Civil Design Engineer

About the role

A leading engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Civil Design Engineer to join its civil infrastructure team in Centurion, Gauteng. The role covers the design and delivery of roads, stormwater, bulk earthworks, water and sewer infrastructure. The position is advertised by RPO Recruitment as a permanent appointment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead geometric and detailed design of roads, including alignments, cross-sections, intersections, pavement design, rehabilitation and new construction.
• Design stormwater management and drainage systems such as drainage networks, attenuation ponds, channels and culvert sizing, including hydraulic modelling.
• Undertake bulk earthworks design, balancing and optimisation for large infrastructure projects.
• Design gravity and pressurised pipelines for water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure, and perform hydraulic analysis and profile design.
• Use AutoCAD Civil 3D for surfaces, corridors, assemblies, pipe networks, drawings and quantities, and use IDAS in the design process.
• Prepare detailed engineering design reports and contract documentation, and coordinate with structural, geotechnical, electrical and other disciplines.
• Mentor junior engineers, attend site visits, design meetings and client presentations, and ensure compliance with South African standards and local authority requirements.

Required profile

• BEng / BTech in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Professional registration as Pr. Eng. / Pr. Tech.
• Extensive experience in road design, stormwater drainage, bulk earthworks, gravity and pressurised pipeline design and hydraulic analysis.
• Valid driver's licence and own transport.
• Advantageous: HEC-RAS, mining industry projects, contract administration, construction monitoring and large-scale civil infrastructure projects.

Required skills

• Advanced AutoCAD Civil 3D (corridors, assemblies, surfaces, pipe networks, quantities)
• Strong working knowledge of IDAS
• Understanding of South African civil engineering design standards and local authority approval processes
• Technical report writing, communication and mentoring abilities