Principal Civil Designer

Recruiter:

Keystone Project Recruitment

Job Ref:

JHB001991/JHD

Date posted:

Monday, August 15, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

JOB SUMMARY:
Recruiting for a Principal Civil Designer with extensive experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or similar sector of the industry to provide support to our client in the execution of projects.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Objective:

Performs the function of Lead Civil Engineer on large or complex projects.
Responsible for ensuring that all civil engineering work carried out on assigned projects activities complies with and supports the Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Management System.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Responsible for the administration, overall technical direction and co-ordination of civil / structural engineering and design work on assigned projects.
Responsible for the assessment of technical and human resources for assigned projects.
Ensures that all assigned civil engineering activities are carried out within the agreed manhour budgets, cost budgets and time schedules.
Reviews and approves project schedules to see that all dates, rates of progress and design periods are realistic.
Prepares manhour estimates for Civil Engineering activities for proposals and projects.
Provides guidance to client, project engineers, other specialist engineers and inspectors on civil/structural engineering matters.
Assigns and coordinates the activities of Civil Engineers reporting to him/her.
Checks and approves calculations and other project deliverables performed by Civil Engineers reporting to him/her.
Attends progress meetings and prepares project progress reports.
Advises the Chief Civil Engineer of any schedule slippages and their causes and proposed corrective action.
Advises the Chief Civil Engineer of any technical problems and unresolved differences with other groups.
Identifies circumstances considered likely to result in contract changes and prepares manhour estimates to support contract changes.
Prepares contract requisitions and specifications for civil and structural work on assigned projects.
Prepares technical evaluations of civil and structural contract enquiries.
Liaises with specialist consultants appointed by the company.
Liaises with construction personnel and addresses site queries during construction.
Carries out periodic inspection of civil and structural work during construction to ensure correct interpretation of designs and issues completion certificates for structural work carried out on assigned projects.
Provides guidance and training to junior and trainee engineers.
Keeps abreast of development in the civil and structural engineering field.

Qualifications:

National Civil Diploma or equivalent.
Intergraph SmartPlant 3D Structural modelling software package experience.
Bentley MicroStation 3D CADD software package experience version 8 or later.
10+ years minimum related industry experience in Civil and Structural draughting.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Technical Design Ability - Guides and coaches others to achieve a high standard in Civil and Structural draughting using company, client and industry standards and data in line with Project requirements.
Technical Expertise - Carries out draughting work to a high standard. Responsible for checking models and deliverables when the need arises and if requested. Has a sound knowledge over a broad range of civil engineering fields relevant to the project environment.
Cross Discipline Project Team Interaction - Proactively works with other discipline designers/engineers.
Understanding and meeting Schedule and Schedule dependencies - Accountable for deliverable production to suit project schedule.
Commercial Awareness and Customer Focus - demonstrates increasing customer (client) focus, be aware of and responsive to customer (client) needs without sacrificing the project and corporate objectives.
Ability to take action consistent with available facts, constraints and anticipated consequences.
Interpretation of Engineering Requirements - Takes responsibility for quality of the interpretation. Initiates design solutions.

Personal attributes:

Initiative - Grasps new or unfamiliar concepts quickly and can effectively deal with complexity and ambiguity. Identifies issues in a constructive manner and recommends solutions. Uses innovative and novel approaches to find solutions
Change and Adaptability - Gains awareness for, and an understanding of, the position of stakeholders. Readily adapts to changing circumstances
Interpersonal Communications - Actively listens and seeks to understand others’ points of view. Communicates openly and honestly to all levels of the organization. Expresses ideas and exchanges information clearly and persuasively
Problem Solving - Grasps new or unfamiliar concepts quickly and can effectively deal with complexity and ambiguity. Identifies issues in a constructive manner and recommends solutions. Uses innovative and novel approaches to find solutions
Planning, Organising & Execution Prioritizes and plans work activities. Uses time efficiently.

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