Civil Engineer

THE COMPANY:
WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa. To further our strategic business expansion plan, we are seeking new employees who are loyal, committed, competent and proud to work for us. We are committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment.

KEY ROLE:

WSP operates in a discipline model where project teams are located in dispersed locations and collaborate virtually to deliver project designs. The Design model performs a variety of civil engineering design activities including 3D modelling of engineering designs and associated preparation of preliminary through to wayleave and construction drawings for projects, establishing guidelines and procedures and managing workload distribution within the Design team. The incumbent must be familiar with both the collaborative Autodesk Suite and Bentley Suite of design software tools. Proven competence in engineering design and high level-of-detail 3D modelling of major and minor road schemes including interchanges and roundabouts, site earthworks, drainage, wet and dry utilities and civil structures. The incumbent must have proven competence in 3D BIM model federation, with clash detection and resolution, whilst being able to develop and interpret civil engineering detail design work under the guidance of the professional engineer or professional technologist.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Able to perform Civil Engineering designs using either of the following vendors suites of engineering software tools;

1. Bentley Suite Roads, site and drainage modelling using Bentley OpenRoads, and CAD production thereof using Bentley Microstation V8i, together with document management using Bentley ProjectWise.
2. AutoDesk Suite Roads, site and drainage + utilities modelling using Autodesk Civil 3D 2018-2021, and CAD production thereof using Civil 3D (AutoCAD), together with hydraulic analysis using Devotech iDAS. Mastery of Autodesk InfraWorks, Navisworks, Revit Structures and BIM 360 are also required.

Design tasks include Civil Engineering Design and Modelling and includes the following.

Site earthworks modelling for property developments, mining and infrastructure
Utilities modelling (sewer, water, stormwater) Bulk services and site services
Major and minor road corridor modelling, including intersections, roundabouts and interchanges (using corridor modelling techniques and NOT site modelling or feature line modelling techniques)
Custom sub-assembly development for Civil 3D using subassembly composer
Multi-disciplinary model federation using BIM360 and Navisworks, with clash detection and resolution
Guide, mentor and train digital engineering team members
Manage a team of BIM Modellers including model and drawing quality control and ensuring that the team meets project deliverables
3D Visualisation of engineering designs (roads, civil structures, infrastructure) using Infraworks 2021+ connected to Civil 3D data sources
Produce and guide team on 2D CAD output to local, provincial and national authority standards (CoJ, CoT, GDRT, SANRAL, etc)
Produce and guide team on 3D BIM output to ISO19650 and/or localized international standards including British standards for rail and highways
Development and maintenance of Civil 3D and Bentley Openroads standards across a distributed design team, including custom sub-assembly creation using Sub-assembly Composer
Project management and interfacing with other engineering disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects
Provide technical input from initial assessment through technical and economic feasibility to design development and construction implementation to project close out
Carry out investigations, surveys, design, engineering calculations and preparation of working drawings and estimates for highways projects.
Review overall project design and suggest technical and design improvements
Assist with the preparation of cost estimates for working hours on project design
Keep up to date with industry advances, and be aware of policy and technical developments in this discipline
Review technical submissions, assessing technical risks and proposing mitigation strategies to reduce risk exposure in project
Assist with and/or conduct any other necessary aspects of a project that fall within the discipline of the role.
Monitoring project construction and acceptance including site visits and commissioning supervision; and
Detail oriented with strong skills in Infrastructure analysis
Ability to work in a team environment and must have excellent verbal and written skills
Mentor and supervise junior engineers including reviewing, checking and approving work output of junior engineers

HEALTH AND SAFETY
Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the companys health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

ETHICS
Adhere to the highest standards of ethical behaviour aligned with the company policies

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
BSc Civil Eng , B Eng, or BTech in Civil Engineering
3 to 5 years relevant experience in the design of civil services infrastructure
PrEng or PrTech - ECSA Professional Engineer candidate preferred
Highly competent with civil engineering design using both AutoDesk Civil 3D or Bentley OpenRoads, as well as high end CAD production in both to local, provincial, national as well as international standards (UK).

KEY COMPETENCIES AND GENERIC SKILLS:
Self-training ability, with an affinity to learn new design technologies
Taking ownership and being proactive in the working environment
Possess initiative and good interpersonal skills
Must be a collaborative team player
Resilient under pressure to work independently from dispersed location whilst operating as a team
Be able to deliver on challenging projects that have tight timelines.
Accuracy Attention to detail and correctness of drawings
Committed to delivering excellent levels of service
Good communicator