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Requirements

An engineering degree (B.Eng./B.Sc. (Eng.) in civil engineering. Three (3) years of post-qualification engineering experience relevant to water engineering. Compulsory registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a professional engineer. The disclosure of a valid unexpired driver’s license is required, as site visits and travel form part of the job description. Competency and experience in the implementation of civil engineering projects, as well as the design of hydraulic structures and water conveyance systems, are essential. Additional competencies and knowledge include engineering design and analysis, legal compliance, computer-aided engineering applications, project management, strategic capability and leadership, financial management skills, and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Duties

Plan and design civil engineering projects. Develop tender specifications. Perform reviews, approvals, and audits of engineering designs in line with established design principles, theories, and standards. Supervise engineering work and processes. Optimize the design and cost-effectiveness of open channel projects, including risk management. Evaluate, edit, and authorize all designs, reports, engineering drawings, and specifications. Manage resources by preparing and consolidating inputs for effective utilization. Manage consulting engineers and/or contractors, including contract administration and resolution of claims. Mentor and train candidate engineers and technicians. Manage administrative, financial, and personnel-related functions. Technical Work Description: SD: Open Channel Systems (OCS) are technical engineering design components that focus mainly on the design and rehabilitation of large-scale bulk water conveyance infrastructure such as canals, inverted siphons, dam spillways, erosion protection, reject structures, energy dissipating structures, and others. All infrastructure related to national water infrastructure may fall under the mandate of SD: OCS, with a strong emphasis on the design of bulk water conveyance systems. Designing such systems introduces additional engineering challenges, which include (but are not limited to) the design of service roads, sub-soil drains, hydraulic structures, pump houses, chutes, retaining walls, embankments, bridges, super-passages, berms, boundary fences, etc. Engineering analyses such as hydrology, flood line studies, structural analysis, and slope stability analysis are also undertaken by SD: OCS. A strong background in water engineering is essential, while experience in geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and project management will be considered advantageous. Proficiency in the following computer-aided design software packages will also be an added advantage: HEC-RAS, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, Prokon, and Slide. Production Engineers working at SD: OCS must be able to write high-quality technical reports; therefore, medium- to high-level report writing skills are essential. Competence in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel is also of the utmost importance. Project management and contractual management of construction projects, as the engineer or engineer's representative, form part of the job description. Production engineers are also tasked with reviewing the work of their peers as well as managing and mentoring juniors working with them on projects. SD: OCS works closely with SD. Dam Design: To design, construct, and test physical hydraulic models of dam spillways based on the Froude similarity theory.