Design Engineer: General Civils

About the role

WSP Africa is looking for a Design Engineer: General Civils to join its Transport & Infrastructure division, based in Midrand or Cape Town. You will work on the planning and detailed design of civil infrastructure across municipal, industrial, mining, transport and general infrastructure projects, from feasibility through detailed design and construction support, alongside a team of engineers and technologists.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake feasibility, concept, preliminary and detailed design of civil infrastructure in line with relevant codes and standards.
• Design roads, access routes, intersections, platforms and yards, including general geometric layouts.
• Develop bulk earthworks, grading and cut-and-fill models in Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Design stormwater-management systems, channels, culverts, attenuation facilities and erosion protection.
• Design water-reticulation, bulk water, sewer, rising-main and sanitation infrastructure.
• Prepare calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, tender documentation and quantities.
• Review survey and geotechnical information and coordinate civil services with other disciplines.
• Support construction stage, respond to technical queries, review contractor information and carry out site inspections where needed.
• Manage design tasks, programme, budget and quality, and support client engagement and proposals.

Required profile

• BEng, BSc or BTech in Civil Engineering.
• Registration as a Candidate Engineer or Candidate Engineering Technologist with ECSA.
• Approximately 2-5 years of relevant civil design experience.
• Demonstrable design experience in earthworks, roads, stormwater, water and sanitation infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of South African civil engineering standards and approval requirements.
• Advantageous: municipal, industrial, mining or multidisciplinary project experience, and experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud or hydraulic/stormwater design software.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D (surfaces, grading, corridors, pipe networks, drawing production).
• Good problem-solving, analytical and technical skills, with sound engineering judgement.
• Excellent report writing and teamwork skills, able to meet deadlines.

What we offer

• Work on diverse municipal, industrial, mining and transport infrastructure projects.
• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Global career development opportunities.