Senior Civil and Structural Engineer
Cape Town - South Africa
Job Summary
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Civil & Structural Engineer to provide technical leadership across underground mining and heavy industrial projects. This is an opportunity for a technically strong engineer who can lead from the front guide engineering teams and deliver practical high-quality solutions from concept through execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the design and analysis of underground mining and related surface infrastructure.
- Design structures including chambers pump stations underground water-retaining structures heavy foundations retaining systems conveyors and transfer areas.
- Prepare and review calculations specifications reports scopes of work models and drawings.
- Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior and intermediate engineers designers and draughting personnel.
- Review engineering deliverables for quality constructability consistency and compliance.
- Coordinate with clients and multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve technical issues.
- Ensure compliance with applicable South African codes standards and sound engineering practice.
- Contribute to man-hour estimates capital cost development technical schedules and scope definition.
- Provide technical input into tenders and proposals including methodologies and scope clarification.
- Conduct site visits investigations and engineering assessments.
- Support procurement construction commissioning and technical query resolution.
- Contribute to internal engineering standards work practices and discipline capability.
- Support technical checking mentoring and development of the wider Civil & Structural team.
Requirements
- BSc or BEng in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering (MEng will be advantageous).
- ECSA registration as Pr Eng preferred or active registration process.
- 7 years consulting EPCM or contracting experience.
- Strong experience in the design of underground mining infrastructure.
- Technical expertise in reinforced concrete structural steel heavy foundations retaining systems and mining-related civil infrastructure.
- Proven experience delivering engineering work within mining or EPCM environments.
- Experience reviewing technical outputs and guiding other engineers.
- Proficiency in engineering software such as Robot Revit Civil 3D Navisworks or equivalent.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- Excellent communication stakeholder engagement and technical reporting abilities.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and delivery pressures with professionalism and agility.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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