SA - Civil Engineer
at Mainstream Renewable Power
Cape Town, Western Cape 7708, South Africa -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 08 Aug, 2024 | Not Specified | 09 May, 2024 | 5 year(s) or above | Substation,Preparation,Programmes | No | No |
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Description:
WHAT WE REQUIRE:
- A Degree in Civil Engineering or similar.
- At least 5 years experience in a large-scale construction project environment.
- Be flexible in terms of working arrangements, national travel and some international travel may be required as part of the job.
- Have excellent communication and people skills.Fluent in English.
Preference will be given to Candidates that have the following Experience:
- Experience working for an EPC contractor or consultant in the renewable industry.
- Knowledge of wind farm/solar farm civil design and construction methods.
- Knowledge of substation and overhead line design and construction methods.
- Preparation of technical specifications and other engineering documents.
- Preparation of preliminary civil designs for renewable plants.
- Input into contract documents & programmes for EPC contracts, turbine supply agreements and consulting engineer agreements.
- Experience in tender/bid evaluation.
- Experience in project management.
- Comfortable conducting technical & commercial negotiations with EPC contractors.
- Knowledge of engineering software (AutoCAD, GIS, civil design software).
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.Professional Registration with relevant local or international statutory body or institutions.
Responsibilities:
SUMMARY OF ROLE:
As a Civil Engineer, you will provide engineering support during the design, pre-construction, construction, energisation and operation & maintenance phases of Mainstream Renewable Power’s project portfolio (REIPPPP and Bi-lateral).
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Work in the engineering team in a fast-paced environment.
- Create conceptual designs for the civil part of renewable energy power plants.
- Preparation of technical elements of Employer’s Requirements (ERs) for EPC and Consultant contracts.
- Drafting Scope of Works (SOW), creating Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and procuring front-end civil engineering services (e.g. Geotechnical investigation, flood studies, topographical studies, foundation designs).
- Contract management of front-end engineering services, including the evaluation and certification of payment claims.
- Assessing constructability of green-field sites.
- Assisting with technical design reviews of Contractor’s detailed designs to generally accepted industry standards, engineering practices and the specific project Employer’s requirements.
- Assisting the Construction team on civil engineering issues.
- Reporting on compliance to relevant design codes and contractual obligations.
- Auditing quality of construction/project during the construction phase.
- Attend and contribute to technical meetings during the construction period.
- Interfacing with and managing external consultants and contractors.
- Assist in the preparation of the Civil Design Policy.
- Producing technical reports for management.
- Ensuring civil engineering activities are carried out to the highest quality standards and in accordance with the relevant health and safety standards.
- Quality monitoring and regular review during the construction phase, updating of the quality comments database, raising corrective actions and non-conformance reports.
- Review and provide engineering inputs to studies and reports commissioned by other departments within the business.
- Interfacing with provincial authorities and national agencies regarding civil-related matters.
- Site inspections on a regular basis & reporting back to the team.
- Assisting with successful project close out and handover to the Operations team.
- Optimising internal processes, procedures and record-keeping across various organisational platforms (e.g. SharePoint).Responsible to attend and maintain relevant mandatory training, as deemed necessary by the business.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:5.0Max:10.0 year(s)
Civil Engineering
Site Engineering / Project Management
Civil Engineering
Graduate
Proficient
1
Cape Town, Western Cape 7708, South Africa