Job Description

• Come be a part of something extraordinary. Your future starts here at SMEC South Africa.

Kickstart your engineering career with SMEC South Africa: Where innovation meets opportunity!

Ready to embark on a journey of innovation and excellence?

Why SMEC South Africa?

Innovation at our Core: We live and breathe innovation. At SMEC, you'll have the opportunity to work on nation-building projects that are characterised by sustainable, innovative solutions.

Engineering Excellence: We're committed to pushing the boundaries of engineering excellence. Your skills will be honed and expanded through our commitment to using the best software and technology.

Continuous Learning: In the fast-paced world of engineering, staying up to date is crucial. We invest in your growth with access to training and mentorship programmes.

Collaborative Environment: You'll be part of a close-knit team of experts who value your insights and contributions, fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect and growth.

Job Mobility: As a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, our global reach offers our people greater opportunities for job mobility and career growth.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and energized Senior Civil Engineer to join our Cape Town office, in the Roads and Highways Function. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing professional services on projects, including design management and design delivery for transportation infrastructure projects and managing professional teams of medium/large projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for the general management of medium/large projects

Responsible for the project management and coordination of multi-disciplinary project teams

Look after budgets, resourcing and outsourcing of project work within the section, as well as agree project budgets with other sections on large projects comprising multi-disciplinary project teams

Author competent technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality

Check work of all those in the project team and take responsibility for their work

Present / represent their technical work

Draft successful responses to bids

Clear knowledge of work procedures and ability to brief project team on them

Assign work to others

Regular client contact under direction of more senior manager

Build relationships with clients

Successful in identifying and following through on leads associated with additional work prospects on the projects they are involved with

Clear understanding of local functional business technologies and markets

Discuss in detail with clients the business technologies and markets

Train others in respective functional field and build a team

Market technical capability

Supervise Engineers or Technicians in undertaking checks and inspections of constructed works for compliance with design and specifications, including monitoring and proposing remedial actions

Development and/or improvement of function group specific design procedures

Plan and coordinate investigations and surveys

Coordinate work between functions

Recommended Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required

Bachelor of Engineering degree/higher degree from accredited university/college

Relevant Professional Registration

Minimum 8 years of professional experience

Knowledge of QA and OHS requirements in SMEC

Knowledge of the commercial aspects of project management

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to effectively write reports

Courteous and business orientated manners when communicating with stakeholders to foster and promote good working relations

Co-operative and flexible work style to work in a team environment

Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

Ability to make technical decisions which are outcome driven

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted online. To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link below and follow the prompts.

To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at

Please note that if you have not heard us in the next 8 weeks consider your application unsuccessful.

All recruitment activities go through our Recruitment & Talent function and currently, this role doesnt require agency input. Please do not forward resume directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

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