Job Description

Pavement / Materials EngineerLocation: Gauteng, Tshwane Metro, PretoriaJob Type: Permanent, Full-TimePrimary Industry: ConstructionSecondary Industry: EngineeringJob Duties:Business Development and Support

• Attend tender briefings, prepare tender documentation, write method statements, assist with pricing calculations and contribute to tender processes as and when required
• Contribute to the marketing and business development of the Transport.Department in the Pretoria location in order to on-board new clients/projects.
• Develop professional relationships with key client personnel in the professional services market.

Internal Project Management, Health and Safety, Administration and Quality Management Procedures

• Comply with Company procedures and processes in terms of project registration and risk analysis.
• Comply with Quality procedures by ensuring auditable trail of actions during full life cycle of project delivery process all in accordance with company Quality Management Procedures.
• Comply with and embrace Health and Safety requirements in the workplace as well as on construction sites.
• Ensuring any hazards arising from or associated with projects or activities undertaken are identified, reported on and managed.

Project delivery and management

• Ensure that project start-up processes are followed, and the project scoping is clear and approved.
• Do visual road pavement assessments and analyses of destructive and non-destructive pavement investigation data
• Do traffic loading determination for pavement and rehabilitation design.
• Selection and design of hot-mix asphalt surfacing.
• Design of surfacing seals for rural and urban roads.
• Bituminous pavement rehabilitation design.
• Structural design of flexible and rigid pavements for urban, interurban and rural roads.
• Facilitate and assist with the tender and adjudication process leading up to contractor appointment and site hand over.
• Plan, coordinate and manage the design, procurement and construction of assigned projects.
• Develop initiatives to improve the cost effectiveness and efficiency of project execution.

Training and Mentoring

• Participate in continuous professional development training in order to maintain professional registration.
• Mentor, coach, train, and provide technical leadership to others who are registered as candidate engineers/technologists

Leadership and Relations

• Maintain good working relations with all stakeholders, both internal and external to the Company.
• Effectively manage project teams to control risks and to achieve targets on time and within budget.
• Ensure client satisfaction to maximize repeat business.

Required Qualifications:

• B Tech or BEng or BSC Eng or M Eng M Tech degree or equivalent
• Professional Registration with ECSA as Pr Technician, Pr Technologist or Pr Eng
• Excellent communication and leadership skills

Knowledge and Skills:

• Project management and project financial control
• Experience in contract management.
• Recognition in the industry as a roads pavement and material specialist.
• A thorough knowledge of pavement materials, concrete and surfacing aggregate.
• A working knowledge of the various construction framework contracts.
• Experience in rehabilitation contracts.
• Experience in pavement design on National, Provincial and Metro and Residential roads in the SADAC region. (including the usage of appropriate software packages).
• Experience in other transport related pavement engineering fields like for example airports, railway lines, mine haulage roads, etc. will be beneficial, though not essential.
• Experience in Road Authority design methods and procedures.
• A strong technical background with a minimum of 8 years post registration experience
• The presentation of technical papers at seminars/workshops on relevant subjects will be considered as an advantage.

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