures by others • Lead and review steel, connection and substructure design • Coordinate tensile engineering delivered by our outsourced specialists and in-house tensile engineer • Act as primary engineering contact with Engineers of Record, consultants and clients • Work closely with manufacturing, project management and installation departments • Drive workflow standardisation, QC and system adherence across the team • Own the engineering of the pre-designed and modular product range • Build a credible second-in-command and succession plan Please apply online or contact Jan van Dyk on 021 – 531 2015 for more information

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