Role Information
- Job title: Professional Structural Engineer
- Job purpose: BVi Consulting Engineers Western Cape (Pty) Ltd has a vacancy for a Professional Structural Engineer in their Cape Town office. BVi is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm with more than 400 employees and offices across Southern African. The BVi Group’s success is based on solid business integrity principles guided by our core values.
- Location: Cape Town
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Professional Structural Engineer to form part of an existing design office, support by managing a structural engineering design team and liaise with stakeholders and clients within the professional consulting engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Form part of an existing structural engineering design office.
- Planning, identifying, and designing structural-related infrastructure and buildings.
- Preparation of reports for all stages of project implementation, including inception, feasibility/ business plans, concept and viability, design development, tender and procurement, close-out, etc.
- Overall contract/project management, including interaction with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders, attendance at progress meetings, preparation of payment certificates, dealing with contractual claims, etc.
- Manage junior staff, including supervision of drawings, designs, reports, etc.
- Preparation of tender documentation, including specification writing, bill of quantities and drawings.
- General Client liaison and marketing.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have BEng or BSc Eng degree in Civil Engineering
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (PrEng) with ECSA, non-negotiable
- Minimum of 8 – 10 years of post-graduate relevant experience in the structural engineering environment.
- Experience in managing GCC-, JBCC-, NEC3- & PROCSA contracts and dealing with claims.
- Experience in compiling reports for all stages of project implementation and good report writing skills.
- Extensive Contract and Project Management experience is advantageous.
- Experience in liaising with Clients, Contractors and various Stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Must have a pro-active and self-starter approach.
- Strong teamwork skills required.
- Proficient in English reading and writing.
- Work well under pressure
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- Must have proficient experience with the following Computer Software Programs:
- AutoCad
- Revit
- Prokon
- MS Office Suite.
Please include the following with your application to career@bvi.co.za
- Proof of qualification(s).
- CV with previous/present employer references, including contact details.
- List of required work experience
- Certified copies of ID and driver’s license documents
BVi is an equal opportunity employer.
