Design Engineer: Commercial Civils

About the role

WSP Africa is looking for a Design Engineer: Commercial Civils to join its Transport & Infrastructure division in Midrand. You will help plan and design civil engineering services for commercial, retail, residential, mixed-use and institutional developments, working with architects, developers and building-services teams.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake concept, preliminary and detailed design of commercial civil infrastructure in line with codes and standards.
• Prepare bulk earthworks platforms, grading plans and cut-and-fill models in Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Design internal roads, parking, stormwater systems and water and sewer reticulation, including municipal tie-ins.
• Coordinate civil services with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire and landscape designs.
• Prepare engineering calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, tender documentation and quantities.
• Support plan reviews, service-capacity assessments and municipal submissions, and provide construction-stage design support.
• Manage design tasks, programme, budget and quality, and support client engagement and proposals.

Required profile

• BEng, BSc or BTech in Civil Engineering.
• Candidate Engineer or Candidate Engineering Technologist registration with ECSA.
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant civil design experience, preferably on commercial, residential, retail or mixed-use developments.
• Experience with municipal approval processes and South African design standards.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Demonstrable design experience in earthworks, roads, stormwater, water and sewer infrastructure.
• Good problem-solving, analytical and technical skills, and excellent report writing.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and meet deadlines.
• Advantageous: Autodesk Construction Cloud or common data environments, and hydraulic or stormwater design software.

What we offer

• Work on diverse commercial and mixed-use projects across the Transport & Infrastructure business unit.
• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Global career development opportunities.